{"id":7157,"date":"2016-09-01T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7157"},"modified":"2016-09-01T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:00:21","slug":"hillsong-band-member-talks-power-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2016\/09\/hillsong-band-member-talks-power-cross.html","title":{"rendered":"Hillsong band member talks about the power of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MXuZEA_usRE&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1472738787325_16565\">HILLSONG \u2013 LET HOPE RISE releases in theaters September 16.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1472738787325_17027\" class=\"yiv6579798869MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1472738787325_17026\">Described as &#8220;the first ever theatrical worship experience to hit theaters,&#8221; the film (as heard in the clip) is, more importantly, said to be about the transformational power of the Cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>John W. Kennedy is a writer\/development consultant specializing in teleplays, screenplays and novelizations<\/em>. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:john@jwkmedia.com\">john@jwkmedia.com<\/a>.<\/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. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MXuZEA_usRE&#038;feature=youtu.be HILLSONG \u2013 LET HOPE RISE releases in theaters September 16. Described as &#8220;the first ever theatrical worship experience to hit theaters,&#8221; the film (as heard in the clip) is, more importantly, said to be about the transformational power of the Cross. 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