Tender Mercies

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The Text This Week:

Tender Mercies
(1983)

Information at Internet Movie Database

Hollywood Jesus visual review.

Themes

Baptism

literal baptism scene (Eric Reece)

Tender Mercies (starring Robert Duvall and Tess Harper) has a wonderful baptism scene. Duvall is a broken down alcoholic who ends up being ministered to by Harper and her young son. Duvall is reborn. The son and Duvall prepare for baptism and are baptized together while Harper looks on from the choir. After, in the truck going home, Duvall asks the boy if he feels different. He answers that he doesn't. Duvall agrees. But we know that everything is different. (Rev. Morar Murray-Hayes)

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