Tag Archives: faith and film

“Son of God”: Script over Scripture

Posted on April 16, 2014 by revkennydickson

Speaking for their film “Son of God,” producers Roma Downy and Mark Burnett spoke about their desire to update the epic Biblical films of the 1950’s and 60’s to better fit with today’s audiences. With greater technological tools at their … Continue reading →

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Film Review: August: Osage County

Posted on February 13, 2014 by revkennydickson

The film adaptation of Tracy Letts’s Pulitzer Prize winning play “August: Osage County” is the intense story of the Weston family in all their pain and unimaginable dysfunction. Receiving her 18th Oscar nomination, Meryl Streep stars as the Weston family … Continue reading →

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Faith Take Film Review: “Philomena”

Posted on January 9, 2014 by revkennydickson

http://unitedmethodistreporter.com/2014/01/09/take-2-philomena/

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Review: “12 Years A Slave”

Posted on December 6, 2013 by revkennydickson

http://unitedmethodistreporter.com/2013/11/18/take-2-12-years-slave/

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Review: “Dallas Buyers Club”

Posted on December 6, 2013 by revkennydickson

“Dallas Buyers Club,” starring Matthew McConaughey, is a biopic about Ron Woodroof, a Dallas electrician, part time rodeo cowboy, and fulltime homophobic who is diagnosed with AIDS in 1986 and given 30 days to live. After receiving this apparent life … Continue reading →

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Sermon Series Wrap Up: Breaking Bad (Ways of Being)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by revkennydickson

Notes on Breaking Bad (Ways of Being) “Hocus Focus.” In the conclusion to his letter to the church in Philippi, Paul calls the faithful to “rejoice in the Lord, always.” He stressed this call by repeating it, “and again I … Continue reading →

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Notes on Breaking Bad Sermon Series: “Life in the Crawl Space”

Posted on August 17, 2013 by revkennydickson

The sermon series uses the show “Breaking Bad” as a parable to illustrate the power of sin and consequences of breaking away from God, When life breaks bad for us. The second sermon uses the program to illustrate Jesus’s parable … Continue reading →

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The Theology of Apollo

Posted on July 26, 2013 by revkennydickson

A clergy friend of mine posted on Facebook that she wished she was like the Space Shuttle, gently reentering the atmosphere and landing on a runway rather than old Apollo Capsule that plunged through the atmosphere and splashed into the … Continue reading →

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Faith The Size of an Indie Filmmaker

Posted on April 9, 2013 by revkennydickson

As some of you may have seen on my Facebook page, I have been attending the Dallas International Film Festival this week. This is the fifth year I have attended and again I am inspired by the filmmakers who have … Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Inconvenient Truth

Posted on March 11, 2013 by revkennydickson

Final Words From the Cross Sermon Series Behold Your Mother. My God, Why Have Thou Forsaken Me? http://r.b5z.net/i/u/10092240/m/Sermon_130310_1130.mp3

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