Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about an icon of western films, “The Searchers”
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
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BHoP#361 Dark Shadows: Hardboiled and Noir Fiction and Film
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Hardboiled Fiction and it’s adaption into Noir Film, and its reflection of the culture and the human heart.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
BHoP#353 Endo’s Silence: Persecution, Apostasy, and the Silence of God
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills discuss Christianity in feudal Japan and whether persecution is good for the Church.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
BHoP#345 “Dirty Harry” and Vigilante America
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the film Dirty Harry, the significance of the time and place of its setting, why its portrayal of justice outside the law appeals to its audience, and the changes in policing in the last fifty years.
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Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church
Brief#35 Questions on whether Film Makes Us all Voyeurs and on whether Closed Communion is Too Scary
Dr Adam Koontz answers listener emails about the making of film, and the communion practices of the early Christian church.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
BHoP#340 Evil Underneath – The Horror of “Lost Highway”
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about David Lynch’s film Lost Highway, confronting your own sin, and why the film portrays the horror of evil so well.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#311 A Life Worth Living
Dr Adam Koontz answers a listener question about how and whether we can make meaningful differences in the lives of our communities using by talking about the film It’s a Wonderful Life.
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BHoP#296 Jaws, Malls, and the Church Growth Movement
Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the movie Jaws and how it began the monoculture era, shopping malls and consumerism, and how it relates to evangelism.
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Dr Koontz – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church