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Jesus is for losers

Jesus Is For Losers is a free album produced by Calamateur Andrew Howie. His music sits somewhere between Mercury folk and Scandinavian electronica but here is your chance to sample his collection exploring Jesus for free. Andrew’s own site is here

Jesus in the movies

It’s “the greatest story ever told”, according to one famous movie title, and among these films is the alleged most watched film of all time. In these pages we review some of the most significant Jesus movies made over the past 50 years.

Written by Matt Page

The Passion

These pages explore this stunning retelling of the passion of Jesus in words, images and video. Originally shown over Easter 2008, this BBC drama tells the story of the final week in the life of Jesus.

The Passion resource pack, available exclusively from Bible Society, contains all four episodes of the highly-acclaimed BBC series in a two-DVD set. The pack also includes cast interviews and a host of easy-to-use resources on CD-ROM.

Evan Almighty/Noah’s story

Hollywood gives a modern day congressman the full OT treatment as he’s stalked by sheep and a flood of biblical proportions. Evan Almighty, a 21st century comic treatment of the Old Testament story of Noah, tells the tale of newly-elected congressman Evan Baxter (Steve Carrell) who is visited by God (Morgan Freeman) and told to build an Ark in northern Virginia – to save people from an impending flood. Explore the film and the themes surrounding it.

The photos used in this section are copyright © 2007 Universal Studios

Unexpected faces

Have you ever unexpectedly seen a picture in the shapes made by clouds, or a face in a pattern of dots? Some people have been taken by surprise by glimpsing the face of Jesus in wood grain, or a snowy field, or shadows.

In these pages we’re looking at some of these strange pictures and the stories behind them. Click and explore among the images on the left. If you know any other pictures or stories, email to let us know via the contact page.

Compiled and written by Simon Jenkins.

Faces of Jesus

Christians have been making images of Jesus since the early centuries of the church. In this section, we look at pictures of the face of Christ – some of them centuries old, some of them from today.

Karaoke carols

Enjoy our 10 online carols, including all the old faves. We provide the music and words, you provide the voice. I guarantee you there is nothing quite like singing carols to get you into the mood of the real meaning of Christmas.

R father… Gzus via txt

If Jesus had been born in the 21st rather than the 1st century, would he have taught by text? Would he have got on his mobile and texted his followers to say “Luv yr NMEs”? Or told them: “UR d salt of d erth”?

There’s even a book, ‘r father n hvn’ available here.

Mel Gibson’s Passion movie

Find out the back story and what happens next in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ movie. What impact did it have on you?

‘The Passion’, for all its intensity, marks only a few hours in the life Jesus. Each of the flashbacks in the movie are windows onto some of the context, that made the execution of one man an event which continues to shape history.

This module was written by Mark Stafford.

Jude Simpson’s poems

We asked comic poet, entertainer and all-round lover of words Jude Simpson to write five ‘funny’ poems about Jesus for this site. And to document her creative process in an audio diary.

Jude spent the middle part of 2006 developing here ideas. Read and listen to them here.

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