10 Obscure Gospel Moments Most Jesus Films Miss
A look at commonly neglected gospel stories and films that depict them.
Culture & Entertainment — Page 712
Ministering to the world down the street
The Gateway Arch represented the westward expansion of the United States. For thousands of people from around the world, the Arch also welcomes them to their new home in the way the Statue of Liberty did for earlier generations of refugees.
Justin Bieber Shares Daily Devotional on Putting God First in 'Jesus Calling'
Justin Bieber is encouraging his fans to start reading the Christian devotional Jesus Calling, which has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide
Academy's Response to #OscarsSoWhite Controversy Encourages Prejudice, Says Movieguide's Ted Baehr
Media critic and founder of the family and values based Movieguide, Ted Baehr, says the solution to the OscarsSoWhite controversy proposed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is flawed
How ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘Spotlight’ Help Me Serve a Broken Church
Do I really want to count myself among Christians if they let injustice continue?
Melissa Joan Hart's Standing Up for Christian Values: 'I Don't Care What People Think'
Popular 90s actress Melissa Joan Hart who stars in the upcoming Christian film God s Not Dead 2, says she ll continue speaking about her faith because she has every right to do so
Guy-Friendly Candles
How CT’s Chinese coordinator, Yiting Tsai, is using translated articles to spark deeper discussions on theology, current events, and global missions in Taiwan and China. As more young adults walk away from church, your role isn’t to fix their families but to faithfully walk with them in hope. What pastors need to know to turn ordinary faith into extraordinary care for the children God hasn’t forgotten.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
When he learned that the family he'd dreamed of was there, in a form he'd never imagined; when he lost his hand and father in one stroke of a lightsaber; when, in Return of the Jedi, he smashed away at Vader with less grace and finesse than murderous rage: these are the emotional beats that have kept people coming back to these films (and their tragically remastered versions) for more than 30 years. When Rey and Finn first start fleeing from the First Order, Finn keeps grabbing her hand and running away; the more-competent Rey shouts at him a line that's almost an apology for thirty years of Star Wars: "Stop taking my hand!" As for the look of the film, Abrams has adopted an overwhelmingly practical focus on special effects, and it pays off. Final bit of editorializing: it's a real act of vulnerability to go into a theater hoping to love something, rather than with some protective cover of cynicism or, you know, whatever word best describes the half-interested all-consuming ironic posture that's my generation's "Home Base." Identifying the flaws of this movie is easy—they're the kind that're endemic to Abrams's past films—but not particularly rewarding.
