Christian sitcom Pastor Greg creator and star Greg Robbins has traded holy humor for a weightier message with C Me Dance, released on DVD this month.

Shot in and around Pittsburgh, home to Robbins' Uplifting Entertainment production company, the 88-minute drama about a young dancer whose career dreams are shattered by a diagnosis of cancer, aims to alert Christians and nonbelievers to the reality of spiritual warfare.

"We're trying to show that we have to deal with spiritual warfare; if you turn your back, it is still going to be there, so it's best to face it," Robbins said.

He revisited a script he had originally written almost 30 years ago--inspired by a dancer friend--and developed the story of 17-year-old Sheri. After being diagnosed with leukemia, the teenager develops a miraculous ability to touch others' lives for God-a gift that angers the devil.

Depicting the devil on screen prompted criticism from some Christian viewers when the movie had a short theatrical run earlier in the year, Robbins admitted. But while the film shows the reality of the devil, it exalts God, Robbins said.

"We had people come to Christ in the parking lot of theaters," he recalled. "We have had letters from people saying it has changed their lives."

Read more in the July 6 issue of Christian Retailing.

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