SHINE A LIGHT TODAY. AKA: SALT
The Christian & Faith-Based go-to media review series that spotlights faith-driven books, films, and podcasts worth your time.
From Darkness to Sight
From Darkness to Sight is renown laser eye surgeon Dr. Ming Wang’s autobiography. In it, he covers his life from his tumultuous childhood in the Cultural Revolution-stricken China to his philanthropic endeavors in the United States to restore sight to the blind.
The Hiding Place (Graphic Novel)
Corrie Ten Boom’s The Hiding Place has a new, graphic novel adaptation for kids by Mario DeMatteo and Ismael Castro. Taken from the original book — with help from one of the three authors of the initial biography — this graphic novel strikes the perfect balance of kid-friendly without softening the overall history of what happened or the core message of hope, love, and forgiveness.
Bonus: Sight
Sight is the most recent feature film to come from Angel Studios (The Chosen, The Shift, Cabrini). This biography focuses on the life of Dr. Ming Wang, a renown ocular surgeon, from his earliest years in tumultuous, Cultural Revolution China to his struggles with overwork, chasing the world’s accolades, and finding faith in his laboratory in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bonus: Cabrini (2024)
This movie has a timeless quality that shines a brilliant, warm spotlight on American’s first saint. This era of the United States was marked by both incredible growth and significant turmoil as nearly 2 million Italian immigrants settled into the country. These immigrants were often treated horribly, and Italian orphans were typically forced to live in the sewers and storm drains beneath the city streets. Cabrini, who steps into New York with her eyes on a future “empire of hope”, starts with one small, rundown orphanage in the worst part of town.