conversations between sisters in Christ
I’m old-fashioned. I prefer old hardbacks to new paperbacks. I would rather read a book with pages I can turn than one that’s contained in a reader or computer. So it only follows that I would always prefer to read the book before I watch the movie. But last fall, I found my “read it [...]
“Two families. A large backyard. Nine cousins with a big dream. Four years ago, this was all they had. Today, the film ‘Pendragon’ is a testimony of God fulfilling their dream in ways that they never imagined.” So YLCF reader Sarah Ferraro sums up the story of the Burns Family Studios‘ movie “Pendragon.” I had [...]
“A real man’s got to be a hero to his wife before he can be anybody else’s–or he ain’t a real man!” I had heard the lines over and over. “You run into a burning building to save people you don’t even know, but you’re gonna let your own marriage just burn to the ground.” [...]
by April H. The Nativity Story is the first Biblically-based movie to be produced by a major film company since the epic Ben-Hur (1959). Epic The Nativity Story is not, at least not on the grand scale of Ben-Hur or The Ten Commandments (1956), with lavish sets and thousands of extras. No, the strength of [...]
“It’s a Wonderful Life” brought me to tears tonight for the first time in a while.At a time of year when so many feel lonely and discouraged, it should be required holiday watching for everyone. It should be prescribed any time of the year for those feeling downtrodden and friendless.I don’t know of a more [...]
The little Lucy I watched on the big screen today took me back to my childhood. I was Queen Lucy the Valiant. My white bathrobe with red flowers was my royal gown. And a metal garbage can lid was my shield. I could talk about the sold-out theater. I could mention that this was only [...]
Last night I spent an enjoyable evening watching “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town“. After working in town all day, it is nice to come home to the country, and then watch a movie about a refreshingly real small-town individual like Mr. Deeds. Gary Cooper has always been a close second to Jimmy Stewart as my [...]
