Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts
Friday, May 24, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Interview: ‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Opens Up About Personal Reason She Believes in Miracles - CBN News Tré Goins-Phillips, Faithwire
Interview: ‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Opens Up About
Personal Reason She Believes in Miracles
03-23-2019
CBN News Tré Goins-Phillips, Faithwire
Chrissy Metz didn’t need to be convinced miracles happen; she’s seen them in her own life. Her new role in the upcoming movie “Breakthrough” just confirmed what she already knew.
The “This Is Us” star has gone against the grain for as long as she can remember. As a teenager, she was in church when other kids were out doing different things.
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Looking back, Metz admitted during an interview with Faithwire, her commitment to her faith didn’t always make her cool. But it was what she needed at a time in life when things just weren’t easy.
“I was looking for something,” she said, “a foundation that I always found.”
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The 38-year-old celebrity would have to draw on that very faith in August 2017, when her mother, Denise Hodge, suffered a severe stroke.
Uncertain she would make it through the night, doctors told Metz to prepare for the worst. But the actor, who plays the lead role in the new movie, “Breakthrough,” which chronicles a real-life miracle not unlike her own experience, rallied her sisters and told them to begin praying for healing.
“We’re gonna be very specific about what we want and we’re gonna visualize it, we’re gonna collectively talk about it and pray about it and only think positive thoughts about it,” Metz recalled telling her family.
The following morning, the swelling in Hodge’s brain had gone down. She soon regained the ability to walk and now takes more than 10,000 steps every day. She’s also given up smoking and is “the healthiest she’s ever been,” Metz said.
“For her to come [out] on the other side of that is miraculous — unbelievable,” Metz remembered. “Even the doctors were like, ‘Huh? She’s walking? I don’t understand.’”
Hodge is now working on her communication skills after being diagnosed with aphasia. None of that has knocked Metz down, though, because she believes things really do happen for a reason.
“We think we’re going through this really tumultuous time and we can’t see the forest for the trees, but really, it’s gearing us up for what is intended for us,” she said.
And that’s exactly what happened. Not long after her mother’s incredible recovery, Metz was approached by film producer DeVon Franklin, known for movies like “Miracles from Heaven” and “Heaven Is for Real.”
From the very first meeting with Franklin, Metz knew she was meant to portray mother Joyce Smith in the film “Breakthrough,” which tells the real-life miraculous story of a Missouri boy named John Smith who slipped deep into an icy lake in January 2015.
Smith was declared dead for about an hour before he woke up in a turn of events doctors can only describe as a medical miracle.
“The same words, almost verbatim, I said to my mother’s doctors as Joyce said to John’s doctors,” Metz said. “I thought, ‘OK. If this isn’t a sign — if this isn’t supposed to be — let me know.’ But I’m pretty sure there’s a reason why that just happened to click.”
After starring in the film, her first leading role in a movie, Metz said her belief in miracles has only grown stronger. Learning Smith’s story just “confirmed what I already knew,” she explained.
“Breakthrough” premieres in theaters nationwide Wednesday, April 17. For tickets and more information about the movie, click here.
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
Appreciating Christians - Interview with Shlomo (Solomon) from Jewish Quarter - Steve Martin
Appreciating Christians - Interview with Shlomo (Solomon) from Jewish Quarter - Steve Martin
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
My good friend Abraham Saidan from Jerusalem. Shop owner on Ben Yehuda St. - Interview video
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Watch My Interview on CTN for an Inside Look at Trump's Success With Evangelicals - STEVE STRANG CHARISMA MAGAZINE
I'm still promoting God and Donald Trump as I have opportunities. Recently, I went to the Christian Television Network in Fort Myers, Florida, and had a very interesting interview with Paul Lodato on his show, "Contending for the Faith."
The show will air at 6:30 p.m. EST on Friday, May 18. You can watch it on on Direct TV (channel 376), Dish Network (channel 267), Glory Star Satellite System (channel 117) or Thaicom 5 satellite, which covers 75 percent of the earth overseas. Or you can watch the interview from anywhere in the world on livestream at contendingforthefaith.tv or ctn10.com. C-SPAN will also record the event for a later program.
I believe you'll be interested in watching this 30-minute interview. I told Paul I wanted to send out a newsletter about it to encourage those who are interested to tune in.
Paul is an impressive young man. He was hired in 2005 as the youngest general manager of the Christian Television Network, which established Florida's first Christian station in 1979. When Paul took the helm of CTN Southwest Florida, formerly known as WRXY-TV, he brought with him a vision to produce and broadcast innovative and engaging programming that provides viewers a message of hope while entertaining and educating the entire family.
Not only did he found Southwest Florida Film and Television Academy in 2014, but he is also well-established in the business community. In 2008, GulfShore Business magazine named him one of its "40 Under 40" individuals who have distinguished themselves in Business & their communities. He's often invited to speak about media/business to civic, nonprofit and church organizations.
But Paul doesn't confine his passions to the TV and business realm. He and his wife, Ivette, founded Light of the World Ministries to awaken, empower and equip the body of Jesus Christ to discern truth and win the lost. He's also an accomplished preacher, singer and worship leader.
I hope you'll tune in to my interview with Paul tomorrow. If you know anyone who would be interested in watching the show, make sure to send this newsletter to them!
Steve Strang is the founder of Charisma Media and president of Christian Life Missions. He is also the author of the best-seller God and Donald Trump. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Click here to subscribe to the Strang Report podcast, and here to sign up for the Strang Report newsletter.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog: How serious is the ISIS threat to Jordan? Watch a new “60 Minutes” interview with King Abdullah.
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog: Is an unprecedented spiritual revival happening in the Muslim World? My interview with CBN News.
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