In Romans, the Apostle Paul wrote about the earth pointing to God’s “eternal power and divine nature.” The Koomans, two filmmaking brothers, certainly sensed that while making their newest movie, “Daniel and the Fiery Furnace.”

It unfolded when Mena Massoud, portraying Daniel, and Elijah Alexander, playing King Nebuchadnezzar, filmed a scene on-location in India from Daniel 2, when the king — furious over astrologers who couldn’t interpret his dream — ordered Daniel’s execution. Facing his would-be killers, Daniel visited Nebuchadnezzar, asking for more time to petition God for an answer to the king’s dream “so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon” (Daniel 2:18, NLT).

When Massoud began reciting his lines, telling Nebuchadnezzar the meaning of his dream, Daniel and Matthew Kooman told CBN’s “Faith in Culture” the atmosphere on set shifted powerfully.

The scene centered on the latter part of Daniel 2, when Daniel foreshadowed the coming of Christ and what many biblical scholars believe to be a reference to Jesus’ triumphant return in the end times:

During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, and crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true and its meaning is certain” (Daniel 2:44-45, NLT).

“[Massoud is] speaking these words from Scripture, and a wind blows across the set,” Daniel Kooman recalled. “Behind the camera, tents were hitting walls and blowing off set. A rainstorm, a crack of thunder — things that we hadn’t experienced in the natural realm on any day leading up to that for 25 days of prep and shooting. None of these sort of occurrences were happening until those words of Scripture about the everlasting kingdom that is coming [were spoken].”

“All of a sudden,” he said, “the natural realm responded to those words of prophetic Scripture.”

With an impressive $1.2 million raised in crowdfunding, the Koomans said they are confident audiences are eager for epic-style theatrical films like “Daniel and the Fiery Furnace.”

More importantly, Matthew Kooman told CBN News he is confident the project has divine backing.

“God was clearly behind it from the beginning,” he said. “And we were blown away by just the success of raising funds through people who wanted to be a part of telling the biblical story. That’s what the real synergy was.”

Trusting in the Lord — and standing by the courage of one’s convictions — is critical to success in Hollywood, the brothers said, particularly for filmmakers making content retelling biblical stories.

Calling the project “incredibly challenging,” Daniel Kooman said the one thing that kept him and his brother grounded was constant meditation on the source material, the Old Testament book of Daniel, and a genuine belief in the inerrancy of the totality of Scripture.

The movie pulls cross references from all throughout the Bible. In addition to Daniel, the film blends in scriptural accounts from the the books of Psalms, Isaiah, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah.

“We found practically … we couldn’t take one step on any given day without a leading or a direction from the Lord,” said Daniel Kooman. “That can sound abstract, but, for us, it was like, ‘OK, what are we gonna do today and how is it going to have an impact?’ It’s only gonna be if it honors the Word.”

Pointing to Isaiah 55:11, which says Scripture “always produces fruit” (NLT), Daniel Kooman said he noticed a one-to-one correlation that, when they dedicated themselves to accurately retelling the story of Daniel as it’s depicted in the Bible, “there was an incredible blessing.”

“People on set — actors and people involved in the production — experienced that,” he said. “It was a daily occurrence of God’s help through the production.”
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Davis Mallory was once an MTV star who lived an openly gay lifestyle while simultaneously adhering to what he called a Christian identity.

Last year, though, “The Real World” star shocked fans when he shared a testimony during a Christian conference and it went viral. Then, earlier this month, he again found himself in the headlines after sharing images with his now-girlfriend.

The initial reaction to his testimony was so intense last year that he said he faced death threats online in the wake of conservative and Christian activist Charlie Kirk’s murder.

This sparked a fair amount of fear in the reality TV star and singer — until God spoke through people and everything changed.

“I was singing in Hawaii and, on my flight home from Hawaii, I fell asleep on the plane, and I woke up, and all I heard was, ‘Lean not on your own understanding,’” Mallory said. “And I knew a little bit — that that was somewhere in the Bible, but didn’t know fully where it was. But I knew that God was saying, like, ‘I got you. You don’t understand what’s happening right now, Davis, but I got you.’”

The next day, he had a dream where he was working with men in an Army bunker and he felt like God wanted him to be around other men of God. So, that night he went to a Bible study where he was prayed over. That same evening, a woman randomly approached him and said the Holy Spirit had prompted her to share a verse with him about fear.

“She said, ‘I can tell you’re very afraid right now, and the devil wants you to stay afraid because you’ll make mistakes because you’ll trip,’” he recalled, noting that these events teamed with other messages from God finally brought him to a place of peace surrounding his story.

This experience last year — and God’s provision — has enabled Mallory to speak out over the past few weeks and boldly share his journey to Jesus with total confidence.

“I have complete peace,” he said.

The journey for Mallory has been a fascinating one, as his ascent on reality TV in many ways hinged on his formerly gay identity; today, it rests on Christ.

“I … was thinking about the experience of being on a television show 200-plus years ago, making me famous for being gay, so to speak,” he said. “And the fact that I’m dating a girl today. If all of this was not on television, no one would know about it.“

Mallory, who grew up in a conservative and Christian household before initially coming out as gay, said there are many people going through similar circumstances in their personal lives, explaining that he believes God has used his journey and story to reach others.

His journey is one that he’s openly reflecting on, explaining that he dated girls during his childhood before finding his affections turned toward men. Somehow, he said, being gay “overrid” his beliefs. But, over time, Mallory said everything transformed.

“For me, it was just gradual,” he said of his realization that homosexuality isn’t in line with God’s will. “It was failed relationship after failed relationship. It was falling in love with a man for him to then cheat on me with another man, and then to do it all over again, and all over again, and finding these relationships that were non-monogamous that were really lustful, and were really unfulfilling.”

Eventually, this mourning turned into questions. And when a Christian woman named Rachel came into Mallory’s life, he started digging deeper into faith — and questioning it all. When he attended a Christian conference and heard ex-porn star-turned-pastor Joshua Broome speak, something shifted.

“The fruits of my lifestyle was what was robbing me and it was actually Josh Broome and going to a Christian conference, hearing John 10:10 spoken where the devil comes to rob from you, to steal from you, and to kill you, and I thought about the homosexual lifestyle.”

Mallory said he realized that the lifestyle was robbing peace from many around him, noting he had friends who had committed suicide and were unhappy; some even caught HIV. Others were simply unhappy that their expectations weren’t being met or found in same-sex relationships.

“I was just seeing that that lifestyle was really not producing the fruit of joy,” he said.

As Mallory’s friendship with Rachel grew, so did her spiritual influence. Over time, he started feeling an attraction to her and the two began dating — something that has transformed the MTV star’s life.

His relationship with Rachel has shown him a great deal about the true meaning of love.

“I was also seeing how lust will keep all of us attracted to every single person who’s beautiful because lust is just an attraction to beauty,” Mallory said. “But love is meeting the person that God designed for you.”

He continued, “And that was what I was finally feeling was this beautiful feeling of love, and I believe that every man, woman who has any kind of same-sex attraction can find this if they’re obedient and looking for it.”
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ലൊസാഞ്ചലസ്: ലോകമെമ്പാടുമുള്ള സിനിമാ പ്രേമികളെയും വിശ്വാസികളെയും ഒരുപോലെ സ്വാധീനിച്ച മെൽ ഗിബ്സണിന്റെ വിഖ്യാത ചിത്രം ‘പാഷൻ ഓഫ് ദി ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്’ വീണ്ടും തിയേറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക്. റിലീസ് ചെയ്ത് 20 വർഷത്തിലേറെയായ സിനിമ, ലിമിറ്റഡ് റീ-റിലീസായി ഇന്നു സെപ്റ്റംബർ 10 മുതൽ 17 വരെ അമേരിക്കയിലെ പ്രധാന തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കും. 2004-ൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്ത ചിത്രം യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിലെ അവസാന മണിക്കൂറുകളും പീഡാനുഭവങ്ങളും കുരിശുമരണവുമാണ് ദൃശ്യവൽക്കരിച്ചത്. റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു ദിവസങ്ങള്‍ക്കകം സിനിമ ആഗോള തലത്തില്‍ ഏറെ ചര്‍ച്ചയായി മാറിയിരിന്നു. ഹോളിവുഡ് നടനായ ജിം കാവിയേസൽ യേശുവായി വേഷമിട്ട ഈ ചിത്രം, അതുവരെയുണ്ടായിരുന്ന ബോക്സ് ഓഫീസ് റെക്കോർഡുകൾ തകർത്ത് വലിയ തരംഗം സൃഷ്ടിച്ചിരുന്നു.

ഡിജിറ്റലായി പുനരുദ്ധരിച്ച 4K റെസല്യൂഷനിലും അത്യാധുനിക ഡോൾബി അറ്റ്മോസ് ശബ്ദസംവിധാനത്തിലുമാണ് ചിത്രം വീണ്ടും തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ എത്തുന്നത്. വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം ‘ദി പാഷൻ ഓഫ് ദി ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്’ വീണ്ടും ബിഗ് സ്ക്രീനിൽ കാണാൻ കഴിയുന്നത് അന്നത്തെ പ്രേക്ഷകർക്കും പുതിയ തലമുറയ്ക്കും ഒരുപോലെ അപൂർവ്വമായ അനുഭവമായിരിക്കുമെന്നാണ് വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നത്. ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ പ്രദർശനത്തോടൊപ്പം, മെൽ ഗിബ്സൺ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന പാഷന്‍ ഓഫ് ദ ക്രൈസ്റ്റിന്റെ രണ്ടാം ഭാഗമായ ‘ദി റിസറക്ഷന്‍ ഓഫ് ദി ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്’ എന്ന സിനിമയുടെ പ്രത്യേക ദൃശ്യങ്ങളും പ്രേക്ഷകർക്ക് ലഭ്യമാക്കുമെന്ന് അണിയറ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകര്‍ അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

ലോകമെമ്പാടുമുള്ള ചലച്ചിത്ര പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ ഏറെ ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്ന ‘ദ റിസറക്ഷന്‍ ഓഫ് ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്’ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര്‍ നേരത്തെ പുറത്തുവിട്ടിരിന്നു. രണ്ടുഭാഗങ്ങളായിട്ടായിരിക്കും ചിത്രം റിലീസിനെത്തുകയെന്നു മെൽ ഗിബ്സണ്‍ വ്യക്തമാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഇതിലെ ആദ്യഭാഗം അടുത്തവർഷം മെയ് 6നും, രണ്ടാം ഭാഗം 2028 മെയ് 25നും തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ എത്തും. രണ്ട് റിലീസ് തീയതികളും യേശുവിന്റെ സ്വർഗ്ഗാരോഹണ തിരുനാളായി ആചരിക്കുന്ന ദിവസങ്ങളാണെന്നത് ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ്.
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Originally released in 2004, The Passion of the Christ is a dramatic portrayal of the last hours of the life of Jesus. Mel Gibson directed the film and Jim Caviezel starred as Jesus of Nazareth in this depiction of Christ’s trial, crucifixion, and resurrection.

Watching The Passion of the Christ is an unforgettable experience, and for the first time in over 20 years, audiences in the U.S. have the opportunity to watch it in theaters.

The Passion of the Christ (The Passion) is returning to the big screen for a limited nationwide re-release from September 10 to September 17, 2026.

For this special theatrical presentation, The Passion has been meticulously remastered in 4K resolution, with a new color pass and Dolby Atmos audio mix. Audiences attending the rerelease will also get to see a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of The Resurrection of the Christ, which premieres on May 6, 2027.

“It’s a powerful portrayal of the Lord’s Passion and death, and I think it’s going to be as powerful in its rerelease as it was when it was first released in 2004,” said Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Faithful to the Biblical narrative, the film became a cultural phenomenon, earning three Oscar® nominations and holding the record as the highest-grossing domestic R-rated film of all time for 20 years.

After its initial theatrical run, the film was only available via home media, digital platforms, or special community and church screenings. But now, audiences can finally see it in theaters for the first time in decades — a remarkable opportunity for many who missed the chance to see it in theaters when it was first released.

“Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is back to remind us what true passion and true purpose really are,” said Clare McCallan, explaining why it’s time for the younger generation to revisit this one-of-a-kind film.

Faith leaders from various Christian denominations encourage viewing the film, and you can see a video here of their recommendations:
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