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‘Prophecy Fulfilled’: Candace Cameron Bure Explains How Nativity Fulfills Biblical Promises
The Christmas season is always busy for Candace Cameron Bure, an actress who regularly churns out holiday films among other popular projects.
And 2024 is no exception, with Bure entertaining the masses. She has two new holiday films — “Christmas Less Traveled” and “Home Sweet Christmas — and, this year, there’s an added element to her on-screen work.
Bure’s network Great American Family is hosting an in-person Christmas festival, complete with weekly tree lighting ceremonies, ice skating, hot chocolate — and more.
“It’s just a great way to spend a couple of hours with your family at the park,” Bure said. “And then also be able to meet some of your favorite talent from the movies at Great American Family.”
Find out more about The Great American Family Christmas Festival, which going through Dec. 22 at The Northwell Park at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York.
Bure frequently discusses her Christian faith, sharing with fans how reading through the entirety of the Bible each year has helped inspire and grow her faith. “The Bible Recap,” a book by Tara Leigh Cobble that takes Christians through daily explanations of chapters, has been a key tool she’s used.
“‘The Bible Recap’ really changed my whole world when it comes to reading the Bible,” she said. “And so I’d never read the Bible chronologically. I actually didn’t even know before I started the Bible recap that the Bible isn’t put in chronological order. You kind of bounce around to different books, but then to actually read it through in terms of … the historical line is incredible.”
Seeing the entire story arc has given Bure a deeper appreciation of God’s love for mankind.
“And you see how patient God is with all of us, because we are a people that have continually rejected Him,” she said. “And He just keeps coming back to us — just keeps coming back and bringing opportunity to just receive Him.”
Bure continued, “It’s a gift given by grace and it’s not of any works that we do, and, so, you see this time and time again in the Old Testament.”
A reading of the entirety of Scripture allows believers to see the powerful ways Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecies.
“When all of that prophecy is fulfilled, Jesus comes to the earth, then is the willing sacrifice, then rises and now sits at the throne with God,” Bure said. “It has this whole new meaning to me, and it was literally a whole new revelation of just appreciating and understanding how big God’s love is for us.”
The actress said she “can’t get enough of it” and now has true “joy” reading Scripture, but admitted she struggled with reading the Bible just a few years ago.
“I wanted to. I made time for it … but I’d often kind of read it and be like, ‘OK, like how does this apply to me?’” Bure said, noting that “The Bible Recap” helped provide helpful context to what she was reading. “Understanding the context, the entire history, and this macro view of God’s love and looking for God in the Bible and not me in the Bible — it just changed my life.”
Christmas, Bure said, is a “celebration of prophecy fulfilled,” explaining how these foretold events help give confidence in our faith.
“It’s the most incredible gift any human being has in life, and it’s amazing to me,” she said. “That we still get to celebrate it every year and … it’s our opportunity to share with the world. It is the easiest time to share with the world the Gospel message at Christmastime.”
Bure added, “If I think about it too long, it brings me to tears every time, because I’m so humbled and I’m so grateful that we have such a loving and kind God who [has] mapped out everything for us, but He is a God of truth, and He’s given us His word, and then He’s fulfilled it, and He just wants us. He’s waiting for us with open arms, and it’s such a beautiful thing.”
Sources:faithwire
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സംവിധായകൻ ഷാഫി അന്തരിച്ചു
കൊച്ചി: മലയാളിയെ കുടുകുടെ ചിരിപ്പിച്ച ഹിറ്റ് ചിത്രങ്ങളൊരുക്കിയ സംവിധായകൻ ഷാഫി (56) അന്തരിച്ചു. തലച്ചോറിൽ രക്തസ്രാവം ഉണ്ടായതിനെത്തുടർന്ന് ഒരാഴ്ച മുൻപ് ആസ്റ്റർ മെഡ്സിറ്റിയിൽ പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ച ഷാഫി ഏഴു ദിവസമായി അതീവ ഗുരുതരാവസ്ഥയിലായിരുന്നു. ഇന്നലെ രാത്രി 11.30ന് ആയിരുന്നു വിയോഗം.
മൃതദേഹം ഇന്നു രാവിലെ ഇടപ്പള്ളി ബിടിഎസ് റോഡിലുള്ള സ്വവസതിയിലും തുടർന്ന് 9 മുതൽ 12 വരെ മണപ്പാട്ടിപ്പറമ്പ് കൊച്ചിൻ സഹകരണ ബാങ്ക് ഹാളിലും പൊതുദർശനത്തിനു വയ്ക്കും. സംസ്കാരം ഇന്ന് നാലിന് കലൂർ മുസ്ലിം ജമാഅത്ത് പള്ളിയിൽ. ഭാര്യ ഷാമില. മക്കൾ: അലീമ ഷെറിൻ, സൽമ ഷെറിൻ. പ്രശസ്ത സംവിധായകൻ സിദ്ദീഖ് ഷാഫിയുടെ അമ്മാവനാണ്; സംവിധായകനും നടനുമായ റാഫി (റാഫി മെക്കാർട്ടിൻ) സഹോദരനും.
1968 ഫെബ്രുവരിയിൽ എറണാംകുളം പുല്ലേപ്പടിയിലെ കറുപ്പുനൂപ്പിൽ തറവാട്ടിലാണ് റഷീദ് എം.എച്ച്. എന്ന ഷാഫിയുടെ ജനനം. പിതാവ് എം.പി.ഹംസ, മാതാവ് നബീസുമ്മ. കലാകാരന്മാരായ അമ്മാവന്മാരും മറ്റു ബന്ധുക്കളുമൊക്കെ സിനിമയും മറ്റും ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നതു കേട്ടു വളർന്ന ഷാഫിയിലും കുട്ടിക്കാലത്തുതന്നെ സിനിമാ മോഹമുണ്ടായി. സ്കൂൾ കാലത്ത് മിമിക്രിയും മോണോ ആക്ടും അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു. അമ്മാവൻ സിദ്ദീഖ് സിനിമയിലെത്തിയതോടെ അതു ശക്തവുമായി.
സഹോദരൻ റാഫിയുടെയും അമ്മാവൻ സിദ്ദിഖിന്റെയും പാത പിന്തുടർന്ന് സിനിമയിലെത്തിയ ഷാഫിയും ചിരിയുടെ ട്രാക്കിലാണ് വിജയം കണ്ടത്. രാജസേനൻ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ദില്ലിവാലാ രാജകുമാരൻ എന്ന സിനിമയിൽ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് ഡയറക്ടറായി സിനിമാ ജീവിതം തുടങ്ങിയ ഷാഫി, 2001 ൽ ജയറാം നായകനായ വൺമാൻ ഷോ എന്ന സിനിമയിലൂടെ സ്വതന്ത്ര സംവിധായകനായി. പിന്നാലെയെത്തിയ കല്യാണരാമൻ മലയാളത്തിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും വലിയ ഹിറ്റുകളിലൊന്നായി.
മായാവി, തൊമ്മനും മക്കളും, പുലിവാൽ കല്യാണം, മേരിക്കുണ്ടൊരു കുഞ്ഞാട്, ചോക്ലേറ്റ്, മേക്കപ്പ് മാൻ, ചട്ടമ്പിനാട്, ടു കൺട്രീസ് തുടങ്ങി ബോക്സ് ഓഫിസിൽ പണക്കിലുക്കവും പ്രേക്ഷകരിൽ ചിരിക്കിലുക്കവും സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ചിത്രങ്ങളുടെ പരമ്പരയാണ് ഷാഫി സമ്മാനിച്ചത്. വിക്രം നായകനായ തമിഴ് ചിത്രം മജാ ഉൾപ്പെടെ 18 സിനിമകൾ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തു. 2022-ല് പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയ ആനന്ദം പരമാനന്ദം ആണ് അവസാന ചിത്രം. തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്, നിർമാതാവ് എന്നി നിലകളിലും ശ്രദ്ധേയനായിരുന്നു.
Sources:nerkazhcha
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3 Doors Down lead singer reveals message from Jesus that prompted him to share the Gospel from stage
Brad Arnold, lead singer of the rock group 3 Doors Down, has opened up about how faith helped him overcome addiction — and how he felt called to share the Gospel with his fans after Jesus sent him a direct message: “I want you to tell them that I love them.”
In a recent interview with Pastor Allen Jackson on the “Culture and Christianity” podcast, the 46-year-old singer revealed that despite growing up in a Christian home, he fell into alcohol addiction after 3 Doors Down shot to popularity in the early 2000s with hits like “Kryptonite” and “Here Without You.”
During this time, country artist Charlie Daniels urged him to return to Nashville, Tennessee, and go to rehab — and it was there that he rediscovered Christianity. The past nine years of sobriety have been “the best years of my life,” Arnold told Jackson, whose church he attends.
He credited the pastor with encouraging him to “lead with my faith and to not be a comfortable Christian that sits in a pew … and lives how they want.”
Last year, Arnold made headlines after pausing a concert in Pennsylvania to share the Gospel with thousands of fans and remind them of their value as children of God.
Before performing “Away from the Sun,” he addressed the audience, saying: “I feel like I can identify with this song more than most of our songs. … This world surrounds by a message we’ll never be good enough, we’ll never be strong enough, we’ll never be beautiful enough, we’ll never be rich enough.”
My friends, I just want to take a second to tell you, that’s an absolute lie. You are loved. You are enough, and you will win. Not only can you win, but you will win. You’ll always be enough for one reason: and that’s because Jesus Christ loves you.”
“Jesus Christ loves you so much that He made you just the way you are, just the way you’re standing there right now,” he said. “He also loves you to let you know that you’re not complete. I promise you there’s more, and you will win.”
“I failed all day today. You failed today. But you’re still the one that Jesus loves,” Arnold told concertgoers. “Repeat after me: I am the one that Jesus loves. Amen, my friends. Thank you so much.”
Speaking to Jackson, Arnold revealed that he decided to openly share his faith a few years ago after he heard Jesus say, “I want you to tell them that I love them this summer.” The singer said he chose to obey, even though he didn’t know “how to go about that at a rock concert” where half the people were “standing there with a beer in their hand.”
After seeing a post referencing John’s description as the disciple Jesus loves, Arnold said, “I was like, that’s a good something that I can build on.”
The artist revealed that 3 Doors Down always prays before taking the stage, adding: “We fight against principalities in this world … I thought if our words are the most powerful things that we have, how can I get people to speak a blessing over their life?”
Arnold revealed that he and his wife, Jennifer, got re-baptized together in the fall of 2023: “She and I stand side by side, and Jesus is in front of us,” he told Jackson. “She is an anchor for me in so many ways.”
Last year, Arnold said he was able to share the Gospel message with about 680,000 people from the stage. “That is the highlight of my career if I never get to do anything else,” he said. “I’m so thankful that God allowed me to do that.”
He acknowledged that he has a “short window” to share Jesus’ love given the fact that “people aren’t at a rock show to be preached at,” but stressed, “I want to share that [message] with them, and I know that [God] put me in this position to do exactly that.”
“I don’t care if it cost me my career. I don’t care if it cost me my life. I can honestly, 100 percent say that. … It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever got to do.”
Formed in 1996, 3 Doors Down is known for hits like “Kryptonite,” “Be Like That” and “Not My Time.” The group has sold 16 million albums globally, received three Grammy nominations, and won two American Music Awards and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting.
Though the band is not overtly Christian, Arnold often shares his faith on social media, along with prayers and Bible verses.
In January, the singer credited his faith for his sobriety, sharing a photo of his AA sobriety medallion, which has the words “To thine own self be true” and “unity, service and recovery” engraved around the Roman numeral for the number eight.
“January 19 is a special day for me every year,” he wrote on Instagram.
“It marks the start of a new year of a new life, a life without a bottle in my hand. I feel like a different person than I did eight years ago … and it feels so good. Without question, God took that burden from me. I was so tired of carrying it. I couldn’t carry it any more so I gave it to God and I’m not taking it back! If you’re struggling with something, give it to Him. He’ll gladly take your burden and you’ll never have to carry it again.”
Sources:Christian Post
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വിയറ്റ്നാം കോളനിയിലെ ‘റാവുത്തർ’ , നടൻ വിജയ രംഗ രാജു അന്തരിച്ചു
ചെന്നൈ : സിദ്ദിഖ് ലാൽ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത വിയറ്റ്നാം കോളനിയിലെ റാവുത്തർ എന്ന കഥാപാത്രത്തിലൂടെ ശ്രദ്ധേയനായ തെലുങ്ക് നടൻ വിജയ രംഗ രാജു (70) അന്തരിച്ചു.ചെന്നൈയിലെ സ്വകാര്യ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ ഹൃദയാഘാതത്തെ തുടർന്നായിരുന്നു അന്ത്യം സംഭവിച്ചത്.
കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച ഹൈദരാബാദിൽ സിനിമാ ചിത്രീകരണത്തിനിടെ വിജയ രംഗ രാജുവിന് ഹൃദയാഘാതം അനുഭവപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു.തുടർന്ന് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ചെന്നൈയിലെ സ്വകാര്യ ആശുപത്രിയിലേക്ക് മാറ്റി.ഇവിടെ ചികിത്സയിലിരിക്കെയാണ് മരണം സംഭവിച്ചത്.അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അന്ത്യകർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെന്നൈയിൽ നടക്കും.
തെലുങ്ക്, മലയാളം സിനിമകളിലായി വിജയ രംഗ രാജു വില്ലൻവേഷങ്ങളിലും സഹനടനായും തിളങ്ങി.നന്ദമൂരി ബാലകൃഷ്ണയുടെ ഭൈരവ ദീപം എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെയായിരുന്നു തെലുങ്കിലെ അരങ്ങേറ്റം.അശോക ചക്രവർത്തി, സ്റ്റേറ്റ റൗഡി, വിജയ് തുടങ്ങിയവാണ് മറ്റ് ശ്രദ്ധേയ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ.അഭിനയത്തിന് പുറമേ ഭാരോദ്വഹനത്തിലും ബോഡി ബിൽഡിംഗിലും വിജയ രംഗ രാജു ശ്രദ്ധ പതിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Telugu actor Vijaya Rangaraju, also known as Raj Kumar, passed away due to a heart attack in Chennai. The 70-year-old actor had reportedly suffered an injury while shooting for a film in Hyderabad last week. He was later shifted to a private hospital in Chennai for treatment. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries and health complications.
Vijaya Rangaraju was a popular actor in the Telugu and Malayalam film industries, known for his strong performances in negative and supporting roles. He gained fame with his portrayal of villains in various movies, which showcased his versatility and talent. One of his most iconic roles was in Gopichand’s film Yagnam, where he played a villain, earning immense praise for his acting skills.
Raj Kumar began his acting journey with theater in Chennai and later transitioned to the film industry. His first breakthrough came with the Telugu film Bhairava Dweepam, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. Over the years, he worked in several notable films, including Ashoka Chakravarthy, State Rowdy, Vijay, and many others. He also worked with legendary director Bapu in the film Seetha Kalyanam, which marked his entry into Telugu cinema.
Beyond acting, Vijaya Rangaraju was passionate about weightlifting and bodybuilding. He was admired for his dedication both on and off-screen. His contributions to the film industry left a lasting impact, and he was respected by his colleagues and fans.
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