5 Jesus Movies You Should Watch This Easter - Religion Unplugged
WEBApr 4, 2020 · As Christians prepare for Easter, here are five movies about Jesus, both in theaters and on TV, that rise above the rest: Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the film (it’s Italian title is ) is a 1964 drama of the story of Jesus based on Saint Matthew’s account. The film starts at the Nativity and runs through the Resurrection.
Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Finds A Safe Space In Arizona
WEBOct 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.
Christian Icons And Art Before The Rise Of The Blue-Eyed Jesus …
WEBAug 28, 2020 · At the heart of the debate was a famous painting – the 1940 "Head of Christ" by the American artist Warner E. Sallman. This image shows Jesus gazing toward heaven – with blue eyes and waves of long brownish-blond hair. While Protestants do not have icons, this image graced church walls for decades and travelled around the world with ...
Houston Megachurch Pastor Resigns Over Affair In Latest ARC …
WEBJan 17, 2022 · Hope City Church in Houston, Texas — once touted as the “fastest-growing church in American history” — announced earlier this month that its pastor, Jeremy Foster, has resigned due to an adulterous affair.. Foster’s resignation is the latest in a series of scandals linked to the Association of Related Churches. ARC is one of the largest church planting organizations in North America.
A Brief History: How the Black Church Reformed American …
WEBJun 28, 2021 · The Black Church served as a keystone in African Americans’ lives, holding together communities fragmented by a tumultuous past. However, by centering its ministry around Jesus’ “greatest Commandment,” the Black Church also reformed the broader nation, relentlessly championing the. For a long time, slavers used the Bible to justify ...
The Last Supper Vs. Feast Of Dionysus: What We Actually …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Feast Of Dionysus: What We Actually Witnessed At The Olympics. (ANALYSIS) You saw it. I saw it (well, later, after a nap) and — truth be told — many of us just saw a still frame, captured and shared on social media along with the painting of “The Last Supper" and “How Dare They?” reactions. The shot shared ‘round the world following ...
The Future Of American Religion: Birth Rates Show Who's Having …
WEBOct 4, 2021 · (ANALYSIS) Just last month, a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates.. More particularly, the team of researchers was trying to understand why birth rates continued to fall even after the economy was recovering from the Great Recession of 2007.
Why Some Religious People Still Refuse to Celebrate Halloween
WEBOct 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 ...
In Mitch Albom’s New Novel ‘The Stranger in the Lifeboat,’ Faith …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · These are the questions at the core of Mitch Albom’s new novel, “The Stranger in the Lifeboat.”. After the destruction of the Galaxy, a yacht containing the world’s richest and most famous, ten survivors of varying backgrounds are stranded on a life raft in the middle of the sea. Their survival is chronicled by narrator Benji, who has ...
Ancient site dedicated to Pan on Israel's Golan Heights is revered …
WEBJul 31, 2020 · BANIAS, Israel—Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, I used to like to stand in front of the Grotto of Pan at Banias, at the foot of towering Mount Hermon and welcome tourists to the lush Hermon Stream Nature Reserve on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights: “Welcome to the Gates of Hades!”