What unexpected markers do you find along your faith journey, ones that lead you closer to God? InSwashbuckling Faith, author and former pastor Tim Wesemann helps you find surprising doorways to God’s truth in the scenes and dialogue of thePirates of the Caribbeanmovie series. Created merely to entertain, these movies find Captain Jack Sparrow and his cohorts unintentionally leaving behind traces of truth ready to be explored and expanded in light of the Bible. Wesemann springboards from these glimpses to explore scriptural lessons on faith, prayer, contentment, spiritual warfare, forgiveness, hope, and much more. When your biblical perception starts finding treasures of truth in popular culture and everyday occurrences, you’ll set sail for the adventure of a lifetime!
“CaptainJack Sparrow, if you please, sir.”
Captain Jack Sparrow (that’s Johnny Depp, to you lovers of cinema) is the charming pirate in the popularPirates of the Caribbeanmovies that buried Hollywood in gold. The films captured imaginations young and old, but now Tim Wesemann invites you to depart on an even greater adventure—for real!
Following the treasure map of God’s Word, this dangerous exploration will reveal priceless gems of not-so-buried, no-so-pirate booty! You’ll uncover hidden traces of truth and priceless pearls of faith. Lessons on prayer, contentment, spiritual warfare, forgiveness, and hope will awaken you to messages your true Captain is conveying all around you. Because even a pirate movie, looked at through new lenses, can point the way to tangible riches of biblical truth.
“Funny and whimsical with just a touch of sheer insanity.”
Dr. Timothy Paul Jones
Pastor and author ofFinding God in a Galaxy Far, Far Away