PtW XIV: A New Hope

Culture, Film, Media — By Picturing the Word on May 26, 2010 at 1:05 am

Welcome to the final episode of Picturing the Word!

Our curriculum this week was themed “Redemption.”

We watched:

La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (Dreyer, 1928)

Offret (The Sacrifice) (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986)

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

Mildly adhering to the theme of Redemption, John and I explore the topics of both loyalty and hope as they relate to the lives of heroes and saviors in this curriculum. We wonder about the importance of loyalty, particularly the occasional conflict of loyalty to people and loyalty to ideas. We then begin thinking about the necessity of hope for a hero, and finally reflect upon the object of a hero’s hope.

This episode concludes a 14-week project that John and I are privileged to have been a part. With the conclusion of the podcast also comes the conclusion of our wonderful class and of both John’s and my undergraduate education. We are simultaneous ready to go and yet quite sad to leave, and through it all, overwhelmingly thankful for the excellent education we have both received at the Torrey Honors Institute and Biola University.

As always, we would love your comments and questions. Comment below or email John and I at picturingtheword@gmail.com .

Happy listening! ‘

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    Picture the word and see Jesus.

    Hebrews 13:16
    Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

    Luke 6:38
    Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

    Believe those words and head on over to http://www.hybridhondas.com. Click on a link or two to help a fellow brother out so he can continue helping others.

    Spread the word to other brothers and sisters.