David Beresford
Reflections on Life

Welcoming the Stranger?

Welcoming the Stranger?

Fjord Directed by Cristian Mungiu Mobra Films “Nobody could love children more than their parents.” These words are spoken by Mihai Gheorghiu ...

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A Second Chance to Live His Dreams

A Second Chance to Live His Dreams

Late Fame Directed by Kent Jones Magnolia Pictures The young and up-and-coming artist longs to be recognized as a person of exceptional talent and ability. ...

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Hero & Anti-Hero

Hero & Anti-Hero

The Odyssey Director: Christopher Nolan Universal Pictures The cinema has always reserved the right to interpret scripture and classic literature in its ...

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Ewedunnit?

Ewedunnit?

The Sheep Detectives Directed by Kyle Balda Amazon MGM Studios I wonder what my late uncle, a sheep farmer in New Zealand, would have made of The Sheep ...

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Rough Justice

Rough Justice

Citizen Vigilante Directed by Uwe Boll Event Film Time will tell if Citizen Vigilante will be seen as prophetic or simply another violent revenge movie. ...

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National Day of Repentance

National Day of Repentance

This is the unedited text of a sermon preached at St. Barnabas Church, Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday morning, June 21, 2020.  In the name of the ...

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A Cinematic Road Trip With Three Nuns

A Cinematic Road Trip With Three Nuns

Holy Days Directed by Nat Boltt Velvet Moss and Lily Pictures There is a magical scene toward the end of Holy Days that demonstrates cinema’s gift ...

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An Unlikely Friendship at Evangelicalism’s Roots

An Unlikely Friendship at Evangelicalism’s Roots

A Great Awakening Directed by Joshua Enck Sight and Sound Films With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaching, ...

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Love and Hope for the Jilted

Love and Hope for the Jilted

Among the personal calamities life can offer, few can match the humiliation and heartbreak of being stood up at the altar on your wedding day. When you ...

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The Victory of the Human Soul

The Victory of the Human Soul

The Choral opens in 1916 with smoke billowing across an open field. Along the horizon, the heads of what appear to be soldiers are advancing toward us. ...

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