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  • Sacred Space

    Movie

    Of all the remains of the colonial era in America, no sector is better represented or maintained than those religious edifices — the houses of worship — that dot the Eastern seaboard of our nation. These amazing structures testify to a nation founded "under God," to a people committed to worship....

  • Boundless Salvation - William Booth and the Salvation Army

    1 season

    This four-part documentary explores the history of The Salvation Army. Host John Cleary traces the path of this powerful movement from its origins to the present day. Learn how The Salvation Army became a force for both gospel evangelism and social change. Meet the movement's founders, William an...

  • World War One Military Chaplains

    1 season

    Military chaplains, men of faith serving in World War I, found themselves facing the gruesome reality of modern warfare. Serving side by side with soldiers in the trenches, chaplains became essential to the spiritual and psychological needs of those under their care.

    This four-part series takes ...

  • We Were There

    Movie

    We Were There captures the voices of America’s greatest generation, as they share their stories of duty, service, and responsibility during World War II. While the tumultuous global events of the early 1940’s provide the backdrop for this film, it is the men and women recalling their personal sto...

  • A Man Named Martin

    3 seasons

    Martin Luther courageously stood against unbiblical teaching and sounded the clarion call of salvation by grace through faith. With iron willed resolve he refused to back down in the face of public abuse and threats on his life. Beginning with Luther’s nailing of his 95 Theses to the church door ...

  • A History of Christian Worship

    1 season

    A History of Christian Worship: Ancient Ways, Future Paths is a six-part series that explores centuries of worship practices, as seen through the eyes of Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox churches and discussed by leading voices from a cross-section of the Christian community. From scripture, ser...

  • Following in the Footsteps of the Swiss Reformation

    This documentary takes us to the fascinating places where the Reformation took place in Switzerland, a nation where two major streams of Protestantism were born.

    We’ll explore Zurich where Huldrych Zwingli ignited the Swiss reformation in the beautiful Grossmünster Church. We’ll see the to...

  • Bless You Prison
    Movie + 1 extra

    Bless You Prison

    Movie + 1 extra

    The true story of Nicoleta Valery Grossu's amazing survival in a Romanian Communist prison camp and how faith in the Lord enabled her to transcend the relentless cruelty.

    It was an experience unspeakably brutal. To be taken away from home and thrown in jail without any trial. To be interrogated ...

  • The Torchlighters

    20 seasons

    The Torchlighters is an ongoing series of animated programs with strong values and educational content for youth ages 8-12. Each Torchlighters episode presents the story of a true-life hero from Christian history. Kids will see what God can do through a "Torchlighter" and will be challenged to ca...

  • Reformation Overview

    1 season

    These six half-hour programs vividly bring to life the Reformation, its colorful leaders, and history-shaping turning points.

    Optional English Subtitles Available

  • The History of Orthodox Christianity

    1 season

    This ambitious project is designed to be the most detailed worldwide television presentation of the Orthodox Church, Her traditions, and Her sacramental life. The programs, produced in English and Greek, will serve as an educational tool for the Christian Orthodox Church in addressing the needs ...

  • The Forgotten Martyr: Lady Jane Grey

    Movie

    While casually browsing the bookshelves at a local library, a young woman stumbles across a book about the sixteen-year-old martyr, Lady Jane Grey. As she attentively ingests each word, her mind is captivated by the realism of the events unfolding before her. Pages continue to turn as moments tur...

  • St. John in Exile

    The year is AD 96. Thousands of Christians throughout the Roman Empire have been persecuted and killed. John, the last living disciple of Jesus' twelve, has been imprisoned. Though he is 86 years old and confined to a cave on Patmos, John refuses to surrender. In this one-man presentation by Dean...

  • Blind Courage: The Unique Genius of Jan Žižka

    Jan Hus was betrayed by the Council of Constance and burned at the stake in 1415. His Bohemian countrymen, however, who became known as the "Hussites," were not ready to accept defeat.

    An amazing military genius, Jan Zizka (c. 1360-1424), emerged to lead them. He took a handful of peasants, outf...

  • The Wannsee Conference

    Movie

    On January 20, 1942, a conference was held to organize the "final solution" - the destruction of all eleven million European Jews. This documentary examines extensively the historical background to the conference, dealing with the preceding events methodically and largely chronologically. Eminent...

  • C.H. Spurgeon Tonight

    Movie

    Charles H. Spurgeon (1839-1892) was one of the greatest preachers of all of church history! He baptized over 10,000 persons, founded an orphanage for 500 children, established a pastor's college, fostered hundreds of churches, operated 21 city missions halls, and gathered 6,000 hearers twice eac...

  • 1000 Years in the Killing Fields

    A docu-drama based on the true life experiences of Setan and Randa Lee, gives an unforgettable account of a Cambodian boy and girl caught in a web of genocide. From 1975 to 1978, the
    Khmer Rouge massacred more than a million people . Randa and Setan were forced into a prison work camp, but God ...

  • 500: The Impact of the Reformation Today

    Movie

    A lone monk’s actions 500 years ago continue to have a great impact. In “500: The Impact of the Reformation Today,” renowned Luther scholars from around the world reveal how the Reformation surrounds us more than we realize through religion, politics, and our society. This thought-provoking docum...

  • Hitler's Courts

    Movie

    Hitler’s Courts explores how the Third Reich seized power by subverting Germany’s judicial system. The documentary traces how the judges were forced to pledge personal loyalty to Hitler, how Hitler used the courts to persecute his political enemies and ultimately to engineer the final solution. I...

  • Gospel of Liberty
    Movie + 2 extras

    Gospel of Liberty

    Movie + 2 extras

    The revivals of the Great Awakening shook Britain's North American colonies from spiritual slumber during the 1730s, 1740s and 1750s. In Virginia it touched men and women whose spiritual needs had been too long neglected by the legally established Anglican church. In homes, in meetinghouses, and ...

  • An Uncommon Union - The Life And Love Of Sarah And Jonathan Edwards

    Movie

    Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was America's greatest theologian and a leader in "The Great Awakening" (which reached its height in the 1740s), a religious movement that decisively shaped American life.

    This is the story of Edwards and his remarkable wife Sarah as seen through her eyes. Sarah is p...

  • Mightier Than the Sword

    Movie

    Throughout history emperors and dictators, kings and queens, regimes and religions have done their best to destroy it -- and failed. For centuries the rich and powerful kept their people ignorant of its contents, fearful of the revolution that would take place if they ever learned what was in it....

  • Prisoners Of Hope

    Movie

    In August 1964, an American pilot was shot down and captured by the North Vietnamese. In the following years of the Vietnam Conflict, hundreds of American prisoners of war were interrogated, starved and tortured in Communist prisons. Prisoners of Hope presents the experiences of ten of these indi...

  • In the Footsteps of Martin Luther

    Movie

    T. N. Mohan, director of the multiple award-winning film on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "Hanged on a Twisted Cross," returned to Germany to film "In the Footsteps of Martin Luther." He introduces Germany as the Land of the Reformation by featuring the ten Luther towns which represent the most significan...