Christian films to watch when you can’t leave home

In these strange times when people can’t get to the cinema I thought it might be an idea to let you know of an American channel where you can watch Christian films at a low cost. It’s called the New Faith Channel and you can join up for $5.95 a month, or the euro equivalent.

There’s a 14-day free trial. You can cancel any time you want. It’s $29.95 for a half year’s subscription and $59.95 for a yearly one. You can stream the films to your television if you have Chromecast or Apple Airplay.

If you don’t have these devices there’s an alternative. You may have a HDMI connection on your television. If you do, you can connect your computer (presuming you have one) directly to the television using this.

The films are suitable for all the family. There are titles like Highway to Heaven, The God Question, Altar Egos, Wild Faith and The Book of Genesis.

Highway to Heaven is a box set with 30 discs in its physical manifestation. It stars Michael Landon and Victor French, both of whom you may remember from Little House on the Prairie. The plot deals with a handyman (Jonathan Smith) who’s actually an angel with a mission from God.

He’s accompanied by a former policeman (Mark Gordon) whose life he turned around. He travels the country guiding the lost towards “the highway to heaven.”

Letters to God concerns a young boy who’s suffering from cancer. He sends daily missives to God, who becomes a kind of celestial pen pal to him. But what will the postman (Brady McDaniels) do with them?

Until Forever also has a cancer theme. The plot has a couple, Michael and Michelle, looking forward to a life of love together when Michael is struck down by the disease. In hospital he faces some tough challenges to his faith.

One of the other patients is an atheist. His brother suffers from depression and attempts suicide. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Will his faith see him through the dark time? Watch and see.

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God Bless the Broken Road centres on a woman whose husband has died on army duty. She has to find a way to cope with the tragedy by using her Faith.

Of particular interest to children, especially around Easter, is The Miracle Maker. This has a star-studded cast in Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie and Richard E. Grant. It uses a mixture of animation and real footage to tell the story of Christ through the eyes of a child. Fiennes plays Jesus. As his popularity grows, enemies plot his downfall. Grant is John the Baptist.

These films can also be ordered from Amazon if you don’t have the ability, or inclination, to become a member of the New Faith Network. It has a huge list of titles. I’m just giving you a smattering of them.