Here’s a glimpse into my new film that released September 7th in theaters across the U.S. and Canada! Enjoy “never seen before” pics from the set and learn a little bit about how GBBR got onto the big screen! 5% proceeds from the film will go to support veterans at the DAV.
Find show times and tickets below:
www.godblessthebrokenroad.com
Send a veteran to dinner & the movie!
https://blessavet.com/
Shooting the opening church scene of God Bless the Broken Road.
The original shooting script by Jennifer Dornbush & Harold Cronk.
Lindsay Pulsipher & Jordin Sparks practice for a scene take on set.
Ladainian Tomlinson, our fearless pastor, on the set of God Bless the Broken Road.
Cody (Andrew Walker) and Amber (Lindsay Pulsipher) go on their first date at Harry’s Coffee Shop.
A Little About GBBR On the Big Screen
1. What inspired you to write this film & novel?
God Bless the Broken Road (GBBR) actually began as a feature film script four years ago. My friend and director, Harold Cronk, who is best known for the God’s Not Dead movies, called me one fine summer evening. He pitched me the seed of the idea and asked what I thought? I said I thought it sounded like a solid story. And then he asked if I wanted to write it with him. Of course, I said yes.
We finished the first draft of the script on Christmas Eve, 2014. Over the course of the next year we refined it while the producers rallied the funds. In the spring of 2016 Harold shot God Bless the Broken Road in Manistee, Michigan.
A few months earlier, as we finished the script version, I talked with the producers about penning a novel version. They thought it would be a great idea. So my agent put a pitch together and while we were filming I quickly wrote the first three chapters. Within two weeks my agent had procured a couple contracts. We happily chose Simon & Schuster.
2. What do you hope your viewers and readers take away from this story?
First, that God is always with us, even if we don’t feel like He is or aren’t seeking Him actively. He is always there and He is always providing us with amazing blessings, even when/if we don’t acknowledge them. One of the keys to healing and hope on our broken roads are to turn our gaze to Him so that we can start to recognize Him along the path. When we turn to Him and humble ourselves, He can start to guide us and shape our brokenness into blessing.
Second, this is a story about community. We don’t have to travel our broken roads alone. God has given us friends and family to lean for support and encouragement. This can make a huge difference when we are going through trying times. I think so many people suffer from depression and suicide because they think they are alone. Mother Theresa said the greatest poverty we have today is the poverty of loneliness because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
So many people feel like this. They feel alone. The feel that no one understands or cares what they are going through. What a travesty. It’s so simple to be there for someone. You don’t have to be a professional counselor or therapist to help someone heal from a wounding. Sometimes the very best thing is to just to take a moment from your day to pause, listen, and lend a hug or word of encouragement.
On the flip side, if you are traveling a broken road it can be difficult to let people into your pain. We see this in GBBR in the character of Amber, who lost her husband in Afghanistan. It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and ask for help. But here’s the secret… people love you and want to help you and be there for you. Amber eventually hits bottom in order to find this out and finally surrenders. It’s at that moment when her life starts to really find hope and redemption.
Needing to be loved and cared for is not a sign of weakness, it’s the way we humans need to relate to one another to build real and lasting communities. By the way, building community this deep requires that you get off social media, look up from your phone and have actual human contact! Just sayin’….
