On New Year's Day my mind automatically turns to 'Bond, James Bond.' Actually I have not checked whether there is one showing today, but there usually is and it's engrained in my psyche!
I've just finished reading the Sebastian Faulk's Bond book "Devil May Care" - it's the first one I've ever read, so I have no idea how it compares with Fleming but I've enjoyed it in a light-reading kind of way.
Ive always loved the films ever since I was old enough to watch them. I used to think Sean Connery was the best, until I rewatched a few and realised he always hits a woman in one of the scenes, which annoyed me so now I'm not so keen. I adored Pierce Brosnan and was gutted when he was dropped, but Daniel Craig has completely won me over ;)
However, when reading the book I realised that I was picturing Brosnan not Craig in the role, which got me thinking: it's difficult to change how we encounter a character when we've had it drummed into us that he is a particular way.
So when we've heard sermon after sermon and read book after book that depict Jesus in a particular light, it's difficult to step back from the character and allow him to be more multi-faceted or different or gentler or kinder or more challenging... Whatever picture we've got used to needs to change in order to keep encountering him in all truth.
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