Here\u2019s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n
At least three films about the Easter Miracle are currently in development.<\/strong> The list includes The Resurrection<\/em> (from producer Tim LaHaye), The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em> (from American Trademark Pictures) and The Messiah<\/em> (from a nonprofit group called In Jesus’ Name Production which, as Hollywood Reporter reports<\/a>,\u00a0 is seeking to raise $25 million through a crowd-funding campaign that asks one-million Christians to give $25 apiece to become “spiritual producers”). Plus, Mary Mother of Christ<\/em> (with Joel Osteen set as executive producer) is also in the works, a story which certainly involves the Resurrection.\u00a0 More at The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.
\nComment:<\/strong> It shouldn’t hurt any of these projects that Sunday’s debut of the Mark-Burnett-Roma Downey miniseries The Bible<\/em> on The History Channel<\/a>\u00a0 currently stands as the most-watched cable entertainment program of 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nFlashback:<\/strong> Here’s how the Resurrection was depicted in the climactic scene of the classic 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eem0SZlHwSo<\/a>\n
Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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