Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Different genres have different strengths and weaknesses, especially when it comes to how they are able to show the gospel whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Unix Diza currently serves as an Assistant Principal at a Christian school where he teaches a high school class titled “Gospel & Movies”. In his spare time, Unix enjoys watching movies and occasionally blogging about them at moviemusement.wordpress.com/, making puns, spending time with family, and playing pickleball. He lives in Ohio with his wife and their three sons.
All of this and more on this episode of the Faith and Pop Culture Podcast!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction to Unix Diza
6:50 Our favorite genres
12:44 Are all genres created equal?
17:54 What are the strengths and weaknesses of different genres?
24:55 Can any genre reflect the gospel?
37:33 In what ways have certain genres reflected certain aspects of the gospel?
48:20 Is there anything else we haven’t touched on that you’d like to talk about?
58:15 Things Unix likes that you should like, too
MENTIONS:
A Spoiler-Free Look At What Murder On The Orient Express Gets Right, And Wrong, About Faith - by Paul Asay: patheos.com/blogs/watchinggod/2017/11/spoiler-free-look-murder-orient-express-gets-right-wrong-faith
Formulaic for a Reason: The Existential Appeal of Hallmark Movies - by Brett McCracken: thegospelcoalition.org/article/formulaic-reason-existential-appeal-hallmark-movies
Art in Action - by Nicholas Wolterstorff: amazon.com/Art-Action-Toward-Christian-Aesthetic/dp/0802818161
The Green Ember Series: store.storywarren.com/pages/green-ember-series-reading-order?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22771314452&gbraid=0AAAAACyMOEDn7GhwRvRgpoSm4kBfOEEjw&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_IXQBhCkARIsADqELbL3G4l0kDOdQXO4u8xF_VJd-tT6bijcC4F0ijYOSqT_OUFVLiqLNL0aAtmwEALw_wcB
Unix’s Website: moviemusement.wordpress.com
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Different genres have different strengths and weaknesses, especially when it comes to how they are able to show the gospel whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Unix Diza currently serves as an Assistant Principal at a Christian school where he teaches a high school class titled “Gospel & Movies”. In his spare time, Unix enjoys watching movies and occasionally blogging about them at moviemusement.wordpress.com/, making puns, spending time with family, and playing pickleball. He lives in Ohio with his wife and their three sons.
All of this and more on this episode of the Faith and Pop Culture Podcast!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction to Unix Diza
6:50 Our favorite genres
12:44 Are all genres created equal?
17:54 What are the strengths and weaknesses of different genres?
24:55 Can any genre reflect the gospel?
37:33 In what ways have certain genres reflected certain aspects of the gospel?
48:20 Is there anything else we haven’t touched on that you’d like to talk about?
58:15 Things Unix likes that you should like, too
MENTIONS:
A Spoiler-Free Look At What Murder On The Orient Express Gets Right, And Wrong, About Faith - by Paul Asay: patheos.com/blogs/watchinggod/2017/11/spoiler-free-look-murder-orient-express-gets-right-wrong-faith
Formulaic for a Reason: The Existential Appeal of Hallmark Movies - by Brett McCracken: thegospelcoalition.org/article/formulaic-reason-existential-appeal-hallmark-movies
Art in Action - by Nicholas Wolterstorff: amazon.com/Art-Action-Toward-Christian-Aesthetic/dp/0802818161
The Green Ember Series: store.storywarren.com/pages/green-ember-series-reading-order?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22771314452&gbraid=0AAAAACyMOEDn7GhwRvRgpoSm4kBfOEEjw&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_IXQBhCkARIsADqELbL3G4l0kDOdQXO4u8xF_VJd-tT6bijcC4F0ijYOSqT_OUFVLiqLNL0aAtmwEALw_wcB
Unix’s Website: moviemusement.wordpress.com
Make sure to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and jump into the comments section to let us know what you thought!
If you'd like to donate to help support the ministry into the next 20 year, follow the link below. No donation is too small! blackaby.org/support-bmi-kin/
FOLLOW US:
thecollision.org
X @DanielBlackaby
Facebook.com/thecollisionbmi
