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A Great Awakening

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:55:26 -0400

In Theaters Nationwide

We went to a pre-release screening of A Great Awakening last Wednesday and were thrilled that Joshua Enck (writer/producer/director), Jonathan Blair (writer/George Whitefield), Josh Bates (Alexander Hamilton), and Katie Miller (head of Sight & Sound’s film division) were all in attendance and willing to do interviews with me after the screening.

Here's my article about the film:

"What Will SAVE America? An Awakening!"

Lord, our government leaders fight like cats and dogs. Please bring another great awakening! We need You like never before!

Leaders from every state are at each other’s throats! Are they arguing over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act or funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?

Nope. Those tensions won’t rise for 239 years. The heated debates comprise the first scene of A Great Awakening, opening nationwide on April 3. At issue in the Constitutional Congress of 1787 is the power dynamic between large and small states. That will soon be solved by creating the House of Representatives (with the number of representatives based on population) and the Senate (with two senators for every state, regardless of size). Though it isn’t featured in this film, we know from The American Miracle Expanded that eight of the 13 states wanted to abolish slavery, which also caused much contentious chatter.

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Here are the interviews:

And a trailer for the film:

Here's Joyce's most recent article:

"Take Aim at “Trump Derangement Syndrome”"

Lord, destroy the evil behind Trump Derangement Syndrome for the good of America and Your Kingdom.

I saw a social media meme that about summed it up for me:

“I don’t get involved much in politics, but I’m pretty sure that if President Trump saved a drowning child, the Democrats would say he was depriving sharks of food.”

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We were both on Headline Prayer Live to cover those articles and more:

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Have a blessed Resurrection Day!

"A Perspective on October 7"

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:25:03 -0400

Joyce's Latest Article

As I write, Joyce's article is at the top of www.HeadlinePrayer.org:

"A Perspective on October 7"
Lord, help Your people in Israel to defeat Hamas and other anti-Israeli forces, retrieve all hostages, end the war, and ensure safety going forward.

Previously, President Trump set a deadline of 6 PM on Sunday for Hamas to accept his and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s peace deal. Now, two days later, Israel, Jews, and believers around the world remember October 7, the day that Hamas first attacked and plunged Israel into another bloody conflict.

Our eyes are on Israel in this Jewish new year as the Trump administration peace plan is in play and the anniversary of the horrendous Hamas attack on Israel is upon us.

This and other articles were covered by our colleagues and friends on Headline Prayer Live October 7:

Though I've had a longstanding booking, Joyce will be on Headline Prayer Live October 14: www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Prayer.

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My #ScriptureInTheNight for October 8:

www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/InterpretingTheTimes

A Perspective on 9/11

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:27:32 -0400

And My Prayers in the Wake of Charlie Kirk's Assassination

Today Joyce's article about 9/11 posted to www.HeadlinePrayer.org, and she includes a link to my article from 2022:

Lord, as we remember Sept. 11, 2001, please help us honor those people who perished and forgive and pray for those even now plotting to destroy this nation.

Some days split time and history.

April 19, 1775
When “a shot heard around the world” initiated the first battle of the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

December 7, 1941
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which then-President F.D. Roosevelt said was ‘a date which will live in infamy.’

Sept. 11, 2001
Three hijacked commercial jets smashed into buildings, killing multiple Americans in New York City and Washington, D.C. A fourth was downed by courageous passengers before it could hit its target: The White House.

Then-President George W. Bush told the nation, “America was targeted for attack because we’re the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.”

[Click here to read the whole article...]

"Victory Over Violence"

On September 13 Intercessors for America re-posted Joyce's article "Victory Over Violence," which originally posted on September 12, 2023:

Lord, conform us into the image of Jesus. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, that we might overcome violence through the presence of the Prince of Peace.

This article was originally published on September 12th, 2023. It is being rerun in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the murder of Iryna Zaputska, and the Colorado school shooting.

She was climbing the stairs out of a New York City subway station, leaning on her cane. She and a man became engaged in an argument, and words spun out of control; he wrenched her cane from her and then used it to beat her viciously about the head and body, for some three minutes. (We know the beating lasted that long, because it was filmed — though no one intervened.)

[Click here to read the whole article...]

This comment was quite encouraging:

Renee Beamer

September 13, 2025
Thank you for sharing again your post from two years ago. The message is the bullseye for where we find ourselves this week in the wake of the brutal killing of Charlie Kirk. Did you pick up on your use of “turning point” at the start of your commentary on the John 12 passage? That and the original date of publication strike me as a prophetic utterance to strengthen, comfort and encourage the Church.

Also, this comment was so insightful:

Lewis Jenkins
September 13, 2025
“Love your neighbor as yourself” is the second great commandment. But its wording is formal and begs the question of how to do it. Jesus gave us the “how” by re-stating it as a functional command: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” This functional command–the Golden Rule–is no longer widely taught. My heart sank in the 1960s when I first heard its ultimate replacement, given by a comedian in his act: “If it feels good, do it.” I knew his words–which I call the Plutonium Rule–would sweep through my generation and help people justify the militant selfishness we see today. The only hope for society is a wide-spread and public return to the Golden Rule. And the only power strong enough to free individuals and society from the selfish revenge culture of the Plutonium Rule is Jesus Christ.

"Former Communist: America Is Now a Society of Madness"

Intercessors for America posted my comments below, along with my article and interview with my friend and colleague, Hector Ramírez (originally posted October 8, 2024):

I’ll never forget how I found out Charlie Kirk -- who was followed by 100 million, who read his posts one billion times [actually his TikTok videos were viewed 1.8 billion times in 2024 alone] -- was assassinated. This update came in from JewishBreakingNews.com: 🚨*BREAKING: Pro-Israel Commentator Charlie Kirk Has Died After Being Shot at Utah Valley University.*

I’m not sure when I first heard Charlie speak, but I know by the time he was done I was looking forward to the day I’d be voting for him for president. So very sad that day will never come.

Praying for Charlie’s young children and the millions of young people who are grieving.

I believe Satan has overplayed his hand. Praying this turns many to the Lord! [Since writing this the first time, Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded when he was 18, now has 32,000 requests for campus chapters! Right now they have 900 college and 1,200 high school chapters.]

[Click here to read the whole article...]

Here's my interview with Hector:

Hector gave me permission to post his thoughts about it, as someone who used to be a communist:

Charlie Kirk
by Hector J. Ramírez M.

A Christian was killed yesterday in America for speaking up and using common sense to debate with young people on some of the critical issues of our time. Yes, this happened in America, the champion of human rights and freedom of speech; the country founded on the principles of the Bible, which were being advocated for by this young man. His name was Charlie Kirk, a thirty-one-year-old married man with two children. I am not an American, but I am a Christian who came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal savior because of the work of American missionaries. And this is the reason I do not want to remain silent in the face of this horrific event. So please allow me to contribute the following words.

Looking at the events taking place in America and the West at large at this critical moment, one can easily conclude that the battle is not a political battle, nor is it an ideological one, nor a social one. The real crisis the West is going through at this pivotal moment is a spiritual and cultural one. It is indeed a spiritual warfare, a clash between the preservation of a Christian culture and the resurgence of a pagan one; between the advocacy of good and the advancement of evil; in a world where Christians are being persecuted, cancelled, fined, and even imprisoned for preaching the word of God in public, or for praying silently in the streets; in a world where artists of many disciplines produce works that desecrate and mock the Bible or the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ; where pastors, religious leaders, and churches have to assign a significant part of their budgets for security to protect their lives and their buildings; where churches, children, and religious advocates are being targeted and brutally assassinated, for the only crime of being Christians. In a world like this, it is obvious that the time of persecution for the Christians has begun.

This means that we are going back to the very place where the Church was born. And this is so because, at the beginning of the Church, the very foundation, the cornerstone, was laid by the Lord Jesus Himself. He was indeed the cornerstone - dishonored, rejected, mocked, and killed, as it had been prophesied in Isaiah 53. Soon after that, the Lord's followers had to walk in His steps and were also persecuted, crucified, and thrown into the circus to be eaten by the lions. The foundation of the Church was laid by hundreds, if not thousands, of Christians who followed in the Lord Jesus´ steps and paid with their lives for their faith in Him.

For the Christians of the early Church to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ meant being willing to die for Him - literally. But for them to die was a gain, and instead of being scared and accepting the spirit of defeat, they found strength in weakness. They knew that their battle was not against flesh and blood. They knew that they were not to fight for political ideologies, for social causes, or even for religious values. They knew that they were supposed to live and die for the cause of the gospel and the fulfillment of the great commission, which implied nothing else than the living out and the preaching of the Word of God. They knew that their only enemy was sin and the devil, and that the only real battle they needed to fight was spiritual warfare. They knew that it was in God that they could find their strength and their guidance to stand their ground and live up to the teachings of the Bible.

Dark times have certainly arrived for those who believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in the West. This resurgence of a neopagan culture has been going on for some time already, and it has had many names on the way and many mutations as well: Humanism, Illuminism, post-Christianity, Postmodernism, Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Globalism, and Wokeism. But let us not deceive ourselves. The culture wars going on in the West have nothing to do with political or philosophical ideologies, nor with social causes. It has all to do with a spiritual battle that has now become an open battle.

However, as the disciples quickly learned in the book of Acts, the same question assaults us at this time: who should we obey, the rulers of this world or the Word of God? As the disciples did in their own time, it is our time to seek God in unity and ask for the same things they did when they found themselves in a critical moment. Acts 4:29-31 states:

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant, Jesus. After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Indeed, there is no other hope for Christians in the West at this crucial hour. The power of God must be claimed and declared. The Lord's power must be manifested, and his outstretched hand must perform the signs and wonders He only can. But we, the Church, the children of God, must humble ourselves in prayer and repentance and claim and expect the healing of our land. God is real and His love for this lost world as well, but so is his power to intervene even in moments of crises, apostasy, and persecution, while His children continue to be the light and testimony we need to be.

And we must not forget that, after Stephen's death, came the martyrdom of the apostles and the open persecution of the Christians that inaugurated the outstanding growth of the Church. Yes, the Church continued to grow at such a rapid pace that, over the course of three hundred years, a pagan Roman Empire was transformed into a Christian Roman Empire. As a martyr died, hundreds more gave their lives to God. Lord, be with us as you were with the disciples of the early Church, as they paid with their lives for their faith in you and their obedience to your Word. Amen.

I think it's interesting that Hector, Gloria Robles, and Dutch Sheets all felt led to reference the martyrdom of Stephen in the wake of this tragedy.

Lord, may the blood of this martyr water the growing Revival!

Here's the Headline Prayer Live webcast Joyce and I were on the day before the assassination:

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Please join me in praying for the right place to share my one-man play about 9/11 next year on the 25th anniversary.

Our Recent Articles for Intercessors for America

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:37:23 -0400

About President Trump and Chuck Schumer

Our articles last week were about people on opposite ends of the political spectrum!

Here's mine:

"Ten Times President Trump and His Cabinet Quoted Scripture"

Lord, thank You for a President and cabinet who are committed to religious liberty and quote Your Word to call our nation back to You!

President Donald Trump has often mentioned his desire to protect religious liberty, and he picked a cabinet with a number of professing Christians. Here are ten occasions on which President Trump and his cabinet members referenced passages of Scripture...

[Click here to read the whole article...]

And here's Joyce's:

"Intel for Intercessors: Chuck Schumer"

Lord, draw Senator Schumer to Yourself. Save him and his family. We pray he would repent, be sanctified, and come to know You. In Jesus’ Name.

It has been a rocky 2025 for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

It was enough to lose the White House and each chamber of Congress.

But President Donald J. Trump is steamrolling over the Democratic agenda, which the Brooklyn-born politician steered into place through his position as Senate majority leader during the Biden administration.

[Click here to read the whole article...]

Joyce covered these articles and more on Headline Prayer Live:

Unfortunately, I had a booking and was unable to be on the program.

They pulled a section from the webcast of Annette Tuttle, the NH State Prayer Group Co-Leader, mentioning which part of my article spoke to her the most...

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I was honored to be asked to write an endorsement for this wonderful book by Evelyn Hoopes Wright:

You can order A Quaker Descendent's Supernatural Journey by clicking here.

You can find out more about my one-man play about John Woolman at

www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/IDreamedIWasFree.

Renounce Evil at Universities

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:29:13 -0400

And: DOJ Investigates Whether Tina Peters Was a Victim of Lawfare

Joyce had a prolific week with Intercessors for America. Here's today's article:

“Renounce Evil at Universities.”
Lord, forgive those who tolerated and incubated the anti-Christ, atheistic, violent spirit at Barnard, Columbia, and other elite universities. Boot this spirit out completely.

New York State legislators are proposing a new law that could land those who wave terrorist flags in prison for up to four years.

The proposed legislation, called the “Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists Act,” would add the flags of Hamas and Hezbollah to the already outlawed swastikas, flaming crosses, and nooses.

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I’ve written often about Tina Peters and interviewed her twice. Intercessors for America shared an update today: "DOJ Investigates Whether Tina Peters Was a Victim of Lawfare.”

Joyce also wrote an article that ran on Thursday:

"Intel for Intercessors: Pam Bondi"

Lord, please bless Attorney General Pam Bondi with Your wisdom, resources, and courage. Enable Your will to be done through her leadership.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was ripping things down on her very first day on the job.

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And here's Joyce article from Tuesday:

"Demolishing the Deep State: A Prayer Strategy"
Lord, please release angels to demolish deep state labyrinths and build smooth ways to any remaining worthy goals.

DOGE is working at warp speed.

We all suspected there was a lot of wasteful spending on the federal level.

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She led Intercessors for America in praying through that article and others on Headline Prayer Live that day. Click here or the image below to watch:

I had a booking that day. Typically we're both on Headline Prayer Live the second and fifth Tuesdays of every month. Sign up for reminders via email at www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Prayer.

Justice... and the Biden Pardons?

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:28:23 -0500

Joyce's latest article

Lord, let us rest in the certainty that vengeance is Yours and You will repay. In Jesus’ Name.

Not all my prayers for the transition were answered. I prayed earnestly that justice would avail.

But one Biden presidential pardon after another seemed to mock those prayers.

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Appreciate your prayers as we're heading to Washington, D.C., tomorrow, where I'll be portraying one of my heroes in an upcoming cartoon!

Our new Secretary of Homeland Security complimented Dr. Ben Carson on Star Spangled Adventures a couple months ago!

I was blessed to play a couple of roles in that cartoon.

Speak, Exhort, Rebuke with All Authority

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:14:06 -0500

The Deep State, FEMA, and the West Wind

Joyce and I both had articles post today on www.HeadlinePrayer.org.

Here's Joyce's:

Lord, help us to pray effectively about the deep state’s discrimination and political persecutions.

We have met the deep state.
And it is FEMA.
And the CIA.
And the FBI.
And the DOJ.
And— most likely — every alphabet of the unelected, accountable-to-nobody federal bureaucracy. This weekend’s news — that a FEMA official (now fired) had instructed relief workers aiding Florida Hurricane victims to skip houses that displayed Trump signs — is only the latest manifestation of a disturbing persecution that — it seems — stems from the New Deal.
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Since Joyce posted the article, the FEMA official has made it clear that the discrimination went far beyond her own orders.

Here's my article:

Lord, anoint us to use this season of political transition to speak truth boldly — and in love — to those who have been thrown by election results.
We just voted ourselves permission to talk about why more than 70% of people in exit polls said they were “dissatisfied” or “angry” with “the way things are going in the country today." Let’s seek wisdom from Holy Spirit and the Word of God to respond with respect to those who are “satisfied” or “enthusiastic” about where we’ve been heading.
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We were on Headline Prayer Live today leading Intercessors for America in praying through these articles and others:

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Hundreds of Thousands Gathered in DC for Prayer and Repentance

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:12:36 -0400

The call to Esthers and Mordecais was answered

Joyce's article on this gathering was posted while we were in Wales, so we're catching up now that we're home and screened the short film we shot there.

After Intercessors for America posted the article, organizers reported 300,000 were in attendance.

Lord, raise up Your Esthers and Mordecais for such a time as this so that America may be saved!
Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children recently gathered in person on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with at least ten million more online at AMillionWomen.org to battle for America.
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Here's footage I took at the event:

And here's an album of the photos we took:

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We had folks from four nations and three continents join us to watch the global and Western Hemisphere debuts of our short film

"Evan Roberts Returns to Wales."

We have a few more tweaks to make before releasing it to the public. Sign up at Songs of www.SongsOfRevivalLive.com to get the announcement.

The Pope, the NYC Mayor, and a Dangerous Proposal

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:42:21 -0400

Our recent articles for IFA

Here are the most recent articles Joyce and I have written for Intercessors for America in order of publication:

On the Ballot: Equal Rights?

By Joyce
Lord, cause this amendment to be defeated by New York State voters. Block any confusion about these types of ballot initiatives that might allow enactment in any state.
Democrats in the New York State Assembly are counting on inattentive or confused voters to pass an ill-conceived and poorly written amendment to the state constitution this coming November, according to the GOP.
[Click to read the whole article...]

Modern Day David Confronts the Pope

By Rich
Lord, with spiritual authorities leading people into error, please continue to raise up those who will speak Your truth in love with clarity. Bring revival in the Sikh and universalist communities!
Pope Francis recently addressed a group of young leaders from various religions in Singapore, saying “Every religion is a way to arrive at God.” Interesting timing, I thought, as a couple of weeks earlier I’d interviewed Jasvir Basi, author of The Light of the Satguru: Good News for Sikhs.
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This article was the most read on www.HeadlinePrayer.org last week.

Click below to watch both interviews...

On Friday I wrote to Jasvir to let him know 2,500 people had seen our interviews, but today YouTube is reporting only 745 have seen it. How do people un-watch a video?

Adams/NYC: Justice or Judgment?

By Joyce
Lord, we submit to Your sovereignty, humbly asking You to bring Your Kingdom and Your Will to New York City.
What is going on in NYC? Justice or judgment? Maybe both — as is often the case in the Kingdom. NYC’s Eric Adams has earned the dubious distinction of being the first sitting mayor to be indicted. He is facing federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery.
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Joyce and I will be on Headline Prayer Live on October 8 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern. Visit www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Prayer

for details and to sign up for reminders.

Division and Unity

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:00:01 -0400

Plus: Praying Over the Presidential Debate

Joyce and I both had articles run today on www.HeadlinePrayer.org, and we didn't plan this balance, but mine is "A Nation Divided by Movies," and Joyce's is "How Unity Leads to Effective Prayer."

I'll start by addressing division:

Lord, as our culture becomes more divided, inspire Christian filmmakers to help unite us on Christ and your Word.

Films shape culture. As our nation becomes more divided, cinema is leading people away from each other, but because it’s such a powerful art form, there’s great potential for Christian filmmakers to bring people into the Kingdom and center them on the right things.
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And now Joyce's word on unity:

Lord, activate prayer by Your Holy Spirit so unity in Christ is achieved on earth, even as it is in heaven.

Some years ago, I received a phone call at a dreaded hour — past midnight — from my pastor. A young teen in our church had been jumped as he was exiting a pizza shop in the Bronx. The young man sustained serious stab wounds and was being rushed into the operating room.
[Click to read the whole article...]

On today's Headline Prayer Live we covered these articles and opened praying over tonight's presidential debate:

Our next scheduled appearance on Headline Prayer Live will be October 8. Sign up for an alert at www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Prayer.

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