Bishop T.D. Jakes is one of the best-known pastors of any denomination around the United States, but before he founded The Potter’s House in Dallas, TX, with its five-thousand-seat auditorium and a thirty-four-acre campus, he was a fledgling pastor in Charleston, West Virginia. In May 1996, he uprooted his family, and fifty faithful families from […]
By Jacob Sahms Ashley Judd knew what she was signing up for when she agreed to a role in A Dog’s Way Home, the latest dog-centric film from writer W. Bruce Cameron. Having worked with director Charles Martin Smith on Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2, Judd’s awareness of the kindness of Smith and his […]
By Jacob Sahms, originally published on ScreenFish.net Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse is the best superhero animated film I’ve ever seen. It’s the best film I’ve seen this year. It may be the greatest Spider-Man film of all time. If all of those seem like exaggerations to you, then you haven’t seen the movie for yourself […]
By Jacob Sahms During a church service one day, musician Tim Janis felt the nudge of inspiration he’s felt before, but this time, it wasn’t a one-song arrangement or new ensemble piece. This time, it was the story outline of what audiences can see this Saturday in a one-time Fathom Event, the musical, cinematic movement […]
Seven years ago, Sean Anders adopted three children out of foster care. Anders had already penned She’s Out of My League and Mr. Popper’s Penguins when the adoption became official, but he would continue to write and direct films about relationships and families, like We’re the Millers and Daddy’s Home. With an eye toward the […]
The move, which was finalized several months ago, is one of the first for Curry’s burgeoning media career and one of the first to be revealed since the Golden State Warrior point guard officially launched his banner, Unanimous Media, earlier this year. NBA superstar Stephen Curry has quietly come aboard Breakthrough, a faith-based drama from […]
JOHNATHAN KANA • AUGUST 20, 2018 The new Mister Rogers documentary offers a challenge for our contentious times, a challenge rooted directly in the gospel. During one of my favorite moments in Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which has its digital release this Tuesday, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma describes meeting Fred Rogers for the first time. “He interviewed me,” […]
WRITTEN BY: JACOB SAHMS SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2018 Amber Hill (Lindsey Pulsipher) was a devoted wife, mother, and church choir director until the unthinkable happened: Hill’s Afghanistan-stationed husband was killed by insurgents and she was left a single mother. Turning aside from her faith, Hill struggles to make ends meet, until anunexpected relationship leads her back to […]
Unbroken: Path to Redemption Continues a Powerful Story By Jacob Sahms Real-life superheroes don’t wear tights or leap tall buildings with a single bound, but they do prove to be bolder than one might imagine when facing extraordinary situations. Louis Zamperini was one such superhero. Zamperini was an Olympian, war hero, and POW survivor. But […]
Guest Columnist Elijah Davidson, Fuller Theological Seminary Wim Wenders—he of Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire and, more recently, Pina and The Salt of the Earth fame—has made a documentary about the teachings of Pope Francis. The film is about as straightforward as a documentary can be. Pope Francis looks into your eyes and lays out the things he believes are most urgent for […]