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Favorite Faith Film: Babette’s Feast

By: Eric Blauer

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One of my favorite movies that has a faith focus is: “Babette’s Feast.” I loved the way faith and pleasure were introduced as antidotes to the often curmudgeonly prone nature of piety.

Beauty is better than bitter in the flirting of faith.

I am a fan of truth telling more than faith peddling. It’s rare to see faith films that don’t over season with the salt of truth. Too many of these types of films feel like multi-level marketing schemes.

I think proselytizing should be more like growing flowers. It’s ok to share flowers, let others enjoy them in your  own yard but one shouldn’t pluck out others or plant in another’s yard.

Good faith is fragrant and beautiful, it shouldn’t need to be demanded, fought over or pushed down people’s throats.

Eric Blauer
Eric Blauerhttp://fcb4.tumblr.com/
I am Frederick Christian Blauer IV, but I go by Eric, it sounds less like a megalomaniac but still hints at my Scandinavian destiny of coastal conquest and ultimate rule. I have accumulated a fair number of titles: son, brother, husband, father, pastor, writer, artist and a few other more colorful titles by my fanged fans. I am a lover of story be it heard, read or watched in all beauty, gory or glory. I write and speak as an exorcist or poltergeist, splashing holy water, spilling wine and breaking bread between the apocalypse and a sleeping baby. I am possessed by too many words and they get driven out like wild pigs and into the waters of my blog at www.fcb4.tumblr.com. I work as a pastor at Jacob's Well Church (www.jacobswellspokane.com) across the tracks on 'that' side of town. I follow Christ in East Central Spokane among saints, sinners, angels, demons, crime, condoms, chaos, beauty, goodness and powerful weakness. I have more questions than answers, grey hairs than brown, fat than muscle, fire than fireplace and experience more love from my wife, family and friends than a man should be blessed with in one lifetime.
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Diane Kipp
Diane Kipp
12 years ago

Babette’s Feast just happens to be on my DVR right now so I’m glad to have this recommendation – I’ll have to watch it rather than skipping past it to watch another rerun of Modern Family.

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