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September 2011<\/h2>\n

\u201cCourage,\u201d says filmmaker Stephen Kendrick, \u201cis doing what is right when your feelings and circumstances are contrary to it. Everything about you is saying, \u2018Don\u2019t move forward,\u2019 and you choose to do what pleases the Lord and what you know to be right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many in the church today, when Stephen and his brother, Alex, look at our country they see a \u201cvacuum of leadership\u201d in families. Many men are unsure of their roles in the home, and they are becoming passive. \u201cMen are not leading their wives; they\u2019re not leading their kids,\u201d Stephen says.<\/p>\n

The Kendrick brothers\u2019 last movie, Fireproof<\/em>, called men to love their wives as Christ loves the church. With their new movie, Courageous<\/em>, they challenge men to, in Alex\u2019s words, \u201cwalk in courageous faith and do what God has called us to do, specifically as fathers and men.\u201d<\/p>\n

I believe Courageous<\/em> will have a powerful impact on men. It\u2019s a compelling film that speaks directly to the longing in our hearts to be strong and courageous and to make the kind of commitment to our families that we know God desires.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the story of a group of police officers in Georgia who are faced with a variety of challenges in their work and in their families. The primary character, Adam Mitchell, is a man who seems more committed to fulfilling his responsibilities at work than at home with his wife and two children.   When a tragedy jolts Adam out of his complacency, he leads the men on a journey to learn what God expects of them as men.   \u201cThere is so much in Scripture about being a father,\u201d Adam says. \u201cI never took the time to look it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courageous<\/em> is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, a ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany; the first three were Flywheel<\/em>, Facing the Giants<\/em>, and Fireproof. <\/em>Stephen and Alex co-write each film, and Alex directs. In Courageous<\/em> he also plays the lead character, Adam Mitchell.<\/p>\n

With each film there\u2019s a discernable improvement in filmmaking, particularly in the overall quality of acting. And one thing I particularly enjoy about this movie is that its emphasis on faith doesn\u2019t feel forced. The spiritual awakening of the key characters feels real, at least to me.<\/p>\n

In an interview for FamilyLife Today<\/em><\/a> (the programs aired on September 28-30, 2011), the Kendricks said they are praying that Courageous<\/em> will turn the hearts of men towards home. Alex described a week when they filmed the movie\u2019s climactic scene outside on days when the temperature topped 110 degrees. \u201cI remember being totally exhausted and going home and feeling like all I had was leftovers for my family,\u201d he recalled. \u201cAnd most men operate that way. They give their best to their job or to their friendships or to their hobbies and they give their families the leftovers. And we cannot exist that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was reminded, Lord, I have to have Your energy, Your strength, and Your wisdom to know how to do what You\u2019ve called me to do and still give my family my best and my children my best, because whatever I give them, they\u2019ll emulate that as they grow older.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephen said that he and Alex were inspired by the example of their father, Larry, who grew up in a family with a history of alcoholism and immorality. \u201cOur dad surrendered his life to Christ, and he said, \u2018The buck stops here,\u2019 and he was the one who said, \u2018As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.\u2019 And we grew up experiencing the blessings of Psalm 112, of a godly man of integrity, his children experiencing the blessings of God\u2019s blessings on his life. And so we wanted that to happen in men\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courageous<\/em> is the type of film that can inspire that type of change in men.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2011 by FamilyLife. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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