"The Whole Spectrum" is a podcast influenced by the words of Francis Schaeffer, who wrote that "Christians have largely shut up their spirituality into a small corner of life--Sunday church or their Bible studies--instead of realizing that the Lordship of Christ is to permeate the whole spectrum of…
We discuss our favorite films of 2017 and the Oscar winners and ceremony.
Erik & Catherine talk about Pixar's COCO (and why Erik can't stay awake during Pixar movies), WONDER, and THE LAST JEDI.
Erik gives a brief review of DUNKIRK and then he and Catherine count down their top 5 Nolan favorites.
We discuss Wonder Woman and the spiritual and gendered themes of the film. We also discuss a new book called Movies Are Prayers.
We recount recent viewings of Beauty and the Beast, Land of Mine, and Jackie.
We discuss our favorite shows of 2016, as well as some listener picks.
Erik and Catherine give each of their favorite movies of 2016.
Erik and Catherine discuss surprises and snubs in the Oscar nominees.
We discuss two of our top picks for the winter film season.
We talk about Arrival, Moana, Hacksaw Ridge, Loving, and more.
We discuss Nate Parker, Woody Allen, Mel Gibson and more as we wrestle with whether or not we can separate an artist's work from his or her sins.
Erik & Catherine each list their top five picks for fall movies.
From "Chef" to "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" to "Chocolat," we look at some of our favorite "foodie movies" and how they relate to faith.
Erik Parks, along with special guests John Paul Penrod and Nick, discuss race, politics, gospel and personhood in the movie "Selma."
We look at themes in "E.T." and "Warrior," and how they relate to truths about the Christian life
In this episode Erik brings in special guest Joseph Williams (TheWiseGuys.com) to discuss the recent Oscars telecast
We discuss the themes of "Ex Machina," and whether or not nudity was necessary in that film, which leads us into a broader look at sex and nudity in movies, and our personal take on the issue.
Erik and Catherine each share their list of top five romantic movies, and discuss the Oscar-nominated film "Brooklyn"
We discuss how great films can create empathy in viewers, and the ability to love and understand those in other cultural contexts
We look at each of our picks for top Christmas movies of all time.
We take a look at the faith themes of "Spotlight"