“While some of the earliest copies of non-biblical writings date to thousands of years later than their originals (Homer’s Odyssey is unusually good; only five hundred years separate the copies from the original), we have fragments of the New Testament… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“When it comes to the New Testament, we can be confident we are reading from accurate sources, because we have so many ancient copies to compare. For many ancient texts there are only a handful of manuscripts in existence. We… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“But if we have learned anything in the cinema-making efforts of Christians in recent years, it is that you can’t make beautiful movies unless… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“A student once asked me if I would let a two-year-old watch The Passion of the Christ (2004). I answered in the negative; but… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“Nudity in art was rarely contested by the church until recently. It was not explicitly condemned until the anti-Protestant Council of Trent in the… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“It is a shame when a Christian gives an unqualified approval to the positive messages in The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Little Miss Sunshine, but… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“It is the gritty portrayal of the darker side of life that often causes Hollywood’s unpopularity among Christian viewers, but it is the idyllic… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“Proof for the existence of God cannot come directly from the physical sciences. It’s not that scientists aren’t intelligent people. It’s simply that their… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“God gave all the light that people need to see, but He also left enough darkness for those who don’t want to see.” — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“In other words, magic in both The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia is not equivalent to the occult practices in… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“Unless immoral in the extreme, we should not automatically judge a movie as inappropriate based solely on its method of communication. Nor should we… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“Whenever we see design, we assume from experience that it came from a designer. We can tell the difference between sand dunes and sand… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“While some of the earliest copies of non-biblical writings date to thousands of years later than their originals (Homer’s Odyssey is unusually good; only… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
“Stories are the preferred way human beings learn and define our values. In our stories we find heroes whose larger than life examples make… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
