Author: Brodsky Cliff Brodsky
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440130310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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"I Found God In Hollywood", is a collection of 98% true stories, that are charged, and intended to be humorous. However, if the lucky reader finds that they learn something about themselves, or have a spiritual epiphany, then I guess that would be a good thing. This is an autobiographical book of funny stories, from the perspective of a musician, and pot head who goes to Hollywood to find fame and fortune and ends up with a spiritual awakening. Go figure. Sometimes God has a better plan than we do. The book is organized into four sections. The first is a collection of 8 stories from High School. You know High School was, a lot of stress, and fun, and trouble, and big changes. My time in High School was during 1978 through 1982. The end of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's. What's so great about High School stories? Nothing really, if you had a boring, safe life. Everything, if you were me. Read on and see for yourself. The next obvious section is about college life. Boston was a great time to go to school in the 80's. Lots of good material there. But don't take my word for it. Read it and find out for yourself! After college came, you guessed it: Hollywood! Wouldn't that be a logical choice if you were a musician and pot head? Yup. Hollywood had hot chicks, great music scene, and good weed. Little did our humble here know what would happen next. Lastly, the fourth section is about Hollywood AFTER, Cliff gets sober. A much different reality, let me tell you. If you think Hollywood was psychedelic ON drugs, just imagine what its like SOBER! Much more trippy of a scene. Trust me on that one. So, this book is a collection of whacky, funny, rock n roll, stoner stories that have meaning, depth and dare I say profound spiritual implications. You don't have to go to Tibet and sit with the Dali Lama to find the mysteries of the Universe. Because quite frankly, NO ONE knows the mysteries of the Universe, including me. But, the bottom line is this: if you are interested in truth, honesty, integrity, virtue, prudence, humility...then, you can find that where ever you are. It just strikes me as a little odd, and interesting, that I just happened to have found God In Hollywood! One more thing, the illustrations in the book are really funny too. I think the illustrations are sort of a cross between Salvador Dali, Picasso, and Mad Magazine.

Author: Catherine M. Barsotti
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801064813
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Experience God in the movies! A valuable resource guide examining over thirty films and their theological impact. Excellent for film buffs and church leaders alike.

Author: Nathan Clarkson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Finding God in Hollywood is the story of a millennial who moved to Hollywood with Jesus in his heart and stars in his eyes. Nathan's words are filled with honest thoughts, deep insights, and beautifully-told stories about being on set, hanging out with movie stars, tasting fame, falling in love, doubting, desiring, and discovering God in the most unexpected place - Hollywood. Finding God in Hollywood is the story of a millennial who moved to Hollywood with Jesus in his heart and stars in his eyes. Nathan's words are filled with honest thoughts, deep insights, and beautifully-told stories about auditioning, being on set, hanging out with movie stars, tasting fame, falling in love, doubting, desiring, and discovering God in the most unexpected place - Hollywood. From a young age, Nathan discovered a deep love for stories and the God who created them. He was captured by both the parables of Jesus and the movies on his television screen. But it seemed that both the religious and secular world believed that God had nothing to do with Hollywood. Nathan found out that they were both wrong. After over a decade of working as an actor, and a lifetime of being a believer, Nathan shares his stories and reflections on what the Divine has to do with films, movie stars, and stories.

Author: David A.R. White
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310345952
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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Between Heaven & Hollywood is David’s inspirational journey from the wheat fields of his Mennonite home outside of Dodge City Kansas, to the bright lights of Los Angeles. This story of perseverance will assure you that your dreams aren’t frivolous. They might be the most important part of your life. White has starred in more than twenty-five movies and produced forty films, including the blockbuster God’s Not Dead. He serves as a Managing Partner of Pure Flix, the largest faith-based movie studio in the world. With his signature wit and sidesplitting hilarity, David’s story of faithfulness, grounded in the biblical truth that no dream is too big for God, will inspire you to relentlessly pursue your dreams, and in the process, bring the reality of God’s kingdom a little closer to the here and now. God has planted a dream in your heart that is both unique to you and essential to the world. White reminds us that there is no one too common, too uneducated, too poor, too inexperienced, or too broken that he or she cannot be used by God.

Author: Jason Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578614571
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Jason Lee, entertainment journalist, reality TV star, iHeart Radio personality, and CEO of Hollywood Unlocked bears it all in the transparent and unapologetic memoir God Must Have Forgotten About Me. Jason's story is one of survival, endurance, passion, and divine favor-even in the midst of what would seem like unrelenting trauma.

Author: Lee Stanley
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310325471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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More than a narrative about a young man destined to accomplish the impossible, more than a chronicle of successful Hollywood writer, producer, and director, Lee Stanley’s unparalleled success that changed not only his life but also the lives of millions of others … Faith in the Land of Make-Believe is the gritty memoir of someone who was never taught how to be a man, a husband, or a father, and was scared to death somebody would find out. Now an award-winning filmmaker, author Lee Stanley learned early in life never to show a weakness. With a macho facade, womanizing ways, and hair-trigger rage, Stanley became his own worst enemy—an enemy that only Christ could defeat. Faith in the Land of Make-Believe is the powerful and brutally honest story of a man who learned how to become totally dependent on God. This is a book about passion, determination and a refusal to give up. Most importantly it is about fulfilling your purpose by never backing down, and always standing solely and completely upon the Word of God.

Author: Ken Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 0451497953
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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The author describes how he re-embraced his Christian heritage and regained his spiritual center after abandoning it for twenty years in the fairy tale world of Hollywood.

Author: Lori St Clair
Publisher: Destiny Image Incorporated
ISBN: 9780768436310
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Through arts culture, Beyond Renaissance details how God interacts with multitudes of people using the medium of the Big Screen. Story-telling in this manner, God takes participants on a virtual journey into realms of possibility concerning His living reality. Curiosity is kindled. Desire rises. Now, matching His dream, someone risks stepping beyond the reach of an enemy that would try to extinguish their awakened passion to kill the emerging Lifeform. A powerful cutting-edge declaration regarding the Sons of God unveils both, the message and the messenger rising from the Earth, with His Glory, to meet the Lord in the air.

Author: Terry Lindvall
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479892610
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 373

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Links film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America’s broader relationship with religious currents over time Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in religiously inspired classics such as Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. Here, Terry Lindvall examines how films have reflected, and sometimes sought to prescribe, ideas about how one ought to pray. He surveys the landscape of those films that employ prayer in their narratives, beginning with the silent era and moving through the uplifting and inspirational movies of the Great Depression and World War II, the cynical, anti-establishment films of the 60s and 70s, and the sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters of today. Lindvall considers how the presentation of cinematic prayer varies across race, age, and gender, and places the use of prayer in film in historical context, shedding light on the religious currents at play during those time periods. God on the Big Screen demonstrates that the way prayer is presented in film during each historical period tells us a great deal about America’s broader relationship with religion.

Author: Catherine M. Barsotti
Publisher: Brazos Press
ISBN: 1493410598
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 427

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This informative guide helps readers combine their love of movies with their desire to grow closer to God. Foremost experts on faith and film, all connected with the Reel Spirituality Institute at Fuller Seminary, explore forty leading movies from the last four decades to encourage movie lovers and small groups to reflect critically and theologically on their film choices. God in the Movies introduces and analyzes the spiritual content of top films from the 1980s through the 2010s, opening viewers up to a conversation about life, faith, and God. Following a format similar to Barsotti and Johnston's successful Finding God in the Movies, this completely new book covers different films spanning four decades. This engaging resource contains production notes and film synopses, relevant Scripture texts, theological reflection, discussion questions, film stills, recommended film clips, and more, serving as a treasure chest for hours of film viewing, discussion, and ministry. Clips from the movies referenced in each chapter are available online.