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Are you on Facebook?Hi <<First Name>>, "Are you on Facebook?" That’s a very common question these days. We ask friends at church, people we work with, and family members to "friend" us so we can see each other’s Facebook pages. From there, we can write on someone’s wall, tag them in a picture, take a quiz to discover our personality type, and even poke someone thousands of miles away.
Like most social media platforms, it’s a great way to keep in touch with friends you don’t see often. I found Ruth from college on the East Coast, my sister’s best friend Janis in Texas, and missionaries in North Africa.
More timely than annual Christmas letters and more entertaining than someone’s vacation slide show, it’s a tool that keeps us connected. It’s not quite the same as being face to face with your friends, but if you live miles apart, it’s the next best thing.
We’re hard-wired for relationships, even if they happen over the Internet. Whether you poke someone on Facebook, give them a tweet on Twitter, or send an old-fashioned email, invest in your friends and family. You’ll be glad you did.
From the screening room,
Angela Walker
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Industry Interview
Fireproof Inspires Filmmaker Bryan Forrest
by Angela Walker  Three years ago, Bryan Forrest was a guy with an idea for a film. Lots of people have ideas for films, and some even write the screenplays. Bryan took it a step further. After much prayer and counsel, and seeing a news special on Sherwood Pictures, Bryan asked his church (University City United Methodist in Charlotte, North Carolina) if they would consider making the movie a ministry of the church. They agreed, and a movie was born. Can you talk about your background, and what led up to you making The One Lamb?
Bryan: We’re about to release The One Lamb in 100 cities through an exclusive partnership with Carmike Cinemas. On March 17, every theater that it will be opening in is hosting a free screening for pastors, ministry leaders, Christian radio stations, etc. We want pastors to get an advanced look at it before they promote it to the churches.
This is a ministry tool, a way for people to go into their community and bring their friends they may feel are unbelievers to sit with them for two hours and watch an entertaining, dramatic and funny movie that shares the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s a really easy way for people who may not know how to share the message. It’s hard sometimes to bring up a conversation about Christ with friends, but how easy is it to just buy a $5 ticket to a movie?
It’s not lost on us how blessed we are to have that kind of access, when we think about how the film was essentially made for $50,000. The movie has nationwide distribution in over 100 cities in 34 states. We continue to thank God for the dominion He’s given us. [ Read more... ]
Full Tuition Scholarship Awaits Winner of ReelDrama Film Competitionby Kevin P. Donovan - Christian Post A full tuition scholarship to an award-winning film school awaits the winner of this year’s ReelDreams Film Competition.
And with faith-based movies such as Fireproof building up momentum for redemptive and Christian films, a scholarship to Regent University’s School of Communication and the Arts will just be the beginning for the grand prize winner. [ Read more... ]
Kathy Ireland: From Super Model to Role Modelby Josh Kimball - Christian Post When most people hear her name, they think Sports Illustrated and super model.
For those who have followed Kathy Ireland’s life more closely, however, the type of model she is shooting to be today and for the past decade is a role model for working moms and aspiring businesswomen. [ Read more... ]
"Kings" Not Exactly NBC's Crowning Gloryby Angela Walker Kings, the new dramatic series from NBC is being touted as a “contemporary parable and exploration of the timeless David and Goliath struggle.” Students of the Bible will know that David and Goliath’s struggle was short – a one-battle episode in the history of the nation of Israel. What Israel’s army couldn’t do in their fight against the Philistines, David accomplished with a slingshot and one stone. [ Read more... ]
Actress Demi Moore Recommends "The Shack"by Dewayne Hambey - Christian Retailing Actress Demi Moore (Ghost, G.I. Jane, A Few Good Men) is the newest voice endorsing William P. Young's The Shack (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group USA). On her Twitter account, Moore praised the book, relaying quotes and telling the author she was "tremendously moved." [ Read more... ]
Spring Flings
If spring makes you think of Easter, St. Patrick's Day, or romance, try one of these favorites. Or browse our website for something new to enjoy this bright season.
Sense And Sensibility - Special Edition DVD
Adapted from the classic novel by Jane Austen is this captivating romance.
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Louie Giglio: Fruitcake and Ice Cream - DVD + CD
A full-length message from Passion founder Louie Giglio recorded on the Passion tour plus a bonus audio CD!
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Belle And The Beast - DVD
A romantic classic tale retold.
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St. Patrick Pack - DVD
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VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry - DVD
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Film Review
"The Robe" A Decided Must-See
by Greg Wright
The Robe is classic Hollywood storytelling at its finest. Roman Tribune Marcellus spars with Emperor-to-be Caligula and is dispatched to Palestine as punishment—only to arrive in Jerusalem on the very same afternoon as Jesus’ final appearance in the city. By the end of a very tedious week, Marcellus is handed the task of overseeing the execution of three criminals via crucifixion… and goes mad when he takes shelter under the prophet’s robe, which he has won in a game of dice.
Upon the Tribune’s return to Rome, and to his childhood love Diana, the ailing Tiberius sends Marcellus on a quest to track down the robe—carried and protected by Marcellus’ runaway slave Demetrius—and destroy the pernicious symbol of freedom. Marcellus’ quest introduces him to the teachings of Christ and the power of faith, and puts him on a martyrous collision course with the despotic Caligula, who succeeds Tiberius as Emperor. The masterful script originally developed by blacklisted writer Albert Maltz introduces memorable characters, and wisely makes the story as much about the chaste love of Marcellus and Diana as it is about the quest for the robe of Christ.
Which leads to another thing worth mentioning: the words in the script itself, modeled after the "optimistic and hopeful" book of the same name. The words of Demetrius and Diana contain some of the most bitter indictments of man’s humanity ever uttered on celluloid. "Justice and charity—men will never accept such a philosophy," Diana dismisses Marcellus when he tries to explain his conversion to Christianity. "The world just isn’t like that. It never has been, and it never will be."
The Hope of the Faith
But Marcellus, even behind bars, demonstrates the value of faith when he declares that he is "really well for the first time" in his life. And Miriam, a crippled woman in Cana whom Christ chose not to heal, is able to assert that she is living proof that "misfortune needn’t deprive" us of happiness. Maltz’ script looks darkness square in the face and still manages to convey the Christian truth that the hope of the faith has not been in the historicity of the man Jesus Himself, but in what His words have wrought in the lives of His followers: peace, love, joy, contentment, hope, and, yes, sometimes healing—even in the midst of darkness and despair. And this from a crew of filmmakers who were mostly not even Christians themselves!
The Robe reminds us that persecution of any sort is ugly and sinister; that verbal intimidation and curtailment of rights are still a far cry from lions and crosses; and that Christianity changed the world not through a militant response to persecution, but by an adherence to the tenets of the faith in spite of persecution.
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