{"id":881,"date":"2020-08-11T21:10:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T21:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/Fruits\/?page_id=881"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:14:57","slug":"dr-diane-howard-on-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/dr-diane-howard-on-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles on Faith, Inspiration and Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>oday there is a great need for faith\u2014in its simplicity and power. With everything that is going on in our world, country and culture, more and more, we see people returning to the “faith of our fathers.” So, are we on the verge of a “new awakening” and\/or “revival?” It has happened before, both in America and even before America was a country. The question really is, will we trust in human knowledge, technology, and all of these things that we can “see,” or will we be able to reach out and rely on the true and original Innovator and Creator Who made us in His image? Here are the links to a few articles by Dr. Diane Howard and David Ray Skinner that address these issues:<\/p>\n

Biblical Movies\u2014Improving Authenticity and ‘Inspiration’<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

‘House of David’\u2014A Biblical Drama With Authenticity<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Performance Lessons Learned from History<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Reel Faith, Inspiration, and Redemption<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Shining Light Christian Streaming<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Return to the Promised Land<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Beauty Out of Ashes\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

God\u2019s Ironies and Paradoxes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

It’s All About Relationship<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Stories of Moviemakers and Faith<\/span><\/h2>\n
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T<\/span>oday there is a great need to read about the faith, integrity, and high standards of redemptive moviemakers.\u00a0 Here are fascinating stories that meet those needs. Behind-the-scene<\/em>s stories like these are enlightening and role-modeling. Honest, realistic stories of moviemakers and their faith they inspire admiration because in their work of movie making, \u201cAll that glitters is not gold.\u201d They are role models of faith that helps them to get on the right path when they stray, sustains them, gives them courage, and motivates their perseverance.<\/p>\n

Here are stories of redemption and outstanding work by moviemakers of faith:<\/p>\n

John Wayne \u2014 Faith, Patriotism, and Love Letters to God<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Doris Day \u2014 Finding Peace Through Faith<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Della Reese \u2014 Living by Faith<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Steve McQueen \u2014 How the King of Cool Found Jesus<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jerry Lewis \u2014 Faith and Family are No Laughing Matter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Duke Ellington \u2014 The Faith and Jazz of a Great American Talent<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Debbie Reynolds<\/span><\/a> \u2014<\/span> The Faith and Legacy of an American Sweetheart<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Florence Henderson <\/span><\/a>\u2014\u00a0The Faith and Standards of a Beloved TV and Film Personality<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ronald Reagan <\/span><\/a>\u2014<\/span>\u00a0The Faith and History of an American Hero<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Gary Cooper<\/span><\/a> \u2014<\/span>\u00a0The Faith and Restoration of an American Leading Man<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Patricia Neal<\/span><\/a> \u2014<\/span>\u00a0The Faith and Redemption of an American Leading Lady<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jane Russell<\/span> <\/a>\u2014 The Faith and Principles of an American Beauty<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Mickey Rooney <\/span><\/a>\u2014<\/span> The Faith and Miracles in the Life of a Longtime American Entertainer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Pearl Bailey <\/span><\/a>\u2014 The Faith and Overcoming of an African American Star<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Frank Capra <\/span><\/a>\u2014<\/span> The Faith and Resolution of a Classic Filmmaker<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Both Diane and David are contributors to The Christian <\/em>Vogue Magazine<\/em><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 Diane as film writer and reviewer and David as Art Director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today there is a great need for faith\u2014in its simplicity and power. With everything that is going on in our world, country and culture, more and more, we see people returning to the “faith of our fathers.” So, are we on the verge of a “new awakening” and\/or “revival?” It has happened before, both in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-881","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1777,"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/881\/revisions\/1777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fruitinthedesert.com\/NewFruits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}