And that’s that… Or is it?
The Rebelution’s authors, with Mr. Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum.
To everyone who read our blog over the past week: Thank you, for your encouraging comments and notes of appreciation; you truly made our “work” a joy. Now, with the 2005 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival complete, our live-blogging has also come to an end.
However, The Rebelution was an active blog before the festival, and will continue to be, we pray, for a good while yet to come. And as we pack up and prepare for our drive back to Montgomery, Alabama, and as we continue to serve Justice Tom Parker of the Alabama Supreme Court for the remainder of the year, we would be honored if each of you would continue to visit The Rebelution.
Our slogan, “Do Hard Things,” is the philosophy behind the blog; it is the reason why Brett and I are interning with Justice Parker; it is the reason why we live-blogged the SAICFF; it is the drive behind much of our future goals and aspirations. “Do Hard Things” is the one thing that our culture never tells young people. Rather it’s message is one of idleness and sloth, encouraging young people to view the teen years as a vacation from responsibility.
This is frightening, because Brett and I both understand that these early years are preparatory, and that ill-preparation is still preparation. The results are already being documented, as we have discussed in length the rise of the “adultescence;” adolescence extended into the 20s, 30s, and beyond. Simply put, maturity and responsibility do not occur overnight, they are the direct result of godly preparation in a previous season of life.
This is the message of The Rebelution, and we would love if you would continue to come alongside us in this journey. Our sidebar is a repository of links to past articles, many of which are foundational to our message. If you have not read our introductory post, please do so.
The festival and our work with the Justice have provided us with much food for thought and material with which to further develop our vision for cultural rebelution. We will be posting that vision over the next few days, weeks, and months. We will also be adding additional “post-coverage” to the festival, including an interview and profile of Isaac Botkin, an interview with 16 year-old filmmaker John Moore, and many more pictures of during and after the award ceremony.
We pray you may continue to be blessed by our work here. Through you, God has richly blessed us.
October 30th, 2005 at 9:59 pm
Hello!
I was wondering if you guys have codes for Rebelution banners? I want to put one on my xanga site. Thanks!
-Promise Rhodes-
October 30th, 2005 at 11:36 pm
Even though I haven’t commented on any of your posts from San Antonio, I’ve been keeping up with all of them. I have to admit, when you first said you were going to be live blogging the festival and film academy, I didn’t really understand why you would do such a thing. I didn’t get the significance, and since I’m not really into film, I thought it would be irrelevant to me.
But I was wrong. Now, having followed along with all your updates, I just wanted to let you know that your posts over the past week have been a rich blessing to me. Even though I didn’t attend the event itself, your coverage has been very inspiring. Thanks for doing this. I’m so glad you shared with us.
October 30th, 2005 at 11:41 pm
Have fun, guys!
October 31st, 2005 at 1:33 am
Prayin’ for ya…glad everything went well in Texas.
October 31st, 2005 at 7:37 am
Providence to you both as you embark on this new training ground!
…Oh…and get some rest!
October 31st, 2005 at 7:41 pm
Hey guys, I just want to thank you for spending all the time you had at the festival on your blog. You did an excellent job, and now the festival memories will stay just that much closer.
When I’m in the middle of a film and need some encouragement, I’ll be able to flip through here and read about the many blessings of the festival, and remember what I’m really doing.
AND, last but not least, Happy-somewhat-delayed-Birthday!
I heard that yawl just turned 17 a couple days ago! Congratulations for accomplishing so much at such an early age.
And to think, most young guys right now don’t have their minds even relatively close to where you do. You’re both incredible inspirations to me, and I can’t wait to see you again!
Happy Bithday!
~ In Christ, John.
November 1st, 2005 at 2:24 am
Thanks for your great coverage of the film festival! It was the next best thing to being there myself.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:25 pm
Alex and Brett,
Thanks for the tremendous coverage. It was great to meet you two in San Antonio. I will look forward to seeing where the Lord leads both of you in the future, and I am grateful for your example of early maturity and desire for lifelong faithfulness.
God bless,
Caleb
November 1st, 2005 at 3:05 pm
Dear Alex and Brett,
May our Lord bless your efforts to reform our culture for Christ.
I am the father of two of the teenage filmmakers (Amy and Andrew Smith) that had a film in the Festival (a Parable) and I attended the Film Academy with them. However, we were not able to stay for the festival because of the death of my grandmother. So, my whole family left just before the Festival started and were able to keep up with events through your wonderful live blogging! It was a very useful and helpful contact to the film festival.
I was also very impressed with the quality of your notes from the Film Academy. Having attended the Film Academy with you, I can vouch for the accuracy and discernment of these entries.
I would also like to mention something that I forgot during the Film Academy. There is a yahoo group that has a controlled membership that will be open to anyone that attended the Film Academy. Just mention the Christian Filmmaker’s Academy, the SAICFF, or this blog and you can join. Even so, all postings must also be approved, so I think it is a pretty safe site. I have included the link with this message.
Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing what the Lord is doing through your efforts.
Blessings,
Robert Smith
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Christianfilmforum/