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Tag Archives: Tom Hanks
Faithspotting “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Listen to the episode Won’t You Be My Neighbor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faithspotting/id1524339974#episodeGuid=06f23268-58ef-43fc-b2ca-b655e4e0ab94 Kenny Dickson and Mike Hatch discuss the cinematic and faith elements reflected in the Fred Rogers Documentary Film Won’t You Be My Neighbor, available for streaming rental or purchase on … Continue reading
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Tagged A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Amazon Prime, Apostle Paul, Book of Romans, Christian discipleship, faith in film, Faithspotting, Fred Rogers, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew, incarnation, jesus, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Tom Hanks, Won't you be my neighbor, YouTube
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Faithspotting: Greyhound
Hosts Kenny Dickson and Mike Hatch look at the Apple TV+ film Greyhound and discuss the faith elements spotted in the World War II, Tom Hanks screenplay. Based on the novel, “The Good Shepherd” by C. S. Forester, Tom Hanks … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, apostle Peter, apple tv+, discipleship, faith and film, Faithspotting, Greyhound, jesus, Tom Hanks
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All Are In Need of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Focus Features The 2018 documentary film about Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor is one of the finest films in recent years. Even though it was not in the genre of Faith Films, its presentation of Fred Roger’s quiet, … Continue reading
Sully
Clint Eastwood’s Sully is a compelling film recounting the January 2009 forced water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 after bird strikes knocked out both engines shortly after take-off from New York City’s La Guardia Airport. While most Americans are … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, faith, faith and film, prayer, Spiritual disciplines, sullenberger, sully, Tom Hanks, worship
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Extremely Close and Incredibly Profound
I wrote the following review to offer my thoughts and observations on the film, but also to speak to the ignorance of many professional and armature critics whose criticism of the lead character demonstrated a lack of understanding regarding children with … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, 9/11 attack, Aspergers syndrome, autism, Autism awareness, autism spectrum, community, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, faith and film, forgiveness, grief, grief recovery, healing, parental love, patience, Sandra Bullock, Special Needs, special needs ministry, The Church, Tom Hanks, World trade center
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