6/01/10
Mission Impossible
One of my favorite television series as a kid growing up was Mission Impossible. I saw every episode more than once. I know Hollywood has updated the concept in recent years with three new installments from Tom Cruise. I'm not talking about that series; I'm talking about the black and white version. I'm talking about the one without special effects, unless you count exploding reel-to-reel tape recorders! The thing that kept me tuning in week to week was the notion of the Mission Impossible team taking on seemingly insurmountable odds to reach what seemed to be an impossible goal. I never doubted their superhuman ability; I had confidence that within the next 60 minutes they would triumph, and the world would be safe again.
Author's Profile
Frank Moore is the Director for the Center for Faith and Culture Studies at Olivet Nazarene University. Prior to coming to ONU, Dr. Moore served for 23 years at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. He received an MA and a PhD, both in religion, at Vanderbilt University and an MDiv in religion from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Dr. Moore has written 12 books relating theology and faith to everyday life. His latest work (2008), Dismantling the Myths: The connection between faith and morality, attempts to accommodate change in our lives and in the church in order to relate to our postmodern world without compromising divine truth. He has been married to Sue for 34 years. Their son Brent and daughter-in-law Nikki have two daughters, Mia and Marley.