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April 2017

April 07, 2017

Holy Week Viewing: 7 Films About Jesus

We're about to enter the most important week of the Christian faith. As we commemorate...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

The strange love affair between Christians and guns

This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed this, and I hate that. This post, in...

June 07, 2016

The Small God of Christian Subculture

A recent article by Leah Libresco at FiveThirtyEight revealed that the number of positive words and concepts...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

Why I don’t expect a miracle

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

Who is God?

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 08, 2016

Interview: “Sons and Doubters” podcast co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner (part 2)

Welcome to part two of my interview with "Sons and Doubters" co-hosts Aaron Hale...

April 03, 2016

“God’s Not Dead 2,” Persecution Boogaloo

First, the good news: "God's Not Dead 2" is almost kind of good. It is,...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

The Road to Easter: “The Passion of the Christ”

It's been 12 years since "The Passion of the Christ" was released to a storm...

March 21, 2016

The glorious mess of Fox’s “The Passion Live”

Before saying anything else, let's just appreciate this fact: last night, in a time slot...

March 20, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: “Easter Mysteries”

When I started this series, my intent was to get away from standard cinematic depictions...

March 20, 2016

The fleeting fame of Palm Sunday

We love celebrity. Our televisions and computer screens are constantly filled with the latest information...

March 18, 2016

Producer Ron Simons talks “Easter Mysteries”

On Tuesday, moviegoers can see a unique look at Jesus' life during a special cinematic...

March 14, 2016

The Road to Easter: The Young Messiah

I was skeptical of "The Young Messiah." Some of that was my usual hesitation with films...

March 12, 2016

Detroit area readers! Win free tickets to “Easter Mysteries”

This seems to be the year of the Jesus movie. We've already seen "Risen," tomorrow I'll...

March 06, 2016

Bread and wine

I've taken communion hundreds of times since I first grabbed a stale cracker and thimbleful...

March 01, 2016

The month of Christian movies

It appears that "Risen" was just the beginning. Two weeks after the Joseph Fiennes historical...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

The Road to Easter: Godspell

When I was a high school freshman, I scored a bit part in our fall...

February 21, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: Jesus Christ Superstar

With “The Gospel According to St. Matthew,” we looked at one of cinema’s most straightforward...

February 19, 2016

Review: ‘Risen’ is a fresh take on the gospel story

"Risen" isn't a movie that will change the world. It's not going to take home...

February 14, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: The Gospel According to St. Matthew

I wonder if sometimes the best people to bring sacred stories to life are nonbelievers....

February 09, 2016

The road to Easter 2016: The Jesus Project

Growing up Baptist, Lent always fascinated me. Many of my friends were Catholic, and I was...