Alex opens up about what his parents did to encourage their direction and sibling teamwork. He shares the testimony behind his calling, writing scripts rooted in biblical truth, and the difference between a good idea and a God idea when discerning direction for movies.

He shares a powerful story from their teenage years, when he and his brothers shifted toward encouragement and teamwork with one another, living at the highest and wisest level as a family, and the practical fatherhood rhythms that hold their household together in the midst of the movie business: four family devotions a week, intentional travel together, and one on one time with each child so no one feels like just another task on the list.

Alex shares a personal story of God calling him to deny himself, leading him to exclude himself from acting in one of the movies he wrote.

We get into how attention, affirmation, and affection shape a child’s sense of being fathered well. And movie making perspectives on AI as well.

If you’ve ever wondered how a family builds a legacy of faith while also building a dynamic career, or how to keep from compartmentalizing calling and home life, this episode is for you.

Here are some of the main topics from this episode

• Alex’s testimony and calling into filmmaking
• The Good Idea vs God Idea filter for discerning direction
• Flywheel’s re-release, October 16
• Keeping siblings and family in alignment
• Family rhythms: devotions, one on one time, not compartmentalizing
• Point man mentality in being an effective team running a business with siblings
• Attention, affirmation, and affection as the bedrock of fathering
• Raising up the next generation of Christian filmmakers
• His standards on AI and movie making as a Christian

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