I just saw some very funny programs — Thou Shalt Laugh 2, 3, 4, and 5.  You can find these programs at the following location:

Video On Demand / Movies / Comedy

I was disappointed not to be able to find Thou Shalt Laugh 1, because these shows keep you laughing from beginning to end.  Each show features several comedians who (1) are very talented and (2) keep it clean.  In fact, all of the comedians seemed to be Christians, as they all included at least a little bit of “Christian humor” in their acts.

Taylor Mason is one of my favorite comedians, and he and his puppets were in all of the Thou Shalt Laugh programs.

One feature I liked about these shows was that in most cases, the host was a comedian himself; and in between acts, the host would keep you laughing with his / her own monologue.

If you’re bored, or if life is not too good for you these days, watch the Thou Shalt Laugh series.  You will definitely be cheered up!

One of my favorite shows on Sky Angel is Joni and Friends.  I saw it on Channel 126 (NRB) at 11:30 AM on Dec. 12th.

Joni is handicapped — she is a quadriplegic.  I remember years ago seeing the movie Joni, where I learned her story.  She was a competitive swimmer.  However, one day she dove off of a dock into shallow water and broke her neck.  From that point until now, she has been paralyzed from the neck down.

Joni stuggled with questions about why God would allow her to become totally paralyzed, until she was finally able to trust God with her life.  She went on to start the radio program, TV program, and the ministry,  called Joni and Friends.

In her TV program, Joni explores the hard questions — why does God allow someone to be handicapped?  However, her programs are always filled with hope and trust in God.  And she is always finding a way to help someone who is handicapped, or highlighting a handicapped person who has overcome doubt in their own life.

I am always inspired when I watch Joni and Friends.  And thanks to the video rewind feature of Sky Angel, and the fact that many Sky Angel channels carry Joni and Friends, you can watch the show at anytime!

I just saw a great movie on Sky Angel Video on Demand — Turbulent Skies.  You can find it at the following location:

• Video on Demand
• Movies
• Action / Thriller

This movie is about a new type of airplane — one which is flown completely by computer, without the need of a pilot.

Everything starts out ok, but soon things go haywire, because of a certain problem which arises.  I don’t want to spoil the surprise and tell you what it is, but let’s just say that the airplane’s computer system has some “bugs” in it.

The plane ends up flying off course, and someone must step up to the plate and rescue everyone on board.  The US Air Force actually gets involved at one point.

The acting is excellent, and the movie is very believable.

When I was young, the good guys always seemed to win in the end.  Is that what happens in this movie?  You’ll have to watch it yourself and see!

There is one occurence of the “d” word, but that’s the only part of the movie to which anyone would object.

I recommend this movie.

If you’re like me, you love to hear good, annointed Christian music, ALL YEAR LONG.

For me, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a depressing time, because I DON’T CARE FOR CHRISTMAS MUSIC!  I just want to hear the good old basic annointed stuff.

For this reason, I was really glad to discover Sky Angel radio channel 208, All Worship.  All Worship plays good, annointed, worship music 24/7/365!  I never have to listen to Elvis and other secular artists when I turn on the Christian station!  And as much as I like Silent Night and other Christian Christmas music, I now have an alternative.

Now if I can only figure out how to play it in my car…

I’ve always been interested in archaeology and biblical history.  Years ago, I ran across the Creation Research Institute.  CRI put out lots of programs and materials showing that the Bible account WAS scientifically correct.

One of their speakers was Dr. Ken Ham.  So I was intrigued to find a program on Sky Angel called “Answers in Genesis” (channel 114 - AFA Channel - 3 AM Saturday).  I backed up to that program and played it, and, lo and behold, it was Dr. Ken Ham!

I watched the program to see what he would talk about — the topic was genetics.  Specifically, he stated that over time, we lose genetic information, rather than gain it.  In other words, you pick up dominant and recessive genes from your parents.  If you continually intermarry with people you are closely related to (that’s what they did in the early days of man), the dominant genes “win”, and the recessive genes drop out of the picture.  However, if you intermarry with people you aren’t related to, your children will pick up genes that they wouldn’t have otherwise gotten.  He used dogs as an example, with long and short hair genes.  In cold climates, the long hair genes would win, because the short hair dogs would die off.  The opposite would occur in hot climates.

He concluded that this law of genetics disproves evolution, because according to evolution, we GAIN information; but in reality, we are continually LOSING information, unless we intermarry with those we aren’t related to.

Answers in Genesis is a very interesting program.  Their web site is www.answersingenesis.org.

End of the Spear was just added to Sky Angel’s VOD line up! This movie chronicles the true story of missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, and Pete Fleming. The movie is told from the perspective of Steve Saint(Nate’s son), and Mincayani(Nate’s Murderer). End of the Spear starts out with Mincayani as a child witnessing the murder of many of his own family and saving Dayumae(who later helped the missionaries make contact with her tribe). It then takes you through Steve Saints entire life until present day.

This movie is extremely powerful and moving and it is just so amazing to see how God used and worked through these 5 men and their entire families. Because of their sacrifice the Waodani people’s lives have been completely transformed from death to life. My favorite line from this movie was at the end when Steve and Mincayani were having a dramatic moment of relived grief. Steve told Mincayani “No one took my Father’s life. He gave it!”. The end narration closes with these words from Steve “Through the years people could always identify with our loss but they could never imagine the way that we would experiance gain.” I highly recommend this movie. End of the Spear is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence. It is pretty realistic and shows several spearing scenes. Parents just need to use caution and decide whether their children are ready for the dramatic nature of this story. You can find End of the Spear under Just Added in the VOD section and it was also aired on TBN this past weekend. Sky Angel also has a cartoon production in the VOD section under Kids and Torchlighters called The Jim Elliot Story. It is fairly dramatic as well, but better for the younger crowd.

The Little Princess, starring Shirley Temple, is one of my favorite family movies of all time!

Shirley Temple plays the part of Sarah Crew.  Her father is Captain Crew.

Sarah and her father have spent the better part of her life in India, in the British Army.  Her father is sent to England, and he immediately checks Sarah into an all-girls school, run by the mean Miss Minchen, because he is about to be sent to Africa.

Sarah charms everyone at the school, except a couple of mean girls and Miss Minchen.

Word comes through that her father was killed in Africa.  Her fortunes change immediately, when Miss Minchen makes her work for her keep.

I don’t want to give the whole story away, but I will say that it all works out ok in the end for Sarah.

This is a great movie for the whole family to watch.  You can find it under Video on Demand / Movies / Family.

Do you enjoy clean comedy? If you do then you may also enjoy the Thou Shalt Laugh Christian Comedy series. There are 5 of them so far and all are available under Sky Angel VOD. Each episode features a different group of Christian comedians. Right now you can watch Thou Shalt Laugh 5 on JCTV with the 48 hr playback feature. It aired September 27th at 5:00. This episode features comedians, Taylor Mason, Bone Hampton, Leland Klassen, Gilbert Esquivel, Daren Streblow, and Joey I.L.O. You can find out more about the entire Thou Shalt Laugh series at their website. Some of the comedians are funnier than others, but you will find plenty of laughs. For even more good clean laughs don’t forget to check out Sky Angel’s other VOD comedy selections especially Tim Hawkins. Tim always offers side-splitting laughs!

What a fantastic movie this is!

I have studied extensively the book of Ruth in the Bible, and this movie captures the essence of Ruth:

• Ruth is a Moabite woman who is honorable toward Naomi and her God.
• Ruth is devastated by the loss of her husband.
• Ruth abandons everything she knows to go with Naomi and serve the God of Israel.