Go back to the times when you were a kid, the days before you were told that the sky was the limit and when the stars still seemed within reach. When your dreams were limitless no matter how farfetched they were, you had decided that would be your future. When did that change? Not your dreams, mind you, for as all children grow and mature into adults, they discover new things to captivate their hopes and aspirations. No, the question is when did your dreams become limited by what the world says is “realistic”? This is not saying that every dream can and should be pursued, but rather to show that we were made to have dreams beyond ourselves. Not only that, but also that at some point along the way most people, in some way or another, walk away from that type of thinking, believing it to be childish or foolish. The incredible news is that we don’t have to walk away from chasing dreams, whether ridiculous or seemingly attainable. What’s important is identifying the dreams that God has placed within our hearts. To help people navigate this truth, David White, renowned actor and producer, authored the book “Between Heaven and Hollywood” to address pursuing your Godgiven calling, accepting challenges, and receiving the rewards that come with walking by faith. “Between Heaven and Hollywood” is a firsthand account of what finding God’s calling on your life can look like, played out in the life of David A.R. White. David and his works are among the most recognizable in Christian visual media. He has starred in more than 25 films and produced over 40 faith-based feature films, including God’s Not Dead, God’s Not Dead 2, I’m Not Ashamed (in theaters now), and more, in addition to being one of the founding partners of the largest indie-faith film studio in the world, Pure Flix. Looking at all these achievements, it can be easy to think, “He’s just lucky or special.” But just as with his namesake, King David, you would never have guessed the future ahead of this man by looking at his early days. At the beginning of David’s working career as a rock picker in the fields of farmers in Kansas, God looked at him and who He made him to be, not the circumstances that surrounded him. He placed in David a dream far bigger than the young man could ever achieve on his own. And He doesn’t do this only for a select few, but for every one of His children. Each dream is unique and requires fully relying on Him. Just like a shepherd boy being called to be king, it will be something that you cannot fulfill on your own, even if it appears as if 10
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