End of the Spear
Have you seen End of the Spear released this past weekend? I had an opportunity to see the film in October while attending a conference in Chicago. It was an uncut version, not the one released this weekend. I was deeply moved. What happens when someone lies about someone else? How do we deal with the potent force of anger? Is it possible to forgive someone who murdered a loved one? Would a close relationship with that person ever be possible? This powerful story needs to be told. And it is told very well. End of the Spear has come to the big screen on the 50th anniversary of the murder of five American missionaries in Ecuador.
Recently I received material from the companies who put this story on the screen: Every Tribe Entertainment (everytribe.com) and Bearing Fruit Communications (bearingfruit.org). Looking over their materials, I was drawn to their Websites. I was so excited about their vision, I could hardly get to sleep that night. Unfortunately, it was Saturday, only a sunrise from Sunday.
Their vision is simple: our culture needs better stories. Ponder, for example, this quote from the brochure by Bearing Fruit: “The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in” - Harold Goddard. Or, consider the moral mudslide in our county alongside this thought: “A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick” - Ben Okri.
What could happen if a film making company like this succeeds? Let your mind imagine the impact by considering another couple sentences from that same brochure: “We don’t believe audiences are deliberately looking for ways to lower their moral sensitivity. Rather, we think they have a natural desire for story experiences, and would choose stories with biblical virtues if they were just as entertaining as those without them.”
Of course, Jesus was a master storyteller. He was way ahead of the game. Put it in your plans. See End of the Spear.
Recently I received material from the companies who put this story on the screen: Every Tribe Entertainment (everytribe.com) and Bearing Fruit Communications (bearingfruit.org). Looking over their materials, I was drawn to their Websites. I was so excited about their vision, I could hardly get to sleep that night. Unfortunately, it was Saturday, only a sunrise from Sunday.
Their vision is simple: our culture needs better stories. Ponder, for example, this quote from the brochure by Bearing Fruit: “The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in” - Harold Goddard. Or, consider the moral mudslide in our county alongside this thought: “A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick” - Ben Okri.
What could happen if a film making company like this succeeds? Let your mind imagine the impact by considering another couple sentences from that same brochure: “We don’t believe audiences are deliberately looking for ways to lower their moral sensitivity. Rather, we think they have a natural desire for story experiences, and would choose stories with biblical virtues if they were just as entertaining as those without them.”
Of course, Jesus was a master storyteller. He was way ahead of the game. Put it in your plans. See End of the Spear.
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