by Michael Parnell | Dec 4, 2025 | Opinion
Why would a group of Baptists from North Carolina travel to Scotland to stay in the abbey on the island of Iona? That was a question we faced during our stay at a very un-Baptistic location in the Hebrides. I was one of thirteen people who made the journey to spend a...
by Michael Parnell | Nov 25, 2025 | Opinion
There are countless variations of the saying “history repeats itself.” One that fits the intent of James Vanderbilt’s film Nuremberg is: “History continually repeats itself, but we have short attention spans.” Nuremberg wants us to remember. The story revisits the...
by Michael Parnell | Jul 15, 2025 | Opinion
Many faith traditions practice pilgrimages. They are more than just a physical journey from point A to point B. Wikipedia defines a pilgrimage as “a journey to a holy place, which can lead to spiritual transformation.” It has been said that pilgrimages can be a...
by Michael Parnell | Apr 17, 2025 | Opinion
Christian entertainment is a big business. Last year, the Christian film industry generated millions of dollars in ticket sales. This includes opportunities to feature Christian television shows on the big screen. “The Chosen: The Last Supper” is the latest available...
by Michael Parnell | Mar 28, 2025 | Opinion
Movies take us where we ordinarily can’t go, allowing us to enter into lives and places and observe them up close. Sometimes, what we see about human nature is not flattering. They prompt us to wonder how those people can live with themselves. The characters in “Black...
