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The Imaginative Church
by Dave Weiss
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From Crazy Train to Christ: My Journey Through Rock & Faith

How Ozzy Osbourne's retirement sparked reflections on rock, rebellion, and finding faith in...
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Cross Cultural
by Nathan Clarkson
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Interview With Actress And Novelist Keelia Clarkson On Love

Keelia Clarkson is an actress and novelist who has a passion to tell and be a part of stories that...
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Sublime Cinema
by Zachary Miller
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Prisoners and Complicity

Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 film, Prisoners, is somewhat unique among the movies discussed on this...
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The Angelwriter Spiritual Realm
by Susan Oser
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A Meditation to Cope with Post-Inauguration Anxiety

Seeing how my partner is personally dealing with their own anxieties about their own future under...
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Message, Medium, and Messenger
by W. Mark Whitlock
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The Best Christmas Movie Review Ever

Get ready for a new movie classic. Dallas Jenkins directs The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Mark...
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Occultural Context
by Jason Winslade
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Farewell to Dawn

As we mourn the untimely passing of our beloved Dawnie, it is ok to acknowledge the impact that...
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Alleluia! Music and the Christian Life
by Delvyn Case
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Kendrick Lamar's Lenten Cry

Ash Wednesday starts with death—ours. Like Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN., Lent jolts us awake, calling us...
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An Exhibition of Art History
by Melissa Ingoldsby
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Faith, Mystery, and the Supernatural in Lynch’s world

Exploring the spiritual depth of David Lynch’s films, the supernatural in art, and how faith...
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The Sweatpant Sessions
by Alan Lechusza
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"Play or Pray? Exploring Faith and Choice in Young Sheldon"

September 25, 2017. The date may not stand out to most. For others, this was the beginning of a...
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Quiet on the Set
by Lori Twichell
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Spoiler free Review: Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool is, at the very core, a love letter to fans and fandoms. Ryan Reynolds is a living,...
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ARTIFA.io
by L.J. Kareri
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Eco-Spirituality and Art

In a world facing environmental challenges, eco-spirituality, a movement that embraces the...
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Schaeffer's Ghost
by Paul Miller
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John Owen (not) for everyone

I’m normally something of a completist with it comes to reading classic works. Certainly...
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Reel Faith
by DeWayne Hamby
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CBN's Billy Hallowell Hosts New Documentary on Miracles

In the new CBN documentary “Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles,” journalist Billy Hallowell...
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Jappers and Janglers
by Chase Padusniak
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Mickey 17: The Art of Literalism

Bong’s movie puts its moral concerns front and center only to pretend they don’t matterBy...
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Kate O'Hare's Pax Culturati
by Kate O'Hare
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Paradise Lost: YouTube, a Witness to L.A. Fires Devastation

The Jan. 2025 L.A. fires happened in a town awash in professional media. But, historians of the...
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Watching God
by Paul Asay
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Christian Movie Season Is Here. And It Looks Crowded.

Movies go in seasons. And right now—even though the calendar still says that it’s winter,...
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Dhmaric Meanderings
by Fred Stella
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Catholic and Protestant Hindus

I've been asked more than a few times if one may be both a Christian and a Hindu. Some do identify...
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FilmChat
by Peter T. Chattaway
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Exclusive: Watch a clip from Angel Studios' Brave the Dark

The film is about a teacher who takes a trouble student under his wing....
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Sister Rose Movies
by Sr. Rose Pacatte
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New docudrama explains Immaculate Conception dogma

In an early episode of the popular teen musical show “Glee” (November 26, 2009), Puck tries to...
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Interconnectedness
by Shahreen Quazi
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The Art of Modern Soulful Living
by Dortheá Enriqúe
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Paying it Forward: How Faith Can Inspire Kindness

Photo by ‘Milada Vigerova’ on Unsplash.comPaying it forward is a concept that involves performing...
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Backstage Pass
by Backstage Pass
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Gerwig’s Barbie Is Gender Revenge Porn, And It Breaks My (Liberal, Female) Heart

In Barbie, all men are treated as ridiculous and subhuman and in the end, this is never redeemed.
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{Take & Read}
by {Take & Read}
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"The Slow March of Light" Highlights The Human Spirit's Strength

"The Slow March of Light" tells the stories of Luisa Voight and Bob Inama, two people from...
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