by Michael King | Mar 1, 2017 | Reflection, The Gospel in Movies
In recent days, and I expect there will be more to come, social media has begun to blow up with commentary about the new film The Shack. Based on Paul Young’s (in collaboration with Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings} book of the same name, published in 2007. For...
by Michael King | Feb 1, 2017 | Encouragement, The Gospel in Movies
A few weeks back my wife and I watched the movie “Ms. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” For those who haven’t seen it, the movie is essentially an X-men-style movie where varying individuals, known as “peculiars,” each have some sort of unique superpower. While...
by Michael King | Dec 15, 2016 | Encouragement, Reflection, The Gospel in Movies
***For those who haven’t seen the movie, be aware that*** ***this article is filled with spoilers*** I saw the movie Dr. Strange this past month and really enjoyed it. While one could argue there isn’t much spiritual value in a movie about sorcerers fighting one...
by Michael King | Dec 7, 2016 | Encouragement, Reflection, Teachings, The Gospel in Movies
I can’t help but continue to be amazed at the way that God weaves the gospel message in Children’s videos. Some of you may recall that I shared in a previous post about how I see the Gospel of the Kingdom displayed in Shrek 2 (here) but I found the same thing...
by Michael King | Oct 26, 2016 | Encouragement, Reflection, Teachings, The Gospel in Movies
My grandkids had Shrek 2 playing the other night, and while I don’t like to re-watch movies much, I sat down with them for a bit to watch, and **spoiler alert** the part playing was toward the end where Fiona and Prince Jerkface (aka Prince Charming) were...
