Author: Jason Butler

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    “Rebellions are built on hope.” — Jyn Erso Sitting in the theater on a snowy December night watching Rogue One, I had to come to terms with a few realities of life. The first is that I am a complete fanboy of anything Star Wars. The second is that I love rebellions. So if you…

  • Terrence Malick and the Three Greatest Christian Movies Ever Made

    Terrence Malick and the Three Greatest Christian Movies Ever Made

    What if I told you that the three most recent movies from Terrence Malick are the greatest Christian movies ever made? Well, first, you’d probably ask me, “Who is Terrence Malick?” And even if you know who Malick is, your next thought would probably be along the lines of: “Are you serious!??” Granted, Malick films…

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    If you have ever seen a movie about someone being stranded at sea, you may know the popular phrase: “Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink.” As I left the theater after watching the finale of the Hunger Games “trilogy” I felt like I was stranded at sea…adrift…seeing what looked like hope all…

  • The Martian

    The Martian

    Manned missions to Mars are coming! Can you believe that? Humans are going to explore other planets! A mission to Mars is not just science fiction anymore as NASA will most likely send people to Mars sometime in the next 40 years. For some that is exciting (me included) – for others, we can only…

  • The Theology of Artificial Intelligence

    The Theology of Artificial Intelligence

    To begin with I must confess that I am a pastor who is a huge fan of science, especially physics and theoretical future science, which also makes me a pretty big geek on sci-fi movies. Secondly (or fifthly), I’m also incredibly fascinated with the thought of artificial intelligence. That is – the possibility of “robots”…

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

    If you are anything like me, you’ve seen a variety of big screen portrayals of the Exodus story but the most compelling is still Cecil B DeMille’s The Ten Commandments. Even though I am very well versed in the biblical narrative and culture of this incredible event, my mental image of Moses is still a…