The Chosen At Pepperdine Caruso Law

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I absolutely love The Chosen, without a doubt the most beautiful cinematic depiction of the life of Jesus:

• The Atlantic, The Chosen: Christian America’s Must-See TV Show (July 11, 2021)
• Wall Street Journal, Fans Pour Funding—And Faith—Into The Chosen: A Hit Drama About Jesus (Nov. 28, 2021)
• Video, A Chosen Christmas, Part 1 (Dec. 25, 2021)
• Video, A Chosen Christmas, Part 2 (Dec. 25, 2021)

One of the coolest things about The Chosen is that it is entirely crowd-funded and offered free on its website (viewers do not even have to give their email address). Dallas Jenkins, the show's creator, graciously allowed us to show Season 1 and Season 2 at Pepperdine Caruso Law this year. My wife Courtney and I hosted each episode on Fridays and provided lunch to the students, staff, and faculty who joined us. At our final showing of the year, the students surpised me with this:

A student captured my reaction to the video:

Here are the trailers for:

Season 1:

Season 2:

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