Dallas Jenkins’s television series about Jesus and His disciples, The Chosen, is now in its fourth season. I continue to find the show a compelling historical and spiritual drama that I would highly recommend. I believe that anyone who has played a role in its creation is responsible for saving countless lives. There can be no greater accomplishment.

The fourth episode of this season streamed the other night, bringing us to the midpoint of Jenkins’s envisioned seven seasons. Almost all of the funding for this beautiful production has come from charitable donations. Before and after the livestream release of each episode, Jenkins provides context for what is portrayed, engages in meaningful conversation with cast and crew, and invites viewers to donate to their efforts should they be inspired to do so. During one such conversation following episode four (about one hour and eighteen minutes into the livestream), Jenkins and a friend discuss an email from someone who has witnessed the show’s life-saving impact.

The writer of the email is a therapist who was desperately trying to help a troubled patient — a recently divorced man struggling with addiction and thoughts of suicide. In what sounded like a bit of a last-ditch effort to reach the man, the therapist spoke about some of the important messages in The Chosen and recommended that he watch an episode before their next session. “He returned ... an entirely different man — shining almost.” In their time apart, he had binge-watched all of the seasons, joined a church, and begun earnestly reading the Bible. “The thing is,” the therapist explained, “he was a devout atheist before this. Because of your work, he has changed his life around completely. You are saving lives through Jesus.”

Saving a single life is a remarkable achievement. As thousands of personal messages attest, the people behind The Chosen are saving lives every day. In turn, many of those who are saved today will find themselves........

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