23^rd December 2007

The Nativity Story: supporting this film is a ministry in itself.

Billed as the ultimate timelss story, the commercial film The Nativity Story had a short life at the cinema, but is now available on DVD, and has more going for it than you may think.

The film has received significant support from mainstream Christian denominations and interdenominational groups, and was actually the first film to premiere at the Vatican.

Mike Rich, writer says, "In the past few years, in a sense, the dialogue over Christmas has diminished slightly. And by that, I mean individuals talking with their families and friends about the focus of the holiday. I think that's been lost a little bit in the hectic nature of the holiday where we impose these deadlines upon ourselves that we have to get this done and we have to get the shopping done, and we've got the office party to go to and this and that. We get to December 25, and we exhale and we go, 'Whew, we made it through that'.  When I started seeing the early cuts of the film, I thought to myself, this is one of these stories that (when) presented in this fashion will give families that opportunity to spend a couple of hours together during the holiday season. But more importantly, what I would love to see happen is that it (would) refresh that dialogue where parents talk to their children about the amazing courage and the amazing faith that was displayed by Mary and Joseph".

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