New Widow's Might website!

Y'all might want to head on over to the new website for The Widow's Might! I know you'd expect me to hype this, but I have to tell ya that it's gonna be a must see movie! Trust me on this one...

John Moore recently revealed this website to his newsletter subscribers. At this point, it's still a work in progress. The official launch of the site will be next week.

John Moore featured on Prime Time America

Moody Radio's Prime Time America recently featured Doug Phillips, who shared his vision for the SAICFF and the Christian Filmmaker's Academy. Prime Time America also brought John Moore into the discussion about Christian filmmaking and the SAICFF. Click here to listen to the program.

John shared about the feeling of community that is fostered at the SAICFF. Filmmakers aren't in bitter competition; they come together and show support for one another. I can personally attest to this fact. It has been delightful to co-labor with John Moore, Colin Gunn, and others in the burgeoning Christian film industry.

Now for an interesting bit of trivia. Did you know that John Moore is the narrator for my film, A Defense of God's Law? Yes, that was "before he was famous." :-)

Top 5 Most Influential People

Have you ever stopped to think about the most influential people in your life? You can tell a lot about a person by looking at who has influenced him or her. Here's a list of some of the people who have influenced me in my Christian walk, my theology, and my business philosophy. I could give you a much longer list, but here's the top 5:

1. My father
2. Doug Phillips
3. William Einwechter
4. Geoff Botkin
5. Ken Ham

I don't know all these men personally, but they have all influenced me in many ways. Who are your top 5?

Heartstrings is still climbing!

Over the past several weeks, I have been watching Siblings: Heartstrings slowly climb the bestseller list at ChristianCinema.com.

In the "Family-Friendly" category, Heartstrings is now #3... right above Facing the Giants!!!

Further comments about Prince Caspian

A few weeks ago, I posted some of my thoughts about the Prince Caspian movie. You can read my comments here.

First of all, I know my position is radical. I realize that many people will not understand my position, and I'm ok with that.

Not surprisingly, my controversial position stirred up some good discussion. I'd like to followup on my previous comments and clarify some things.

My intention in writing that post was simply...

1. To discuss the problems I see with the movie, and
2. To give my reasons for not watching it

My intention was NOT...

1. To condemn everyone who has seen the movie, nor
2. To convince everyone to avoid the movie (though I hoped some would avoid it)

I think the director, Andrew, son of Adam, made some serious mistakes with the film. Because of that (and my current priorities), I don't intend to watch Prince Caspian anytime soon. (That doesn't mean I'll never watch it, by the way.)

Perhaps the main reason I don't want to watch Prince Caspian at this time is because I don't want my hard-earned dollars being used to fund the Hollywood system. I don't want to buy Hollywood films, and I don't want to work with Hollywood at any level.

I know this will be a hard conviction to live by, and there may be times when I'll make an exception to the general rule, but I'm committed to doing everything I can to replace Hollywood with an independent industry.

Finally, I should mention the fact that - despite our difference of opinion on PC - I still consider Josiah to be a close and dear friend. I'll let him speak for himself, but I'm sure we're still good friends.

Thanks for reading!

CBD catalog surprise!

Today, we received the latest CBD homeschool catalog. Look what we discovered on page A46...


I find it interesting that my book is listed right under Gary DeMar's God & Government series - the very series that inspired me to write God's Plan for Civil Government!