Karen Kingsbury

There's a lot of frustration for me because, you know, I, I'm, I am critical of, of storytelling and critical of movies and I like to think I've earned that right to be able to do that I mean everyone's a critic right but it's really close to home for me because one I am I am a filmmaker I am I am an artist and I am a believer and so when I see ones that didn't hit the mark I'm you know disappointed but there are some that have and and I just think if we keep if we keep pushing forward, you know, I just think if we give others a chance to write their stories and, and other people to, to be involved that have great ideas and filmmakers, young filmmakers, you know, filmmakers out there who have great ideas to give them a shot and, you know, try to move the landscape and move that bar even higher.

I think Karen Kingsbury, we interviewed her and we'll put a, A link to that interview for two pastors popcorn in a movie, but she used to hand off her scripts to other people to make the movies and so finally, last year she said no it's time, and they sold some property and things and they said we're going to go all in, so that we can make the movies that we want to make for Jesus, and I think you're seeing people like that.

Brett Barbell has done some incredible things that if you had a little more advertising, people would find out about them.

And really, that's what Dave and Dave are doing here is bringing people like you on so that we can make people aware of those movies that maybe people skipped over or that need to have that second look at.

Somebody had given me the first book in the Redemption series.

Karen Kingsbury is an extraordinary writer.

I couldn't put the book down.

It was such a page-turner.

Again, we don't often get to see good relationships on TV.

We get to see this couple hold strong at the center of their family and as they navigate and help their five adult children navigate life and all its challenges.

And Roma, it's great also to be taking the books from Karen Kingsbury and how well she works with people to create it into films or movies or TV series.

She's really good in collaboration.

And then I touch on Amish fiction as well.

But initially, when I conceived of this project, I intended to include Karen Kingsbury and a number of other.

And yeah, the Taney's, I read those books.

Absolutely shaped my view of the Holy Land among others.

Oh, I initially when I started this project, I just was trying to read all the things.

And so I was reading Karen Kingsbury and I was reading just like kind of a smattering.

I went back to some of the things that I had read growing up.

The Vienna Prelude by Bodhi.

For nearly three years, the case remained unsolved.

During that time, Missy's childhood friend Karen Severson comforted her grieving family and even lived with them for a short time.

Then a witness came forward.

Severson and Laura Doyle, two of Missy's longtime friends, were arrested and later convicted of second-degree murder.

The case became the subject of Missy's Murder, the first book by Karen Kingsbury, who went on to become a number one New York Times bestselling author.

Now, decades later, Kingsbury's career has expanded from books to the screen, including launching her own production company.

Karen Kingsbury joins us now.

Karen, thank you so much for being here.