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6 Great Movies or Shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime -- Right Now
Netflix and Amazon Prime...you have paralyzed us! Who hasn't wasted an entire evening looking for something good to watch? And ask my...
Feb 20, 20194 min read


Whatever Happened to Christian’s ‘Friend’ Pliable?
Editor's Note: This is the fifth post in a series on John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, "Before There Was George Lucas or J.R.R. Tolkien -...
Feb 20, 20197 min read


I Walked Out of Two Movies and Learned Two Lessons
This title makes me sound like a protester. But if you know me well, you know that I don’t own a megaphone, and I can’t create a poster...
Feb 13, 20193 min read


A 1977 Film That Should Concern You
Over this last week, I sat down and watched Steven Spielberg's classic and highly acclaimed film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,...
Jan 25, 20194 min read


How Stories Sell You More Than a Product
"Mom, I know your intentions are good, but your request for me to go to bed invoked the fallacy of faulty appeal to authority." You may...
Jan 17, 20194 min read


My Origin Story
I've enjoyed a number of the Marvel films released lately, and because of that (and a host of villains looming on the horizon), I'm...
Jan 2, 20197 min read


When the Good Films are Actually the Worst Ones
Yesterday, my parents came up and visited my wife and me in our mountain cabin. With the fire going inside and the biting winds outside,...
Dec 29, 20183 min read


Visiting Schaeffer
In 1955, Dr. Francis Schaeffer and his wife, Edith, decided to open up their home in Switzerland to people who longed for answers to...
Dec 28, 20183 min read


It's a Wonderful Life! from a Christian Perspective
Several weeks ago, I (Dane) stumbled upon a fascinating television special about the making of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Frank Capra Jr....
Dec 24, 20183 min read


Six Ways Christians Watch Films: Pt. 2
In my last post, I outlined six common approaches I see Christians take to watching movies. I've certainly overgeneralized here, but I...
Dec 21, 20184 min read



