The Creators of “The Chosen” (Part 2): Episode 688
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Helping a friend through a hard time, plus part two with Dallas and Jerry Jenkins on dramatizing the life of Christ, and rebuilding friendships after sexual sin.
Featured musical artist: Darlene Zschech
Roundtable: How to Help a Friend in Need
Having a true friend to help you through life’s tough seasons makes such a difference. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a break-up, a bleak medical diagnosis or some other discouraging situation, God loves to use other Christians to help carry our burdens when we’re low. Our guests share how they’ve both helped others and been helped by others in practical and encouraging ways when life got especially tough.
Culture: Behind the Scenes of “The Chosen” — Part 2
Many filmmakers have tried to tell the story of Jesus Christ and His disciples. Some have done a good job; others, not so much. The series making headlines today is called “The Chosen,” with season one surpassing 57 million views as of last fall, and season two just released this week. Lisa went to the show’s set in Texas and visited with series creator Dallas Jenkins to get the stories behind the production as well as a sneak peek of what’s to come. She also talked to Dallas’ dad, Jerry (mega-author of the Left Behind books), about the brand-new novel based on season one. Don’t miss this exclusive interview! (part two of two)
Inbox: Friendship After Sexual Sin
Healthy friendships with the opposite gender can be great, but are they possible after a history of sexual sin? How do you start the process appropriately? And is there a point where it’s OK to date again? Counselor John Thorington weighs in.
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| 1:02.0 | Boundless Show, Lisa Anderson here with you. |
| 1:15.4 | And always great to be with you and to give you a little preview of what's coming up for our inbox. |
| 1:21.1 | A listener's wondering how someone can have healthy friendships with the opposite sex, specifically coming out of past sexual sin. So how to do |
| 1:29.3 | that well. One of our counselors, John Thorrington, is going to weigh in on that. And then for our |
| 1:34.4 | culture, we're going to hear part two of our conversation with Dallas and Jerry Jenkins. |
| 1:39.0 | Dallas is the creator and director of the TV series The Chosen and his dad. Jerry has now, for Focus on the Family, |
| 1:45.9 | written the first book in a series on that. And so if you're a fan of the show or of Jerry Jenkins, |
| 1:53.2 | you're going to definitely want to stay tuned. Okay, well, here we are for our roundtable, |
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