Show Me the Father (2021)

There is a great movie playing locally at the Cinemark 14 in Mansfield, Ohio and around the nation right now.  I watched “Show Me the Father” at the Saturday afternoon matinee.  Sadly, I was one of only five people viewing this important, insightful, and inspiring documentary about fatherhood at this showing.  Many more people need to see this movie, especially our lawmakers, judges, civic, faith, and school leaders.  Fathers are critical to family leadership and childrearing.

“Show Me the Father” is comprised of a compelling combination of several renowned sports figures (such as former star Ohio State running back Eddie George), a church leader (Pastor Tony Evans), and a powerful personal gripping testimony of a leader of a famous Christian organization (Jim Daly of Focus on the Family) as well of movie-makers (the Kendrick brothers who made “Courageous”, “War Room,” etc.)  All the participants in this documentary shared key ideas about what it means to be a father, and what it takes to be a father.

There are several surprise and shocking revelations in this movie. 

The point of the movies comes down to the fact that even though our biological fathers may be absent physically or emotionally from our lives, we have a heavenly Father who still loves and leads us in Jesus.

This movie offers an antidote to the epidemic of fatherlessness that is present in America today.  If we apply the principles and ideas revealed in this movie we would be much better off within individual families, in the entire American society, and in the world.

I highly recommend this movie to everyone who is, or who will be, or who has/had a father.  This movie is geared more to young adults and adults.