Episode 122: Faith Lessons from Pop Culture, Part 3--Casablanca

In a movie famous for great lines like, "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," and "Here's looking at you, kid," there's actually a powerful image of singing a hopeful song in exile.  It's the classic movie Casablanca, and in our latest episode of "Crazy Faith Talk," pastors Sarah, Erica, and Steve again explore how pieces of pop culture become windows for our faith life.  After pastors Erica and Sarah took turns talking about several novels in previous episodes, Steve now takes a look at a scene from Casablanca, and how the people of God live in resistance to the powers of the day, not with violence or hatred, but by singing a different song--a song of home and of hope, much like the songs of praise in Revelation sung over against the Empire.  We'll also see how this idea of singing hopefully in the face of hatred and oppression offers connecting points to biblical stories like Paul and Silas in prison; Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace; and the faithful exiles living in Babylon; we'll also see connections to the lives of figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr., too.  Join us for another conversation in our "Faith Lessons from Pop Culture" series, and see where it takes you!  And in the words of Humphrey Bogart, "Here's looking at you, kid."