Manchester by the Sea: Some Sins Cannot Be Beat (Psalm 51:3)
In the haunting film *Manchester by the Sea*, we meet Lee Chandler, played with raw vulnerability by Casey Affleck. Lee is a man burdened by...
This is movie analogies on grief and guilt, drawing on Psalm 51:3, Lamentations 3:19-23 and Romans 8:26.
In the haunting film Manchester by the Sea, we meet Lee Chandler, played with raw vulnerability by Casey Affleck. Lee is a man burdened by the unimaginable—his three children, lost to a tragic accident that was, in his eyes, his own doing. Picture him standing on the chilly shores of Manchester, Massachusetts, the waves crashing against the rocks, each one echoing the relentless sorrow that fills his heart.…
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