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Get Your Bearings
Hi <<First Name>>,
We're well into summer with days over 100 degrees, so on Tuesday mornings my friend and I swim outdoors. The water is cool and fresh and there's even a giant frog slide if I feel a little silly.
It's all good except for one thing. There's no ceiling. When I swim on my back, I'm looking up at a clear cloudless blue sky. It's great as long as I'm not trying to stay in a lane.
Invariably, after two or three laps, I hit lane markers and adjust by swimming sideways like a crab. Then after a few strokes I hit lane markers on the other side. I've even run into the side of the pool a couple of times. That hurt. The problem is there's nothing I can get my bearings from.
That's what James says doubting is like: not having any bearings because you're tossed and blown around like the waves of the sea. The good news is we can fix our eyes on Jesus, who restores our faith and keeps us on course.
Are you running into walls? Maybe you've lost your bearings and it's time to fix your eyes on something. A cloudless sky looks great, but it won't help you find your way.
From the screening room,
Angela Walker
ChristianMovieNews.com
Industry Interview
Christians in Cinema: Rick Larson
 by Angela Walker
For Rick Larson, a simple decorating project became his magnificent obsession. The attorney from College Station, Texas, spent months researching original documents and material to determine as best as he could the connection between The Star of Bethlehem, which he calls the "Celestial Poem of God."
Why research The Star of Bethlehem?
Rick: I think it was revealed to me. When I heard it, I knew I was supposed to take it to the world. I didn't discover this, it was revealed to me, and what God got out of me was doggedness.
Do you consider yourself to be in ministry? Did you plan it out in advance or was it something you found yourself doing? I feel sort of like I was tricked into this. I'm not complaining, but..
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Tossing it Back - a Devotional from Our Daily Journey
by Tom Felten - Our Daily Journey
During a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals last summer, a man named Steve Monforto caught a foul ball as he sat in the bleachers. Since fans are allowed to keep balls hit into the stands, Monforto handed the prize catch to his 3-year-old daughter Emily. But instead of treasuring the gift, she innocently tossed the ball back on the field!
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Family Films Are on the Road
Tracy Trost (Find Me), whose second feature film A Christmas Snow releases on October 8, is on tour promoting the film. The tour kicks off in Minneapolis, MN, on July 22, and ends the first week of September.
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Wonder What It's About? Trailer for "Ace Wonder"
 Ace Wonder, P.I., is taking on his first real case, and it's a doozy. No smoking gun, no dark alley, only unanswered questions. Ace is struggling to find a storyline for his latest novel, but when his path tangles with Derek Morton, a simple family mystery becomes a very real case of corporate espionage, scientific discovery, and one coldblooded killer.
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Projecting Hope Film Festival Deadline Approaching
The Projecting Hope Film Festival announced its July 26th deadline for submissions for the 2010 festival. Filmmakers are encouraged to visit the festival's website to submit their projects. Currently, only feature films are being considered.
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Filming Complete on "For the Glory"
 by Angela Walker
Filming is complete on the feature For the Glory, which was produced and directed by Donald Leow. The sports-themed movie is based on the true story of Kurt Kuykendall, whose only escape from an alcoholic home in childhood is basketball. When his dream of playing on the U.S. Olympic basketball team is squashed, he turns instead to soccer and finds his true calling. Leow is planning a theatrical release in the spring of 2011.
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Dove Review
The Star of Bethlehem
Video Release: 10/23/2007
Reviewer: Edwin L. Carpenter
Source: Video
Company: MPower Pictures
Writer: Rick Larson
Director: Stephen Vidano
Producer: Rick Larson
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 63 min.
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Starring: Frederick A. Larson, presenter
Synopsis:
Scholars debate whether the Star of Bethlehem is a legend created by the early church or a miracle that marked the advent of Christ. Is it possible that the star was a real, astronomical event?
From producer Stephen McEveety (The Passion of the Christ) and distributed by Genius Entertainment comes an amazing documentary on the Star of Bethlehem. This presentation, as seen by tens of thousands in the U.S. and in Europe, explores the exciting truth of scripture and reveals the evidence for God's existence as seen in the stars above. Presenter Rick Larson walks you through biblical and historical clues revealing the incredible significance of this celestial event as well as the vastness of God's creativity. Discover the secret of the star-a secret of magnificent beauty.
Dove Review:
This documentary is fascinating and meticulously researched. Frederick A. Larson, a lawyer, became interested in the history of the star of Bethlehem, and did extensive examining of the facts. He relied on biblical texts, Jewish historians such as Josephus, and astronomers and constellation experts such as Johames Kepler and Copernicus.
Using astronomy software, he went back in time to the period in which the Eastern Star would have been viewed in the sky, and he began piecing together his findings. This DVD makes use of fantastic graphics and illustrations and sound teaching. The viewer may be shocked to learn some of Larson's findings, which solidify and do not contradict biblical teachings.
Larson illustrates how a star could be bright and stop over a specific location. He also attempts to narrow down just exactly what kind of star it was: A comet? A nova? He makes some interesting comments regarding the star known as "Messiah's Star." He concludes with some reliable scientific facts about the history of the stars during the time of Christ's crucifixion.
We gladly award five doves to this exemplary program.
Christmas in July
These DVDs, as well as many others, would make great gifts for those on your list, no matter what time of the year it is.
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