The recently released movie The Martian starring Matt Damon tells the not-so-far-out tale of botanist Mark Watney left for dead on the planet Mars. His fellow crew members have reluctantly left him behind to undertake the 4 year return voyage to Earth. When he comes to after being knocked unconscious he is faced with a series of catastrophic realties he must tackle in order to survive.
While not explicitly a story of faith–Watney says he’ll have to “science the s&!# out of things”–it’s a great metaphor for the church in this day and age.
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