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Christian Actor Todd Terry Reveals How He Was Filled By The Holy Spirit

by Rhoda Gayle
written by Rhoda Gayle

Christian actor Todd Terry recently revealed how he has been “infiltrated by the Holy Spirit” and how discovering faith in God powerfully transformed his life.

Todd Terry

Actor Todd Terry is a Christian actor that aims to work on projects that have a deep meaning and can transform lives. As the number of faith-based films and TV shows produced rises, the Christian actor is excited about what the future holds.

“No matter what you’re doing there is a message behind it,” Todd said in a recent interview with Pure Flix. “Sometimes we don’t see it and there [are] people putting it forward.”

“Vindication”

He recently took part in Pure Flix’s series “Vindication,” a faith-based crime drama that follows the investigative work of Detective Gary Travis. The 54-year-old actor will be playing the lead role as detective Gary.

“It’s part procedural crime drama … and then you have family drama,” Terry said. “Which brings in the investigation elements and the family elements.”

Faith

The series will also be discussing strong faith messages while dealing with “hard subject matter”. In the interview, Terry also opened up about how finding His faith in God transformed his life.

“It took a while of me just kind of being in the world, knowing that I was searching for something that I wasn’t really getting or didn’t understand,” Terry said. “And then all of the sudden it hit me like a rock when everything changed for me … I knew that I had been infiltrated by the Holy Spirit.”

Terry has been an actor since his high school years. He first started acting in a teenage theatre group that tackles tough issues like drugs and teenage pregnancies.

“It gave me some feeling of worth,” he said. “I knew I enjoyed it and I didn’t want to do anything else.”

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Sony Pictures Acquires Christian Streaming Service Pure Flix To Expand Christian Viewers

by Christa
written by Christa

Sony Pictures agreed to buy the Christian streaming service Pure Flix to expand its reach with Christian viewers.

Sony Pictures expands 

The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that the entertainment giant would purchase the popular faith-based subscription video service. Sony’s subsidiary company, Affirm Entertainment, will then own Pure Flix. But the Pure Flix production company itself will not be part of the purchase.

Pure Flix

Pure Flix CEO Michael Scott announced the agreement with delight. “We are thrilled with the creative opportunities. And the ability to reach a broader audience through this agreement with AFFIRM Entertainment. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our longtime Pure Flix supporters as we continue to bring inspirational and high-quality content in the years ahead.”

Scott will join Affirm and will continue to oversee the streaming service. Pure Flix’s co-founder and Chief Content Officer, David A. R. White, will join Affirm as well. He will head the service’s outreach and special projects.

Keith Le Goy, Sony’s president of networks and distribution, is also excited about the upcoming projects with Pure Flix. He said that Pure Flix naturally fits with the Affirm brand. He noted that the audience accepts Affirm for its “high quality, uplifting, and inspirational content.”

Apparently, Sony’s Affirm Films is responsible for producing hit Christian movies over the decade. Specifically, War Room and Heaven Is For Real.

Additionally, the company produced Miracles From Heaven on a $13 million budget. But the film, which starred Jennifer Garner, generated nearly $74 million in ticket sales. And just last year, Overcomer has also grossed $38 million on a budget of $5 million.

Le Goy added, “Pure Flix has done an amazing job building a robust community of engaged subscribers. And we look forward to continuing to grow and delight audiences with well-curated faith and family entertainment.”

Similarly, Pure Flix is best known for its production of God’s Not Dead. The film follows a Christian student’s struggle with his atheist professor.

 

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Co-Founder Of Pure Flix Shares His Prayer For Creating “God’s Not Dead 3”

by Joyca Lorriene
written by Joyca Lorriene

Actor, producer, filmmaker and co-founder of Pure Flix,  David AR White shared his prayer behind his 2018 film, “God’s not dead 3”. He also opened up about the success of his company and how Pure Flix Entertainment demonstrates God’s faithfulness.

The prayers behind the film franchise

In an interview with The Gospel Herald, David shared about the many prayers that went into producing “God’s Not Dead 3”, which launched at Easter last year, saying that the film required a “lot of prayers”, before and during the making of the movie.

“Throughout the process, we’ve prayed for what it is that God wants us to do through this franchise, and what’s that next step,” he said.

“Our prayer for ‘God’s Not Dead 3′ is that the Lord continues to guide us through each and every step that we take. We pray that we’re not doing it for our agenda or what we’re passionate about, but ultimately, what the Lord wants for these films and what the Lord wants for Pure Flix and what He wants Pure Flix to do,” he continued.

The God’s Not Dead Movies

Pure Flix released their first installment of “God’s Not Dead” in 2014. With a budget of only $2 million, the success of the film within just the first week after the release surprised Hollywood by earning $8.6 million and showing in 780 theaters. “Overall, the first film grossed a staggering $60 million, making it the fifth most profitable movie in cinema history based on its return on investment (ROI)” (Gospel Herald)

Since then Pure Flix has released God’s Not Dead 2 and 3.

David shares his struggle

David shared the financial struggles he faced for years after co-founding Pure Flix in 2005. Indeed, success doesn’t come easily.

“It took us a long time to get to this point…We were around for a number of years before ‘God’s Not Dead’ happened. We struggled for year two and three, and we went without a salary for almost two years. I learned that my wife did love me in the process of having to sell off everything we owned. It was a tough deal; to keep things going wasn’t always easy,” he recalled.

David wasn’t able to escape the criticism that arose from secular media surrounding his Christian films and efforts, however, as he reflects upon the ups and downs of his career, he is confident of this one thing: God is faithful – even in the bleakest of circumstances.

Watch the trailer of “God’s Not Dead 3 – A Light In Darkness” below!

GOD'S NOT DEAD 3: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS - Trailer (2018)

Reference: Gospel Herald, CBN/Pure Flix

Image Source: CBN/ White

 

 

 

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