“And even though I know You were never really gone, it’s good to have You back.”

From God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.

After being released following a short time in jail for not turning over his sermon transcripts, Pastor David Hill (David A. R. White) is placed at the center of a media frenzy.  When a student throws a brick through one of church windows at St. James, it unintentionally causes a disaster and the destruction of the church property.  Pastor David Hill is left lost.  The Hadley University campus that houses the church decides that the negative press from the church is a destructive enough cause for them to remove the church from the property.  Unwilling to leave the church that was his father’s and that has been at that location for over 150 years, Pastor Dave struggles to find a way to keep his church and must reluctantly contacts his lawyer brother, Pearce (John Corbett).  Also caught up in the whirlwind legal battle are Keaton (Samantha Boscarino) and Adam (Mike C. Manning): two students on campus struggling with faith, not necessarily their own, but how it interacts with their daily life.  The school wants the church moved, the church wants nothing but to be allowed to stay, and both sides of the argument quickly become muddled and highly emotional for everyone involved.  Pastor Dave and everyone connected to the church are all left struggling to determine what it means to be a Christian in a world that seems so dark.

This third film of the God’s Not Dead series again tackles issues that many in today’s church face in modern America.  It brings up the question where does one’s faith go from a right to an infringement on others?  The writing is solid, especially for an independent/religious film, and the acting is sincere, never seeming forced by any of the actors.  The story is realistic, honest, and thought-provoking with enough comedic moments to lighten the mood of this at-times sobering story.  A Light in Darkness shifts the focus from the non-religious characters to the religious characters to allow Christian viewers a chance to reflect, but this is a change that does nothing but good things for the series.  This movie is definitely worth the watch, regardless of religious background.

| Rated: PG | Running Time: 106 minutes |Genre: faith/drama |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 0 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 1 of 10

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