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Seeking the Truth: Hugh Howey’s Trilogy Turned into SILO Streaming Series
By Kelli Gillespie
Based on the bestselling trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, SILO is set in the future where a community of 10,000 people survives in a giant silo hundreds of stories deep underground. The society is governed by a strict set of rules and to disobey is death… we talked with Howey about bringing this story to the…
Sun Moon’s MacKenzie Mauzy: Taiwan, Relationships & Comfort Zones
By Kelli Gillespie
Kelsey is running from failure, heartbreak and humiliation. In an attempt to understand God’s purpose for her life, she goes to Taiwan to teach English. Will her leap of faith pay off? This is the premise of Affirm’s Sun Moon that streams May 5 on Pure Flix. MacKenzie Mauzy stars as Kelsey and we talked…
Judy Blume! 50+ Year Later Her Groundbreaking Book Turns Into A Movie
By Kelli Gillespie
Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. Released in 1970, now more than 50 years later Lionsgate has adapted the novel for the big screen starring Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson. It’s about…
Rachel McAdams & Abby Ryder Fortson in Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret”
By Kelli Gillespie
For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson star as mother-daughter with Kathy Bates as the grandmother. It’s…
Abraham & Isaac’s Story On-Screen with Sara Seyed as Sarah
By Kelli Gillespie
At first glance you think Abraham and Isaac is a father-son story… which is absolutely is. But Sarah plays an important role especially when it comes to patience, God’s timing and becoming a mother. In theatres now, Sara Seyed stars as Sarah in His Only Son. This feature film illustrates the striking account of Abraham, his…
Nicolas Mouawad is Abraham in His Only Son
By Kelli Gillespie
In theatres now, Nicolas Mouawad stars as Abraham in His Only Son. This feature film illustrates the striking account of Abraham, his son Isaac, and their two servants as they journey for three days to the place of the offering. Along the way, the men encounter dangers and trials as Abraham silently relives memories spanning…
Miracle At Manchester: Director & Star Eddie McClintock
By Kelli Gillespie
Miracle at Manchester is an inspirational drama that tells the true story of Brycen Newman, a high school athlete who is diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. Even in his darkest times, Brycen’s father (Rick) becomes his greatest support and advocate. As their father-son bond grows they find their friends, community and strangers are praying for…
Roma Downey & Doug White: On A Wing And A Prayer
By Kelli Gillespie
Interviewed for Risen Magazine Risen Magazine: Doug’s story is so incredible. It’s something where I know the outcome and I’m still sitting on the edge of my couch the entire time, wondering what is going to unfold. So share a little bit about this story and how it came to you. Roma Downey: Well, a…
On A Wing And A Prayer: Jesse Metcalfe Plays Real Pilot in this True Story
By Kelli Gillespie
In this extraordinary true story of faith and survival, On a Wing and a Prayer follows a family’sharrowing journey to land a plane safely after their pilot unexpectedly dies mid-flight. With noexperience flying the twin-engine aircraft, Doug White, played by Dennis Quaid struggles to save his entire family from seemingly certain tragedy. With the help…
TETRIS! The Incredible True Story About the Beloved Video Game
By Kelli Gillespie
Meet Creator Alexey Pajitnov & Henk Rogers . Tetris tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovers Tetris in 1988, and then risks everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with…
Noah Jupe: Hope, Believing in the Impossible and The Magician’s Elephant
By Kelli Gillespie
A determined boy accepts a king’s challenge to perform three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant — and the chance to chase his destiny. Noah Jupe voices Peter and we talked about this being his first time voicing a character in an animated film, believing in the impossible and spreading hope The Magician’s…
Kate DiCamillo’s Bestselling Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Comes to Netflix
By Kelli Gillespie
When young Peter, who is searching for his long-lost sister, crosses paths with a fortuneteller in the market square, there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer — that he must follow a mysterious elephant — sets Peter off on aremarkable journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks…
Cirque Meets The Passion: The Thorn Creator on This Immersive Show
By Kelli Gillespie
Best described as Cirque meets The Passion, The Thorn is an immersive show that has played more than 25 years on stages around the country. Now you can watch the incredible performance on the big screen in theatres nationwide for a special 2-day, on March 6 and 7. We talked with creator John Bolin about what…
Bestselling Author Karen Kingsbury Writes the Scripts for A Thousand Tomorrows Series with Son Tyler Russell
By Kelli Gillespie
Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, along with her son, Tyler Russell, have adapted the novel, A Thousand Tomorrows, into a six-episode series from AFFIRM Originals and it’s streaming now on Pure Flix. New episodes will drop every Friday so fans can follow along with nationally-renowned bull rider Cody Gunnar, and barrel racer Ali Daniels as they navigate romance…
Jesus Revolution: Red Carpet with Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow, Savannah & Cole LaBrant
By Kelli Gillespie
Jesus Revolution takes in $15.5 million in the domestic box office debut and completely out performs the originally projected $7 million. Here’s a fresh red carpet recap with Joel Courtney and Anna Grace Barlow who play Greg & Cathe Laurie. Plus real life married couple Savannah & Cole LaBrant on their purposeful platform while taking…
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Military Children: Books to Help While A Parent is Deployed
By Kelli Gillespie
Raising kids isn’t easy. As a parent you’re pulled in so many directions as you try your best to help your little ones develop, learn, and navigate their surroundings. As a military family, there is the added explanation of helping children better understand big concepts like duty, deployment, separation, protection and service, just to name…
Parenting During the Pandemic: Biblical Tips for Families
By Kelli Gillespie
We’ve been pandemic parents for a while now, and moms are not alone in feeling the depths of their inabilities; so now is the time to consider how we can grow and adapt to our new circumstances. It’s hard not to be reactionary when faced with the unexpected but we know that Godgives us what…
Parenting: Control the Controllable During COVID
By Kelli Gillespie
Risen Magazine: Parents are overwhelmed, especially now with the current state of the world from pandemic, to homeschooling, black lives matter to wildfires, hurricanes and mental health… what do parents need to know? Cynthia Yanof: There’s so much going on that we can hyper focus on any one thing. But what we’ve been trying to…
From the Track & Field to the Television: Meet Two-Time Olympians Jamie and Shevon Nieto
By Kelli Gillespie
They may both be extremely talented, athletic and two-time Olympians but ironically it wasn’t Track & Field that brought Jamie and Shevon Nieto together. Jamie, a high jumper, represented the United State at the Athens 2004 and London 2012 Games, while Shevon competed on the track for her native Jamaica in 2004 and also Beijing…
Impacting the Community with LaDanian Tomlinson
By Mei Ling Starkey
LaDainian Tomlinson is no stranger to running. He spent eleven seasons as a running back in the NFL. He was invited to five Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro six times. In 2017, Tomlinson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Off the field, Tomlinson is known…
National Adoption Awareness Month with Sean Anders
By Mei Ling Starkey
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It was started in 1976 by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis announced an Adoption Week as a way to promote awareness of the children in foster care that needed adoptive families. In 1995, President Clinton would expand it to the entire month and in 1998 Clinton would develop a plan…
Fighting for Freedom with U.S. Navy SEAL Robert Ekoniak
By Mei Ling Starkey
From Lone Survivor to 13 Hours, over the past decade more and more movies are being made about the Navy SEALs. And while many people are able to view some of the combats that have been made public, there are very few people who make it through the rigorous training involved of being an actual…
Talking Faith with Melissa Joan Hart
By Mei Ling Starkey
It’s pretty fair to say that people in show business have the acumen to go-with-the-flow. Script changes, scene set-ups and personality disputes are often part of the territory. So when Risen called Melissa Joan Hart for their preset interview in 2016, she graciously kept the appointment in spite of the snow day she was in the midst…
Renewed Hope After a Miscarriage with Julia and Ryan Sadler
By Mei Ling Starkey
Renewed hope. Whether we are going through a physical ailment, financial crisis or just having a hard day, it is a universal message and one that Julia and Ryan Sadler are very familiar with. After facing the heartbreak of three miscarriages, the Sadlers needed hope. Exhausted physically and feeling the emotional and physical drain of…
On Faith with Brandon Micheal Hall
By Mei Ling Starkey
Our faith is shaped by a variety of factors ranging from our upbringing to things we have experienced along the way. They can either draw us closer in our relationship with God or cause us to question the faith that once seemed so strong. Brandon Micheal Hall is one who knows this faith conflict well.…
Understanding Your Calling with Philip and Holly Wagner
By Mei Ling Starkey
Phillip and Holly Wagner are the founding and leading pastors of the Oasis Church in Los Angeles. They’ve written books on dating, love, and mending marriages. They’ve founded a non-profit water organization, survived cancer, and recognize the importance of supporting the gifts of your spouse. While Oasis Church has grown and recently moved to new location on…
Sandi Patty Bringing A Voice to the Voiceless
By Mei Ling Starkey
She has been dubbed, “The Voice,” and rightfully so. Sandi Patty has released over thirty albums and is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history. Over the past thirty years, she has won forty Dove Awards, five Grammy awards, four Billboard Music Awards, had three platinum records, five gold records, and sold…
Standing Beautiful with Chloe Howard
By Mei Ling Starkey
Born with a debilitating foot deformity and undergoing her first surgery at a mere six months old, Chloe Howard has a courageous story about embracing physical differences. She went on to have five major surgeries by the time she was fifteen, but her parents kept reminding her she was beautifully and wonderfully made. It wasn’t…
Anna Buffini: Reserve Champion in the Under 25 Grand Prix National
By Kelli Gillespie
Anna Buffini was crowned the Brentina Cup champion in 2016 with her now-retired mount Sunday Boy, as well as the reserve championship with Wilton II the same year. She was more than happy to return with Wilton II, her 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Jazz—Olympia, Contango) after he had been out of training for a period…
Pricilla Shirer Stars in Overcomer
By Kelli Gillespie
Author, speaker and actress Priscilla Shirer stars in the new film Overcomer alongside Alex Kendrick. This inspiring family film dares to leave you filled with hope and asks the question: what do you allow to define you? Synopsis: Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team’s state championship dreams are…