Posts Tagged ‘Summer 2013 Issue’
Reality TV Star Tenley Molzahn
Reality TV Experience Helps Her Get Through Rough Times She would never encourage anyone to be on The Bachelor, but for season 14 contestant Tenley Molzahn, the reality television show provided healing from the heartache of her then-recent divorce and a unique avenue for her to deepen her dependence on the Lord. From her early…
Read MoreHeavyweight Boxing Champion Chris Byrd
Who’s In Your Corner? Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd Written by Mei Ling Starkey Whether playing a sport or going through life, the words of a friend, family member or coach have the power to get us through some of the toughest times. Whether fighting Evander Holyfield, or talking to youth, two-time heavyweight champ and Olympic…
Read MoreWorld Vision’s Rich Stearns
Self-Reliance Made Him Strong, But Surrendering Gave Him Significance He grew up wanting to be the complete opposite of his father, he didn’t want to follow God, and certainly didn’t want to be the President of World Vision … but it’s not about what Rich Stearns wanted, and fortunately, he says, he figured that out. This…
Read MoreIron Man 3 Movie’s Gwyneth Paltrow & Sir Ben Kingsley
Iron Man 3: Gwyneth Paltrow & Sir Ben Kingsley Written by Kelli Gillespie Gwyneth Paltrow returns for the third film in the Iron Man franchise as Pepper Potts. Her on-screen relationship with the witty billionaire Tony Stark is however, entirely more complicated than her real-life marriage with Coldplay’s Chris Martin. She talks to Risen about…
Read MoreThe Great Gatsby Movie’s Leonardo DiCaprio & Carey Mulligan
The Great Gatsby: Leonardo DiCaprio & Carey Mulligan Written by Kelli Gillespie The roaring 20’s was a time of opulence, indulgence, and unforgettable fashion. The era comes to life on-screen through F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby. Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan talk with Risen about re-writing the past, dreams for the future,…
Read More“42” Jackie Robinson Movie
“42” Jackie Robinson: Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman Written by Kelli Gillespie He was a hero to many, and a game-changer to all. Jackie Robinson forever transformed the game of baseball and it was accomplished with the visionary General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey. Both men were Christians and had a faith that…
Read MoreHandmade Jewelry 31 Bits Founder Alli Swanson
Bikes and Beads Lead to Business and a Better Life: The Blessings of 31 Bits Written by Samantha Baer Paper can take on many forms. It can be bound and made into a book or magazine, it can be folded through origami and turned into a crane, or cut all over until it becomes a…
Read MoreAuthor Rosaria Butterfield
A Most Unlikely Convert: Rosaria Butterfield Written by Samantha Baer It wasn’t that she didn’t like Christians; she despised them. To her, they were shallow people who quoted verses to fit an occasion, but had no depth in explaining the Bible. She was a lesbian and member of the gay activist movement in the early…
Read MoreProminent Author Peter Hitchens
The Brother of Atheist Christopher Hitchens Speaks Out About God: Peter Hitchens Returns to Faith Written by Chris Ahrens Peter Hitchens’ sixth and latest book, The Rage Against God, opens with the author as an adolescent attempting to burn his Bible, and ends decades later with him arguing in favor of the smoldering tome’s main…
Read MoreAstronaut David Hilmers
Risen talks to Hilmers as he recalls his mission to fulfill his deep desire to help others, and having no idea of the journey God would take him on to fulfill that dream.
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