Screenwriter-Producer Lovelace Lee III Seeks to Make Gospel Film God's Money to Glorify God

"I learned how to write screenplays and created a body of work," Lee said. A brother-in-Christ asked me, "Why don't you write a gospel script? The ones out there now don't do anything to give God any glory." It was true. And still is. Lee understood what he meant but was at the same time conflicted. Yes, he was a Christian but had never considered writing a gospel script. Why not? Maybe he figured it would just be too difficult to sell. Finding money to do any movie is hard enough. Lee wanted the wind at his back for a change.

"I told that brother that when the Lord God Almighty wants me to write a gospel script, He'll give me one." God spoke and Lee heard Him. Last October Lee and his family were sitting in the congregation of their church in Los Angeles. The offering was being taken up and Lee was uncomfortable with the way it was being handled. "And in an instant," he said, "I knew the entire story for GOD'S MONEY." Lee knew the script was a gift from God because all at once he had the beginning, middle and end and the lead characters, too. This was a story that gave God the glory. Lee was true to his promise of 10 years earlier. God Almighty had given him a gospel script to write and he was taking care of Kingdom Business: affairs that are connected to the building of God's family of believers. GOD'S MONEY is the story of Prince DeRon Mulgrew a petty criminal that robs a church during the offering. After finding that he can't even give the money away, he returns it to the church-only to get saved. The term "saved" to Christians means that a person has accepted Jesus and will miss spending eternity in hell.

"I've had the pleasure of writing many scripts," Lee said. "Two of those with my brilliant writing partner Kevin Norwood. This experience was different. Writing GOD'S MONEY became his priority and Lee worked day and night. In just 18 days he had completed a first draft.