About Lad Allen

Lad Allen is co-founder of Illustra Media, a motion picture production ministry based in Southern California. He has produced, written, and directed more than 100 films and received several international awards. Illustra documentaries UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF LIFE, THE PRIVILEGED PLANES and DARWIN'S DILEMMA have helped popularize the scientific case for intelligent design. These films have been translated into more than 20 languages and distributed throughout the world. Lad has also headed production on a series of documentaries based upon Lee Strobel's best selling books THE CASE FOR CHRIST, THE CASE FOR FAITH and THE CASE FOR A CREATOR. His other productions have included ORIGIN and THE DESIGN OF LIFE COLLECTION—a documentary trilogy that explores evidence for design and purpose in the animal kingdom. METAMORPHOSIS, FLIGHT and LIVING WATERS are currently in worldwide distribution. Lad was previously director of film production at Campus Crusade for Christ and Moody Institute of Science. He lives in southern California and has enjoyed an extraordinary 47-year marriage to his wife, Joni (the most patient, understanding woman in the universe). They have been blessed with four adult sons.

THE JEWELS OF WINTER

The Jewels of Winter I grew up in Chula Vista, California, a small town in the extreme southwest corner of the "sunshine" state. In the winter, the afternoon temperature ranged from about 55-70F. Not exactly Antarctica. Sometimes we’d get fog and a little rain. Other than on television, I

ONE IN 10,000

One in 10,000 As we enter the final hours of a year that has been awfully dark and frustrating, I thought I’d send you one final dose of hope. Throughout 2020, we’ve tried to share videos that, for a few moments, would focus your heart and mind directly on

ONE SOLITARY LIFE

One Solitary Life I’ve received hundreds of Christmas gifts during the course of my life. Some of them I particularly remember, including: the “Yogi Berra” catcher’s mitt my dad bought me when I was nine years old (I still have it); the plaster hand prints my four sons made

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