he's not lost. not anymore
~Buzz Lightyear A sermon about baptism & Toy Story 4 from Acts 2:37-42 To better grasp baptism, that momentous , life- altering initiation rite of the Christian Church, I would have you look no further than Toy Story 4 . Yes, Toy Story 4… When the movie first came out, I grumbled. Why can't Disney just let a money-making franchise rest in peace? Eventually, though, I saw the movie. And I have to admit, Toy Story 4 is a good movie. In fact, Toy Story 4 is to the rest of the franchise, what Acts is to the rest of the gospels; the story of what happens after the last foe has been rendered toothless . In Acts, it's because Jesus has destroyed the power of Death on the cross . In Toy Story 4 it's because "their" child, Andy, has given all his old toys to a new child, Bonnie. Toy Story 4 opens on the toys' new life with Bonnie. Just like in the firs...