Carlee Heinz
Mr. McGraw
Concert choir
May 19th, 2017
For KING & COUNTRY
For KING & COUNTRY is the warmhearted contemporary Christian band of brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone. Born in Sydney, Australia to their father, David Smallbone, who was involved in music, and siblings to Rebecca St. James who was also a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter. The brothers moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 because of their father’s job relocation as a music promoter. During high school, the brothers did background vocals for their sister, Rebecca. After Luke graduated high school, him and his brother thought about forming a band. In 2007, they started performing as a band named “Joel and Luke”, which was later changed to “Austoville”. …show more content…
The movie features Smallbone along with FK&C’s hit song “Priceless” and was released nationwide on Oct. 14, 2016, in select theaters. Priceless is a powerful story of James Stevens (Joel Smallbone) who was, at one time, a good man with a great life -- but that was then and this is now. After the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, James(Smallbone) is at the darkest crossroad of his life. Angry, desperate, and unable to hold down a steady job, he agrees to drive a box truck on a shady, one-time trip cross country for cash -- no questions asked. But when he discovers what he is delivering is actually who, he is compelled to save two beautiful and frightened sisters who are unaware of the danger that awaits them. Can love, strength, and faith redefine his past and change the course of his future? This unlikely hero risks it all to save these women, confront the forces that oppose him and ultimately discover the life he was meant to live. “Part of the DNA of For KING & COUNTRY is this idea of respect and honor in relationships and women being priceless,” Joel says. “What we’ve both found in our beliefs as men is that people are made equal. No one is a commodity and everyone deserves to be loved and loved well.” (Totey, 2016). Not only does the film cover the social injustice of sex trafficking, it also covers the faithful journey that the characters
Mr. McGraw
Concert choir
May 19th, 2017
For KING & COUNTRY
For KING & COUNTRY is the warmhearted contemporary Christian band of brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone. Born in Sydney, Australia to their father, David Smallbone, who was involved in music, and siblings to Rebecca St. James who was also a contemporary Christian singer/songwriter. The brothers moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 because of their father’s job relocation as a music promoter. During high school, the brothers did background vocals for their sister, Rebecca. After Luke graduated high school, him and his brother thought about forming a band. In 2007, they started performing as a band named “Joel and Luke”, which was later changed to “Austoville”. …show more content…
The movie features Smallbone along with FK&C’s hit song “Priceless” and was released nationwide on Oct. 14, 2016, in select theaters. Priceless is a powerful story of James Stevens (Joel Smallbone) who was, at one time, a good man with a great life -- but that was then and this is now. After the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, James(Smallbone) is at the darkest crossroad of his life. Angry, desperate, and unable to hold down a steady job, he agrees to drive a box truck on a shady, one-time trip cross country for cash -- no questions asked. But when he discovers what he is delivering is actually who, he is compelled to save two beautiful and frightened sisters who are unaware of the danger that awaits them. Can love, strength, and faith redefine his past and change the course of his future? This unlikely hero risks it all to save these women, confront the forces that oppose him and ultimately discover the life he was meant to live. “Part of the DNA of For KING & COUNTRY is this idea of respect and honor in relationships and women being priceless,” Joel says. “What we’ve both found in our beliefs as men is that people are made equal. No one is a commodity and everyone deserves to be loved and loved well.” (Totey, 2016). Not only does the film cover the social injustice of sex trafficking, it also covers the faithful journey that the characters