MIRACLE: Episodes 1.2 and 1.3

“Miracles that Defy Explanation”

What You Need To Know:

MIRACLE is a series streaming on the Angel Network that highlights modern-day miracles. Each episode features true accounts of divine healing, demonstrating how God’s power works in our physical and spiritual lives. Episode 2 details a man’s difficult relationship with his mother and a bad health diagnosis. Episode 3 reveals how a female musician and radio host suffers chronic pain from complications encountered during childbirth. 

 Episodes 2 and 3 of MIRACLE feature engaging storytelling. They give viewers insight into the lives, pain and redemption of the people giving their testimony of healing. The production values and testimonies in the two episodes are excellent. MIRACLE has a very strong Christian worldview. It showcases the Lord working His miracles in modern times and demonstrating how faith in Him can bring miraculous healing. However, Episodes 2 and 3 tackle many heavy issues, including alcoholism, drug abuse, medical malpractice, marital problems, and gang violence. The episodes also feature two obscenities. MIRACLE isn’t intended for children. However, teenagers and adults will gain a real-life, grounded understanding of faith and miracles. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children. 

Content:

(BBB, V, S, M): 

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

  Very strong biblical, moral worldview in a comedy about The Exodus that stays true and respectful to the source material and its players in God’s story while incorporating the more light-hearted side of the divine text without devolving into blasphemy or parody, including characters reference God, say Shalom, and practice Jewish traditions, people encourage each other to do God’s will and bad behavior gets rebuked, plus one mention of a character being a political revolutionary;

Foul Language:

  No obscenities or profanities, but one mention of idiot, stupid idiot, stupid, dumb, and stiff-necked wicked people;

Violence:

  Moments of off-screen violence, mention that it’s bloody, threats of violence, a man flings another away, a man pushes another man, a man kicks another person, men petty fight and wrestle, men push a man, pouring of blood on stone for sacrifice, and a cow gets killed off-screen, and man destroys some stone tablets and a pagan idol;

Sex:

  No sex scenes, but there’s mention of laying with wives, a mention of engaging in no sex, mention of a woman’s time of bleeding, a mention of uncircumcision, and woman says it’s a shame they have to get consecrated tonight and hugs a man;

Nudity:

  No actual nudity, but a man shows bare legs, and the camera is angled to see under his garments but nothing is shown, and a woman shows bare legs, but it’s not provocative; 

Alcohol Use:

  No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

  No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

  A mention of a woman considered as property but this is rebuked, people say Aaron is better than Moses in every way, man steals from another person but an accomplice to the theft returns it and apologizes, mean comments toward women, but this gets rebuked, and people worship a pagan idol, but it’s rebuked. 

 

More Detail:

MIRACLE is a series streaming on the Angel Network that highlights modern-day miracles and the testimonies of God working His plan in the lives of the faithful. Each episode features true accounts of divine healing, demonstrating how God’s power works in our physical and spiritual lives. 

 Episode 2 features James Drain, who talks in detail his faith in God. He describes how his faith saved him from not only the abusive situation with his mother but also how it cured his MS and provided the family connection he so desperately desired. 

 Episode 3 showcases Joanne Moody, a successful musician, radio host and all-around media worker who suffered complications while giving birth. The complications left her in chronic pain for many years. Moody recounts how God rewarded her choice to live in constant pain while doing His work on Earth. She returns to the church, where, after being baptized, God literally washes away her pain. The doctors don’t have an explanation for her miraculous healing, but the church does. 

 Episodes 2 and 3 of MIRACLE* bring people closer to God by illustrating how faith can be a source of healing. They offer a wonderful message for modern-day life, especially when things seem hopeless. They also feature engaging storytelling, giving viewers insight into the lives, pain and redemption of the people giving their Christian testimonies of healing. The production values and acting during the narration are excellent. Each episode features an inspiring music video from Christian artists like Phil Wickam and Sarah Reeves. 

 MIRACLE has a very strong Christian worldview. It shows the Lord working His miracles in modern times and demonstrating how faith in Him can bring healing to both the spirit and the body. The episodes also showcase the dangers that a non-Christian, unbiblical lifestyle can bring. Thus, MIRACLE tackles health issues, marital problems and many heavy problems, including alcoholism, drug abuse, medical malpractice, and gang violence. Episodes 2 and 3 of MIRACLE feature both positive and horrific aspects of each person’s testimony. However, the more horrible side of human behavior is handled with dignity and compassion, without being overly explicit. The two episodes also feature two obscenities. 

 MIRACLE isn’t intended for children. However, teenage and adult viewers will benefit from watching the program, and gain a real-life, grounded understanding of faith and miracles. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children and sensitive adults.