Christianity Culture

Some stories are difficult to watch because they remind us how fragile human life can be. Others are difficult because they force us to confront suffering that we would rather avoid. Soul on Fire, based on the true story of John O’Leary, belongs to both categories. It is the story of a nine-year-old boy whose … Read more

There are films that entertain, films that disturb, and films that force us to reconsider the assumptions beneath the society we have constructed. Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord belongs to the third category. The film is deliberately slow, emotionally restrained, and at times almost anesthetizing in its presentation of Scandinavian life. Yet beneath its quiet atmosphere is … Read more

There are ultimately two ways to live. One is the way of self-rule, where we determine for ourselves what is good, what is true, what we desire, and what is right, and then ask God to accommodate our decisions. The other is the way of Christ, where we surrender ourselves to God and allow his … Read more