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TV Couple Seeks to Put God First

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Kate Gosselin and her husband, Jon, can’t stop TLC from editing prayers and references to God out of their hit reality TV series, Jon & Kate Plus 8. But the couple still manages to share their faith with viewers. “There are many times that we pray, and there are many times we make reference to […]

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Billy Graham Film Debuts Friday

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Billy: The Early Years—about the genesis of Billy Graham’s ministry—hit 282 screens in the Southeast and Texas Friday. Directed by Robby Benson, the film stars Armie Hammer (Veronica Mars, Flicka) as the young evangelist and takes viewers through Graham’s early years, as he meets his future wife, Ruth, and forms a friendship with Charles Templeton.

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Christian Movie Receives R Rating

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The makers of the movie version of House, penned jointly by leading Christian suspense writers Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker, are disappointed that it will have an R rating when it releases in more than 400 theaters next month—possibly keeping away a big chunk of its potential core audience. The film was given the adults-only

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‘Fireproof’ Debuts at No. 4

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 Boosted by grass-roots support and bulk ticket purchases from churchgoers as well as some Christian retailers, Fireproof—a drama starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who turns to God to help save his marriage—premiered at No. 4 at the weekend with $6.5 million total receipts, the Associated Press reported. Variety said Fireproof was “the biggest surprise”

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‘Fireproof’ Opens Friday Amid Wide Grass-Roots Support

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Fireproof, the latest Christian drama from the church-based moviemakers who scored a surprise hit two years ago with Facing the Giants, will hit 860 screens nationwide Friday. The movie, written and produced by two brothers, Alex and Stephen Kendrick, depicts the struggle of firefighter Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron), who has drifted apart from his wife

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Gospel Artist Ray Boltz Says He’s Gay

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Dove award-winning gospel artist, Ray Boltz, well-known for his 1988 smash-hit “Thank You,” which is a narrative about a Christian thanking their Sunday school teacher for leading them to Christ, announced recently that he is living as a homosexual Christian, according to the Washington Blade. Boltz, 55, said that for the duration of his 20-year

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Gospel Artist Launches U.S. Prayer Tour

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Gospel artist CeCe Winans will begin a free nationwide tour next month aimed at uniting Christians across racial and denominational lines in prayer for the nation. Winans, whose Thy Kingdom Come CD project released in April, said the Kingdom Tour (cecewinans.com) will encourage Christians to not fear economic and political uncertainty but to “change the

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Steven Curtis Chapman Opens Up About Family Tragedy

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Steven Curtis Chapman and his family are speaking out for the first time about the accident that took the life of Chapman’s 5-year-old daughter, Maria. In an interview Wednesday with Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts, the award-winning Christian musician said his family’s faith had helped them cope with their loss but that they are

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‘The Shack’ Author Defends Book, Shares Testimony at Retail Show

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The author of the controversial best-seller The Shack defended his novel against critics and told of the redemptive impact it had on his own life during the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS), held this week in Orlando, Fla. Calling himself “an accidental author,” William P. Young told a crowd of roughly 300 people Wednesday morning

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Singer Finds Faith Through Gospel Music

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A simple yet powerful quote by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the life of alternative-folk, rock and blues singer Michelle Shocked and ultimately led her into the arms of Jesus Christ. King, during a speech at Western Michigan University in 1963, said 11 a.m. Sunday is the most segregated hour in America. “When

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New TV Show Digs Up Roots of American Christianity

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Historian William Federer’s new Faith in History TV program will premier exclusively on the Total Christian Television (TCT) network beginning next week. The original program uses exhaustive research to make the claim that America is a nation founded on Christian beliefs and biblical principles. “I simply take historical [facts and events] and don’t edit out

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A Diverse City

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Every time he steps foot on stage, Christian fusion hip-hop/rock artist TobyMac experiences a little bit of heaven. The band that backs him up on his latest CD-DVD project, Alive and Transported, and in concerts worldwide comprises people of various races and socioeconomic backgrounds. He says that reality is different from his church experience growing

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