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DO YOU BELIEVE? : A movie review
Movie length: 2 hours
Release: September 3, 2015
Director: Jonathan M. Gunn
The Review
This action packed drama, set in an urban fast paced and dangerous city excellently meshes the lives of the love stricken, death haunted, money seeking and Christ longing hearts of random people who’s paths cross without them even knowing, which in turns causes a ripple effect that produces more than any of them could ever bargain for.
The ball is set rolling by McGinley, the pastor who’s encounter with a street preachers is tantamount to Moses’ encounter with the burning bush, this inspires a crazy sermon which criminal Shwayze bumps into as he ducks from the cops, also the aged Teri and her husband who’s grieving heart gets a fresh mandate to inconvenience, not to mention Elena who’s husband Bobby is literally pulling dragging to heaven with his “fanatical” Christianity and there’s also Joe who might as well be named Angel Joe.
All of them are about to undergo what may be the greatest challenges of their lives, as their lives intermingle and pulls others from outside their world, the cost of believing might soon prove unbearable as it promises to ruin some, hurt some and send the rest to their graves, that’s the threat and it’s no bluff. The movie shows belief is not just a word but a life backed with some crazy actions
At the end of the movie, you’ll probably find yourself kneeling, stopping and beginning to think of your life and what it really means to believe. With an excellent story line, standard production quality and a bit of bad acting here and there, we’ll have to give the movie a six point nine (6.9) out of ten (10) ranking. The movie is definitely a must watch.
Reviewed by: Udousoro William
KAREN KINGSBURY – A Biography
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist. She was a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Her first book,”Missy’s Murder (1991)”, was based on a murder story that she covered in Los Angeles. During this time, she had an article published in “People Magazine”
She has written more than 50 novels, with five co-written, and has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print. She is the #1 New York Times and USA today best selling novelist with the last dozen books published topping bestseller lists.
She is really good like that!
Some of her novels are being developed into movies by hallmark Films including The Bridge and A Time to Dance which aired in 2015. The 23 book Baxter family novel series is being adapted to a television series. Lightworks Media and Roma Downey have the rights to develop the series.
Kingsbury also does public speaking and through national events she reaches more than 100,000 each year not to mention, Karen Kingsbury co-wrote her first song, “Walls” with Gary Baker and Richie McDonald; it appeared on McDonald’s inspirational album, I Turn to You and hit Christian and Country radio in January 2009. She wrote the song, “Tell Me to Breathe”, that will go on to be included on the upcoming album from Marie Osmond . She also wrote “Miracles Happen”, a Christmas song sung by Richie McDonald which now appears on McDonald’s CD, “If every day could be Christmas”.
She is multi-talented like that!
PERSONAL/FAMILY LIFE
Karen Kingsbury was born in June 8, 1963 in Fairfax Virginia as the oldest of 5 children. Her family moved around a lot because of her fathers job with IBM. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Cal State University Nothridge in 1986. After she graduated she worked for the Los Angeles Times as a sports writer.
New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Kingsbury poses for portraits in the Hancock Welcome Center on February 24, 2015. (Photo by Ty Hester)
She married her husband on July 23, 1989. They found out they were expecting their first child, Kelsey, on their sixth month anniversary. Their third child, Austin, had a severe heart defect and had heart surgery at three weeks old. They adopted three sons from Haiti which are Sean, Josh and EJ.
Kelsey, her daughter, is an actress and is married to Kyle Kupecky a Christian recording artist and they have a son. Tyler, her second oldest child is becoming a screenwriter and Sean, Austin and EJ are students at Liberty University, while Austin is in high school.
Karen Kingsbury’s father died due to complications from diabetes. She chose to start eating healthier and to cut out sugar and as a result lost 70 pounds between January and November in 2007.
Amazing right!
HER WRITING ACHIEVEMENTS
She has authored an impressive number of novels which include
Standalone novels
(1) Between Sundays
(2) The Bridge – this was made into a television movie in 2015 shown on The Hallmark Channel
(3) The Chance
(4) Coming Home
(5) Divine
(6) Fifteen Minutes
(7) Like Dandelion Dust
(8) Oceans Apart
(9) On Every Side
(10) Shades of Blue
(11) This Side of Heaven (w/ friends from Cody Gunner series)
(12) Unlocked
(13) Where Yesterday Lives
(14) When Joy Came to Stay
(15) Angels Walking series
(16) Angels Walking
(17) Chasing Sunsets
(18) A Brush of Wings
(19) Heart of the Story collection
(20) The Family of Jesus
(21) The Friends of Jesus
9/11 Series
(22) One Tuesday Morning
(23) Beyond Tuesday Morning
(24) Remember Tuesday Morning – former title Every Now
The Lost Love series
(25) Even Now
(26) Ever After
(27) Red Gloves series
(28) Gideon’s Gift
(29) Maggie’s Miracle
(30) Sarah’s Song
(31) Hannah’s Hope
Forever Faithful series
(32) Waiting for Morning
(33) A Moment of Weakness
(34) Halfway to Forever
(35) Timeless Love series
(36) A Time to Dance – made into a television movie in May 2016 and shown on The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel
(37) A Time to Embrace
Cody Gunner series
(38) A Thousand Tomorrows
(39) Just Beyond the Clouds
Redemption series – BAXTER ONE
(40) Redemption
(41) Remember
(42) Return
(43) Rejoice
(44) Reunion
Firstborn series – BAXTER TWO
(45) Fame
(46) Forgiven
(47) Found
(48) Family
(49) Forever
Sunrise series – BAXTER THREE
(50) Sunrise
(51)Summer
(52)Someday
(53) Sunset
Above the Line series – BAXTER FOUR
(54) Take One
(55) Take Two
(56) Take Three
(57) Take Four
Bailey Flanigan series – BAXTER FIVE
(58) Leaving
(59) Learning
(60) Longing
(61) Loving
(62) Children’s books
(63) Always Daddy’s Princess
(64) The Brave Young Knight
(65) Far Fluttery
(66) Go Ahead and Dream
(67) Let Me Hold You Longer
(68) Let’s Go On a Mommy Date
(69) Let’s Have a Daddy Day
(70) The Princess and the Three Knights
(71) We Believe In Christmas
(72) Whatever You Grow Up To Be
Gift books
(73) Forever Young
(74) Be Safe Little Boy
(75) Stay Close Little Girl
(76) Forever My Little Boy
(77) Forever My Little Girl
(78) True crime
(79) Missy’s Murder
(80) The Snake and the Spider
(81) Deadly Pretender: The Double Life of David Miller
(82) Final Vows
E-shorts
(83) The Beginning – prequel to THE BRIDGE
(84) Elizabeth Baxter’s 10 Secrets to a Happy Marriage
(85) I Can Only Imagine
Treasury of Miracles Books
(86) A Treasury of Christmas Miracles
(87) A Treasury of Miracles for Women
(88) A Treasury of Miracles for Teens
(89) A Treasury of Miracles for Friends
(90) A Treasury of Adoption Miracles Devotional
She has also featured in some movies such as:
(1) Like Dandelion Dust (2009)
(2) Gideon’s Gift (September 2015)
(3) The Bridge (December 2015)
(4) A Time to Dance (May 2016)
SOME LESSONS FROM KAREN KINGSBURY
(1) She has the passion to inspire people(of different ages)through her books, movies, songs and speeches; which we should also show forth in our dalily life ( and bring sustained sparks in people’s lives.
(2) She has a helping and faithful heart as shown by the help she rendered by adopting the three Haitian children and by having faith in God concerning her own biological son that came down with a heart disease at the early stages of his life.
(3) She shows excellence and creativity in all her works, which should also be part of our lives especially in whatever field we may be relevant in.
Other lessons are embedded in this biography, so let me not say it all.
Search it out by yourself!
She lives with her family in Tennessee, United States Of America.
References:
(1) New release today
(2) Simon and Schuster
(3) Wikipedia
-The Christ A Poet Team Biographies Team
TWS- LET THEM OUT!
Who we end up becoming in life is not just a function of the information we are exposed to, but most importantly, a function of what we do with the information we are exposed to.
It has been said, and I at the moment agree, that you cannot stop a bird from flying over your head, but you can stop it from nesting on your head. I came across a very inspiring article that has this statement:
It is not what people do to you that hurts, it is how you take what people do to you that hurts. (paraphrased).
The situations around you is not the problem, but the way you handle them is.
I believe it is no longer news that the power of life and death lies in the tongue. What comes out of your mouth is a product that was manufactured in your heart using the information you are exposed to as raw materials. Those things that come out of you have the potential to kill or make alive. It all depends on how you handle them.
The truth is that the processed information in our hearts have a way of finding themselves to our mouth. When they get to your mouth, you have two options: either to swallow them again or let them out. I will not advise you to swallow them again, that will be suicidal. I strongly recommend you let them out, good or bad.
One of the downsides of swallowing those things that come to your mouth is that they will bloat you up. I may not be a nutritionist, but bloating is not a condition that anyone will deliberately decide to accommodate. The same way, it is not healthy to take in food and not ingest the digested product, it is equally harmful to your future and destiny to keep processed information in your mind and not let them out. If you must have a healthy destiny, you have to let out all the processed information in your mind. Are you burdened with a weight of processed information in your heart, LET THEM OUT!
#UNLEASHED
A Happy New Month To You!
©TRANSFORMING WORDS SERIES
(Transforming the World through the Word)
https://transformingwordseries.wordpress.com
TWS- IT’S IN YOU
Growing up, I used to really like television advertisements. I particularly used to like the advertisements of tobacco brands. As a matter of fact, Rothmans® King Size used to take me over the roof with this ending: “… the best tobacco money can buy”. It was giving me a perspective of that tobacco brand. I remember telling myself “when I am 18, I will try it out”. Thankfully, I did not.
Moving away from tobacco brands, I found the Peak® advertisement quite captivating and motivating. At the end of the advertisement, they will end with this message: “… it’s in you”. That message triggered hope on the inside of me. It made me begin to see myself achieving great feats in the nearest future. My constant exposure to this message made me see a whole lot of possibilities.
I simply wrote this piece to tell you that IT’S IN YOU. Everything you need to be great in life has been put inside of you by your Creator. You are a masterpiece. You are the original of you. You have what it takes to build that Multi-billion-Dollar establishment. Oh, yours is a global fashion brand? You’ve got it in you. Maybe yours is to be an industry giant, it’s in you. Now before you read any further, take 60 seconds and tell yourself “I’VE GOT IT IN ME!”. Oh do not hesitate, declare it now.
Do not let the euphoria of destiny helpers put you in a deluded state. As a matter of fact, I do not believe in your destiny helper locating you just like that. God is a miracle worker and not a magician. You have to release something from your inside that will attract your destiny helpers. Even if God was to send someone to help you become what you were destined to be, it will be in response to a signal you have released from your inside, possibly through prayer. You can get religious all you want, but you can only be made free by the truth. This is freedom coming your way today. You have to release YOU from the inside to begin to dare those feats.
IT’S IN YOU!
#UNLEASHED
©TRANSFORMING WORDS SERIES
(Transforming the World through the Word)
https://transformingwordseries.wordpress.com
TWS- GO FOR IT!
If I give you a pad to write all the things that have crossed your mind to do, I am sure it will run into pages. As a matter of fact, you have been writing New Year resolutions for the past how many years? And for each time, there is something you tell yourself you will want to achieve that year…
Interestingly, this year was not different. Some of those plans have been carried over to the point that they really want out. And right now, you do not even know if you are going to actualize any of those plans this year.
Let me tell you something;
For every idea that is generated in your mind, you have to potential to actualize it.
I always tell people that whatever you can think of, you can have it. If it crossed your mind, then it should be mined. Now I will ask you to go to the place where you have kept that journal of ideas and get them out. Look at them again from the beginning and ask yourself this question: Did this cross my mind? If the answer is YES, then you have to quickly make a dash to the next paragraph.
The next thing I want you to do is tell yourself this: I will take the first step to make these ideas a reality and I am going to take them one at a time. Oh! That sounds relieving, right? This is just the beginning. I will need you to constantly tell yourself this and trust me, it will drive you to go for it.
That idea needs to be unboxed. You need to get it out of the book-box and start working on it. If you do not go for it, they will remain wherever you have kept it and you have the giver of the idea to answer to. My friend, GO FOR IT!
Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer; however, if you can’t see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it
– Kristin Chenoweth.
#UNLEASHED
©TRANSFORMING WORDS SERIES
(Transforming the World through the Word)
https://transformingwordseries.wordpress.com
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