An occasional and random assortment of articles not published elsewhere – thoughts from filmmaker, author, and pastor John Jackman.
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin – REVIEW
by John Jackman Movies are not academic documentaries; they are storytelling and drama. Filmmakers must always take some license to fit a complex story into two hours, and indeed is it hard not to add embellishments that make for better cinema: “Never let the facts get in the way of … Continue reading
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Remembering Ed Martin
I stopped by Bethlehem last week to have my last look at Martin Tower. The next time I visit it won’t be there. As the implosion of the iconic landmark approaches, I thought we should take a moment to look back at the man who it was named after. I … Continue reading
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The Refiner’s Fire
This morning I preached on Malachi 3:1-20, a passage made famous to moderns by the aria in Handel’s The Messiah: For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine … Continue reading