forevergreen
prepare for the best-spent ten minutes of your day
I could hear small sniffles throughout the theater.
It was one of those stories that had me biting my lip in the darkened room, trying with all my might not to cry like a child and disrupt the solemn quiet of the darkened room.
But I wasn’t the only one moved, and I knew it. Looking over, I saw Nathan Englehardt, the film’s writer and director, smiling up at the screen. He worked for years on this short film, and now he was finally getting to share it.
Sometimes, it’s the little things that move us. Oftentimes, it’s the little things that stick with us.
I had the honor of getting to see a screening of the short film Forevergreen last week at the Wedgewood Circle’s Generate ‘25 conference. And man, did it stick with me.
Art like this, short, simple, beautiful, can have more power than a dozen sermons. It can both show us the truth, and evoke in us a love for the truth that is more powerful and poignant.
This short film, under fifteen minutes long, reminded me of the wonder and beauty of the gospel. Every time I rewatch it I’m reminded again.
Art like this is why Christian creators do what they do.
Forevergreen is now streaming free on YouTube for a short select period. Show it to your kids. Watch it yourself. Let it move you. And remember how great the Savior’s love is for you.
Holy cow. You were right. That was the best 10 minutes of my day.
We need a hundred thousand Christian artists filling the world with films like Forevergreen. That ten-minute (completely wordless) series of images on a screen preached the Gospel to me clearer than I've ever heard it. There isn't a single person on the planet, regardless of culture or language or literally any other distinguishing factor, who wouldn't be moved watching something like that.
What a beautiful, moving depiction of the Gospel. Thanks for sharing!