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Come Sunday and Our Cynical Response to Preaching
The Film, Come Sunday shows what happens when a pentecostal preacher gets a message from Jesus about Hell and how the people refuse to take responsibility for their cynical response. [This is a reflection on the church through the lens of the film Come Sunday. If you are not familiar with the story of Carlton…
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“Spotlight” Is the Epiphany On Film
They were Jesus to people who couldn’t find Jesus in the pulpit or the pew. This is Christ revealed to the world. This is the Epiphany in action today. Jesus is revealed through mercy The Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12 Spotlight Monday, I was one of two people in the theater watching Spotlight. If you don’t know…
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Fooling Expectations
Suspense in action By the time the car pulls off the lot and drives down the road, I was more terrified than I had ever been by a movie. The beginning of Psycho had my guts wrestling my fast-beating heart for room in my throat. And yet nothing scary has happened yet at that point…