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‘Jesus Calling’: Singer Susie McEntire-Eaton hosts TV series highlighting stories of faith
Christian singer Susie McEntire-Eaton believes storytelling is a powerful, God-given medium through which people can be uplifted, encouraged and find common ground with others.
McEntire-Eaton is bringing her love of storytelling and her passion for her faith to the big screen, hosting the second season of the Circle Network’s inspirational TV show, “Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith.” The show airs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET.
“Every person has a story to tell,” McEntire-Eaton, the younger sister of country music superstar Reba McEntire, told The Christian Post.
“They may not think theirs is as important as others, but it is. They have that story to share with the world. As we share those stories, other people can hear that and say, ‘I’m not alone,’ or, ‘Wow, I thought I had it really bad, but look at these people and what they’ve gone through, and yet they’re still standing and taking a step forward.’”
Based on the 2004 devotional book Jesus Calling, the series will share more inspirational stories of success, loss, heartbreak and redemption told by people of faith from all walks of life — from country star Sara Evans to NFL Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy.
“When Jesus would come upon someone that was having a hard time, He would simply tell them, ‘Stand up,’” she continued. “So, I love stories that help people stand up. In every story, there’s something for each one of us to learn from.”
The show will also be a family affair.
Later in the summer, McEntire-Eaton will appear alongside her older sisters Reba and Alice to “talk about our stories of faith and growing up in southeastern Oklahoma in a small little small town of Cowell, Oklahoma.”
The trio will also go into the different churches in which they were raised to “share the funny stories and funny things that helped us to be molded and shaped into the mindset of Christian faith that we have today.”
“We grew up singing Christian music; we were ‘The Singing McEntires.’ We cut our teeth in the honky-tonks and bars,” McEntire-Eaton recalled. “We were way too young to be in those places, but we were the entertainment, and my mom felt like we were going to be able to learn so much being in those places. And we did.”
A member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, McEntire-Eaton toured with Reba from 1980 to 1982. She appeared with her sister on The Opry, “The Johnny Carson Show” and “Hee Haw.”
In 1984, she re-dedicated her life to Christ and traveled the world as a country gospel singer, recording 17 albums in the process.
“At first, I said I would never sing songs if they didn’t have Jesus in it,” she reflected. “But, I think I missed a lot of opportunities, especially in the areas God sent me.”
“I’ve realized,” she continued, “that people needed story songs. They need stories that they can relate to and find a Savior in the midst of it. They don’t necessarily need ‘Rock of Ages.’ I think that songs that are not necessarily gospel songs can still be all about God. So, my faith has evolved over the years, and I think it’s gotten stronger.”
McEntire-Eaton shared how the Jesus Calling devotional has impacted her life over the years and spoken into various stages of it — from motherhood to touring on the road.
“When I read [the book], it feels like God is trying to get my attention to say, ‘I want to speak to you this morning.’ I enjoy it so much because when it speaks to me, which it does 99.9% of the time, it changes my day. Even though God’s word was written so many years ago and the devotional was written many years ago, it can still hit a person’s life and day at just the right moment.”
To her, being asked to host “Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith,” McEntire-Eaton said, “proves that God is still there and is still noticing and still wanting to use me.”
“I get a little emotional thinking about it,” she admitted.
McEntire-Eaton hopes viewers feel inspired, encouraged and less alone — especially coming out of a pandemic.
“I hope that as ‘Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith’ comes on, that people will settle in and they’ll listen to the stories and relate to them, and not be under so much shame and guilt of their own story.”
She wants viewers to conclude that “These people are real. These people are people like me to go to work, who do their jobs and are still just plain human beings that have struggles, just like me.'”
“The bottom line is, God already knows our story,” she added. “He’s already taken it. He’s already mixed it into His history. It’s under the blood of Jesus. God is walking with us into the next chapter, and He’s going to use this first chapter to influence other people and to heal.”
“Our stories, those hard times, those lessons — we can’t just throw it away. It will forever be in our story,” the 63-year-old continued. “We have to embrace it, let it change us and let it teach us what God wants to teach us in that story.”
“Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith” is a part of Circle’s two-hour “Faith Block” that airs from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on Sundays.
Sources:Christian Post
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സിസ്റ്റര് മിനി ജോണ്സന്റെയും,സിസ്റ്റര് റോസമ്മ തോമസിന്റെയും പ്രവര്ത്തന കാലാവധി പൂര്ത്തിയായതിനെ തുടര്ന്നണ് പുതിയ ഭാരവാഹികളെ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തത്.ഫെലോഷിപ്പ് ഓഫ് പെന്തക്കോസ്തല് ചര്ച്ചസ് ഇന് ചിക്കാഗോയുടെ കണ്വീനര് ഡോ.വില്ലി എബ്രഹാമിന്റെ ഭാര്യയാണ് മോളി എബ്രഹാം.ഗുഡ് ഷെപ്പേര്ഡ് ഫെലോഷിപ്പ് ചര്ച്ചിലെ അംഗമാണ്.
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An Israeli entrepreneur on a mission to highlight biblical artifacts has brought his “treasures from the Holy Land” to America.
Oded Golan’s “Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land” experience opened Dec. 3 at Atlanta’s Pullman Yards, with hundreds of ancient artifacts surrounding the New Testament on display.
“We are bringing [a] once-in-a-lifetime experience to people to look at items that they will probably not have other opportunities to see,” Golan recently told CBN News. “The 350 items that are presented here, most of them are from the time of Christ. They were all found in the Holy Land in Israel, and they are telling the stories that are mentioned in the New Testament, but in first hand.”
He added, “You’re almost touching the history.”
Golan said some of the items are related to Jesus’ family or people living during his lifetime. These elements allow people to explore life during biblical times, seeing the behaviors and practices that unfolded during the New Testament era.
Already, audiences are loving the experience, Golan said, noting that giving a lens into the past illuminates knowledge and understanding.
“It doesn’t change faith, it doesn’t change belief, but it changed, somehow, how do you feel and how do you see the stories that are mentioned in the Bible — in the New Testament,” he said.
Golan’s story is a fascinating one, as he started collecting antiquities when he was just a child.
What started as a passion project grew into something much more — a collection he calls the “biggest and largest … in the world of biblical archaeology items.”
“When I was young, even, you know, until the age of 16, 17, I had in mind that I should be an archaeologist one day,” he said. “But … in life it was changed … but I kept archaeology as a hobby.”
And that hobby grew as he traveled all over the Holy Land and collected artifacts — relics he brings to audiences in “Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land.”
“In this exhibition, we present only items that came from a very short period of time,” Golan said. “We are talking about the early first century AD, the time of Jesus. A few items are from the 3rd, 4th, 5th century because this was the time when the first churches emerged — the cradle of Christianity.”
He believes audiences will be captivated regardless of their age or religious beliefs.
“It doesn’t matter what age you are, and what [religion] you are, and how strong [a] believer you are,” Golan said. “It’s fantastic.”
The entrepreneur also made international headlines in 2012 when he was on trial after being accused by the Israel Antiquities Authority of forging an inscription on the James ossuary, a stone relic believed to hold the bones of Jesus’ brother, James.
He was acquitted after a seven-year legal battle. The ossuary, which has been a source of contention, has an Aramaic line that reads, “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” Proponents argue that the inscription pointed to evidence of Christ’s brother, James.
Ultimately, Golan was absolved of the most serious charges surrounding manufacturing elements of this inscription, among other serious charges. Some have since defended the authenticity of the artifact’s inscription, which would be the earliest reference to Jesus. Read more about the history of the matter.
Golan referred to this case while explaining he was in the “later stage” of his life – over the age of 50 — when he read the New Testament for the first time and started to understand it. Wanting to better comprehend the ossuary in his collection, he turned to the text for understanding.
Speaking about the James ossuary, he heralded the importance of the find, which is included in “Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land.” He’s hoping the collection inspires visitors to think more deeply about the past.
“You’re touching the history — almost physically,” Golan reiterated. “And that makes … a big difference compared to any other kind of exhibition. And, as I mentioned, it’s not only the artifact exhibition. It has much more than that.”
After the Atlanta run, Golan hopes to bring “Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land” to other cities across America.
Sources:faithwire
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