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2018-04-03T15:01:11-06:00

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Avengers, Assemble! Finding Faith in Marvel’s Mightiest Superheroes

Last updated on: April 3, 2018 at 3:01 pm By Paul Asay

Twenty-four days. That’s when Disney and Marvel will officially release Avengers: Infinity War—a movie boasting more superheroes than the Death Star has Stormtroopers. Everyone from Ant-Man to the White Wolf will be there, all (presumably) taking on the evil Thanos and his collection of Infinity Stones. I can’t wait. Nothing gets my geek adrenaline flowing like a gigantic all-star superhero mashup. If Hugh Jackman showed up as Wolverine, I could die a happy man. In preparation for the big day,... Read more

2018-03-30T15:03:05-06:00

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The Search for Significance in Ready Player One

Last updated on: March 30, 2018 at 3:03 pm By Paul Asay

You gotta hand it to Steven Spielberg: He can make a pretty fun movie when he wants to. Ready Player One is a delightful visual thrill ride—a two-hour trip on Space Mountain if you replaced all the stars and planets with nods to ‘80s pop culture. I’m a little surprised that, given how much of that pop culture director Spielberg was responsible for, he resisted the urge to throw in references to Jaws and E.T.—or, at the very least, keep... Read more

2018-03-29T08:50:52-06:00

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What Do Christian Movies Need? More Poetry.

Last updated on: March 29, 2018 at 8:50 am By Paul Asay

It’s nearly Easter, and when you’re in my curious line of work, that can mean just one thing (professionally speaking): It’s Christian movie season. Secular theaters are awash in spiritual fare, from Samson to Paul, Apostle of Christ, from I Can Only Imagine to, as of next week, God’s Not Dead – A Light in the Darkness. And no wonder. The success of I Can Only Imagine shocked the film industry, again showing that faith-based pictures have an audience willing... Read more

2018-03-26T12:36:17-06:00

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Just in Time For Easter, Bringing the Good News to the Small Screen

Last updated on: March 26, 2018 at 12:36 pm By Paul Asay

We’re in the midst of Holy Week now, a time when Christians commemorate Jesus’ final mortal days on earth. From Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his crucifixion on Good Friday to his resurrection on Easter, the week encompasses both deep solemnity and great joy. As Christians, we tend to engage with the Gospel—literally, the “good news”—and our faith more deeply during this sacred time of year. But none of us have probably engaged quite as deeply... Read more

2018-04-05T09:21:27-06:00

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‘It Changed My Life.’ An Interview With the Director of ‘Summer in the Forest’

Last updated on: April 5, 2018 at 9:21 am By Paul Asay

We’re afraid of people who are different. It’s not a knock. It’s in our nature. When we meet someone who doesn’t look or sound or act like us, we hesitate. We don’t know how to engage. That’s especially true if someone has a mental challenge or disability. We want to connect, but the feeling of being faced with something other puts walls in our way. We tend to draw back, frightened. Jean Vanier, the Catholic philosopher, theologian and humanitarian, knows... Read more

2018-03-20T11:22:18-06:00

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Here’s the Official Trailer For Mister Rogers’ Upcoming Doc

Last updated on: March 20, 2018 at 11:22 am By Paul Asay

No secret here: I like me some Mister Rogers. The television pioneer, who would’ve turned 90 today, has become something of a hero of mine. And I’m looking forward to watching the buzzy upcoming documentary based on his career, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?. The doc’s official trailer just dropped this morning, and it points to Fred Rogers’ gentle activism: His shows on death and divorce, his ability to gracefully integrate his neighborhood in an era of racial strife, his... Read more

2018-03-19T14:02:43-06:00

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Sister Jean: A Little Sweet Sanity in March’s Madness

Last updated on: March 19, 2018 at 2:02 pm By Paul Asay

I love March Madness, sometimes called the NCAA Basketball Tournament. I love the buzzer beaters. The upsets. The great stories we hear about. I even love my busted bracket. You’d need a heart of iron to lament the UMBC Golden Retrievers’ historic upset of Virginia. (Unless, of course, you live in Virginia.) But this year, I think I love Sister Jean most of all. Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, to my knowledge, doesn’t play basketball. The 98-year-old nun has been pretty much... Read more

2018-03-15T13:46:32-06:00

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Exploring the Universe With Stephen Hawking and Billy Graham

Last updated on: March 15, 2018 at 1:46 pm By Paul Asay

Physicist Stephen Hawking died March 14 at the age of 76. Millions grieved the passing of the brilliant scientist and bestselling author (his book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, sold more than 10 million copies), who became perhaps the greatest scientific celebrity since Albert Einstein. His death, many noted, came on Pi Day. Just weeks earlier, the world saw the passing of another cultural titan—that of the legendary evangelist Billy Graham, who died... Read more

2018-03-08T12:55:35-06:00

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How A Wrinkle in Time Went Wrong

Last updated on: March 8, 2018 at 12:55 pm By Paul Asay

Madeline L’Engle once famously said, “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” Disney ignores the writer’s advice in its new movie A Wrinkle in Time (based, of course, on L’Engle’s classic 1962 book). It takes L’Engle’s challenging novel and dumbs it down, pushing out elements and themes that might prove difficult or controversial or, perhaps, just not in step with... Read more

2018-03-06T10:24:28-06:00

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Doc Takes Fans Through a (Remarkable) Day in the Life of Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman

Last updated on: March 6, 2018 at 10:24 am By Paul Asay

Music is order—the most mathematical of arts, crafted in wholes and half and quarters and eighths, in half-steps of A’s and B’s and C’s. It sinks and trills and floats on unseen roads of intricate pattern, a needlepoint of sound. Music is chaos—the stringed rumble of the base, the roar of the guitar, the shimmering chords of the piano, the buttermilk of the clarinet. Diverse and disparate, they twist and parry and, somehow, form into song. Jon Foreman, longtime lead... Read more

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