Bringing Digital Community to the Catholic Church

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In Acts 17, St. Paul talks to the people of Athens, and in order to engage the people he talks about their temple — using the temple as a reference point to help the Athenians understand. St. Paul also references a saying from Athenian poets in order to further connect with the people of Athens. St. Paul’s strategy of connecting …

The Key to Connecting People to the Story of Jesus

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Stanley Williams, Ph.D — Hollywood Script Consultant, Filmmaker & Author You have to see Cross & Light. It’s absolutely the epitome of Christian media, performance, talent, and craft. This will involve you, connect you, engage you, take you on a journey…and it’s absolutely a life-changing experience! The Cross and the Light should be on Broadway. It’s not just a part …

An Authentic Proclamation of the Gospels for the 21st Century!

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2000 years ago, on the day of Pentecost, the Apostles went out into the streets to proclaim the Kerygma, the Good News, to the people. There were 3000 people who responded to Peter’s preaching (Acts 2:41). Wow! The day of Pentecost is incredibly important to Christians because it’s the start of the church, but most Christians don’t celebrate Pentecost or …

Crayon Drawing: a vision that changed my life.

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I was hospitalized a few weeks ago for “coughing up blood.” Talk about a scare. I knew from my experience as a “movie buff” that this was not a good sign. We’ve all seen it: once the good guy starts coughing up blood, he’s a goner.  So, needless to say, I was really freaked out! Long story short–I have MAC …

How does one woman do this?

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Hello. My name is Diana DiRita, and I am the CFO for Nieto Productions, LLC. I was in a meeting a few days ago and heard the same question I’ve heard a 1000 times.  “How do two women from the suburbs bring over 70,000 people to this show?” It got me thinking and praying as it often does. And here’s my …

Why was Jesus so angry?

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Tens of thousands of Jews came to Jerusalem each year from all over the world to celebrate Passover. What a sight it must have been. The morning after Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, He made his way to the temple to pray and teach the people as he had always done. But the temple courtyard was filled with noise and chaos. …

Jesus! Stop wasting my time.

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Judas is often identified as a Zealot. I’m sure you’ve heard that word, but what is a zealot? Zealots believed that if they could turn Israel back to God and incite war against the Romans, the Messiah would arise to lead them and establish His Kingdom. At first, Jesus’ message was exactly what Judas wanted to hear. His early teachings …

The Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak

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Was it fear that caused Jesus to cry out to his Father, to sweat blood in the garden of Gethseman? Yes, intense fear can cause a human being to sweat blood, but it was something much more for Jesus. You see God’s presence, which had been Jesus’ strength and support all these years, was now gone. He began to feel …

Hosanna! He Entered anyway.

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, …

We are so excited to begin our 5 week tour!

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GOD IS WORKING OVERTIME! We are so blessed and excited that our “Wilde Award” nominated musical, The Cross and the Light, is now touring as a Spectacular Musical Concert and Digital Media Experience with 21 performances in five churches within the Archdiocese of Detroit running April 16 – May 16, 2015. Seven incredible singers will take you on a deeply …