{"id":6621,"date":"2015-10-03T05:50:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T09:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2015-10-03T05:50:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T09:50:45","slug":"signed-sealed-delivered-renewed-series-creator-martha-williamson-on-this-weekends-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/10\/signed-sealed-delivered-renewed-series-creator-martha-williamson-on-this-weekends-episode.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#8221; renewed + Series creator Martha Williamson on this weekend&#8217;s episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4aswRQuGTsE?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><strong><em>Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream<\/em> airs Sunday (10\/4) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries. <\/strong>The two-hour film <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1443816976913_3155\">picks up where last month&#8217;s edition (titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/09\/weekend-tv-dancin-the-dream-luke-perry-in-welcome-home-new-signed-sealed-delivered.html\"><em>Truth Be Told<\/em><\/a>) left off. In this episode the postal detectives work against the clock to decode a letter that could hold the key in saving the life of a missing American medic in Afghanistan.\u00a0The episode guest stars Mark Valley (<em>Fringe<\/em>) and Christina Bianco (<em>Forbidden Broadway<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1443816976913_4457\"><strong><em>SSD <\/em>renewal signed, sealed and delivered.<\/strong> With the increasing popularity of the franchise &#8212; a big hit with faith audiences who appreciate the overt belief in God displayed by lead detective Oliver O&#8217;Toole (Eric Mabius) &#8212;\u00a0 Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries has announced that production of four more <em>Signed, Sealed, Delivered<\/em> movies slated for 2016. The series is created and produced by Martha Williamson (<em>Touched By An Angel<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1443816976913_4462\">In announcing the deal, Hallmark Programming V.P. Michelle Vicary praised the series and Williamson&#8217;s &#8220;distinctive brand of storytelling.&#8221;\u00a0 For her part, Williamson says \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to have four more opportunities to encourage our loyal audience and continue growing this franchise that is finding its way into more homes and hearts.\u201d She\u00a0 recently spoke with Raymond Arroyo about the show on EWTN&#8217;s <em>The World Over<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"World Over - 2015-10-01 \u2013 &#039;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#039; preview-Martha Williamson with Raymond Arroyo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHkeRlix--w?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><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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