Inspire Children Through Movies!
April 30, 2021
A little while ago, I was asked how to awaken and engage children who may be suffering from apathy. Movies have been powerful for our family because in an hour or two, you are able to see what a Christian life looks like, what it really means to serve God through the life of a hero or heroine. This list can serve as a jump start for those looking to raise the bar in media.
Movies (*next to those available for free at the time of this post, April 2021)
- *Time Changer
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdeLDeU9w0
- Full Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_FtW4s73E
- On Wings of Eagles
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxmGiD1T0Ms
- (sequel to Chariots of Fire, story of Eric Liddell, the Olympic medal runner who would not run on Sunday, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reNVctF5AtA)
- *China Cry
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOV-2KaPCfc
- Full Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kja6nd2-F3c, I’ve read the book behind this movie and it is so good but the movie is good too. 🙂 My dad used to use this one in his high school classes.
- *The Case for Christ
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhe8KhSxWGo
- Full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1Wzqnvdww
- Kendrick Brother movies
- Facing the Giants (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVJqyhk97U)
- Courageous (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70MVn1q-yyM)
- Overcomer (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGyieGVn4P4)
- Mother Teresa (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFx5m-wKUo)
- God’s Not Dead 2 (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxz-Y-c2UUc)
- *Tortured for Christ: The Story of Richard Wurmbrand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdppEWX4lUM
- For Greater Glory (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojImGSQnd9k)
- This movie is rated R but I believe this was to try to squelch it for it’s strong Christian message. This is why we don’t personally using the rating system in our family. https://ldsanswers.org/is-the-movie-rating-system-undermining-the-values-in-your-home/
Animated Cartoons
Free Torchlighters animated cartoons for the little kids (and adults :D). We love these because they aren’t light-minded but, nevertheless, they are engaging and inspirational!
- Amy Carmichael (missionary to India) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TWAuIpIJ4
- Eric Liddel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Br-VHEVqM
- Gladys Alyward https://watch.redeemtv.com/videos/torchlighters-episode-05-the-gladys-aylward-story
- Richard Wurmbrand (persecuted Christian in Romania) https://watch.redeemtv.com/videos/torchlighters-episode-06-the-richard-wurmbrand-story
- AMAZING movie and book about his life, Tortured for Christ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdppEWX4lUM
- Jim Elliot (missionary/martyr in Ecuador) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKbsbyEPPQ
- William Booth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmwH2R8tH1o
- Perpetua (early Christian martyr) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH4Ow56HXo0
- William Tyndale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9K0TL-K_rg
- There is a really good motion picture on William Tyndale, God’s Outlaw! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyvr6dxgglI
- Robert Jermain Thomas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OObPmhE67I
- Adoniram & Ann Judson (missionaries to Burma) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVX3TUQaCrw
- George Muller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03l-J7RelOU
- John Bunyan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNXcGGuhqDs
- St. Patrick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvDvr66PMwU
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Julie
Julie Smith is the Education Director for the Joseph Smith Foundation. She is the former owner of the Glenn J. Kimber Academy in Lehi, Utah. Julie served as a regional trainer—establishing 18 schools in Arizona, Idaho, and Utah. She is a certified teacher for The Thomas Jefferson Center for Constitutional Restoration (TJC) and taught the Making of America seminars written by W. Cleon Skousen and Glenn J. Kimber. Some of her children also traveled across the nation, assisting in teaching during these seminars. Julie taught history and Book of Mormon classes for 10 years. Julie is the mother of 5 children and grandmother to 7. She homeschooled for over 27 years, working through family challenges including pornography addiction, testimony faith crises, and teenage rebellion. She writes and teaches on strengthening the family, working with troubled youth, practically applying the teachings of scripture and the Prophet Joseph Smith, and celebrating higher standards. In her spare time, Julie also enjoys gardening, managing her .5-acre homestead, and hosting Sunday dinners with her family! Her home is a revolving door of guests and friends as her family hosts cultural celebrations and teaching events.
