In the heart wrenching new, true story, American drama mini-series, ‘When They See Us’, director, Ava DuVernay brilliantly tells the infamous story of the 1989 ‘Central Park Five’ case. The audience is confronted with deeply thrilling, raw and often difficult to watch scenes of the overwhelming truths propelled onto five, innocent young lives. The mini-series…
Book Review: As Light Lingers
Review As Light Lingers Basking in the Word of God Nina Atcheson For many of us, the task of regularly reading the Bible can seem daunting. A New Year’s resolution, preacher or book might inspire us to pick up the Bible again, but our good intentions can drain away too quickly amid our busy…
A Christmas Staple Or Just A Christmas ‘Fable’?
‘The Star’ takes us on a journey through the most important biblical event through the perspective of the animals encountered on the journey. The movie had so much potential to be a blockbuster but we all know Christian movies are not widely received like that. ‘Star’ tries to recreate one of the most important moments…
Book Review: If You Can Eat . . . You Can Make Disciples
If You Can Eat . . . You Can Make Disciples Sharing Faith in a Multi-Faith World Peter Roennfeldt In a recent interview, Christian cultural commentator Jonathan Merritt suggested that “most people today aren’t anti-Christian, they’re anti-jerk.” Yet too many of the louder Christian voices that many in our communities hear are those that…