by Shaun King | Apr 15, 2014 | Opinion
I’m an avid movie watcher. It’s not at all unusual for me to quote a line or even play a clip from a meaningful film during a sermon if it helps move a thought forward or at least provokes the imagination “God-ward.” That is why I have been...
by Colin Harris | Nov 14, 2013 | Opinion
An ad for the recently released movie “12 Years a Slave” promoted it as a “game changer” in understanding the slavery experience. I take that to mean it will be one of those landmark expressions that will have a significant impact on our...
by Leroy Seat | Aug 31, 2012 | Opinion
Back in the 1970s, I heard my friend and colleague, Bob Culpepper, talk about his list of “top 10” movies. (Bob passed away earlier this month, and I wrote about him here.) After hearing about Bob’s list, and the movies on it, I soon made my own list...
by Baptist Times Staff | May 21, 2012 | News
Film offers one way of relating spiritual matters to popular culture – and it might just be forming the beginnings of a new missional church in Great Britain. About 130 miles northwest of London, Hereford Baptist Church has been discovering just what a useful resource...
by Adelle Banks | Aug 31, 2011 | News
(RNS) Pop quiz: Who said “We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up”? According to a recent poll, more Americans attributed the passage to comic book hero Captain America, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and former...
