The Chosen

Denise and I recently watched a mini-series called The Chosen. You can find it on multiple platforms like YouTube, apple store, and Google play. They also have their own website.

The whole first season is about Jesus choosing his disciples. It begins with the gripping story of Mary Magdalene who is a woman with emotional and demonic issues that makes her a write-off in society. Even the high priest, Nicodemus, tries to help her but cannot. Needless to say, Jesus does free Mary Magdalene, and well, it is beautiful. It even brought tears to my eyes.

Episodes follow the story of Jesus calling Peter. And honestly they take a few liberties not covered in the Biblical gospels, but it does help to develop context. Bottom line, the Romans were oppressive and the Jews hated them!

Jesus is tender with children. I love the episode of him playing with them and tenderly teaching them He also has quite a moment with his first miracle at Cana.

I recommend this series highly – even if you don’t know much about Jesus. It is engaging and moving. But it is also uplifting. It is the great reminder to me about just how special Jesus truly is. And that’s worth watching and remembering.