Popcorn Theology

This week longtime listener and first time guest host Eric joins David and Miles for part 2 of our exploration of the Rings of Power. Our opinions differed on the show itself, but we remained united in our fight against the dark forces of mindless entertainment. Rings of power inspired discussions on the honorable choice to help one another, the struggle against evil, the hope of redemption, and the deceptive nature of spiritual evil. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Can James, Miles and David brave the thematic darts, swing over the theological pits and dodge the rolling ball of tropes to recover the treasures in this cinematic relic? Whether it’s the years or the mileage, this film has aged well and opens up a box of conversation treasure. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for commissioning this narrative expedition! — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Hello neighbor. We’re so glad that you’re here. This week we cover A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood the story of a hardened journalist who comes face to face with Mr Rogers. Listen in as we discuss Mr Rogers’s virtue, his impact on others, and his spiritual disciplines that allowed him to maintain such an incredible life. Also this week David and Miles are joined for the first time by Becky Watkins our Social Media Manager and longtime Patron Saint of Popcorn Theology. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Is Tolkien rolling in his grave? Have modern political sensibilities warped middle earth beyond recognition? This week Miles, James, and David watched the first two episodes of the Rings of Power to find out. Regardless of your reaction to the show itself this episode may help you commit to being watchful for evil at all times and to fight the good fight of faith even as you hope to leave all the evil and pain in this world behind. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

This week we cover the award winning movie King Ricard, based on the incredible real life story of Richard Williams and his successful plan to raise the world’s greatest female tennis stars. Proverbial wisdom shines through in this story of diligent work and family solidarity. Join our very own podcast king Richard along with James and Miles as they serve up some Biblical insights from the film. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Stop trying to make Mean Girls happen” they said, but that didn’t deter our Patron Saints from voting this the film we totally had to cover! Kat, David and James talk about Girl World, the company we keep, confession, and why we are all white. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

You know you wanna pick up this phone! James and Kat are joined by Joe Thorn to discuss another great entry in the horror genre, this one with explicit themes of Jesus and faith, prayer and providence. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Many movies entered the coliseum, but thanks to the voting of our Patreon saints, only Gladiator survived. This week we are joined by guest host Jam Watkins, of the Christian metal band Context, as we explore this modern classic. This movie reminded us of the real courage of early Christians as they were cast into the arena. Topics discussed include the power of mobs, jealous brothers, and how this movie provokes in us a desire to live for something transcendent. Stream and support Jam's band Context here. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Kat rolled the dice and joins David and James for our fourth foray into the saga of Stranger Things. Sins of the "Papa", how we judge others, how we view ourselves, and what forgiveness looks like are just some of the themes that turn this monstrous narrative upside down. Click here for Elias Gannage's article "Misguided Paladins: A Sympathetic Investigation of Cultural Factors That Gave Support to the Factually Inaccurate Campaign Against Dungeons & Dragons". Click here for a clip from James' sermon on forgiveness. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear  Missional Wear; Mis let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Dinosaur Theology! Thunder lizard experts David and Marcus school a clone of James on reptiles and raptors, and then talk turns to family and (what else?) Dominion. Is this a great episode? You bet Jurassic is! — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Our Patreon supporters voted so this week David, Richard and Miles covered the Jimmy Stewart classic Harvey. This 1950 adaptation of the play gave us plenty to talk about. We also discovered that the movie is in the public domain, meaning that you can see it here for free! [link] 
 Harvey made us consider the value of a belief which makes a person more pleasant even if that belief may be a delusion. The main character Elwood also reminded us of the winsome attitude that Christ calls us to have toward others. Join us and maybe God can use us and this classic movie to help you walk a closer in step with Him. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Ride into the Danger Zone with Kat, Miles and James as they feel the need for speed, yet slow down to explore the target rich environment of this refined sequel. They navigate themes of age and wisdom, how to teach, surrogate fathers and the difference between confidence and pride. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.  

In some alternate universe James, Richard and David hate on this movie and discuss no deep or meaningful themes... but fortunately in THIS universe, they take a Strange look at moral calculus, Wong answers, returning to our vomit, and who holds the knife as it relates to this mind-bending spin through the MCU.   — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

This week Kat, James, and Miles carry the Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. This surrealist take on the real Nicolas Cage takes a hard look at the pitfalls of fame, self deception, self-obsession, and celebrity worship. Yet through the comedic chain of events that unfolds it gives us a look at the redemptive nature of friendship, repentance, and the power of stories to bring us together. Watching this movie mindfully could remind us all of our need for the true Friend of Sinners.   — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Many movies entered the coliseum, but thanks to the voting of our Patreon saints, only Gladiator survived. This week we are joined by guest host Jam Watkins, of the Christian metal band Context, as we explore this modern classic. This movie reminded us of the real courage of early Christians as they were cast into the arena. Topics discussed include the power of mobs, jealous brothers, and how this movie provokes in us a desire to live for something transcendent. Stream and support Jam's band Context here. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

This week Miles, James, and David cover Morbius and journey into the darker side of Marvel Comic movies. One of our hosts was very disappointed with this movie, but this podcast will not disappoint. We discuss vampirism as a metaphor for our fallen nature, the desire to achieve knowledge apart from God, how God uses our limitations, and much more. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

The Adam Project brings us much of the best of what you can expect from Ryan Reynolds. A movie intentionally in line with classics like ET and Back to the Future, the Sci-fi elements serve a story that is really about family, dealing with grief, the importance of our choices, and teaching us “to number our days that we may gain the heart of wisdom” as Psalm 90:12 says. So join Richard, David, and Miles as we work to “redeem the TIME” (Eph 5:16) on this episode of Popcorn Theology. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

This week Miles, James, and Kat are vengeance on behalf of all mindless consumers. The Batman is here bringing us a look at a hero in the pattern of a biblical judge, an antagonist whose greatest weapon is exposing lies, and a corrupt city much like the ones God sent prophets to rebuke. Join us and wrestle with questions of vengeance, justice, and the need for redemption both individual and corporate. — Help us recruit more film lovers and theology nerds by sharing this episode with your friends. Rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help attract more listeners. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Our Patreon Saints have spoken and sent us overseas to enjoy some Anime, giving us a great opportunity to highlight general differences between eastern and western stories. Join David, James, and Miles as we cover A Silent Voice. This movie deals with sin, it’s consequences, and the nature of reconciliation, yet it’s emphasis on shame in a community of teenagers allowed us to bring out specific themes in scripture. Listen in and you may better understand how the Bible is an eastern book. Additionally you may become better equipped to deal with shame in your own heart as well as in your community.   -------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Francine Rivers' new book, The Lady's Mine. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.

Welcome to the family Popcorn Theology! Join Kat, Richard and James as they bring their gifts to bear examining this sneaker hit, it’s unique songs, and obvious themes that frame a portrait of the church and the gospel. Hear more on Encanto in this video from James' Faith & Reason event.   -------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Francine Rivers' new book, The Lady's Mine. Follow & connect with us on social media. Support us on Patreon. Pick up your Popcorn Theology gear at the Merch Store. Check out our sponsor Missional Wear; let them know Popcorn Theology sent you.