Please see here for DTW’s review of: Heaven is For Real – This Story is Not
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Bishop T.D. Jakes To Produce New Film – Heaven Is For Real
by www.gospelconnoisseur.com, May 10, 2011
With the opening weekend success of his latest film, “Jumping The Broom,” Bishop T.D Jakes, along with Joe Roth, will produce the adaptation of the novel “Heaven Is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip To Heaven And Back,” which Sony Pictures acquired the screen rights to. The film is based on an adaptation of the novel with the same namesake by Todd Burpo, also a producer.
The synopsis reads: Todd Burpo is a small town Nebraska pastor whose four-year old son, Colton, nearly died during an emergency appendectomy operation. As he recovered, Colton began telling his family that he went to heaven, actually looking down at the doctors operating on him and his family praying in the waiting room. And he slowly began telling them details about his miscarried sister, and his long-dead grandfather, none of which he should have known about. He then revealed to his family what it was like during his visit in heaven, before he was sent back to his family. He’s now 11.
Joe Roth produced Alice in Wonderland, so we can expect a truckload of creativity from this particular film. “Heaven Is For Real” was brought in by Sony Pictures’ exec DeVon Franklin, a Christian minister who just published and has been promoting his inspirational book, “Produced By Faith: Navigating the Road to Success Without Compromising Your True Self.”
Source: http://gospelconnoisseur.com/wordpress/bishop-t-d-jakes-to-produce-new-film/#more-28356
I have know about your website for years and I can clearly see what you dont believe. What then do you believe? Apologetics is only part of the christian duty, exposition and Bible doctrine the learning and teaching of it the main.
Simon
Read my blog and you will clearly see what I believe – the opposite to what I don’t.
In the words of Julius Malema its not “obvias”
Simon
Julius Malema is not very smart, I am assuming you are.
Why thank you. that is the nicest anyone has been to me all day. Now tell me, since you do a fair amount of research I need to know some detail about a Theologian and author call Donald Whitney, he has written a book called called “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian life” It is my set book for Bible school and it seems from my research he is leaning towards Contemplative Prayer, aka, quotes Richard Foster, Dallas Willard and some other modern mystics. Would love interested in your take on his work, if I have to study I am going to have to be very thorough if I am going to refute his book in a Bible School classroom:)
Simon
Are you trying to be funny? If you can see that this guy “Donald Whitney” is leaning towards Contemplative Prayer, aka, quotes Richard Foster then you have answered your own question. If you have to study his book you may as well study it for errors.
What bible school are you going too?
Don Whitney is rather benevolent toward Foster, Willard and other contemplatives while distancing himself from them. He does not seem to grasp the biblical concept of clear separation.
He does not have a doctrinal statement on his website, but he is a Calvinist.
Simon, you seem quite sincere and that is why I am suggesting that you take another look at the Bible school you are attending. Explore the doctrine of Calvinism, TULIP and seek the Lord about it and His Word. Be very careful that you are not being indoctrinated into false doctrine.
You can do you own research through your favorite search engine and not depend upon others. This is your responsiblity to do your homework. You need to settle this in your own mind. It is not productive to generate controversy by speaking out against a textbook that has been chosen by an instructor. Maybe you don’t belong in that class in the first place.
Just sayin…………..
BL
>> Simon, you seem quite sincere and that is why I am suggesting that you take another look at the Bible school you are attending. Explore the doctrine of Calvinism, TULIP and seek the Lord about it and His Word. Be very careful that you are not being indoctrinated into false doctrine.
Simon is a Calvinist.
*ROTFL* – Sorry I just had to laugh, that was a classic. hahaha
Hope springs eternal! Simon came to the right place to get straightened out!!
So, Jakes is taking his showmanship to the silver screen,eh? Good for him.*sarcasm*.
*sigh* More poor souls are going to be filled with this spiritual poison. Lord, have mercy! Sheesh!
One last comment- Mr. Slewfoot has definitely been busy! I just wish the Kendrick brothers will come up with something with an oomph to TKO this type of rubbish about to be filmed.
By the way, ‘poor’ Choo Nam Thomas! She never got this type of publicity. O ma se o! (Translated- What a pity!)
Matt Crouch (TBN movie mogul) eat your heart out….you got trumped!!
Since Christian movies are all the rage, this is bound to be a big draw. And it couldn’t be anything about making $$$ could it?
Deborah, you make too many assumptions. Is there someone you have not “reviewed”? Maybe you should examine your own heat and see if you are in the faith. As for being a calvinist, you know if meaning that I entirely depend on God’s mercy to save me from a lost eternity by His divine choice then I guess I am a Calvinist. If you want to give me a label.
But we still do not know what you are. A critic ? plenty of those around. I challenge you to find something good about any you so liberally critisize. Now I have to get back to grown up company , got to earn my money not blog all day.
[EDITED by DTW – Interesting that you initially came here to attack me, it was ‘obvius‘ from your 1st comment. To answer your question – I am NOT a Calvinist, I am SAVED by GRACE, not ELECT by PRIDE – I am not labeling you Simon, you call yourself a Calvinist on your own blog)
Simon, do you take us for idiots? “Reformed and Renewed” is the name of your blog. You have labeled yourself and are obviously proud of it.
Have fun as you tiptoe through the TULIP.
Have any of you heard of the Stephen Baldwin testimony?
Apparently he now has his own ministry, not really making movies anymore. He also said that he stopped drinking and stopped the drugs. It sounds to good to be true, especially with his family, but it would be good if it was true?
Estelle
Yes, he has been a ‘Christian’ for meany many years but from my studies it’s NAR or Calvinism (I can’t remember which one)
Estells, Stephen Baldwin is a “TBN” Christian, a Glenn Beck fan and although probably sincere, apparently has never been discipled and grounded in the faith. That is the problem with “celebrity Christians”. It is a mine field and is they are not properly grounded in the faith they make many missteps and the media is quick to point it out.
Polly, that’s true. I sometimes listen to their testimomies and I wonder about their foundation – solid rock or sinking sand? The 1st thing I ask myself is why are they still in showbizz and mixing with the celebrities. They’ll tell us they need to represent Christ to these people. My understanding of conversion is that we’re to come out from among them and be seperate. Yes, we need to tell them about the Lord and lead them to Christ if they’re willing but to continue in this lifestyle has many pitfalls. They’re all blending in very nicely and don’t want to give up their luxuries for the Name and sake of JC. A christian song title comes to mind: “I cannot offer anything that cost me nothing”
Polly
>> Stephen Baldwin is a “TBN” Christian, a Glenn Beck fan
Ah thanks so much, I knew someone would figure out which one he was, and Latter Rain/Word of Faith it is. Glenn Beck is a MORMON (This I find amazing, how he slipped into the church, without a sheep’s outfit on, just a plain wolf and everyone has accepted him as a Christian – unbelievable.)
Here’s a link where you can read about Stephen Baldwin showing up at one of his “events” to talk about a “new Jesus” and, where he calls God “Homey” in a memoir he wrote called “The Unusual Suspect.” http://www.salon.com/2006/10/09/baldwin/
And, you’re right, he’s a dominionist, with ties to those in Lausanne, and the CNP.
An interesting overview of his life since becoming a “Christian” can be found in wikipedia.
Another link http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/interviews/Stephen-Baldwin_111306.aspx tells how he and his wife “found Jesus”, through the “ministry” of their Brazilian nanny who, while back in Brazil, through a “vision” and “prophecy” was sent by “God” to them. His own words tell us of what “spirit” he is. (Sounds like seducing spirits found their man!)
Right Polly and he’s been there for some time.
NOV 2004 TBN news letter:
Guests Stephen Baldwin and wife Kennya on Praise <>
Actor Stephen Baldwin and his wife, Kennya, were guests on Praise with host Phil Munsey. Stephen, a member of the Baldwin brothers acting family, has appeared in over 60 films—including TBN’s own, “Six:The Mark Unleashed.” Stephen is now producing and directing “Livin’ It,” a documentary on Christians involved in extreme sports.
Yup…Deb’s you’re right…converted to the Church of Latter Day Saints
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Beck
See a message of faith at Glenn Beck’s rally by Stephen Baldwin
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/message-faith-glenn-beck-rally-republican-religion-washington-dream-religious-christian-christianity-politics-politicians-fix-news-11568487
T.D. JAKES IN THE ELEPHANT ROOM
by http://www.wayoflife.org
In the most recent Elephant Room conversation, which was held at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, last month, Driscoll and friends gave prosperity gospel preacher T.D. Jakes a forum to smokescreen his compromise pertaining to the fundamental doctrine of the Trinity.
Mr. Jakes, who is a master of facing two ways and for whom someone like Driscoll and MacDonald are pushovers, said on one hand that he has moved away from a Oneness, “Jesus Only” view to embrace the Trinity as “one God, three Persons.” But he hastened to say that he still “prefers” the term “manifestations,” believes that men on both sides of the issue are “saying the same thing,” and has fellowship with those on all sides.
He issued no repentance that he admittedly preached Oneness heresy for years. In fact, he is still at least sympathetic to Oneness theology, still defends its unscriptural terminology (by the misuse of 1 Timothy 3:16, for example), still falsely claims that this doctrine is an issue of “seeing through a glass darkly” and thus no one has it right, and refuses to obey the Bible by separating from heretics.
In fact, he’s not sure there are any heretics, and he’s far too busy promoting unity to worry much about them, even if they exist. Far from challenging Jakes in a serious way, a pathetically fawning Driscoll and MacDonald treated the man like a religious rock star. They were so busy praising him as a man of “courage and humility” that they gave him a pass on the aforementioned contradictions and didn’t challenge his sloppy biblical exegesis.
So much for boldly unveiling the “elephants.”
It’s sad about Stephen Baldwin, he does seem sincere, but unfortunately he’s stuck in a big trap with all the false teachers and probably doesn’t even know it.