Greetings!

I must admit that I never thought I would be one of those people who blogs for the world to see. As much as I love to write as a hobby, I've never been very good at sharing my innermost feelings on a regular basis. However, three key events in the last week have inspired me to write this blog. 1) watching the movie, "Julie & Julia" based on the true story of a young woman who blogs about her year-long journey through a cookbook; 2) spending time with a new friend/sister who loves chick flicks; and 3) taking a class on ministry and spiritual life.

So here's the deal, like Julie from "Julie, Julia" I've decided to blog my way through something that I enjoy - but instead of cooking, I'm going to do movies. Now if I was to try to blog about every single movie that I've ever seen I would drown in the immensity of the task, so instead, I will blog about movies after seeing them - which will include older movies that I am re-watching.

As the title of this blog suggests, this is going to be my journey through Hollywood's myriad of productions as seen through the eyes of a Christian. The majority of Christians today can be lumped into two main groups: those who won't watch anything because it's too "secular" and those who will watch anything without any kind of filter. I would like to pose two questions as I begin this journey...

1) Do movies really affect us as human beings, especially Christians?

2) What kind of filter should a Christian have when selecting and viewing movies?

I should probably warn you, if you decide to take this journey with me and are serious about answering the questions above, you will come out of this with a changed point of view. Are you ready?