Colson says that:
The day after a recent televised Republican debate, some people asked me what I thought of the candidates. Well, the truth is, although I had intended to watch the debate, Patty and I got sidetracked. Just before the debate, we started to watch a DVD of a little-known film produced by a fellow Christian named Rick Eldridge.
Once we started watching, we could not stop. That’s because the movie we watched was beautiful, wholesome, and full of timeless truths. In fact, I would argue that it was even more relevant to some of our current crises than any political debate. The film was "The Ultimate Gift"
Though a mainstream movie, it unfortunately got tagged with a "Fox Faith" label that doomed it in the eyes of many critics. Colson calls that a tragedy because "I can recall very few films that have dealt as wisely and as beautifully with so many important themes . . ."
He writes:
The good news is that we still have a chance to do justice to this great film. It may not have played in a theater near you, but now it is out on DVD and widely available. I urge you in the strongest terms to rent or buy a copy and watch it with your family, or give a copy to your grandkids as Patty and I are doing. The knee-jerk reactions against it just go to show that this is exactly the kind of honest, thought-provoking, timely film we need now more than ever.