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Hollywood Actor Shares Powerful Redemption Story: ‘God Loves’

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Actor Eric Close loves a good redemption story. That’s why he signed on to star in “Average Joe,” a film about Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach who won a major U.S. Supreme Court victory in his years-long battle to pray following games on the 50-yard line.

“I love second-chance stories,” Close told.

The “Nashville” star, who portrays Kennedy, said the movie tells the former coach’s story of persisting, never giving up, and “ultimately finding faith.” Close said perseverance is a key fixture of Kennedy’s story, as the coach faced a plethora of adversarial moments in his life before finding Christianity.

“I admired his conviction — the willingness to fight for his convictions and for what he felt was right,” Close said. “Regardless of the negative fallout that would come his way, the threats, the loss of work.”

Before his June 2022 Supreme Court victory, Kennedy spent seven years in a volleying legal battle with the Bremerton School District in Washington state, which ultimately led to the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District in June 2022 — a decision that upheld his right to pray after games, and found the government should not punish private religious acts like prayer.

Close said portraying Kennedy in “Average Joe” drives home the reality that it’s “important to do the right thing as often as you can.”

Before finding Jesus, Kennedy faced a difficult childhood and was filled with anger. At one point, he was an atheist who saw his relationships fall apart; but discovering Jesus changed everything.

“One of the aspects … that I loved about this film is that every person matters — everybody matters,” he said. “God loves; His love is so far and wide and reaches to everybody.”

And that love — and faith — can inspire people to take a stand and do the right thing, even when it’s difficult or seems insurmountable, Close said.

“Through faith, nothing is impossible; you can overcome these challenges,” he said. “You never know when that moment might happen when we’re called to step up and stand for something and make a difference.”

Ultimately, Close said he wants to see how Kennedy was brought through many events in his life before he was prepared for his prayer battle.

“He had to get there through lots of different battles and fights in his life that gave him that strength and that fortitude,” the actor said. “I think the catalyst that took him over the edge and really allowed him to step out there and risk it all for this — for something he firmly believed in — was his faith and trusting that no matter what, God had his back.”
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‘I Was Sure I Was Going to Die’: Winner of ‘The Voice’ Praises ‘Lord Above’ After Miraculous Survival From Gunshot Wound

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Jason “Sundance” Head, winner of season 11 of NBC’s “The Voice,” is praising God after surviving an accidental gunshot wound to the stomach.

The 46-year-old singer was out in the woods by himself for a solo camping trip on Nov. 15, when the bullet pierced his stomach, barely missing his vital organs, his agent.

In a video posted to his Facebook account, Head — the son of rockabilly singer Roy Head — recounted the harrowing incident, explaining he always travels with a .22-caliber revolver, one that “looks just like the kind of gun you’d see in a Western movie.” He said he keeps the gun in a quick-draw holster.

“I really don’t know what happened still,” he recalled, remembering putting on his backpack with the holster sitting in the passenger seat. Head said he was shot as he turned and began walking away.

“It happened that fast,” he added. “That revolver slid out of the case and it hit the doorjamb on the Jeep on the floor step and it shot me.”

After realizing he was hurt, Head said he reached into the pocket of his jeans to pull out his phone, realizing his pockets “were already full of blood.” It was then the singer-songwriter knew he needed medical attention.

He ran toward a fence and jumped it in hopes of reaching the highway.

Once the musician was alongside the road, he recalled a few cars whizzing by before someone responded to him flagging them down. It’s a miracle someone finally stopped to help.

“I also want to thank the people that were on Highway 84 that stopped to help me,” he said. “Without you, I don’t think I was going to make it, man; I was bleeding out.”

Head described the good Samaritan as “like an angel from heaven,” adding he was “never so glad to see somebody in my life.”

The entertainer’s wife, Misty, quickly took to social media to urge “prayer warriors” to pray for her husband, who was taken by medevac to the hospital at University of Texas at Tyler, where the trauma team began swiftly working to save Head.

Ultimately, Head credited the “good Lord above” and the “wonderful first responders” as well as the care specialists at the hospital for saving his life.

“I was sure I was going to die,” he said. “It was one of the craziest things that ever happened to me.”

Misty, after learning her husband was going to be OK, said, “God is awesome.”

As for Head, he said, “I want to tell everyone thank you for praying for me and my family. It was the most scary thing I’ve ever went through, and I still have the bullet in me. I’m not sure exactly what’s going to go on. All I know is I didn’t die day before yesterday, and I have another opportunity to live, and I feel like the Lord has blessed me just beyond I can even comprehend.”

In an interview with ET Online, he described the near-death experience: “I saw the light, man, and I really thought I was dying. … I just prayed a lot and I felt super peaceful. When the ambulance came, I was never so happy to be put on a stretcher in my life.”

Praise God the singer survived this scary ordeal. Please pray for his continued healing.
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For KING + COUNTRY Stars’ Big Plan to Bring Message of Jesus, ‘Redemption of Humanity’ to People Across America

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For KING + COUNTRY, one of the most popular Christian and inspirational bands around, is gearing up for the Christmas season in a big way.

Just months after singers Joel and Luke Smallbone brought their family’s story to the big screen in biopic “Unsung Hero,” the duo are heading back to theaters with a new project, “A Drummer Boy Christmas Live.”

The cinematic experience, which will run from Dec. 5-9, will make For KING + COUNTRY’s popular Christmas show accessible to people across the nation.

And the brothers promise to deliver a “sonic journey that blends the sights and sounds of the season with the musical mastery, heartwarming storytelling, and dazzling production.” Joel Smallbone told CBN News he’s elated to bring the show to audiences:

“One of the things that we love is Christmas tours,” he told CBN News. “And we’ve done one almost every year since the beginning of the band.”

But with the Christmas season so short, he said they came up with another option: bringing the Christmas show to movie theaters so even more people can see it. The band performed a show at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, rallied 12,000 fans — and created “A Drummer Boy Christmas Live.”
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നടൻ മേഘനാഥൻ അന്തരിച്ചു

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കോഴിക്കോട്: മലയാള സിനിമ നടൻ മേഘനാഥൻ(60) അന്തരിച്ചു. ശ്വാസകോശ സംബന്ധമായ രോഗത്തെ തുടർന്നാണ് അന്ത്യം. കോഴിക്കോട് ബേബി മെമ്മോറിയൽ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ ചികിത്സയിൽ ആയിരുന്നു. നടൻ ബാലൻ കെ നായരുടെ മകനാണ്. ഒട്ടേറെ സിനിമകളിലഭിനയിച്ച മേഘനാഥൻ്റെ 1983 ൽ ഇറങ്ങിയ അസ്ത്രമാണ് ആദ്യചിത്രം. ചെങ്കോൽ, ഈ പുഴയും കടന്ന്, ഉത്തമൻ തുടങ്ങി 50ഓളം ചിത്രങ്ങളിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

സംസ്കാരം ഷൊർണ്ണൂരിലുള്ള വീട്ടിൽ വെച്ച് നടക്കും. ഭാര്യ സുസ്മിത, മകൾ പാർവതി.
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