Kirk Cameron from the Movie “Fireproof"

What is the premise of “The Love Dare” book?

KC: There’s a beautiful description of love in the Bible that says, “Love is patient”, “Love is kind“, “Love is not rude or self seeking” “Love never fails” - It’s 1 Corinthians. That is kind of the outline in “The Love Dare” book. There’s this thread of faith woven through there and the idea of this is love, God is love and God’s the author of love and of trust and healing and relationships and to really understand what love is you got to dig down deeper than how you’re feeling at the moment.

You’re an endangered species, not only in Hollywood, but in the world, how do you stay grounded?

KC: Well, you know, I appreciate the encouraging comments, the truth is that I can say all this and present an image out there that may or may not be true, you’ll never know. So, you’ve really got to ask my wife and kids, they’ll let you know the truth. But it’s very important to me to have integrity, to me God comes first and my family comes second, if I fail at those two well, I’m just playing games. So for me, my family and my faith have been my anchor in grounding me and helping me to navigate through a lot of the things that really destroy marriages in Hollywood and your own personal integrity. I understand that if I didn’t have those things, I’d be just like everyone else. I’m no superman, I’m no morally superior person, but because I have someone like my wife and my mom and dad who are still together taught us basic good values and then my own faith in the Lord has been what saved me from a lot.

Did your parents take you to Church?

KC: No, I was an atheist for most of my life and then I lost my faith in atheism when I was about 18 years old.

Marriage is quite difficult, I experience it as being perfect fertile ground in which to grow, not only to grow as a couple, but to grow yourself as well. I read something that says you will not kiss anyone in a movie, unless it’s your wife. Was that a tough decision for you to make?