By Catherine Larson|Published Date: November 04, 2009
I'm a huge fan of the movie Bella. The film shows the intersection of a young waitress who finds out she is pregnant with a child she doesn't want to keep, and a former soccer star turned cook after a driving accident he was involved in left a young girl dead. As these lives intersect, redemption and hope follow.
Since the movie won the People's Choice Award in 2007 at the Toronto Film Festival, and was released later that year, efforts have been underway to get the movie into all crisis pregnancy centers across America. But according to an article in the National Catholic Register, new efforts are underway to get this life-changing film into prisons across America. The cook, Jose, is a great example of a man whose life has been devastated by a mistake, but who has used that mistake to turn his life around and do something redemptive with the days he has left. I think this film could have just as big an impact in the prison community as it has in the community of crisis care, where initial reports say that over 100 people have contacted the Bella production company to say that they decided to keep their baby as a result of seeing the film.
There's a reason the production company calls itself Metanoia, I guess. Let's hope for some of that metanoia to flare up in our prisons.
Is What You Believe Really Real?
By: Dennis Babish|Published: February 7, 2012 10:37 AM
Five or six years ago Focus on the Family released “The Truth Project” DVD series, and I went through it as a discussion leader of a small group. I haven’t looked at it since, so when a friend of mine said a group was going to go through it and invited me, I agreed. I thought it would be good to refresh what I learned from the DVDs and maybe learn some new things I missed the last time.
What a sad statement about the growing culture of death in the Netherlands: Advocates for euthanasia and assisted suicide are celebrating a decade of their legality by hosting a weeklong film festival called the "Week of Euthanasia."
Sadly, after getting their foot in the proverbial door, the advocates continually redefine the criteria for which people "request," voluntarily or involuntarily, suicide. READ FULL ARTICLE »
Results of the Francis Schaeffer drawing
By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: February 6, 2012 5:39 PM
The winners of A Christian Manifesto are the following people:
Rev. Paul Atwater Zach Scheller Noele Lang Nancy Chesnutt Jane Holden Harrold Charlotte (no last name given) Cheri and Joey Moschler
Congratulations! Contact me at gina_dalfonzo AT breakpoint DOT org (take out the spaces, substitute the symbols for AT and DOT) to claim your prize. If any of the books go unclaimed for more than a week, we'll draw more names to replace the ones who didn't get in touch. READ FULL ARTICLE »
Susan G. Komen Should Reverse Its Reversal
By: Ginny Mooney|Published: February 6, 2012 2:28 PM
I’ve had two cousins with breast cancer saved by early detection.
I support the tremendous work The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is doing to raise awareness of breast cancer, increase early detection, and help reduce mortality rates form the disease. Yet I believe Komen should reverse its recent "reversal" and stop funding Planned Parenthood -- even though its support is earmarked for breast cancer education, screenings, and mammogram referrals.
Late last week I had a chance to see a new film called October Baby, set to open in theaters March 23. The movie tells the story of a college student who belatedly learns that she was adopted -- and that she's a survivor of abortion.
Give them credit: That's a perspective that I believe has very rarely been shown on film before.
Late last week I had a chance to see a new film called 
