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19 Brutal Lessons I’ve Learned as a Christian Artist

By ryderharnett / April 25, 2025 /

I’m a Christian musician and filmmaker, and in a few days, I’ll be 19 years old. As I look back, I realize my journey hasn’t just been about building skills… God has been building up my identity so that I can inspire others to make change. So here are 19 things I’ve learned along the…

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Why Horror is Actually a Christian Genre

By ryderharnett / February 28, 2025 /

What if I told you that horror is actually one of the most Christian genres? That’s not just my opinion—I’ll show you how the Bible itself proves it. If you clicked on this video, you most likely fall into one of two camps. Either you love horror and want to make good Christian horror, or…

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Why Christian Films Suck (and How We Can Fix Them)

By ryderharnett / December 13, 2024 /

Intro – Christian movies have an awful reputation. Let’s face it, Christian movies have a reputation for being awful, there’s no way around it. Secular and non-secular people alike have been poking fun at us because we suck at making good movies. There’s been a massive misunderstanding within Christian media as to what art and…

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How Our Culture Borrows the Mindset of Ancient Kings.

By ryderharnett / November 1, 2024 /

Chaos & the Elevation of Man While most people recognize ancient civilizations for their pagan nature, many do not realize how modern cultures have adopted beliefs that stem from ancient philosophies. How is it that we have taken a page from ancient cultures and adopted their ideologies into our own thinking? Ancient kings, like those…

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The Doctrine of the Rapture is an Unbiblical and Debilitating Lie

By ryderharnett / November 1, 2024 /

The Doctrine of the Rapture is an Unbiblical and Debilitating Lie Introduction A few months ago, I asked some of my Christian friends what they thought the end of the world would look like. They responded by seriously and matter-of-factly delving into all the possible and hypothetical ways the earth could explode, or be stricken…

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Dear Christian Filmmakers: Stop Making Faith-Based Films.

By ryderharnett / November 1, 2024 /

Dear Christian filmmakers: stop making faith-based films. Dear Christian filmmakers: stop making faith-based films. As conservative Christians, we have a reputation for movies that suck, and the reason is because Christian filmmakers and corporations have been focusing on communicating our faith, not on good storytelling. You may think that’s a good thing, but in a…

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