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Before the Wrath Review and Giveaway

Christians with an interest in end-times prophecy will find Before the Wrath captivating but those not interested in eschatology won’t be “caught up” by this film.

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While scholars debate the timing of the Rapture, the world has lost why this event is prophesied to occur in the first place; knowledge that was once understood by those in the first century. Today, researchers in the Middle-East have rediscovered ancient anthropological evidence from the time of Christ that reveals exactly how and why the Rapture must occur; unveiling new biblical insight that will reignite hope for believers and prepare the world for what’s coming.

“But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.” —1 Thessalonians 5:1-2

Genre: Documentary, drama, inspirational
Rating: NR
Run time: 1:24
Studio: Ingenuity Films
Budget: $300,000
Starring: Narrated by Kevin Sorbo (God’s Not Dead, Soul Surfer, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys)
Director: Brent Miller, Jr.

Currently available to rent, stream or buy. Visit the official film site to learn more.

I Still Believe Review & Giveaway

When Jeremy Camp’s first album, Stay, first released I was unaware of the struggle and faith behind the album. It wasn’t until years later that I learned about the pain behind he lyrics of I Still Believe.

When I heard Jeremy’s story for the first time I thought, “Someone should make a movie about this,” and that’s exactly what happened.

About the Film

One love can change your life. One life can change the world. From the creators of I Can Only Imagine comes an inspiring love story for the ages. Rediscover the wonder of love in I Still Believe, based on the real-life story of chart-topping singer Jeremy Camp.

Genre: drama, inspirational, romance
Rating: PG
Run time: 1:56
Starring: starring KJ Apa (Riverdale, A Dog’s Purpose), Britt Robertson (A Dog’s Purpose, The Space Between Us, Tomorrowland), Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, CSI) and Shania Twain.
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, & Digital May 5, 2020.

The film was the #2 new movie, its opening weekend (3/13/2020) and the #3 movie overall for the week. It was rushed to video on demand (3/27/20), following theater shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Pilgrim’s Progress Movie Review and Giveaway [STR4P 6]

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Movies have been used for years as a way to reach people with the gospel. However, in some countries, unapproved religious content isn’t permitted.

Allegories like The Pilgrim’s Progress can subvert the censors in countries where preaching the Gospel is prohibited and give missionaries tools to share the love of Christ with people who desperately need it.

About Pilgrim’s Progress

The Pilgrim’s Progress has been translated into over 200 languages, has never been out of print and has sold over 200 million copies – more copies than any Christian book, next to the Bible. Written in 1678 by John Bunyan while in prison for holding religious services, The Pilgrim’s Progress is often cited as the greatest allegory ever written.

The 2019 film will be the story’s feature-length theatrical debut, as well as the first computer-animated telling of the timeless tale. Media-driven families can be assured that this centuries-old story can still connect with viewers of all ages. Continue reading “The Pilgrim’s Progress Movie Review and Giveaway [STR4P 6]”

Little Women Movie Review

LITTLE WOMEN releases in the theaters across America this Friday, September 28th, 2018. It is a modern retelling of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

I’m not the target audience for the movie but my wife and I decided to watch it with the kids. Their comments and reviews will be the focus of this article.

Disclaimer: I received a Starbucks gift card (valued at $10), an e-gift card for movie tickets (valued at $25), a digital screener, and promotional material in exchange for my honest review. Continue reading “Little Women Movie Review”

Healed By Grace 2: Ten Days of Grace — A Movie Review

Healed by Grace 2 is a family-friendly drama that follows the typical formula for Christian films and leaves room for a third film.

Synopsis

Healed By Grace 2: Ten Days of Grace is the story of a girl who loves horses and how her dream unites and knits her family closer than ever before.

Fourteen-year-old Jessie Fuller (Kennedy Martin) is obsessed with horses, and pleads with her parents for the ultimate birthday present: a horse of her very own. While her father John (David Matthew Weese) considers it, her mother Brandy (Stacy Munsie) adamantly refuses time after time.

After discovering signs of Brandy’s breast cancer, John persuades his wife to send Jessie to a summer camp, but discreetly takes his daughter to a horse ranch instead. The only problem is that the owner of the horses, Gauff (Larry Bower), is Brandy’s negligent father.

Jessie is having the time of her life, becoming fast friends with Riley (Natalie Weese), the stable hand, and learning to ride Grace, a beautiful, pleasantly compliant horse. The real tension begins when father, mother, and daughter discover the secrets everyone else has been hiding.

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