My final post in the Movie Ministry Series delves into the many direct comments and actions of faith in Disney films. This compilation of scenes in these films can make up a lengthy movie watch list perfect for your quarantine entertainment. While we can see inherently biblical themes in nearly every Disney movie, we will […]
Author: Leona Bently
Movie Ministry Series: Tom Shadyac
Today’s post brings comedic relief among the more serious Christian stories that have been told in Hollywood. Director Tom Shadyac brings us two movies that point upward to heaven, and a lifestyle that reflects the Faith life outward. Shadyac came to stardom with the smash hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective after taking a chance on […]
Movie Ministry Series: Mel Gibson
When someone hears the name Mel Gibson, more often than not they will think of “one of those movie stars.” Some may instinctively think of his highly acclaimed movie Braveheart. Even fewer may also think of his most controversial work: The Passion of The Christ. So what was his inspiration behind these wildly successful films? […]
Movie Ministry Series: Charlton Heston
The 50’s and 60’s were certainly a time where openly Christian and Christian-themed movies were revered and praised. Thus when director Cecil B. DeMille sought to recreate his original silent film The Ten Commandments, he used an up and coming actor who had an uncanny resemblance to Michelangelo’s depiction of Moses. Charlton Heston had only […]
Divine Innovation (or is it Intervention?)
“The Columbus Dream Center is a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to providing hope to low-income, homeless and under-served individuals and families in Columbus, Ohio.” Once upon a time, thirty years ago to be exact, Pastors Steve and Wanda Campbell built a ministry entitled The Better Way in downtown Columbus. This ministry started as a small safe-haven […]
Outreach Behind Bars
Matthew 25:34-36 4 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was […]