'The Forge' Review: If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, …
Aug 23, 2024 · If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, Have Them Watch ‘The Forge’. (REVIEW) The focus of “The Forge” on the modern plight of young men in society is laudable. But the film’s inability to empathize with these men, or offer a compelling vision for their lives, will turn them away from Christianity more than draw them to it ...
La Befana: A History Of Italy’s Annual Epiphany Tradition
Jan 5, 2024 · The holiday — known as La Befana — is a unique blend of religion and folklore that marks the end of the Christmas season. La Befana is often referred to as the “Christmas witch,” a character who plays a key role each January in the country’s Christmas tradition. Her origins can be traced back to ancient times, a blend of pagan and ...
‘The Chosen’ Wraps Up An Uneven Season With A Worthy Bang
Feb 8, 2023 · Photo credit to “The Chosen” team. (REVIEW) “The Chosen” wraps up an uneven third season in a triumphant manner, highlighting all the strengths and weaknesses of what might be the biggest faith-based project ever made. The multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus has had an unorthodox but meteoric rise in fame since it began as a ...
Turkey’s Christian Sites: Visiting 7 Churches From The Book Of …
May 25, 2023 · The churches were Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. “Those are major cities of the ancient world,” Bolen said. Remnants of those cities can still be found on Turkey’s western coast, hundreds of miles across the country from where the devastating earthquake occurred in February.
The Last Supper Vs. Feast Of Dionysus: What We Actually …
Aug 2, 2024 · Believers would be wise to recall the occasion of the actual last supper da Vinci, rather inaccurately, painted. Far from the nihilism of eat, drink and be merry, Jesus said He “earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” (Luke 22:15, ESV) And the biblical last supper was no party for inclusivity, nor an open table ...
‘The Chosen’ Season 4 Finale Recap And Review - Religion …
Mar 1, 2024 · But the best parts of it are getting better, which means that it continues to justify — however imperfectly — my excitement for future seasons. “The Chosen” Season 4 Four finale (episodes 7-8) will be shown exclusively in theaters Feb. 29-March 13. Joseph Holmes is an award-nominated filmmaker and culture critic living in New York City.
‘Save Me’ Documentary: Jelly Roll’s Raw And Honest Path To …
Jun 13, 2023 · Jelly Roll performs on “American Idol.” (Photo courtesy ABC) (REVIEW) Jelly Roll, a musician with an unusual name, featured in the documentary “Jelly Roll: Save Me” shows a redemption journey still in progress. The gritty country singer rose to fame with his breakout song “Save Me.”. The documentary gives fans a look into a troubled ...
Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Finds A Safe Space In Arizona
Oct 2, 2023 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After the dramatic implosion of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church in 2014, its co-founder and pastor — Mark Driscoll, an unapologetically confrontational preacher who resigned when church leaders accused him of abusive leadership — decamped with his family to Arizona.. Cast into a ministerial wilderness, Driscoll quickly began hunting for new allies and opportunities.
Why Some Religious People Still Refuse to Celebrate Halloween
Oct 27, 2020 · Halloween originated as a Celtic holiday called Samhain celebrated 2,000 years ago. It marked the end of the Celtic year and the beginning of a dark, cold winter. It was said at the time that night ghosts of the dead roamed the earth. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III moved All Saints Day, a holiday to honor all the saints who did not ...
Christian Apologist And Prominent Atheist Debate God’s Existence
Nov 17, 2023 · On the other side, Shermer, co-founder of The Skeptics Society, took a more lighthearted approach as he argued not so much against God’s existence as against any certainty of it. During the two-hour-long debate, Butt laid out his case based on what he called the “four foundational truths.”. First, “every material effect has a cause ...