![]() When these churches do attempt to reach someone, they have about as much luck as Adam Webber trying to land a date in 1997, using his 1960’s dating techniques. They are stuck, hiding in a fallout shelter, while the people who are far away from God, walk right by them. These traditions are guarded at all costs, even if means not reaching unchurched people. They’ll call anything new a “spiritual compromise.” Their loyalties lie more to past traditions than Jesus. If they are challenged to change, they’ll push back. People rarely show up anyway, and if they do, they don’t stay long. The doors may not have time sensitive locks, but that’s okay. Regardless of the shelter’s design, the purpose is the same – protection from the sinful poison outside in the world. They have built their own fallout shelters with steeples and stained glass windows, bell towers and wooden pews, and even modern music and cool lights. Today, many churches in America have behaved like the Webbers. ![]() Adam finds himself immersed in a society where his language, dating skills and understanding of life in general is outdated and irrelevant. Then finally in 1997, the timer releases and unlocks the doors. While sheltered for safety, the world above drastically changes without the Webber’s knowledge. During the first year, the mom gives birth to their son Adam. ![]() The family is secured in their shelter while the world above continued as normal. The massive steel doors to the shelter are armed with time locks that, once engaged, could not be unlocked for thirty-five years. In his mind, it’s the beginning of a nuclear war, so he takes his pregnant wife to the fallout shelter. Eventually, a plane crashes into the Webber’s home, causing him to believe the end has arrived. ![]() ![]() The father spends months building a fallout shelter in preparation. The movie follows the Webber family, and is set in the 1960’s, when everyone thought that a nuclear war between the U.S. One of my favorite movies is Blast from the Past starring Brendan Fraser. ![]()
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