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For Alexandra Osteen, growing up in a megachurch and being raised by parents who are recognized around the globe felt, surprisingly, normal. The daughter of Lakewood Church's Joel and Victoria Osteen, Alexandra has made a name for herself in recent years as a worship leader at the Houston congregation, as well as being a powerful voice for Lakewood Music, which released its new album, Oh How Worthy, this month.
"They've always just been my parents, and I could brag on them for days on end," Alexandra Osteen told Crosswalk Headlines. "They're great parents, and who they are on stage is who they are at home."
Lakewood Church is the fourth largest congregation in the United States, drawing 45,000 attendees each week and millions more tuning into its worship services worldwide on television and online. Alexandra was about 7 when the congregation moved into the former Summit/Compaq Center, the former home of the NBA's Houston Rockets.
"As I've grown up, I've… recognized [that] this is not normal," she said of the church's size. "This is the hand of God that's blessed us and given us this ministry. And we have to steward and do the best that we can with it, and always point to Jesus."
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To this day, Coach Joe Kennedy looks back with bewilderment that a simple 30-second post-game prayer sparked a cultural battle and, ultimately, a Supreme Court case. Kennedy won that case, and he also won over many critics. He also inspired countless Christians around the world. Still, Kennedy is amazed that his defiant act—he prayed after being told to stop—changed America's legal landscape.
"This was such a simple thing," Kennedy told Crosswalk Headlines. "[Prayer has] been going on from the beginning of time."
He had no interest in stirring controversy, he said, "but God had other plans."
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Filmmaker and minister DeVon Franklin was a producer of Breakthrough, The Star, Miracles from Heaven and Flamin' Hot and recently signed a Netflix deal to produce a new movie about Ruth and Boaz. Crosswalk Talk recently spoke with him about his career and his thoughts on the future of faith entertainment. The interview took place on the red carpet of The Forge.
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The lead singer of the rock band Skillet says he wants the group's music to give hope to an angst-filled younger generation that is bombarded daily with unbiblical messages and desperately needs the "hope we found in Christ."
Frontman John Cooper and his bandmates on Nov. 1 will release their next album, Revolution, a 10-track high-octane project that includes counter-cultural messages that have defined the group's music. The single Unpopular encourages fans to oppose the world's insanity. The title track, Revolution, bemoans the world's hopelessness but declares: "I believe that there's time to save us." Another track, Not Afraid, urges fans to "keep the faith" and "never back down."
The album, Cooper said, is calling for a revolution "against the sadness, depression, angst, demonic stuff that we are experiencing in our culture every day."
"The amount of people suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts and who think that they don't matter is so overwhelming to me. It just breaks my heart," Cooper told Crosswalk Headlines, referencing what he reads on social media and on Skillet's feeds. "That's one of the things I really, really care deeply about, is people that are struggling with suicidal thoughts and mental health -- those kinds of things."
"I believe it's a result of a society who has just thrown God away [and] who has said, 'We don't believe in God. There's nothing but the material world. There's nothing but the way I feel.' And if there is no God, they really find it hard to find a reason to live."
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Jason Sobel was a hard-working young Jewish man living in New York City who believed he knew the intricacies of his faith. But as he acknowledges now, he didn't. At the time, Sobel was an employee at a large recording studio in the Big Apple, surrounded by rock stars and rappers.
"I looked at their life, and I said, 'There has to be something more than this,'" Sobel told Crosswalk Headlines. "And I began a spiritual journey. I was going to the synagogue and studying with my traditional rabbi. And I started studying martial arts and Eastern philosophy."
Eventually, he found Christianity. Or, as he says, Jesus found him.
"One day, I was meditating and had this crazy spiritual experience. My soul began to leave my body. Next thing I know, I was up in Heaven and standing before this King," Sobel said.
Sobel remembers a "glorious light."
"I felt the power of God pulsate through every part of my body. And I didn't know anything, but I knew that that was Jesus …seated there on that throne, and He told me I was called to serve Him. Next thing I knew, I was back in my body, shaking under the power of Heaven, running around, going, 'I'm called to serve Him.' My mom's like, 'You're called to serve who? We're Jewish, for goodness sake.'"
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The award-winning CCM band renowned for their matching outfits and signature harmonies has channeled their talents into a children's book aimed at teaching kids timeless, eternal truths. CAIN's new book, I'm So Blessed, is a lyrical picture book based on their hit song that reminds children that God loves them in the midst of trials. It climbed to No. 1 on Amazon's list of children's Christian early readers fiction and follows three characters -- Tay-Tay Tangerine, Logo Lemon, and Maddie Melon -- that are based on the group's real-world siblings: Taylor Cain Matz, Logan Cain, and Madison Cain Johnson.
"The concept of trying to teach your kid godly things feels daunting sometimes," Logan Cain told Crosswalk Headlines.
"And so this is an arrow that a parent can put in their bag" to teach "their kids in the way they should go."
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The pioneering Christian band who helped popularize modern worship and high-energy praise music is still singing about the love of God as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Sonicflood, which launched in 1999 and won a Dove Award the following year for Praise and Worship Album of the Year, will embark on its "One Nation Under God" tour this fall. The band will perform well-known hits alongside newer songs in multiple cities.
The band performed and popularized some of the most well-known songs within contemporary Christian music, including I Want to Know You, I Could Sing of Your Love, Open the Eyes of My Heart, Cry Holy, and Here I Am to Worship.
Lead singer Rick Heil joined the band after leaving another CCM group, Big Tent Revival. Originally formed as a touring band to open for DC Talk, Sonicflood quickly distinguished itself and became a prominent name in the contemporary Christian music scene.
"I joined Big Tent, went on the road, and God expanded my understanding of who He was in these different denominations," Heil said. "... I didn't see denominations. I just saw the church as a whole worldwide -- the church. And I had a paradigm shift."
Heil learned that he could "put my two loves of music and worship together."
"And God uses that to glorify Himself and to change people's hearts. And music is quite an amazing gift as a tool. …Music takes the message right to the heart, you know, right past the brain. …Any way that we can get the message out that God is hope, God is love, needs to be broadcast."
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Legendary actor Dennis Quaid says America can learn a lot from Ronald Reagan's friendship with politicians from across the aisle, including the Gipper's close relationship with then-Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, a member of the opposite party. Quaid portrays the former president in the upcoming biopic Reagan (PG-13), which chronicles the journey of the 40th president from his days as a Hollywood actor to his two terms in office and his battle with Alzheimer's.
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Actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark) discusses the new movie God's Not Dead: In God We Trust, which opens in theaters September 12th, and follows the story of a pastor who runs for Congress. The pastor desires to run a Christ-honoring campaign but faces pressure to go negative. Cain also talks about the importance of Christians voting. He even tells us about the time he played on a team that beat Michael Jordan's team!
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Brett Varvel discusses his latest movie 'Disciples in the Moonlight,' a futuristic thriller in which the Bible has been banned in the United States. Varvel's previous projects include American Underdog, Running the Bases and Vindication.
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The filmmakers behind Overcomer and War Room are back with a new movie, The Forge, aiming to spark a discipleship movement within the body of Christ. Directed by Alex Kendrick and produced by Stephen Kendrick, the film hits theaters on August 23.
The award-winning filmmakers behind War Room and Overcomer are back with a new film and a bold goal of sparking a discipleship movement within the body of Christ. The Forge, the latest film from Alex and Stephen Kendrick, follows the story of an irresponsible young man named Isaiah who learns about life and faith under the guidance of a wise older gentleman. It stars Cameron Arnett, Priscilla C. Shirer, Karen Abercrombie, T.C. Stallings, Benjamin Watson, and newcomer Aspen Kennedy as Isaiah.
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The director behind some of Hollywood’s most beloved family films says he wants to help “bring back” movies that everyone can watch together, inspiring both parents and kids alike. Filmmaker Sean McNamara is the director behind such films as Soul Surfer (2011), Hoovey (2015), The Miracle Season (2018), and On a Wing and a Prayer (2023). His latest project, the Great American Pure Flix series Shadrach, follows the story of a family whose lives are changed when they encounter a mysterious horse.
“I like something that the whole family can watch together,” McNamara told Crosswalk Headlines. “And the things that I grew up on, like the Waltons or Brady Bunch -- those are the sorts of things that I want to bring back to the new generation.”
Shadrach, he said, still has “some edge to it” but is “done in a way that the whole family” can watch. If “you are faith-adjacent or faith-based, you will enjoy it even more,” he added.
McNamara has directed more than 70 projects but is perhaps best known for Soul Surfer, which recounted the true story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack. It starred Anna Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, and Carrie Underwood.
“If I had lost my arm to a shark attack, I think I would never get back in the ocean,” McNamara said. She goes, ‘Not only am I gonna get back in the ocean—I’m going to compete at the highest level’—and she does it. So I like making stories that show people going up against incredible odds, fighting back, and being able to move on with that.’
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Jackie Hill Perry has always had a passion for words. As a young girl, she would lie in bed writing songs. In high school, she tried her hand at rapping. In college, she wrote poems, and as a young adult, she began writing books and giving speeches.
“Even if it’s Scrabble -- I’ll play Scrabble all day long. Because it’s got words in it,” she said, laughing.
In June, Perry’s unique gift for words led her to sign a record deal with Reach Records, which was founded by and is home to Grammy-winning artist Lecrae.
It’s a return to Christian Hip-Hop for Perry, who released albums on a different label in 2014 (The Art of Joy) and 2018 (Crescendo) before taking a lengthy break from music.
“After I did Crescendo, I kind of had a conversation with God just about my future, my life, what to do with my gifts,” Perry told Crosswalk Headlines. “And I kind of got this sense from God that I needed to decide what to put my time into -- that’s because my margin was limited [and] my family was growing.”
After her 2018 album, she said she chose to put most of her energy into teaching “because I just feel that’s the thing that makes me happy and gives me joy to be able to open up the Bible and teach it to people.”
“So I just put music on the back burner,” she said.
Then, last year, Perry decided to pause her writing for two years, and “that started to turn my wheels like, ‘Hmm, maybe I do have space, and maybe I do have margin to get back into music again.’”
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The romance between Christian musician Leanna Crawford and her basketball star husband is definitely unique, blending the worlds of two careers that make their mark in the spotlight. Crawford, set to release her debut album on July 19, has had multiple songs enter the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, including Mean Girls and Truth I’m Standing On. Her husband, NBA center Cody Zeller of the Atlanta Hawks, is a 6-foot-11, 11-year veteran who was a first-round pick in 2013.
Their 2023 wedding was featured in People Magazine. She even wrote a song for him, Vow to Be Yours, that she sang for him that day.
“It's been so much fun. I feel like it's been very sweet,” Crawford told Crosswalk Headlines about their marriage. “We were long-distance up until we got married. And then we got married. And we were still kind of long distance because we both travel a lot. But it's been sweet. He’s my best friend.”
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In this episode of Crossroads Talk, host Michael Foust shares a previously unheard interview from 2022 with the late Mandisa, discussing her book "Out of the Dark." Mandisa opens up about her struggles with depression and how sharing her story publicly has helped others facing similar challenges. Through her transparency, she aims to bring hope and healing to those dealing with mental health issues, encouraging open conversations about these prevalent struggles in society.
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Brandon Lake vividly remembers the night a group of arena security guards accepted Christ during his Summer Worship Nights Tour with Phil Wickham.
It was 2023, the first year of the tour, and the two singers were on stage in the final moments of a concert, having asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they wanted to “start a relationship with Jesus or to rededicate their lives,” Lake says. Suddenly, Lake noticed a commotion in the audience, to his left.
“What had happened was when we gave this invitation to raise your hand if you want to say yes to Jesus, apparently a line of security guards all raised their hand,” Lake told Christian Headlines.
Christians in the audience surrounded the security guards and helped them take the next step on their spiritual journey.
“Many believers there that night ran forward and celebrated with the security guards,” he added. “It was just really cool. Because that's why we do this. It's not to entertain. It's to see people have an encounter with God.”
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The lead actor in the new Angel Studios/Daily Wire film Sound of Hope says he believes the movie can spark an adoption movement within the body of Christ where families rise up to take in vulnerable children who need homes. Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (PG-13) tells the inspiring true story of families in a small East Texas town who adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place children in the foster system thanks to the leadership of Rev. W.C. Martin and his wife, Donna Martin.
It will hit theaters on July 4 and will be released by the same studio, Angel, that was behind the blockbuster movie Sound of Freedom exactly one year ago. This month, Angel and Daily Wire announced a partnership to release Sound of Hope.
At the end of the film, viewers learn that there are some 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system, with 100,000 waiting to be adopted. Marvel star Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Wakanda Forever) is an executive producer.
Actor Demetrius Grosse, who portrays Rev. Martin, said, “We’re all called as believers” to care for the less fortunate. Grosse cited James 1:27: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
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A new album by Grammy-nominated artist Danny Gokey includes his usual upbeat, hope-filled songs but also includes a track that warns about the deceptive nature of evil and urges the church to “wake up” to the lies society has embraced. “Evil is dressing up to fool the people,” Gokey told Crosswalk Headlines.
The 11-song LP, Sound of Heaven, releases July 26 and is Gokey’s fifth studio album with a mixture of worship, pop, and Latin sounds. One song from that album, I Got You, is currently on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart.
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Grammy-nominated artist Crowder says the message on his latest album is simple yet necessary for Christians living in a dark culture: “Everything’s gonna be alright.” The cover of the album, The Exile, features a picture of a dry, desolate land. The 30-second intro to the album includes an eerie voice warning: “In the case of nuclear or radiological fallout, seek shelter.” The core of the album, though, includes hope-filled messages for Christians who feel like they are a “stranger in a strange land,” as one of the tracks says.
“Here in the States it definitely, in my short lifetime, it feels more challenging than ever,” Crowder told Crosswalk Headlines when asked if it’s more challenging to be a Christian in today’s world than in past years.
“If your head is facing a television or your phone, [then] it feels really, really challenging. [But] when you’re in your neighborhood with people that know you and love you and are trying to follow Jesus as well, it doesn’t feel very difficult. I can think of a lot of other places that probably are way more difficult.
“But I do feel like what’s happening, though, is the church, I think, is feeling a robust need to respond in a way that maybe in the past we haven’t. It feels like there’s a tipping point that we’re about to hit, where the church’s voice gets a little more robust and responsive in light of how loud other antagonistic-toward-the-church voices can be. Because they’re pretty loud.”
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Singer and author Ellie Holcomb says motherhood has given her a fresh outlook on life and a deeper understanding of God’s unconditional love. Holcomb is the mother of three young children and the author of three children’s books, each with a companion EP of original music. Recently, she released two projects geared toward adults: a new Psalms-based album, All of My Days, and an expanded edition of her bestselling devotional, Fighting Words.
Holcomb toured full-time with her husband’s band, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors before her first child was born.
“One of my favorite things about being a mom is that you get to see the world again -- through their eyes,” she told Crosswalk Headlines. “Everything feels new and fresh. It’s been so good for me as a grown-up.”
She said motherhood has also given her a new perspective on God’s love and grace.
“We are, first and foremost, beloved sons and daughters of the most high God,” she said. “And so, being a mom has helped me remember that before I’m even a mom, I’m God’s daughter, and He’s going to take such good care of me, and He’s going to take such good care of my kids, too. Man, what a freedom to know: We’re all just God’s kids, trying to make our way back home again. I am grateful for the freedom to be a kid, to mess up.”
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