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We're just now viewing this exciting film which is a few years old. It's the story is Jim Elliot and his wife Elisabeth and four other couples in Ecuador in the 50's.
The theme was a gripping one of forgiveness for murder - forgiveness down through multiple generations. OK, I won't give away anymore of the plot...
The film depicted the missionaries as real people who experienced a little frivolity now and then.
Regrettably, little was said about what the actual mission was. I suppose that was to be presumed.
I bet you could find this video at your usual source.
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"End of the Spear" is a different flick. Hope to catch it soon.
Something seemed to be missing, imo, from "Beyond the Gates of Splendor." I don't recall that Jesus was ever mentioned. Maybe He was mentioned but the fact that these natives needed his salvation did not come through at all.
(I was reminded of a recent speech by Brian McLaren, emergent church leader, at the National Press Club in which the name of Jesus Christ did not come up.)
Jesus will draw lost persons to Himself only when He is lifted up as the only Saviour and Lord. What we don't say can speak volumes.
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Yes, D, I'm very concerned about the theology (or lack thereof) in Emerging Church. In the sense of "God-study" not in the sense of doctine-logy. Some seem to have gotten it backward -- hung onto programmatic thinking and thrown out Jesus instead of throwing out the programs!
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Your concern is worthy of a full discussion, sister. I'll start a new thread on the EC very soon if another Cafe visitor doesn't.
Now back to our movie reviews... A reliable friend just told me that 2 of the roles in the latest film (End of the Spear) were played by openly gay actors. I cannot believe that Mrs. Elliott would sign on to such an arrangement. But I have never known this friend to be mistaken in such matters.
Anyone got the details about this? Does it change your opinion of the movie if true? For me it sorta does.
quote:Still, though, the culture war casts a cloud over End of the Spear.
Janz, on his website, noted that Chad Allen, who plays Steve Saint in the film, was a proponent for "gay marriage" on “Larry King Live” the night President Bush announced his support for a constitutional amendment banning “same-sex marriage”; he has been on the cover of one of the leading homosexual magazines, The Advocate; and he has been featured in a production of “Corpus Christi,” a stridently Christ-mocking stage play.
Janz lamented that End of the Spear “will by far be one of [Allen’s] biggest splashes on the screen. No doubt, his fan base will explode, especially among Christian kids. Every email that is sent from evangelical teens will go through his hands. [Allen has said he personally receives all e-mails sent to his fan website.] You cannot go to Chad’s website and spend any time there without seeing his homosexuality on display. At several points, kids can learn about gay publications, online magazines, and support groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered teens.”
Janz suggested that the “Christian film-making community [should] come up with a code of ethics that will show the difference between a Christian film company and a secular film company. If you are going to ask for our loyalty and support, you need to be willing to hear our concerns and let us know that you will protect our beliefs, not muddy the waters.”
Janz also suggested that people who want to see End of the Spear “wait until it comes out on video and have lots of people over to see it in their home. That way, Every Tribe Entertainment doesn’t get as much income.”
The book that I enjoyed most as a child was a very large Christian nature book. Later, I learned that the man who led the production of it had seduced a number of young women. Still, I benefited from that book. Sighhh.
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