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Chariots of Fire

A collection of 5 posts

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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

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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

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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

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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

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"Chariots of Fire" Sequel In the Works

I spoke with a film producer several months ago about his new endeavor... a sequel to Chariots of Fire. The premise for the film was interesting and based on the true story of what happened in the lives of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams after their Olympic victories. And now,