Mark Evans: The Black Sheep Who Wouldn’t Go Back

Written By Paul McDonald

A New Series: Stories Behind Wild at Heart: The Series

 Every man carries wounds—some buried deep, some tearing through the surface, some leaving them questioning everything. Wild at Heart: The Series is an invitation to step into the stories of men who have faced their deepest wounds—and found that God was there all along.

Over the next few episodes, we will have conversations with the men who were a part of this project. We started with Daniel to explore his calling as a filmmaker and how he holds up a mirror to help men see their stories the way God does. Next we sit down with each man featured in the series—Mark, Leo, Sam, and Pablo—real men who have faced crisis, trauma, and failure, and who have found healing, redemption, and restoration.

If you haven't watched the series yet, check it out on the Wild at Heart YouTube channel. Watch the trailer or dive straight into the prologue. Then join us here as we unpack the stories that didn't make the final cut—and the films that reveal the transformation and hope that mark these men's lives.

Mark’s story can be found here.

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Mark Evans explores Far and Away & The Matrix on Men at the Movies. Featured in Wild at Heart: The Series Chapter 001, Mark's story reveals what Joseph and Neo teach about freedom, death, resurrection, and the voice of love calling us back to life.

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The Quotes

  • It doesn’t matter what London’s been telling me; I’m going to show them something that’s never been done before.

  • The land is free, but it’s going to cost you everything.

  • To choose something means that something has to die.

  • If you have a billion-dollar dream, don’t expect a fifty-cent sized problem.

 Themes

  • Freedom Costs Everything: The land is free, but claiming it will demand all you have

  • To Decide Is To Let Something Die: Every yes to one thing is a no to everything else

  • Death Before Resurrection: You must lose your life before you can find it

  • The Beloved’s Voice Calls You Back To Life: Love brings dead men back from the grave

Resources

Questions

  • Where do you feel like the “black sheep,” feeling like you don’t belong?

  • What “impossible” thing have you faced that you never thought you could achieve or endure?

  • What would “going back” look like for you, and what would it cost?

  • What decision are you avoiding because it would require something to die?

  • Where have you heard the voice of the beloved calling you back to life?

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Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock.

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