{"id":7685,"date":"2017-12-21T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2017-12-21T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T18:03:25","slug":"gods-not-dead-franchise-continued-march-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/12\/gods-not-dead-franchise-continued-march-30-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;God&#8217;s Not Dead&#8221; franchise to be continued on March 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"God&#039;s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Official Teaser Trailer (2018)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aepZ-nrPA-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><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5112\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5111\"><strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5185\">The faith-based film powerhouse Pure Flix is announcing an Easter weekend release for <em>God&#8217;s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5112\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5111\"><strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5185\">The third film of the financially-successful GND franchise <\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5110\"><\/span><\/span><\/span> f<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5108\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5107\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5106\">ilmed on location in Little Rock, Arkansas and stars David A.R. White and Shane Harper returning to their roles in the original film. New to the cast are John Corbett (<em>My Big Fat Greek Wedding<\/em>), Ted McGinley (<em>Married with Children<\/em>), Jennifer Taylor (<em>Two and a Half Men<\/em>)\u00a0and Tatum O\u2019Neal (<em>Paper Moon<\/em>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5108\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5107\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5106\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5104\">\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5108\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5107\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5106\"><strong>Plot Synopsis:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOD\u2019S NOT DEAD: <\/strong>Pastor Dave (David A.R. White) faces tragedy when his church, located on the grounds of the local university, is burned down.<br \/>\nLiterally adding insult to injury, his plan to rebuild faces an unexpected setback when university reject the idea on grounds that the church is no longer relevant in today\u2019s society. Trusting in the motto that he has lived by that \u201cGod is good all the time,\u201d Pastor Dave enlists the legal help of his estranged attorney brother Pearce (John Corbett) who is an atheist. As they work together, they come to understand that not every victory requires defeating the opposition, and there is a greater win when you heal and rebuild with compassion and respect for others.<\/p>\n<p>FYI: Moviegoers can follow the film on the official web site at <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=834c7054aa6f76ca6da188833&amp;id=c1d3afff3c&amp;e=27724084b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.GodsNotDead.com<\/a>, on Facebook at\u00a0<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5192\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=834c7054aa6f76ca6da188833&amp;id=98fa71bcb1&amp;e=27724084b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5191\">www.facebook.com\/GodsNotDeadTheMovie<\/span><\/a>, or on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=834c7054aa6f76ca6da188833&amp;id=5f1d3d3d3b&amp;e=27724084b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>@<\/strong>GodsNotDeadFilm<\/a><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513877630711_5197\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: The faith-based film powerhouse Pure Flix is announcing an Easter weekend release for God&#8217;s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness. 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