Here’s this week’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture:<\/p>\n
From the latest from my faith\/media industry mail box –<\/p>\n
From the studio that brought you\u00a0 RISEN and WAR ROOM <\/em>comes the story of St. Paul,<\/strong> who transformed from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to one of Christ\u2019s most influential apostles. From AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Digital on June 12 and on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital June 19.<\/p>\n In this Biblical epic, Luke (Jim Caviezel, The Passion of the Christ<\/em>) risks his life to visit Paul (James Faulkner, \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d), who is held captive in a Roman prison under Nero\u2019s rule. \u00a0But before Paul\u2019s death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginnings of \u201cThe Way\u201d and the birth of what will come to be known as the Christian church. PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST<\/em> <\/strong>also features Olivier Martinez (\u201cThe Physician<\/em>\u201d) as the Roman guard Mauritius Gallas, The Blu-ray, DVD and Digital releases come with more than 15 minutes of engaging exclusive bonus materials, including deleted scenes, a look at the special relationship between Paul and Luke, and scenes from a scriptural visualization of Saul\u2019s epic story of conversion. In addition, the physical skus will also include digital versions of the movie, redeemable via the all-new Movies Anywhere App.<\/p>\n PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST<\/em><\/strong> is directed and written by Andrew Hyatt (Full of Grace, The Last Night<\/em>) faithfully following the scriptures. The film is executive produced by Eric Groth, president and CEO of ODB Films. \u00a0The film is produced by TJ Berden and David Zelon. \u00a0PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST<\/em><\/strong> is presented by AFFIRM films and Sony Pictures Entertainment in association with ODB Films.<\/p>\n Bonus Materials Include: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Paul, Apostle of Christ<\/em><\/strong> has a run time of approximately 1:47 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some violent content and disturbing images.<\/p>\n The Movies Anywhere<\/strong> Digital App simplifies and enhances the digital\u00a0movie\u00a0collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies\u00a0in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes\u00a0found in eligible Blu-ray\u2122<\/sup> and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere.\u00a0\u00a0Movies Anywhere is available only in the United States.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s this week’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: From the latest from my faith\/media industry mail box – From the studio that brought you\u00a0 RISEN and WAR ROOM comes the story of St. Paul, who transformed from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to one of Christ\u2019s most influential apostles. From AFFIRM…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,11,1085,7192,1591,14,24],"tags":[9290,9289],"class_list":["post-7760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic-church","category-christianity","category-doctrine","category-forgiveness","category-freedom","category-good-works","category-gratitude","category-movies","tag-apostle-of-christ","tag-paul"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJohn Lynch (The Secret Garden<\/em>) as Aquila, and Joanne Whalley (Willow, \u201cA.D. The Bible continues\u201d<\/em>) as Priscilla.<\/p>\n\n