Dallas Jenkins

And John says, I can't believe Andrew beat Thaddeus. And Jesus says, even I didn't see that coming, right? Jesus making a joke about his own divinity. And I remember leading up to that, my wife, Amanda, had even said, I don't know. I don't know if this is, you know, sometimes people are uncomfortable with so much humanity of Jesus, right? I'm assuming. That's a good joke. Right.

And John says, I can't believe Andrew beat Thaddeus. And Jesus says, even I didn't see that coming, right? Jesus making a joke about his own divinity. And I remember leading up to that, my wife, Amanda, had even said, I don't know. I don't know if this is, you know, sometimes people are uncomfortable with so much humanity of Jesus, right? I'm assuming. That's a good joke. Right.

And John says, I can't believe Andrew beat Thaddeus. And Jesus says, even I didn't see that coming, right? Jesus making a joke about his own divinity. And I remember leading up to that, my wife, Amanda, had even said, I don't know. I don't know if this is, you know, sometimes people are uncomfortable with so much humanity of Jesus, right? I'm assuming. That's a good joke. Right.

That's what I think. It's a good joke, yeah. So I remember. I'll never forget it. I'm watching, I'm waiting, that joke comes, and the audience laughs hard, but I'm a fairly good audience gauger, and I could tell it was not only just a laughter of humor, it was a laughter of relief.

That's what I think. It's a good joke, yeah. So I remember. I'll never forget it. I'm watching, I'm waiting, that joke comes, and the audience laughs hard, but I'm a fairly good audience gauger, and I could tell it was not only just a laughter of humor, it was a laughter of relief.

That's what I think. It's a good joke, yeah. So I remember. I'll never forget it. I'm watching, I'm waiting, that joke comes, and the audience laughs hard, but I'm a fairly good audience gauger, and I could tell it was not only just a laughter of humor, it was a laughter of relief.

The air was let out of the balloon, maybe. And I've had people coming up to me going, oh my goodness, seeing Jesus have fun, seeing Jesus laugh with his friends. was a revelatory moment for them. It unlocked—it made everything else make more sense. It brought it more— Brought some play into it.

The air was let out of the balloon, maybe. And I've had people coming up to me going, oh my goodness, seeing Jesus have fun, seeing Jesus laugh with his friends. was a revelatory moment for them. It unlocked—it made everything else make more sense. It brought it more— Brought some play into it.

The air was let out of the balloon, maybe. And I've had people coming up to me going, oh my goodness, seeing Jesus have fun, seeing Jesus laugh with his friends. was a revelatory moment for them. It unlocked—it made everything else make more sense. It brought it more— Brought some play into it.

Of course, but then by that—then it opens you to the next part, which is when he calls Peter Rock the serious stuff. Your soil is tilled because you're laughing, because you're charmed, because—and this clearly must have been how Jesus was, because why else would children have found him so attractive? Why else would thousands of people follow him around just to hear him speak?

Of course, but then by that—then it opens you to the next part, which is when he calls Peter Rock the serious stuff. Your soil is tilled because you're laughing, because you're charmed, because—and this clearly must have been how Jesus was, because why else would children have found him so attractive? Why else would thousands of people follow him around just to hear him speak?

Of course, but then by that—then it opens you to the next part, which is when he calls Peter Rock the serious stuff. Your soil is tilled because you're laughing, because you're charmed, because—and this clearly must have been how Jesus was, because why else would children have found him so attractive? Why else would thousands of people follow him around just to hear him speak?

So it was not an offensive thing. It was a life-giving thing. And so we learned that that worked, right? So that was the training ground for what happened.

So it was not an offensive thing. It was a life-giving thing. And so we learned that that worked, right? So that was the training ground for what happened.

So it was not an offensive thing. It was a life-giving thing. And so we learned that that worked, right? So that was the training ground for what happened.

So a few months, fast forward to a few months after my failure, after my moment at four in the morning, and I take the script that we had written a year and a half earlier about the birth of Christ from the perspective of the shepherds, put it on the shelf because of my Hollywood movie, right? Yeah. Well, I'm thinking I'm willing to drive a bus. I'm willing to get a normal job, whatever it takes.

So a few months, fast forward to a few months after my failure, after my moment at four in the morning, and I take the script that we had written a year and a half earlier about the birth of Christ from the perspective of the shepherds, put it on the shelf because of my Hollywood movie, right? Yeah. Well, I'm thinking I'm willing to drive a bus. I'm willing to get a normal job, whatever it takes.

So a few months, fast forward to a few months after my failure, after my moment at four in the morning, and I take the script that we had written a year and a half earlier about the birth of Christ from the perspective of the shepherds, put it on the shelf because of my Hollywood movie, right? Yeah. Well, I'm thinking I'm willing to drive a bus. I'm willing to get a normal job, whatever it takes.

But, you know, let's pull this off. And I'm still working at this church. I've still got the security of that job. I say to them, you want to do another short film? Let's film it for Christmas Eve. And they loved it, right? So I'm on my friend's farm in Illinois, 20 minutes from my house.

But, you know, let's pull this off. And I'm still working at this church. I've still got the security of that job. I say to them, you want to do another short film? Let's film it for Christmas Eve. And they loved it, right? So I'm on my friend's farm in Illinois, 20 minutes from my house.