As Christians, we believe our faith is founded in Godâ??s self-sacrificial love, a virtue we are commanded to emulate: â??Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heavenâ? (Matt. 5:16).
Answering that call, Christians offer succor to the suffering: Mother Teresaâ??s Missionaries of Charity care for the dying; the Salvation Army provides for the destitute; World Vision brings relief to those affected by natural catastrophes. So where are the stories about believers virtuously acting out their faith? Where are the movies and TV shows with openly Christian characters sacrificing for the benefit of others? Why is the nurturing aspect of the faith so ubiquitously ignored?
The producers of one new show seem to have heard our lament. Christian love is the life-blood of the new Fox series The Exorcist, in which devout Catholic characters grapple with demonic forces, putting at risk their lives and even their souls.
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