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We all go through desert seasons. Maybe you are in one right now. The desert has enormous theological significance. If you haven’t checked it out, join New Testament scholar @matthewlarsen in his hit course on @qava.tv as he leads us through a stunning reflection on deserts in scripture, our lives and how God meets us in the chaos and uncertainty of life.

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One of the strangest and most powerful images in early Christianity is this: the resurrection as a jailbreak.

Here’s a fun AI video we made that draws on one of the most surprising and little-known features of early Christianity: the way the resurrection of Jesus was imagined not just as a miracle—but as a jailbreak. A mid-second century text called the Letter of the Apostles preserves instructions for how some early Christians celebrated Passover. At the center of that ritual was a dramatic act: one member of the community was symbolically imprisoned, only to be released during the night vigil through divine intervention.

This was not theater for its own sake. It was theology embodied. The imprisoned figure stood in for Christ—arrested, confined, cut off—and also for figures like Peter, whose miraculous escape from prison in Acts shaped early Christian imagination. When the prisoner was “freed,” it reenacted the resurrection itself: Christ breaking open the doors of death like a prison cell.

For these communities, salvation was not abstract. It was visceral. To be saved was to be released—from chains, from death, from powers that held the world captive. This ritual collapsed the distance between past and present, turning participants into living witnesses of the same story.

The video you’re watching translates is just a fun attempt to take that ancient imagination into visual form—recovering a world where resurrection meant escape, and freedom was felt in the body.

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Don’t overlook this.

Episode 4 — Easter: The Real Story | available now on YouTube. Link in bio.

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“Who’s going to go tell this story? You? Me? The secret is out… this good news needs to be shared.”

Episode II of Easter: The Real Story out now on YouTube (link in bio).

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And we’re LIVE!!! August Media is proud to present one of our first series- a new reflection on the origins of Easter with renowned New Testament Scholar Dr. Matthew Larsen. Each short episode will reveal a hidden truth about the most significant event in human history. Link in bio.

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What a crew! Some #bts of the AMC crew filming in Turkey 🇹🇷 over the past two weeks working on some very exciting new projects in the works with some incredible new and old partners!

I made a spec commercial for Toyota with some shots we did in May from our shoot on The Desert... Curious, does this connect? @toyota #landcruiser60 #fj60 #landcruiser #desert

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a proper approach to a water hazard had Haley squealing from the shock of the cold... I kinda got in trouble on this one but it was worth it.