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Dr. Diane Howard has a heart for God and His message to the world, and she travels, speaks and writes with an intensity and excitement that reflects her passion for this ministry. In addition to writing about international missions and ministries, she also writes about redemptive movies, media, and TV and conducts interviews with many of the writers, directors and actors that help create these redemptive works.<\/p>\n

Here’s her article she wrote after speaking with Carolyn Weber, on whom the movie, “Surprised by Oxford” is based:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Paradoxical Surprises\u2019\u2014Truth in Oxford<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her discussion with Donnie Emerson and Nancy Emerson, and with Bill Pohlad about the new film, “Dreamin’ Wild”:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Dreamin’ Wild’\u2014For Such a Time as This<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with Karl Horstmann about the new film, “On a Wing and a Prayer”:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘On a Wing and a Prayer’\u2014Just ‘Plane’ Faith<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with John and Andrew Erwin about the new film, “Jesus Revolution”:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Jesus Revolution’\u2014A Movie and a Movement<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with Rick Eldridge about his new film, “The Mulligan”:
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\u2018The Mulligan\u2019\u2014A Link to Second Chances<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with Art Ayris about his new film, “No Vacancy”:
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\u2018No Vacancy\u2019\u2014Hopeful Care and Habitation for the Homeless<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with David A.R. White about his new ventures and the state of redemptive movies:
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David A.R. White: Redemptive Films Reach New Pinnacles<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d and her interview with director, Stephen Chbosky:
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Powerful Cinematic Musical Adds Critical, Current Understanding About Teens<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her interview with Andrew Erwin, co-director of “American Underdog”:
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‘America Underdog\u2019\u2014Hope in Life and Film<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “The 7 Churches of Revelation: Times of Fire” and her interview with Producer\/Director, Timothy Mahoney:
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\u2018<\/span>The 7 Churches of Revelation: Times of Fire’<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “A Father’s Legacy” and her interview with the movie’s writer, director, and actor, Jason Mac:
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\u2018A Father\u2019s Legacy\u2019\u2014A Timely Movie That Motivates<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “A Week Away” and her interview with the movie’s actors and producer:
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‘A Week Away’\u2014Finding Jubilant Freedom and Connection<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “Faith Under Fire” and her interview with actor Kevin Sorbo:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Faith Under Fire’\u2014Authentically Inspiring<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “Against the Tide” and her interview with actor Kevin Sorbo:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Against the Tide’\u2014Interconnecting Faith, Science, and History<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “The Colors of Character: An Artist’s Journey to Redemption” and her interview with artist Steve Skipper:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Colors of Character’\u2014Faith, Civil Rights and Racial Reconciliation<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “The Order of Rights,” and her interview with with actor and producer Julie Silcott:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘The Order of Rights’\u2014A Sacred Value<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her article about the movie, “Greyhound,” and her interview with Director Aaron Schneider:<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Greyhound’\u2014The Importance of Knowing History<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Here’s her recent interview with Texas musician\/businessman Art Greenhaw:<\/em><\/p>\n

Catching Up with Grammy Winner, Art Greenhaw<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

She recently conducted an interview with the founder of ‘Living Alive,’ Dr. Hormoz Shariat:
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‘Iran Alive’ Serves Fastest-Growing Christian Populations<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

She recently conducted an interview with Living Water International’s Jerry Wiles:<\/em><\/p>\n

Jerry Wiles: Providing Physical, Spiritual, and Living Water<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

She also spoke with people who are making a difference in the Mission Field:<\/em><\/p>\n

Medical Missionary Wins Gerson L’Chaim Prize<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

From the Front Lines of an African Medical Mission <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Wild Abandon & Surrender to God Lead to ‘Living Hope’ Documentary<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n
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It’s no surprise that<\/span> there is a general mindset that the movies and television that are currently coming out of Hollywood are all about sex and violence, doom and gloom. But the Good News<\/em> is that there are faith-based films and television that are currently being produced to shine a light on a darkened world and help plant and spread the seeds of hope.\u00a0 Diane has been able to conduct a number of behind-the-scenes<\/em> interviews with various role models in redemptive movies and television in which producers, directors, writers, actors and more provide enlightening insights.<\/p>\n

Here are some of those interviews:<\/em><\/p>\n

“I Still Believe”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“Run the Race”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“The Young Messiah”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

\u201cStands Beautiful\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Acclaimed Director, Dome Karukoski on his movie, “J. R. R. Tolkien”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Jonathan Pitts on his Case for Christian Masculinity, “Kingdom Men Rising”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Tim Mahoney on his Patterns of Evidence: “The Moses Controversy”<\/em> <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Steve Cleary on “Pilgrim\u2019s Progress” and Serving Persecuted Christians<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Jay and Sofia Lyons on “The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippets Story”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Jake McEntire’s “Run the Race”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

T.D. Jakes’ “A Dog\u2019s Way Home (Life is a Journey)” <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Grammy Award Winner\u00a0Francesca Battistelli in concert with Andrea Bocelli – Music as a Prayer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Louis Zamperini’ s son, Luke Zamperini on “Unbroken: Path to Redemption<\/em>“<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Tim Janis: “Buttons”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Brigham Taylor’s “Christoper Robin”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Katie Miller’s \u201cMoses\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Randy Hartley’s \u201cBeautifully Broken\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kay Wyma; “Not the Boss of Us”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

LaDainian Tomlinson: “God Bless the Broken Road”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“An Interview With God” Shows the Power of Prayer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Chloe Howard “Stands Beautiful”<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Bart Millard: The True Story Behind “I Can Only Imagine”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Caitlin Leahy: The Message of “Samson”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kevin Downes: The Power of Forgiveness<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Nick Hall: Prayer and Unity Among Millennials<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kirk Cameron: Parent-Child Connection in Digital Age<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Shaunti Feldhahn: Finding Rest<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Bob Lepine: “Like Arrows”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Mark Ciardi: “Chappaquiddick”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jon Graham: New Funding Paradigm<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Fragments of Truth: Strong Verification for Reliability of the New Testament<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Stephen Chbosky’s “Wonder” <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Rebecca Crownover: “My Daddy’s in Heaven <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Ted McGinley & Shane Harper: “God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Patrick Walsh Talks About his CBS Series, “Living Biblically”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Christian Movie Director Jon Erwin on the “King of Cool”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Eric Wilson Talks About “Samson”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Denzel Washington Reflects the Love of Christ in “Roman Israel”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Julia Roberts’ New Life-Changing Movie, “Wonder”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

“The Star” Animated Family Film Shines Light on Christmas<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Dove Channel’s “Frankly Faraci” Season 2 Features Surprise Celebrity Guests<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“National Geographic’s ‘The Long Road Home’ Series Honors Veterans”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tyler Perry: Trusting God and the Power of Forgiveness<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“On Wings of Eagles”: The Sequel to “Chariots of Fire”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

“I’ll Push You”: A 500-Mile Journey of Faith & Friendship<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kevin Sorbo’s “Let There Be Light” in Theaters<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Amanda Stephens Shares How to Ride Again After a Loss<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“Same Kind of Different as Me” | Celebrities Advocate for Homeless<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

“War Room” Actor T.C. Stallings Talks “A Question of Faith”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain” | The Power of Faith<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Jennifer Garner on Faith, Healing & “Miracles From Heaven”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Celebrating the Best in Life with “Harry”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Dove Channel\u2019s “Between Seasons” Programming Soars<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kathy Leigh Carter: Reality TV With Integrity<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Matthew West: Stories Help With True Identities<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

God Pursues Jonah (On and Off Stage) for Encore<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Fathom Events\u2019 Spectacular, Insightful\u00a0 Programs<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“The Case for Christ”\u2014A Non-Believer\u2019s Easter Story<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“Gospel of Mark”\u2014Just in Time for Easter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

An Inside Look at “Fences”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“Is Genesis History?”: Where the Bible and Science Converge<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Desmond Doss: Strength Under Fire at Hacksaw Ridge<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

“A United Kingdom”: A Significant Movie for Such a Time as This<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Harry <\/span>Connick<\/span>, Jr,\u2014Host for \u201cHarry\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Matthew Faraci, Host for \u201cFrankly Faraci\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Real Life Crew Member of \u201cDeepwater Horizon\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, cast and crew of \u201cBen-Hur\u201d<\/span> <\/a><\/h3>\n

Jennifer Garner, Producers, Real Life Family of \u201cMiracles from Heaven\u201d<\/a>
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Todd Komarnicki, Writer of \u201cSully”<\/a>
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Cyrus Nowrasteh, Producer, Writer, Director of \u201cThe Young Messiah<\/a>\u201d
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Beth Nimmo, Rachel Scott\u2019s mother and producer of \u201cI\u2019m Not Ashamed<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mark Henn, Animator, \u201cMoana”<\/a>
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Don Piper, Real-life pastor, \u201c90 Minutes in Heaven<\/a>”
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John David Ware, Founder, 168 Film Project<\/a>
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Jackie Carpenter, TV and Movie Producer, \u201cStand Your Ground\u201d and \u201cThe Christian View”<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Stephen Bradley, Producer, \u201cNoble<\/a>”
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Chipo Chung, Actor, \u201cA.D.\u201d<\/a>
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Sadie Robertson\u2014\u201cGod\u2019s Not Dead”<\/a>
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Martha Williamson\u2014\u201cSealed, Signed, and Delivered\u201d<\/a>
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Movieguide\u00ae Red Carpet Interviews, 2016<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

More Movieguide\u00ae Red Carpet Interviews, 2016<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Erin Krakow, Actor, \u201cWhen Calls the Heart<\/span>\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Pascalle Hutton, Actor, \u201cWhen Calls the Heart\u201d<\/a>
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Martin Cummings, Actor, \u201cWhen Calls the Heart”<\/a>
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Brian Bird, Writer, Producer, \u201cCaptive\u201d<\/a>
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Karen Abercrombie, Actor, \u201cWar Room\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Senyo Amoku, \u201cDo You Believe?\u201d<\/a>
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Aaron Burns, Producer, \u201cBeyond the Mask\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Kristopher Polaha, Actor, \u201cWhere Hope Grows\u201d<\/a>
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Dallas Jenkins, Director, \u201cThe Resurrection of Gavin Stone\u201d<\/a>
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Erin Bethea, Actor, \u201cLaughing at the Moon\u201d<\/a>
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\u201cReal-life Heroes\/Heroines in Movies\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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