{"id":2725,"date":"2008-10-08T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/10\/cant-wait-to-see-what-gods-got-in-mind-for-you.html"},"modified":"2008-10-08T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-08T17:24:00","slug":"cant-wait-to-see-what-gods-got-in-mind-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/10\/cant-wait-to-see-what-gods-got-in-mind-for-you.html","title":{"rendered":"“Can’t wait to see what God’s got in mind for you”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This flick is sneaking into movie theaters this weekend — and it looks like something well worth checking out. <\/p>\n

It’s “Billy: The Early Years,”<\/a> a biographical drama about the life of America’s most famous preacher. The New York Times has a piece<\/a> today about how the movie got made. If you visit the movie’s website (at the link above), it’s accompanied by a full-court PR blitz that rivals Mel Gibson’s “The Passion.” <\/p>\n

Meantime, you can watch the trailer below. <\/p>\n

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