It should be no surprise that the critics lampooned God’s not Dead 2: it received an abysmal 9% average from Rotten Tomatoes. So why, as my review title suggests, would I think the dearly departed (and dearly missed) Roger Ebert could well have given the film four stars, his highest rating? Simple. Ebert famously reviewed films […]
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What is a Christian movie? (Hint: It isn’t merely a movie that’s marketed to Christians)
Yesterday Matt Fradd posted a brief exchange we had over the film God’s not Dead. While I expressed opposition to the film in the “Fradd exchange”, my opposition was even stronger in my original review. After I published that review I heard from a Christian who was unhappy that I had been so unremittingly negative […]
My exchange with Matt Fradd on God’s not Dead
I recently had a brief exchange with Catholic apologist Matt Fradd on the film God’s not Dead and he just posted it at his website in an article with the apt title “Why God’s Not Dead Isn’t Worth Watching (or Watching again)“.Matt might have expanded his title by adding “And why the sequel will likely […]
“God’s not Dead”: The Review
I finally saw “God’s not Dead.” I was prepared to be amused and perhaps irritated. I didn’t expect to be outraged. However, by the end I found myself drawn to one descriptor: reprehensible. Strong word, I know. Let me explain why. Christians have often complained about the way they are depicted in Hollywood. And they […]
“Heaven is for Real” A Review
Last night I saw “Heaven is for Real” available to rent at Redbox. Having read the book, and presented seminars critiquing it, and having written a sixty page book proposal titled What on Earth Happened to Colton Burpo? which was rejected by the publishers because they were worried that I (and they) would appear to […]
35. Kevin Miller on The Chicken Manure Incident
“Hospitality.” The word is derived from a Latin root denoting friendliness to guests. It is the making of space for the stranger, the warm welcome of the outsider. The call to hospitality is at the very center of the Christian life. Indeed, it is so important to Christian ethics that Jesus points to the demonstration of […]
