Daddy Issues: Umbrella Academy 2 and Ex-vangelicals
Those who love well are on the path to healing.
Those who love well are on the path to healing.
It wasn’t until I read the novella, Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang—which inspired a blockbuster film, Arrival—that I began to understand things.
The audience cares about their heroes—evidenced by the emotions expressed by the deaths in Avengers: Infinity War.
If the fruit of our lives is what gives us value, it is no wonder many are disillusioned with the idea of inherent human value.
Each hero carries the weight of failure individually–Iron Man feels guilt about his young protege, Spider-Man; Thor regrets not using a more killing blow.
How can he be forgiven for the abduction and horrific murders of young girls? He is beyond saving. This story, in many ways, follows the narrative of another troubled man found in Luke 8.
What do we learn about community from the movie The Circle starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson? The church can do it better!
He is still good. He is still calming like the waves. What more of a reason do we need to be on the floor sending up offerings of worship?
Just remember the Jesus in Scripture and watch the DVDs through that lens. He is changeless. He did all kinds of amazing things; present-day healing should be no different.
It’s not a work of art that the Academy will recognize. But Unplanned is the movie that will change our world— if we let it.
Our culture proclaims, “You only save yourself,” but box-office statistics and God-spoken Scripture tell us otherwise. Despite our best efforts, we need a Savior.
Though it retains the authenticity of the first Mary Poppins film, Mary Poppins Returns takes viewers on all-new adventures with the next generation.
Life isn’t the easiest thing to navigate, and we’re all intermingled in a web of struggle, chaos, and confusion — that is until we look for the hope hiding just a little farther into the maze.
Francine frequently creates characters with uncomfortably messy testimonies. But what separates Grace Moore from previous Francine protagonists is that her resume consists of knowing both the Lord and great sin.
At first, it can be confusing to distinguish Hillsong music. Hillsong United, perhaps the most well-known name, used to represent the church’s youth before aging into an alternative rock band. Young & Free consequently emerged in 2013 as the contemporary youthful sound, while Hillsong Worship embodies both groups collectively.
Jordan Tate’s Just Keep Breathing is one of the most brilliant and tragic books I have ever read. It is powerful in all its gravity. It is beautiful in all its honest pain. Just Keep Breathing will bring you to tears and then dry them with joy.
If someone enthusiastically told you that they’re always coming in second place in everything they do, there’s almost a guarantee that you’d scrunch your eyes in perplexity. You’d probably ask yourself why anyone would be so proud of constantly falling short.
If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of the Peanuts gang from the comics in every Sunday paper, you’re not the only one. Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and friends have been stealing the hearts of children and adults alike.
Daigle’s debut performances follow her rolling success with the recently released album Look Up Child. According to Billboard Magazine, Look Up Child marks the biggest sales for a Christian album by a woman in over 20 years.
Loosely based on Phineas Taylor Barnum’s rags-to-riches story, The Greatest Showman showcases the charismatic entrepreneur and his appetite for entertainment. After failing to produce a grand life for his family, Barnum’s imagination catalyzes his grandest business adventure yet: the circus.
The complexity of beauty, bullying, and self-love is often flatly untangled in modern storylines. However, Wonder’s relationship dynamics and resolutions are refreshing as a result of its simplicity. Rather than centering on a dramatic plot twist, Wonder capitalizes on its personality, heart, and endearing one-liners.
As Mr. Rogers’ legacy continues to affect millions some fifteen years after his death, I dare say that the consequences of his philosophy—in his own words—would change the world if put into action on a daily basis: “Love is at the root of everything.”
She was full of excitement over this exposure of her faith and the opportunity to tell her story. What listeners hear in the song is a piece of her testimony.
There is no single musical artist who has affected my life more than Andrew Peterson. I affectionately call him Andy Pete, but shh, don’t tell him I told you. He is a mastermind behind poetic wording, powerful sounds, and intricate melodies. His music is hard to box in. It is more folk than not, slightly bluegrass, but not really country. It has slight hints of pop and rock but really meshes all these together in an incredibly well-blended, thoughtful melding. He’s a poet-painter and uses music as his canvas.