Cultivating the Christian Imagination

I had an awesome opportunity to see “Behold the Lamb of God” in December, and if it ever comes near your town, you must go see it too.

I remember the first time I thought about a movie from a spiritual perspective. I was 16 years old and the movie was The Perfect Storm.

But what really drew me to the theater that Sunday afternoon was the question of how the filmmakers would frame the Joker. . .

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Recorded live at Lake Arrowhead Christian School. Pastor Brandon and Dane discuss Jesus' parable on the Wheat and Weeds. Together they consi

In this episode, we hear from a number of thinkers reflect on Avengers: End Game.

In this episode, Dane Bundy walks through 11 great films available to stream right now (five on Netflix and six on Amazon Prime). NO SPOILERS (unless you cou...

In today's episode, pastor Brandon McCulloch and I discuss "Avengers: Infinity War" from a Christian perspective.

In today's episode, pastor Brandon McCulloch and I discuss the first step in watching movies with a Christian perspective. We call this step "searching." We ...

Last week, my wife was down the hill at rehearsal, so I had the evening...to watch a manflick...while lifting weights. (No, I will not disclose how many poun...

Netflix and Amazon Prime...you have paralyzed us! Who hasn't wasted an entire evening looking for something good to watch? And ask my wife, I don't like wast...

Over this last week, I sat down and watched Steven Spielberg's classic and highly acclaimed film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, starring Richard Dreyfu...

Several weeks ago, I (Dane) stumbled upon a fascinating television special about the making of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Frank Capra Jr. hosted it and offered...

[~7 min read] In my last post, I outlined six common approaches I see Christians take to watching movies. I've certainly overgeneralized here, but I think de...

Last Friday (12/14), I had the privilege to give an online presentation on watching films with a Christian perspective. Greg Sukert of Anchored North hosted ...

In preparing for a talk on watching movies with a Christian perspective (find info at www.christianstoryguide.com), it occurred to me that I've noticed Chris...

Recently I watched the film Westworld (1973) with Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, and James Brolin. The film is about a theme park of sorts in which people pa...

I saw Searching (2018) in theaters a few months ago, and I really enjoyed myself. It was very moving and thought-provoking. This film won the audience award ...

In 2018, Disney released A Wrinkle in Time to theatres everywhere. Now, it’s on Netflix for screens everywhere. This film is based upon a children’s book tha...

A couple years ago, my wife and I stayed in a remote cabin on a lake in Tennessee. We were moving back to California in a couple of weeks and thought it’d be...