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Pixar's new chief creative officer is committed Christian Pete Docter
Pixar's new chief creative officer is committed Christian Pete Docter

Walt Disney Studios subsidiary Pixar Animation has named devout Christian Pete Docter as its new Chief Creative Officer, replacing an official who left the company over misconduct allegations.

E! presenter Mario Lopez says Hollywood's attitude towards conservative beliefs is 'unfortunate'
E! presenter Mario Lopez says Hollywood's attitude towards conservative beliefs is 'unfortunate'

The Saved by the Bell star said that his own faith is 'alive in me' but 'it's not really as prevalent as I think it should be' in Hollywood.

Kari Jobe announces she is expecting second baby with husband Cody Carnes
Kari Jobe announces she is expecting second baby with husband Cody Carnes

The worship artist is already mother to two-year-old Canyon Carnes.

Hymn writer Keith Getty receives his OBE insignia from the Queen
Hymn writer Keith Getty receives his OBE insignia from the Queen

Hymn writer Keith Getty was at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh on Tuesday to receive his OBE insignia from the Queen.

Rob Bell isn't cool: 3 proofs from an interview
Rob Bell isn't cool: 3 proofs from an interview

Rob Bell's new Holy Shift Tour of the UK starts today, and you may be wanting to avoid it.

Hillsong's Joel Houston clarifies views on evolution after 'So Will I' lyrics spark debate
Hillsong's Joel Houston clarifies views on evolution after 'So Will I' lyrics spark debate

With one of Hillsong United's latest hits, "So Will I (100 Billion X)," at the center of a creation versus evolution debate, worship leader Joel Houston is setting the record straight on where he stands.

Rob Bell's Holy Shift: It's preaching, but not as we know it
Rob Bell's Holy Shift: It's preaching, but not as we know it

I do a thing from the Book of Joshua, a thing from Isaiah. On paper that should not work. It's half theological reflection and half standup comedy and guerilla theatre.

Country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill credit their 21-year marriage to 'always praying' together
Country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill credit their 21-year marriage to 'always praying' together

The pair have been married since 1996 and along with thriving careers they also have three children.

Chris Pratt uses MTV awards thank-you speech to tell people 'God is real'
Chris Pratt uses MTV awards thank-you speech to tell people 'God is real'

Hollywood actor Chris Pratt took the spotlight at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday when he used his acceptance speech for the 'Generation Award' to tell the audience that God is real and loves them.

Vicky Beeching's 'Undivided' trap: Why evangelicals need a better story
Vicky Beeching's 'Undivided' trap: Why evangelicals need a better story

Since coming out four years ago Beeching has become an advocate for a revisionist position on sexual activity in the evangelical world.

Kind on film: Death is the hero in 'No Country for Old Men', but we have a better story
Kind on film: Death is the hero in 'No Country for Old Men', but we have a better story

We feel safe when we watch Shane or something from the John Wayne canon, because there's a reassuring moral structure. But the hero in No Country is death itself.

Dancing vicar becomes internet sensation with Whit Walk boogie
Dancing vicar becomes internet sensation with Whit Walk boogie

A 'boogieing vicar' has become an internet sensation after a video of him dancing on the streets of Ashton-under-Lyne was viewed more than 20,000 times in two days.

Asia Argento shares Bible verse and prayer following suicide of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain
Asia Argento shares Bible verse and prayer following suicide of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain

Italian actress Asia Argento has shared a prayer and a passage from the Book of John as she mourns the death of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in his hotel room in France earlier this month.

Alice Johnson says she did a 'full-fledged Pentecostal holy dance' after being freed from prison with the help of Kim Kardashian West
Alice Johnson says she did a 'full-fledged Pentecostal holy dance' after being freed from prison with the help of Kim Kardashian West

The great-grandmother said Kardashian West was 'anointed' and that she prays for her every day after her appeal to Donald Trump on Johnson's behalf led to a pardon after 22 years in prison

Former American Idol finalist shares how he found strength in God in the face of life-threatening illness
Former American Idol finalist shares how he found strength in God in the face of life-threatening illness

Scott MacIntyre, who became the first blind finalist in American Idol in 2009, has shared how his faith in God has helped him while he was battling kidney failure that began in his late teens.

Why The Handmaid's Tale is more Christian than you think
Why The Handmaid's Tale is more Christian than you think

What is it exactly that draws readers back each week? And particularly, why do young women, including Christian ones, find it so captivating?