Great first meeting! More to come!

God is good.

The first meeting of THE DECODER RING was a success! We transformed the church office into a movie theater, complete with a plasma widescreen monitor (thanks God!) and had the room wired for Dolby Digital (thanks Derek!). We stocked the shelves with goodies, and watched the film "Pleasantville" in all its digital glory. The Lord provided exceedingly and abundantly. Gee, that sounds familiar :-)

For those of you who haven't seen the film, "Pleasantville" is about a teenage brother and sister who get zapped into the wholesome, black-and-white world of a 50's sitcom. When they bring modern sensibilities into this closed world, the residents start to see color for the first time, and a mini culture war erupts. The fate of the town hangs in the balance.

After the movie we had a great discussion about the film's distortion of the Garden of Eden story in Genesis 3, and its confusion over what it is that truly liberates people. We ended with a time of prayer, focusing on people we know who need healing. We also prayed for Gary Ross, the film and TV industry, and even the Oscars!

If you're still curious what it's all about, we're gearing up for another screening next month. So take care, God bless... and if you have anything you want to add to the discussion, leave your comments and I'll post them to the blog! Or you can email me at thedecoderring&yahoo.com (click on "view my complete profile" for the link).

See you at church AND at the movies!