Aretha Franklin Sings Sweet Sounds, Recalls Roots in ‘Amazing Grace’ Documentary
(RNS) — “Amazing Grace,” the documentary about the making of what would become the best-selling live gospel album, spends 87 minutes giving viewers a chance to see the woman known just as Aretha go back to her roots.
After 4M Miles, 47 Years, 47 Nations, Breland Comes Off the Road
MOBILE, Ala. (BP) -- In 47 years, Roger Breland traveled more than 4 million miles across 47 countries, presented over 12,000 concerts and produced 100 albums. His 31 years with TRUTH, among the first widely successful contemporary Christian groups, helped launch the careers of artists such as Avalon and 4Him.
Supporters of Hospitalized Christian Author Pool Funds to Cover Medical Costs
(RNS) — Friends, family and supporters of prominent Christian author Rachel Held Evans are pooling funds to help cover her medical expenses after she was hospitalized over the weekend and placed into a medically induced coma.
87-Year-Old Pianist Achieves Dream of Publishing Song
CONWAY, S.C. -- Wynness Thomas, former church pianist and choir member at Tilly Swamp Baptist Church, is living out a dream she's carried in her heart for decades -- to have one of her songs published in a hymnal.
Fellow Christian Writers Start Twitter Prayer Chain as Rachel Held Evans Is Hospitalized
(RNS) — On Friday (April 19), the hashtag #PrayForRHE appeared on Twitter, forming a prayer chain for popular writer and speaker Rachel Held Evans, as news spread she has been hospitalized and in a medically-induced coma.
Chrissy Metz on ‘Breakthrough’: Everything Happens as It Should
(RNS) — “Breakthrough” dramatizes the true story of Joyce Smith, whose 14-year-old son, John, despite spending more than 15 minutes underwater on a frozen Missouri lake in 2015, walked out of the hospital on his own three weeks later.
How to Say Goodbye to a Bible
Not only is the word of God sharper than any two-edged sword, but pretty fireproof as well. But they do wear out. Then what?
Future of Decades-Old CBS Religion Documentary Program in Doubt
(RNS) — The future of a decades-old CBS documentary series focused on religion is in doubt, as the network is potentially discussing cutting back or even ending a stream of faith-related segments that CBS has run since the 1940s.
DeVon Franklin Produces Faith Films While Guiding Men Through #MeToo Movement
(RNS) — Christian movie producer DeVon Franklin is preparing for his third film, "Breakthrough," to hit theaters just before Easter weekend . But that has not been his sole focus in recent months.
Undaunted by ALS, He Writes Novels for Millennials
CUMMING, Ga. (BP) -- Jim Burton has been a professional storyteller for 43 years, Even now, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, isn't keeping him from writing.