Eric leading Christmas carols at the Bay County Christmas Tree Lighting with help from the Bay County Christian Youth Choir.

Hear clips of the music by clicking here.

Last week I had the privilege of working on a project with the The Image Group, of Holland, MI., for “The Voice of the Martyrs” ministry. The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational Christian organization dedicated to assisting the persecuted church worldwide.  It was an awesome project.  The project that I got to work on was a film telling a story of persecution in Pakistan.  It is a powerful story that was beautifully filmed and edited.   You can check out “The Voice of the Martyrs” website by clicking here.  You can listen to a clip of the music below.

Here is the synopsis of the film from the Anatomy of Hate website (www.anatomyofhate.com):

The Anatomy of Hate; A Dialogue to Hope reveals the shared narratives found in individual and collective ideologies of hate, and how we as a species can overcome them.  For six years the filmmaker worked with unprecedented access to some of the most venomous ideologies and violent conflicts of our time including the White Supremacist movement, Christian Fundamentalism as an anti-gay platform, Muslim Extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli Settlers and Soldiers, and US Forces in Iraq.  By juxtaposing this verite footage with interviews from leading sociological, psychological, and neurological experts, and interspersing stories of redemption told by former “combatants”, the film weaves a tapestry that reveals both the emotional and biological mechanisms which make all of us susceptible to acts and ideologies of hate, and demonstrates how these very same traits make us equally capable of overcoming them. 

Here are some clips from the film.  Some of the images and language may be disturbing.  

You can listen to more cues from the film “The Anatomy of Hate” by clicking here.