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Its an interesting song, but not one of my favorites. The short film was inventive, though. Let me put it this way: if Off the Wall placed Michael at say a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10, then Thriller shot him up to 15. But its not like he was a novice or disrespected earlier in his career - far from...

He was already famous for spending 16 years with his brothers. He'd done four solo efforts for Motown during that time, but "Off the Wall" is what launched his mainstream independent career. That film was partly inspired by the 1961 version of "West Side Story".

The context of that song at the time, was that the word "bad" was a synonym for "cool", "tough", or "streetwise". Back then, Michael was trying to change his image a bit, and so he hired Martin Scorsese to direct an 18-minute short film for the title track. Since the song itself is only about 4...

I can't really address it from an historical perspective, since I heard songs from it and Thriller when I was 8 years old. Both albums were my intro to Michael as an artist, and I still enjoy them. I even bought the Bad 25 version, when it was released in 2012. There's some really good songs on...

I think the more appropriate term would be "happier", or at least "more relaxed". In the deepest core of his being, Michael was an all-out obsessive perfectionist. When it came to his music, he wanted every track on every album to be the best, never compromising a thing. That's probably one...

Off The Wall was a high success at the time, given that disco had pretty much fizzled out by then. Michael took it very personally though, feeling that he should've won more than just a single Grammy for his efforts. He really wanted that album to be named Record of the Year, but lost out to...

Unless you go around dressed in a white sheet and start burning crosses, I doubt you'll have any major problems. Regarding white pills, you might want to stick with Tylenol. ;)

I think its partly just by nature - we're designed to have certain reserved feelings about the unknown. But it could also regard a specific approach, and how that is handled. One thing the Bible does says about us as Christians, is that in mimicking Jesus we should be graceful whenever possible...

And some would switch those labels...but I personal think either train of thought is an oversimplification. Another famous movie put it this way: "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."

Given the choice between comfortable obliviousness and uncomfortable truth, I'll openly admit my first impulse would probably be to side with the former. But I'd like to believe I'd be brave enough, to choose the latter instead. Its not easy, leaving any familiar territory behind.

Call me crazy if you want, but I don't see following Jesus and enjoying some Earthly experiences as inherently contradictory. After all, we like pursuing other things in life, like listening to various musicians, eating fast food, playing games with friends or family...and yet hardly anyone with...

I think its really important to note, that Scripture only gives us a very minute glimpse of Jesus' earthly life. He was here for 33 years, and the last 3 were in ministry...but there's many long stretches of time between His various parables and miracles in the Gospels. The only consistent thing...

I'll be honest and admit that I generally don't watch a lot of so-called "faith based" films. I have a few reasons for this, but one is that in many cases, the filmmakers seem so determined to separate their work from a typical movie that they completely miss the point. They often come across as...

Well, many forms of comedy are founded on a purposeful disruption of the status quo. Some of the most successful comics have built their careers on making fun of everyone: Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, blacks, whites, Asians, Native Americans, the rich, the poor, conservatives...

I can't nail it down to just five for the whole series, but I did make a list of ones I really liked per season, for another website. Here they are... Season 1 - "Encounter at Farpoint", "Where No One Has Gone Before", "Hide and Q", "Haven" Season 2 - "Elementary, Dear Data", "The Outrageous...

TOS, no - it was way before my time. But I grew up on TNG, and its still my favorite version of the franchise.

I'm glad you recognize Jesus' abilities to love, save, and heal - He has truly done a lot for me as well. But a lot of the suffering I experienced from my childhood until my early 30s was largely caused by people who claimed to be Christians, yet lived by a worldview of extreme fear. I've said...

I've been through all those stages many times, over and over again. I've lost many people over the past 20 years, but the two biggest ones were a woman who I dearly loved in 2006 (she didn't die, just ditched me), and my Mom's unexpected passing from lung cancer in 2015.

I've long been convinced that the message is more important, as opposed to the method. If a band is singing about having sex outside of marriage and drinking all the time, I don't think Jesus would approve. But if the songs are about being selfless, or treating others with respect even if you...

I had a standard music class in my school years, and the teacher played some classical stuff, but I could never fully devote myself to it. I was always much more interested in the local radio station, which was strange because my legalistic elders often condemned me regarding other forms of...