Chris Utley30-something year old card carrying lifetime movie nerd. Born & raised (for half of my life) in St. Louis, MO. Living n the Los Angeles area since 1985. Married for 10 years with 2 children. Founder & Leader of The SCMF Network - a group of 3 Los Angeles area movie clubs based out of Meetup (www.meetup.com). Proudly saved by the Blood of Jesus Christ and abiding in the Holy Spirit & extremely active in my church - particularly in music & youth ministry.

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On Critics and Christianity
Let's Get Serious
Everybody's Welcome, Everybody's Fair Game
Chris Utley | 05/13/10 | Analysis, Blogs, Prodigal | 2 Comments

Jesus said the world would hate His followers because of Him—meaning because of His nature and characteristics (grace, mercy, patience, forgiveness, self-control, being of a sound mind, love). But let’s be real! Are Christians truly imitating and emulating Christ’s character before the world?