I love a good movie. I'm too cheap to pay full price to see them in theaters most of the time (especially with 3 kids), but I pile new releases up in my Netflix queue as fast as the trailers release. And while it is easy to get discouraged by the increase in language, crudity, violence, and skin in movies today, that dark background makes the good ones shine all the brighter. Christian film … [Read more...]
Do You Believe?
Last Friday, a group of women from our church got together for a movie night where we went to see Do You Believe? the latest release from the Christian production company, Pure Flix. My daughter and I were among the attendees, and I must say, we had a wonderful time. The message of the film was inspiring and convicting, and I immediately found myself praying for the courage to be bolder in living … [Read more...]
Books to Movies: With God All Things Are Possible!
When I became a novelist there was a comment that I received often, but one I hadn't expected. "Wow," readers would tell me. "This novel would make a great movie!" That's something a novelist likes to hear, but it carries about as much weight as when your son hits a home run for the first time. "Wow, your boy's going to be in the Big Leagues," spectators say. It's a nice dream, but the … [Read more...]