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Change Your PerspectiveHi <<First Name>>, Friends of mine moved into a new home up on a hill. From their back porch, the view is spectacular. You can see the orchards, ranches and neighboring towns. On a clear day, coastal mountains more than 100 miles away are visible.
On moving day, after a few hours of loading and unloading we sat outside for a few moments and drank it all in. It was quiet and peaceful without the noise of street traffic. The air was clearer and the pace of life slower.
When my vision shrinks to the immediate area around me, I see what needs to be done today and tomorrow, but not too far beyond that. I also find myself doing the same things in the same ways.
When I'm up on a hill I see things differently. What was so big on the ground is just part of the patchwork of life. Bumpy roads look smooth, and that stop sign where I sat and impatiently waited for traffic to clear isn't even visible from here.
When I have the bigger view a fresh perspective brings, I'm free to dream again, to think how life can be different. If you're feeling like a gerbil on a spinning wheel, go climb a hill or visit the ocean. Go some place where the horizons are bigger than your normal surroundings and get off of that wheel.
From the screening room,
Angela Walker
ChristianMovieNews.com
Industry Interview
The Widow's Might Creator/Director John Moore
by God Honoring Movies  At 19 years old, John Moore and his partner David Heustis are the youngest filmmakers ever to win the grand prize ($101,000 this year) at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. They also won the Audience Choice award for their film The Widow's Might.
GodHonoringMovies: Well John, please tell us how you got interested in filmmaking and how you got started.
John Moore: You know that’s as much a question to me as “What was the defining moment of your life when you became converted?” There’s no specific point to which I can point. No day, no moment, nopinnacle of that interest. I know I had been interested in filmmaking for about a year and a half by the time we came to the film festival in 2004, and I’ve always been fascinated with the telling of stories, stories well told in literature, primarily. In 2004 we came to the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival where my father and I saw something that was quite revolutionary. And since that time... [ Read more... ]
Love Dare Goes Platinum Press release The Love Dare—the book that began as a plot device in the number-one 2008 indie theatrical film Fireproof, sold more than 2 million copies and, after 32 weeks remains atop the New York Times bestseller list—received the Platinum Award (more than 1 million sold) from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (EPCA) at its Executive Leadership Summit in late April 2009.[ Read more... ]
Star Trek and Political Archetypesby Michael Karounos, Ph.D. When viewers go to the theater to see a movie like Star Trek, the last thing they ask themselves is, "I wonder if this is a liberal or a conservative action movie?" That such categories exist will come as a surprise to most people, but action movies, like everything else in life, have a worldview.[ Read more... ]
Prejean Retains Miss California CrownAssociated Press Donald Trump says Carrie Prejean can retain her crown as Miss California USA. Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, made the announcement Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York City. [ Read more... ]
Vatican Newspaper: "Angels & Demons" Is Harmlessby Ariel David - Associated Press Reviewers at the Vatican's newspaper have passed judgment on Angels & Demons, finding the religious thriller commercial and inaccurate, but concluding it is "harmless" entertainment and not a danger to the church.
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Teaching Resources
Pastors and leaders of small groups in need of fresh curriculum for study will find great discussion-starters and thought-provoking materials in these videos.
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