{"id":5206,"date":"2014-05-29T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2014-05-29T12:31:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T16:31:31","slug":"video-denzel-washington-explains-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2014\/05\/video-denzel-washington-explains-it-all.html","title":{"rendered":"Video: Denzel Washington explains it all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<div><strong>A shining example of the positive power of words (Pt. 2).<\/strong> Yesterday, I used this space to share some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2014\/05\/video-maya-angelou-reflects-on-love-forgiveness-and-how-saying-the-words-gods-love-me-changed-her-life.html\">powerful words of wisdom from author\/poet Maya Angelou<\/a> who just passed away at the age of 86. Today, another blast of practical enlightenment. This time from the very much still with us actor Denzel Washingon as he addresses a group of aspiring actors about the the importance faith, goals, discipline, gratitude, forgiveness and humbly utilizing one&#8217;s talents to praise God and help others.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Denzel Washington On Dreams &amp; Goals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESa45s7R4R8?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><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>H\/T <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/05\/28\/actor-denzel-washington-delivers-powerful-message-to-young-people-about-hard-work-and-thanking-god\/\">The Blaze<\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><b>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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