The Schooley Files

The second half of Season One portrays Jesus beginning his public ministry. From the wedding in Cana , where Jesus’ mother has to talk him...

As the first season of The Chosen nears its end, the separate storylines begin to interconnect. The four main plots have largely develope...

The point at which any complex story becomes really exciting is when plot threads that have been cast out in different directions begin to...

As The Chosen enters the second half of its first season, four main plotlines have been established: Simon and Andrew have both become di...

As a crowd-funded independent project, The Chosen grew in fits and starts. The original funding was only sufficient for four episodes, an...

  After two episodes where Jesus himself plays only a minor, but pivotal, role, we finally have one that focuses strongly on Jesus himself. ...

Episode 2, “Shabbat,” does not have a strong episode arc; none of the stories have a conclusive resolution, as did Mary’s story in the fir...

I’ve heard that many people have started The Chosen but quit after an episode or two because they couldn’t keep track of what was going on....

I’m going to embark on a review series on The Chosen. For anyone who happens across this page and doesn’t know what The Chosen is—I don’t ...

In evangelicalism, we have a bit of a weird tradition. I've heard special speakers in church and read books that follow this pattern. S...

     (Apologies to Don McLean) A long, long time ago I can still remember how Facebook would make me smile And I hoped I could find a way Th...

The following post is excerpted from the chapter, "The Purpose of Marriage," in my book, Marriage, Family, and the Image of G...

Little did I know back in 2013, when I wrote a brief review of Building a Discipling Culture by Mike Breen, that it would spark such a resp...

One of the frequent arguments against the existence of Santa Claus is the question, "How could he possibly make it to every home throug...

The following post is excerpted from the chapter, "Prepare for Chaos," in my book, Marriage, Family, and the Image of God. We al...

I grew up watching All in the Family. (Yes, I'm that old.) All in the Family was an American sitcom that aired in the 1970s. It revo...

About a year and a half ago, I published a book review on Mike Breen's book, Building a Discipling Culture. This was in response to my ...

The following post is adapted from the chapter, "Sexuality," from my book, Marriage, Family, and the Image of God.  Check out Pa...

The following post is adapted from the chapter, "Sexuality," from my book, Marriage, Family, and the Image of God. On the evenin...

The following post is excerpted from the chapter, "Finding the Right One" in my book, Marriage, Family, and the Image of God . T...