Greetings, one and all! After an unusually
mellow December and January, the snow has finally come, just as the
trees were looking poised to bud. Thus, much work has been done indoors.
Thankfully, the power has remained.
It took longer than
expected to recover from the conference, largely due to having to
remember where we left off all those weeks ago. But we swung into
action pretty quickly once that hurdle was overcome. First off:
Casting. We spent a couple days collecting and organizing the
information for various potential actors, figuring out how best to
contact them. That will be happening shortly, here.
Secondly,
support. For any of this to work, we will need two things. First, we
need a network of people who believe enough in the value of what we do,
to commit to the work. Second,
we need money, because making movies isn't cheap, and we've gotta do
things like eat, and pay state and federally mandated fees while we're
doing it. ;-) Anyway, to find support, we are
following many different avenues: business, personal, and
organizational. While other team members are covering the first two, I
am preparing to approach the latter, seeking out people who can identify with our mission.
Thirdly, hey, look... pictures! The stunt team returns, and choreographs a prison break scenario. This time, with swords.
With
the clock ticking down, the time has come to enact our big, do or
die, push. This has been a long and arduous march, and I pray it will be
successful.
In 2012, I wrote our most popular blog post, "Methinks
Thou Dost Protest Too Much." In it, I summed up why we do what we do, in
the final paragraph:
"In time past heroes were exalted in story and song. They
were set as an example for all who heard their tale. Perhaps we should
raise up a standard for others to follow. Not a standard as we think of
it now, a list of what we should or should not do, but a banner of
goodness and heroism. Something that men and women with courage and
strength of heart can follow. Because, for all the sermons, none of them
have had the same impact on my life as a single tale of heroism. We do
not need another sermon, we've heard enough, and the world won't listen
to them anyway. Give us stories of heroes, of valor. Of war and peace.
Of life, and yes, love and loss. Give us men and women who fight, fall,
and rise again. Tell us stories of men and women who would be at home in
Hebrews 11. Yes, decry evil where it lurks, but what we need more than
that is an example. Give us heroes, we already have sermons aplenty.
"
I was a touch melodramatic, back in the day, but the
point still stands. If you agree with what I've said, if you believe
that goodness and heroism should be elevated, that we should fill our
world with this message, then please support our work. Make that belief
more than just a theory, and the message more than just pretty words.
Here's to many more years to come. Until next time!
