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Chariots of Fire

A collection of 4 posts

On Movies & Media

Chariots of Fire: Does God care who wins?

As a follow-up to my two-part post (1, 2) on revisiting Chariots of Fire, I want to share this lengthy discussion between my friends Ken Morefield and Todd Truffin from their podcast called The Thin Place. I like this episode's clever title. Keep in mind: This is a

Chariots of Fire (1981) - Part 2

Chariots of Fire (1981) - Part 2

[This review was originally published at Good Letters, the Patheos blog hosted by Image.] • Maybe it was instinct that sent me back to relive the 1924 Olympic Games. In Part One of this reflection, you found me despairing, feeling a sudden collapse of my lifelong will to write. Slumped on

Chariots of Fire (1981): Part 1

Chariots of Fire (1981): Part 1

[This review was originally published at Good Letters, the Patheos blog hosted by Image.] • So, why Chariots of Fire? Why is that what I chose for tonight’s movie? Netflix is recommending all kinds of recent, highly rated titles. Why revisit this old DVD? It happened like this: Two hours

On Movies & Media

31 years late: Some thoughts on Chariots of Fire

I've written a two-part reflection on the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which is appearing at Good Letters, the blog hosted by IMAGE. * Part One * Part Two It's not really a film review. It's more of a personal consideration of the film: what I