You don’t have to be an Artist to enjoy or even feel the effects that art and the role it plays in our everyday lives and memories, serves on us. I’m not a stamp collector but when I went to the Post Office the other day and saw some stamps there called the: "Cowboys Of The Silver Screen" it immediately sent me back to my childhood days of living with my grandparents.

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They weren’t stamp collectors either but they did have some books and calendars throughout the house (and stored in the attic) as well as the ol’ Black & White TV that took several minutes to warm up when you turned it on.

But it was the colored prints from either advertising and in some cases toy packaging that set the time line in my memory that forever linked me to that certain and special time in my life. As I looked at these stamps I saw and could even remember the smell of those strange but special days of living with my grandparents. I distinctly remember at least three of these cowboys and who among us today could ever forget hearing about Roy Rogers?

My grandmother was always preaching about the "Hard Times" and would seldom allow anyone to hear or see her enjoy anything so trivial as a Movie Star or Stars but when I would ask her about Roy Rogers she would always remind me that he was married to "Dale Evans". She also liked Gene Autry "The Singing Cowboy" and while my grandfather watched even less TV than my grandmother did, he also liked Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.

This Past Friday I watched a great movie called: "The Book Of Eli" starring Denzel Washington. Itz a post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Yeah, er, well… that sacred book he’s protecting just happens to be the "Bible" so I found it very exciting to say the least.

It isn’t very often these days that when Hollywood makes a movie concerning the Bible that it isn’t mocking it or taking some major liberties for the sake of entertainment or by being doctrine-friendly to all religions. For this movie I’m very happy to say that I didn’t see any of that.

This story stayed pretty reverent as to what most Believers feel the meaning and purpose of the Bible towards mankind really is, as the main focus was on Eli’s journey/mission to deliver the book rather than on God Himself. It is obvious that the voice Eli says has given him the mission was God if in no other way than the giving of thanks over the meals as well as his final prayer at the conclusion of the movie.

Of course they do not mention the name of Jesus (outside of cursing) which would have been nice since He represents the entire New Testament of the Bible.

However, it’s the ending and exactly HOW Eli finally delivers the book to it’s appointed destination that got me excited. An awesome two thumbs-up and a must see no matter what your faith is.

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A few posts back I noted one of my favorite ( old time ) Christmas Animated movies. Well, now I would like to note one of my favorite NEW ones. The Very First Noel. It was finished back in ‘06 but I watch it repeatedly every year and I still can’t get over the detail this movie yields. Oh, and lest I forget…the story is unquestionably the best you could ever attempt to tell.

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If you haven’t seen it yet, pick one up. you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy!