New Faith Based Movie Features – PPSIMMONS Editors, Founder, and Carl Gallups’ website
“A Long Way Off” is a modern-day depiction of Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, the timeless tale of a son who demanded his inheritance from his father, then left home and squandered it all. The great twist of the story is that when the boy comes home, the father runs to meet him with open arms and celebrates the son who was as dead, but is now alive.
The film’s cast includes, among others, Robert Davi (from “Goonies,” “Die Hard” and James Bond’s “License to Kill”), Edie McClurg (known from “Ferris Buehler’s Day Off”), two actors from the hit Christian film “Courageous,” Robert Amaya and Rusty Martin and stars Jason Burkey from the film “October Baby.”
About 31 minutes into the movie, the prodigal son, Jake (played by Burkey), sits down to read the news online and can be seen exploring the CarlGallups.com website. At the top of the page is an article written for PPSIMMONS News and Ministry Network by Brandon BIG B Gallups -Co-host of Freedom Friday With Carl Gallups, and Assistant Editor of PPSN. Mike Shoesmith is the Executive Editor of the PPSN. Of course, the PPSIMMONS News and Ministry Network link can be seen in the upper left-hand corner of the screen shot of CarlGallups.com as well.
Featured on CarlGallups.com when Jake goes to the website is a WND Headline article by Drew Zahn in which he interviews Carl Gallups about our culture’s decline and the biblical ramifications of it. The article is titled, Our Nation Has Never Been In Greater Need.