{"id":10464,"date":"2020-11-06T12:44:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2020-11-19T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:03:32","slug":"hillsong-worships-album-for-our-time-will-netflixs-jingle-jangle-become-a-christmas-classic-overlooked-stories-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2020\/11\/hillsong-worships-album-for-our-time-will-netflixs-jingle-jangle-become-a-christmas-classic-overlooked-stories-of-the-week.html","title":{"rendered":"Hillsong Worship&#8217;s album for our time +Will Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Jingle Jangle&#8221; become a Christmas classic? + Overlooked stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 11\/06\/20<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"yiv5847096772ydp6350b89dyiv7551173404msonormal\"><b>Take heart (and have faith), America! <\/b>If 2020 &#8211;\u00a0 and the current election battle &#8211; has you feeling a little down (trending toward hopeless), the Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling Christian music group Hillsong Worship wants you to know that, in fact, there is hope. They themselves hope that this week&#8217;s drop of their latest album <em>Take Heart (Again)<\/em> strikes the right chord. The Capitol Records release, a collaboration featuring members from Hillsong Worship, Hillsong UNITED, and Hillsong Young &amp; Free, is described as a continuation of the faith-filled messages that the group was built on &#8211; and a reminder that \u201ctaking heart\u201d is not a one-time occurrence. Consisting of both timeless and more recent songs from the group\u2019s extensive catalogue, many of the tracks take on a new meaning in a year of COVID, racial unrest, political division and questions about the political process itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5847096772ydp6350b89dyiv7551173404msonormal\">\u201cThis album encapsulates our prayer that we would take heart in this season,\u201d says Hillsong Worship\u2019s Brooke Ligertwood, &#8220;&#8230;that as we read the next headline, or receive the next report, whether good or bad, we would take heart again, put our hope in Jesus again, confess his Lordship again. He has been faithful in the past and He will be faithful again&#8230;As we pray again, lament again, rejoice again, declare again, love mercy again, praise again &#8211; we do so in absolute faith that we will see God\u2019s goodness again, experience His presence again and see Him keep His promises again&#8230;We will take heart, again, and God will be faithful again, because faithfulness is not just what He does &#8211; it\u2019s who He is.\u201d Amen to that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Take Heart (Again) The Heart Behind the Album - Hillsong Worship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSj7t773mbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5847096772ydp6350b89dyiv7551173404msonormal\">The 12-track <em>Take Heart (Again)<\/em> compilation features some of the group\u2019s most beloved praise and worship songs including Hillsong classics <em>Hosanna, Eagle\u2019s Wings and Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) \/ Life, as well as more recent favorites like Who You Say I Am <\/em>and <em>New Wine.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas cheer from Netflix.<\/strong><em> Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey <\/em>is the streamer&#8217;s attempt to get an original Christmas classic under its belt.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Everything is Possible | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aYPUYVgwLWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><strong><em>Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey<\/em>, starring Forest Whitaker and Keegan-Michael Key, is set to drop via Netflix on November 13, 2020. \u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yiv1504372333x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_xmsonormal\"><b>Synopsis:<\/b> Set in the gloriously vibrant town of Cobbleton, the film follows the story of legendary toymaker Jeronicus Jangle (Whitaker) whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. When his trusted apprentice (Key) steals his most prized creation, it\u2019s up to his equally bright and inventive granddaughter (newcomer Madalen Mills) \u2014 and a long-forgotten invention \u2014 to heal old wounds and reawaken the magic within.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overlooked media stories of the week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/11\/02\/hugh-grant-sees-seriously-dark-fate-for-notting-hill-lovers\/\">From The NY Post<\/a>:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI\u2019m sure that my character in \u2018Notting Hill\u2019 and Julia Roberts\u2019 character have been through the ugliest imaginable divorce with really expensive, nasty lawyers,\u201d (&#8216;Notting&#8217; star Hugh) Grant told Collider, while also noting that his other rom-com relationships were, in his opinion, \u201call disasters,\u201d too. <\/em><em>\u201cThose films were all lies,\u201d he said, dissing the cheesy film category. He added that he thought a genre of sequels taking down romantic comedies would be \u201ca brilliant idea.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>IMHO:<\/strong> Grant pretty much encapsulates here what&#8217;s wrong with the smug and sneering so-called entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/11\/mom-season-8-premiere-recap-allison-janney-anna-faris-exit-cbs-1234608660\/\"><strong>From Deadline<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong><em>When Anna Faris surprisingly exited Mom back in September, viewers wondered how the show would explain Christy\u2019s absence. However, with (last night&#8217;s) season 8 premiere, Mom provided a clear, yet sudden answer.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>IMHO:<\/strong> Of course, the article begins with Spoiler Alert. I&#8217;m a big fan of the show and actually watched last night. Unfortunately, I found the episode to be a bit off. Maybe the show will regain its footing as the season goes on but I do kinda think<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2020\/11\/an-episodic-tv-drama-about-jesus-how-mom-can-move-on-without-anna-faris.html\"> my idea for how to handle Faris&#8217; departure<\/a> was better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 11\/06\/20 Take heart (and have faith), America! 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