{"id":33929,"date":"2024-04-04T09:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=33929"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:12:46","slug":"mario-lopez-declares-gods-love-is-everlasting-not-a-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/04\/mario-lopez-declares-gods-love-is-everlasting-not-a-trend.html","title":{"rendered":"Mario Lopez Declares &#8216;God&#8217;s Love is Everlasting, Not a Trend&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33935\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/mario-lopez-credit-featureflash-photo-agency-shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33935\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/mario-lopez-credit-featureflash-photo-agency-shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"mario lopez\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Featureflash Photo Agency\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor Mario Lopez recently posted an encouraging message of faith in honor of Palm Sunday. He captioned an Instagram post, \u201cGod\u2019s love is everlasting, not a trend.\u201d The post contained a block of text that read, \u201cBaby, we believe in God around here. I don\u2019t care what\u2019s trending these days.\u201d Lopez often talks about his Christian faith and how he is an outlier in the entertainment industry because of it.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, \u201c[Faith] is alive in me. It\u2019s not really as prevalent\u00a0 [in Hollywood] as I think it should be. If you don\u2019t think necessarily the way the left does entirely \u2014 they don\u2019t embrace diverse thought, so it\u2019s unfortunate.\u201d Lopez added that there are some who view faith as \u201cimportant\u201d but said, \u201cIt\u2019s just not as embraced as you think it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These days, he is partnering his strong faith with his work in the entertainment industry. Earlier this year, it was announced that Lopez was joining the Great American Media family in a multi-year, multi-picture deal.\u00a0Lopez said in a statement about the deal, \u201cThroughout my career, I\u2019ve aimed to create a body of work that appeals to diverse audiences and, above all, brings joy to people. Joining Great American Media is immensely fulfilling. I look forward to creating uplifting, inclusive, and diverse content, viewed through a positive lens for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C45k6IrLIem\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C45k6IrLIem\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Mario Lopez (@mariolopez)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lopez continued, \u201cAt this stage in my life, family is the most important thing to me. Being able to share family-friendly stories representing diverse voices is a true blessing.\u201d Movieguide previously discussed his efforts to make family-friendly content. The TV host and actor has plans to create a new family comedy series called \u201cExpanding the Universe of Ashley Garcia\u201d for Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>The premise of the show centers on Ashley, played by Paulina Chavez, a 15-year-old rocket scientist and robotics engineer who receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for NASA. Ashley must move across the country to do so and live with her uncle, who\u2019s a pro football player turned high school coach (played by Jencarlos Canela of \u201cTelenovela.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez expressed his optimism about the series to <em>Variety<\/em>, \u201cI am excited for the opportunity to partner with Netflix to tell a universal, family-friendly story with a Latin flavor!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Mario Lopez recently posted an encouraging message of faith in honor of Palm Sunday. He captioned an Instagram post, \u201cGod\u2019s love is everlasting, not a trend.\u201d The post contained a block of text that read, \u201cBaby, we believe in God around here. 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