"God's Not Dead"

The blog entry just previous to this one was about the new film, "God’s Not Dead". After researching and writing about it, I felt the need to go and view it personally. So several days ago my whole family and I ventured to theater to see if this rare type of movie was what we were hoping it would be.

Taking a family of five to see a film today is an expensive proposition – at least for us. But, miraculously, we received an unexpected gift in the mail, cash no less, that paid for the evening down to the penny – including the delicious but highly overpriced popcorn and soda.

At any rate, the film was very good and far better than I had anticipated. Occasionally Christian films can be lacking in the area of acting. Not so with “God’s Not Dead”. It was well done, intense and powerful. And, most importantly, really showed what spiritual warfare is truly like and what can and should be done by believers when they encounter it. Again, I was thrilled with the production and can’t wait to share it with others when the DVD comes out.

At the very end, there was a moment when everyone in the theater was encouraged to send a text saying "God’s Not Dead" to their entire cell phone contacts list. Our family did just that and the response was quite overwhelming. It went to Christians and non-believers alike reminding us of how many people in our lives we can impact if we care to and dare to. But as we get closer the resurrection season, this subject will again become more front and center. And hopefully the reality the cross of Christ and His gift of salvation will be something that will be shared willingly and faithfully by those who know the living God and who serve the living Savior.

“And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.“ (Acts 2:21)

Bill Breckenridge