First Things First . . .

I wanted to thank everybody who prayed for my BBC interview. I know it helped.   The interview went very well. I think that the people were a little opposed to the movie when I showed up, but after talking through their concerns I thought I sensed them warming up on the subject. We were also able to establish a rapport as a group, and I cracked them up a number of times (off camera).
I was surprised how long the interview took. They only had one camera but wanted to create the illusion of having more than one, so we basically did the whole interview three different times with different camera angles (that’s besides the pre-interview the reporter did with me before we started taping), plus some additional coverage footage of me or the host talking. The whole thing took over two hours. What they actually broadcast will be distilled down from that. All of this for what is supposed to be a 5-7 minute segment on the BBC’s Heaven and Earth Show. I wonder how long it would have taken if they wanted a full hour! Anyway, thanks again! Your prayers were much appreciated!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."