Actress Candace Cameron Bure, musical group Resound and the NBA’s Dwight Howard are this show’s guests. Bure talks about her new show Fuller House. Resound performs and Dwight Howard shares how he copes with public ridicule.
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Efrem: HI THERE, I'M
EFREM GRAHAM.
WELCOME TO "STUDIO 5."
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR
YOU TODAY.
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS YOU
HEAR ARE THE VOICES OF OUR
IN-STUDIO GUEST, RESOUND.
MILLIONS HAVE DISCOVERED
THEM ON LINE.
WE'RE SITTING DOWN TO HEAR
THEIR STORY.
BUT, FIRST, LET'S TURN IT
UP AND HEAR THEIR SING.
*
*
Efrem: HAY DEBUTED RIGHT NOW,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ALL
THAT IS NEW AND NOW IN THE
WORLD OF UPLIFTING
ENTERTAINMENT.
IT'S THE "STUDIO 5"'S TOP
FIVE.
AT NUMBER FIVE, WE ASK THE
QUESTION: IS GOD HARD
WIRED IN OUR BRAINS?
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS
BELIEVING IN GOD MAY BE
PART OF OUR GENETIC
MAKEUP.
BRAIN GAMES TRAVELLED TO
ISRAEL TO EXPLORE THE GOD
BRAIN.
AT NUMBER FOUR: ABC DEBUTS
A NEW DRAMA OF KINGS AND
PROPHETS, THROUGH THE EYES
OF A BATTLE-WEARY KING, A
POWERFUL AND RESENTFUL
PROPHET, AND A RESOURCEFUL
YOUNG SHEPHERD ON A
COLLISION COURSE WITH
DESTINY.
THE SERIES BEGINS MARCH
8th.
NUMBER THREE: THIS IS A
THRILLER THAT FOLLOWS A
GROUP OF SLAVES WHO ESCAPE
A GEORGIA PLANTATION AND
RUN MORE THAN 600 MILES TO
FREEDOM.
SINGER JOHN LEGEND IS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE
SERIES.
THE CAST AND CREATORS
SCREENED THE PROJECT AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO
NUMBER TWO.
*
Efrem: THE VOICE OF
BUCK RAMBO, BEST KNOWN FOR
THE GROUP "THE SINGING
RAMBOS," DIED ON SUNDAY AT
AGE 64.
HE EARNED MANY ACCOLADES,
INCLUDING GRAMMY AND DOVE
AWARD NOMINATIONS.
AND AT NUMBER ONE, WE'RE
PRAYING FOR CBN'S DAVID
DARD THIS OSCAR SEASON.
HIS DOCUMENTARY, "BODY
TEAM 12," IS NOMINATED FOR
AN ACADEMY AWARD.
IT TELLS THE STORY TASKED
WITH COLLECTING THE DEAD
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EBOLA
OUTBREAK.
THOSE OF YOUR TOP FIVE FOR
"STUDIO 5."
RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO TURN
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
SMALL SCREEN.
AND NOT JUST TELEVISION,
NETFLIX, WHICH HAS BEEN A
GAME-CHANGER IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT WORLD.
IT IS DOING SOMETHING BIG
THIS WEEK AND BREATHING
NEW LIFE INTO AN OLD
SITCOM.
THE POPULAR "FULL HOUSE"
SERIES FROM THE 1980s
AND '90s ARE BACK, AND
SO ARE ITS STARS.
IT IS CALLED "FULLER
HOUSE," AND AT THE CENTER
IS D.J. FULLER, PLAYED BY
CANDACE CAMERON.
I AM CLEARING MY
SCHEDULE AND MOVING IN
WITH MY SISTER.
I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE.
YOU'RE ENTIRELY TOO
STUBBORN TO ASK ANYONE FOR
HELP.
YOU NEED ME RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU NEED ME.
SO I'M MOVING IN, TOO.
[LAUGHTER]
Efrem: IN REAL LIFE,
CANDACE IS ALSO A BUSY
WIFE AND MOTHER OF THREE
TEENAGERS, WORKING TO KEEP
IT TOGETHER.
I HAVE A LOT OF FAILURE
MOMENTS.
WE ALL DO.
NO ONE IS PERFECT.
LIFE ISN'T PERFECT.
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO
BOO-HOO IT OUT IN MY CAR
AND CRY AND SIT AND HAVE A
MOMENT AND THEN COLLECT
MYSELF.
AND THEN SOMETIMES I'M
REALLY PROUD OF THE
FAILURE BECAUSE SOMETIMES
THE FAILURE MEANS I TRIED.
CAN I JUST SAY HOW
PROUD I AM OF THIS YOUNG
LADY.
Efrem: CRYING LANDED
CANDACE A SPOT AS ONE OF
THE CO-HOSTS OF ABC'S "THE
VIEW."
IT HAS HELPED HER TO WRITE
NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT
THREE "NEW YORK TIMES"
BEST-SELLING BOOKS.
AND PUSHED HER TO AN
IMPRESSIVE FINISH ON
SEASON 18 OF ABC'S
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
WHICH SHE IS STILL VERY
HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT WHEN
WE SIT DOWN TO TALK.
IT IS STILL A BIG DEAL
IN MY LIFE.
I LIGHT UP WHEN ANYONE
ASKS ME ABOUT "DANCING
WITH THE STARS."
BECAUSE IT WAS SO -- NOT
JUST SO MUCH FUN -- IT WAS
SO MUCH FUN DOING IT, BUT
I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT
MYSELF.
STEP, KICK, STEP, KICK,
TWIST.
MY LEGS HURT LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE BEING STON
SYMPTOMATIC RIGHT NOW.
Efrem: THIS WAS AN
EXERCISE ENCOURAGE AND
CONVICTION.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED IN THE
PLATFORM THAT I WAS GIVEN
WITH "DANCING WITH THE
STARS."
TO BE COURAGEOUS, JUST
GETTING OUT THERE IN FRONT
OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE,
HAVING NO DANCE EXPERIENCE
AND COMPETING, AND THEN
LIVING WITH CONVICTION,
STAYING TRUE TO MYSELF AND
MY FAITH AND MY VALUES,
AND SHARING THAT.
Efrem: CANADA'S
STAYECANDACE STAYEDTRUE TO HER CHRISTIAN
FAITH.
AND HER PERFORMANCES ON
THE LIVE SHOW.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT MY
WORK, WHETHER IT IS
WRITING OR ACTING.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT MY
FAMILY.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT MY
FAITH.
THOSE ARE ALL HUGE THINGS.
SO I MAKE TIME FOR ALL OF
THOSE.
AND IT IS A JUGGLING ACT,
FOR SURE.
Efrem: AND THE
JUGGLING ACT NOW INCLUDES
THE SHOW WHERE AMERICA
FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH
THE CHILD STAR, WHO IS NOW
ALL GROWN UP.
KIMMY, YOU DO NEED TO
DO THIS.
YES, I AGREE WITH YOU
THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO
THIS.
YES, I DO.
D.J., YOU'VE BEEN THERE
MY WHOLE LIFE.
I WAS THE KID NO ONE
WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH,
FOR REASONS I'LL NEVER
UNDERSTAND --
WE UNDERSTAND.
Efrem: THE WAIT IS
OVER.
YOU CAN BINGE WATCH
"FULLER HOUSE" ON NETFLIX
THIS WEEK.
> STILL TO COME, HERE IN
"STUDIO 5," WE'RE SITTING
DOWN WITH THE VOICES OF
RESOUND TO LEARN HOW A
TWEET FROM A YOUNG POP
STAR GAVE THEM AN AUDIENCE
OF MILLIONS AND STILL
COUNTING.
Efrem: WELCOME BACK
TO "STUDIO 5."
YOU HEARD THEM AT THE
START OF THE SHOW, SUCH
AMAZING VOICES.
"RESOUND" IS HERE.
HEY, I'M MARIAH.
I'M JOSEPH.
I'M JESSICA.
* AND WE ARE RESOUND
Efrem: SO HOW DID YOU
COME UP THE NAME
"RESOUND."
I PERSONALLY LIKED
FRESH SOUND.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
IT IS THE WORD "RESOUND,"
BUT PEOPLE SEE IT AND
THINK RE-SOUND.
SO WHEN I FIRST INITIALLY
CAME UP WITH THE IDEA, I
CHECKED TO FIND OUT WHAT
IS A RESOUND?
AND THEN WE SAID, RESOUND,
RESOUND, AND WE WANTED
SOMETHING THAT HAD A
SPIRITUAL MEANING BUT ALSO
HAD A MUSICAL MEANING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT,
AND NOW WE'RE STUCK WITH
IT.
IT'S OUT THERE NOW.
Efrem: EXACTLY WHAT
INSPIRED THIS NEW SINGLE?
WELL, WE DECIDED TO
WRITE A SONG THAT TOLD
EACH OF OUR STORIES.
SO IF YOU LISTEN TO OUR
VERSES, YOU'LL HEAR WHAT
JO-JO HAS BEEN THROUGH,
WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH,
AND WHAT JESSICA HAS BEEN
THROUGH, AND ALL OF THE
THINGS WE'VE DONE,
ACTUALLY, AS WELL.
IT SHOWS HOW REGARDLESS OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE'VE
DONE, GOD STILL LOVES US.
AND HE CONTINUES TO LOVE
US.
AND WE WANTED TO SHARE
THAT WITH THE WORLD.
I ALSO THINK THAT WE'RE
DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE ALSO
SIMILAR.
WE GREW UP DIFFERENTLY,
BUT WE ALSO GREW UP IN THE
SAME SITUATIONS WHERE WE
DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF THE
BEST FRIENDS, AND
SOMETIMES WE GOT PICKED
ON.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BEST
CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY
INSIDE OF OURSELVES.
SO THIS ALL KIND OF
BROUGHT OUT NOT ONLY THE
GIFTS WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY
GOD, BUT KIND OF OUR
TESTIMONY.
AND HOW WE OVERCAME IT.
AND HOW WE OVER CAME
IT.
I AGREE WITH BOTH OF
THEM.
WE SAY MUSIC BROUGHT US
TOGETHER.
BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, WHAT
BROUGHT US TOGETHER, EVEN
BEFORE MUSIC, IS GOD'S
LOVE.
THAT'S GOOD, I'M GOING
TO USE THAT.
Efrem: ARIANA GRANDE
HEARD YOU GUYS AND POSTED
YOUR VIDEO ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT?
FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT
TO MEET YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHE BASICALLY RETWEETED
OUR CHRISTMAS MEDLEY WHICH
HAS CLOSE TO TWO MILLION
VIEWS.
AND BASICALLY SHE HELPED
OUR NAME GET OUT THERE.
WHAT SHE RETWEETED, WE GOT
A REQUEST TO COME TO "GOOD
MORNING AMERICA."
AND THAT'S WHEN WE BEGAN
TO UNDERSTAND WITH EACH
OTHER, OKAY, THIS IS GOING
TO BE BIGGER THAN WE COULD
HAVE EVER IMAGINED.
SO, YEAH, SHE WAS A BIG
ROLE IN THAT.
AND JUST THE WORD THAT
SHE -- THE COMPLIMENTS SHE
GAVE US ON THAT TWEET.
IT WAS JUST AMAZING.
IT BLEW ALL OF OUR MINDS.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HER
EVEN DOING THAT.
AND WE'RE STILL REAPING
THE BENEFITS OFF OF THAT
ONE POST.
THAT WAS WHAT, TWO YEARS
AGO SHE DID THAT?
AND THEY WERE SHARING IT
THIS CHRISTMAS, EVEN
STILL, JUST BECAUSE SHE
GOT IT OUT THERE.
AND NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE -- AFTER PEOPLE KEEP
HITTING THAT SHARE BUTTON,
Facebook, INSTAGRAM,
EVERYTHING.
BE CAREFUL, YOU ALL,
BECAUSE ONCE THEY HIT THE
SHARE BUTTON, IT'S OUT
THERE.
Efrem: OF ALL OF THE
THREE, WHO IS THE
FUNNIEST?
ABSOLUTELY ME.
I'M A GOOFBALL.
BOTH OF YOU ARE KIND OF
GOOFY.
I LITERALLY PURPOSELY
BRING -- THEY'RE
HILARIOUS -- BOTH OF THEM
ARE HILARIOUS, BUT I FEEL
LIKE THEY FEEL THEY'RE
AWKWARD, SO THEY DON'T
SHOW IT.
BUT I LET MY AWKWARDNESS
OUT IN THE WORLD.
WE'RE ALL PRETTY SILLY,
BUT MARIAH WILL BE DYING
LAUGHING.
Efrem: WHO IS THE
BEST COOK?
ME.
I COOK THANKSGIVING
DINNER.
YOU COOK THINGS LIKE
EGGS.
I CAN ACTUALLY COOK.
BUT WE'VE NEVER HAD IT.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
SPECIAL ENOUGH TO HAVE MY
DINNER.
YOU HAVE TO BE SAVED AND
SANCTIFIED.
Y'ALL ARE NOT OILY ENOUGH.
WHO TAKES THE LONGEST
TO GET READY?
PROBABLY JOE.
HE WAITS TO THE LAST
MINUTE.
Efrem: WHO IS THE
BIGGEST DIVA IN THE GROUP?
[LAUGHTER]
OH!
I'LL TAKE THAT.
Efrem: THANK YOU,
GUYS.
ONCE AGAIN, THE SINGLE IS
CALLED "KEEP ON LOVING."
AND I CAN TELL YOU, I
HEARD THEM IN REHEARSAL,
AND IT IS A PHENOMENAL
SONG.
THAT'S COMING UP IN JUST A
FEW MINUTES.
FRAIRMT AND WELCOM Efrem: AND WELCOME
BACK.
IT IS OUR HONOR TO DEBUT
"RESOUND'S NEW NEW ALBUM,
RIGHT HERE ON "STUDIO 5."
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
"RESOUND."
* THAT SOMEONE COULD LOVE
ME FOR REAL *
* LORD, I STEPPED SO MANY
TIMES *
* I TRY TO GET IT RIGHT
EVERY DAY *
*
I TRY NOT TO LET MY PAST
LEAD THE WAY *
* SO GLAD THAT IN YOU I'M
ABLE TO SAY *
* IT'S UNBREAKABLE AND
UNCHANGEABLE LOVE *
* WHAT YOU DID FOR ME ON
CALGARY *
* HOW YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON
ME, LOVE *
*
SWEET LOVE *
* YOUR LOVE
* HOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL
SPECIAL, YOUR LOVE *
* SWEET LOVE
* YOUR LOVE
* YOU SAY YOU WALK A
LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR ME *
*
YOU MADE ME BEAUTIFUL, BUT
I COULD NOT SEE *
* SO I WAS EVERYTHING THEY
WANTED ME TO BE *
* NOW I SEE
* THAT MY HEART WAS
LONGING FOR *
* IT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE
THAT I NEVER FELT BEFORE *
* AND FOREVER WILL I
WORSHIP YOU *
* AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF
YOUR LOVE *
* WHAT YOU DID FOR ME ON
CALGARY, LOVE *
* HOW YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON
ME, LOVE *
* SWEET LOVE
* YOUR LOVE
* HOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL
SPECIAL, YOUR LOVE *
* SWEET LOVE
* YOUR LOVE
* IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY
KNEW WHO THEY WERE *
* AND EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT
THEY HAD *
* BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I
WAS LOVED UNTIL I WAS
FOUND *
* I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS
WANDERING AROUND *
* YOU GAVE ME PURPOSE
YOU GAVE ME MY IDENTITY *
* BECAUSE BEING WITHOUT
YOU IS BEING BROKEN BEYOND
BELIEF *
* IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU MAKE
ALL THINGS FOR GOOD *
* THANK YOU, LORD, FOR
YOUR TRANSFORMING LOVE *
* WHAT YOU DID FOR ME ON
CALGARY, LOVE *
* HOW YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON
ME, LOVE *
* SWEET LOVE
* YOUR LOVE
* HOW YOU MAKE ME FEEL
SPECIAL *
* YOUR LOVE
* SWEET LOVE
* YOUR LOVE
* YOUR LOVE...
* THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE *
* I'M SO GRATEFUL
* WHERE WOULD YOU BE
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE *
* I'M SO GRATEFUL
* YOU KEEP ON LOVING ME
* YOU KEEP ON KEEPING ME
IN YOUR HEART *
*
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE *
* THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE *
* THANK YOU FOR HEARING
ME *
* THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE *
* THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE *
* YOU STILL KEEP ON LOVING
ME *
*
*
* I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL,
LORD *
* THANK YOU FOR LOVING
ME *
* WHEN I WAS STANDING ON
THE EDGE *
Efrem: "KEEP ON
LOVING ME," IT SIMPLY
DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN THAT.
GOD'S LOVE IS WHAT DWIGHT
HOWARD SAID KEPT HIM
DURING HIS LONG CAREER OF
UPS AND DOWNS.
HE IS SHARING HIS FAITH
AND HOW IT KEPT HIM
GROUNDED IN TODAY'S "FAITH
ON THE FIELD."
NBA STAR CENTER DWIGHT
HOWARD HAS DOMINATED THE
PAINT FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE.
BUT HIS PASSION FOR
BASKETBALL STARTED AT A
YOUNG AGE.
IN EIGHTH GRADE GOD SPOKE
TO HIM AND TOLD HIM HIS
MISSION FIELD WAS THE
BASKETBALL COURT.
FROM THEN ON I WAS,
LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS MY
PURPOSE.
THIS IS WHAT GOD WANTS ME
TO DO.
Efrem: BUT THE
MISSION WASN'T EASY.
I SACRIFICED
EVERYTHING, GOING OUT TO
THE CLUBS, JUST DOING
DIFFERENT THINGS IN HIGH
SCHOOL.
I LOST A LOT OF FRIENDS.
EVERYBODY FELT LIKE I WAS
BEING STUCK UP OR I DIDN'T
WANT TO HANG AROUND.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS ON A
MISSION.
Efrem: TO STAY
FOCUSED, DWIGHT STARTED
WRITING DOWN THE GOALS GOD
HAD GIVEN HIM.
I WOULD WRITE DONE
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY
GOALS AND I TRIED TO REACH
THOSE GOALS.
THAT WAS MY FIRST GOAL,
BEING THE NUMBER ONE PICK
IN THE DRAFT.
Efrem: HE WAS
SELECTED IN 2004 BY THE
ORLANDO MAGIC.
HE SAYS GOD PUT HIM IN THE
NBA FOR ONE REASON.
TO PREACH GOD'S WORD,
TO U.S USE THE NBA AS A
PLATFORM FOR GOD.
WHEN I'M ON THE FLOOR, LET
THE PEOPLE SEE GOD IN ME,
WHETHER THAT BE HAVING
FUN, BLOCKING A SHOT OR OR
MAKING A SHOT, BUT JUST
HAVING FUN.
Efrem: IT WASN'T
ALWAYS EASY TO FIND JOY.
IT WAS TOUGH.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT IS
THE EASIEST THING IN THE
WORLD BECAUSE IT IS HARD.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
PEOPLE IN YOUR CORNER WHO
CAN REALLY PUSH YOU AND
HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM,
THERE ARE SOMETIME TIMES WHEN YOU
CAN FAIL.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BEING
THIN-SKINNED GOES SOUTH.
THAT'S WHEN YOU REALLY
HAVE TO RELY AND TRUST IN
GOD.
Efrem: HIS LOWEST
POINT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS
ON HIS WAY OUT OF ORLANDO.
WHEN I WAS IN ORLANDO,
A LOT OF THIS STUFF WENT
DOWN IN ORLANDO.
EVERYBODY MADE ME LOOK
LIKE THE WORST GUY IN THE
WORLD.
A COACH KILLER.
A GUY WHO HATES HIS
TEAMMATES.
ALL OF THIS STUFF I'M NOT
WAS BEING SAID ABOUT NE ME
EVERYWHERE.
I COULDN'T TURN ON THE TV
WITHOUT SOMETHING SAYING
SOMETHING NEGATIVE.
AND I COULDN'T GO TO AN
ARENA WITHOUT SOMEBODY
BOOING.
IT WAS ALL OVER.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE UP.
I WAS, LIKE, GOD, I WANT
TO JUST SIT IN MY ROOM AND
NOT SEE ANYBODY.
Efrem: FOR DWIGHT,
HELP FROM THE LORD WAS THE
ONLY THING THAT HELPED HIM
GET BACK UP.
I JUST PRAYED FOR
STRENGTH.
I PRAYED TO GOD.
NO MATTER WHAT, YOU
BELIEVE THAT GOD IS THERE.
Efrem: AND IN A
MOMENT OF PRAYER, GOD
RESPONDED.
HE SAID, LISTEN, IF THE
WHOLE WORLD HATES YOU, I
LOVE YOU.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
JUST SMILE AND HAVE A GOOD
TIME.
WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS
SAYING, OH, HE'S CHANGED,
OR HE DON'T TAKE THE GAME
SERIOUS, OR HE CAN'T PLAY
NO MORE, GOD IS SAYING,
I'M STILL WITH YOU.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
m: THE BIGGEST
SSON HE LEARNED IS... NEVER LET ANYTHING
STEAL YOUR JOY.
YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT'S
THROWN AT YOU, NO MATTER
HOW HARD YOU FALL, YOU
WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP.
BUT DON'T ALLOW YOUR
MISTAKES, YOUR DOWNFALLS,
INJURIES, THE MEDIA,
WHATEVER IT MAY BE, STEAL
YOUR JOY.
Efrem: IT DOESN'T GET
ANY SIMPLER THAN THAT:
NEVER LET ANYTHING STEAL
YOUR JOY.
> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT
WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THE
NEXT "STUDIO 5."
IT IS UNCOMFORTABLY GOOD.
THERE SHOULD BE
SOMETHING IN WHAT WE'RE
CREATING AND WHAT WE'RE
SAYING THAT IS GOING TO
BRING COMFORT TO THOSE WHO
ARE HURTING AND BROKEN.
Efrem: WE'RE SITTING
DOWN WITH CHART-TOPPING
RAPPER ANDY MINEO.
I REALIZED BEING
UNCOMFORTABLE IS OFTEN THE
TIME THAT YOU'RE STRETCHED
TO GROW THE MOST.
Efrem: WHY HE IS
CALLING ON CHRISTIANS TO
STEP OUTSIDE OF COMFORT
ZONES.
AND WHAT HE IS SAYING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA THAT IS DOING
JUST THAT.
Efrem: HOLLYWOOD IS
ALL ABUZZ WITH THE OSCARS
RIGHT NOW, SO I'M GIVING
TODAY'S FINAL WORD TO AN
ACTOR YOU'VE SEEN IN "THE
BUTLER," "SELMA," AND
"CAPTIVE,CAPTIVE."
DAVID IELLO HAS A WORD.
THERE IS A -- A LOT OF
THE TIME PEOPLE IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ARE
DISMISSED BECAUSE IT IS
SEEN AS A GODLESS, IMMORAL
INDUSTRY, AND SO THEREFORE
THE PEOPLE ARE.
BUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SOMETIMES NOT
ACKNOWLEDGING IS THE FACT
THAT HOLLYWOOD IS SO OPEN
SPIRITUALLY.
IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE OPEN
POTENTIALLY TO EVERYTHING,
BUT WITHOUT US BEING
THERE, THEN WHAT ARE WE
DOING?
I MEAN, JESUS DIDN'T HANG
OUT IN CHURCH.
HE WAS WITH THE
PROSTITUTES AND THE TAX
COLLECTORS.
Efrem: SO WHAT IS
YOUR MISSION FIELD?
AND ARE YOU SEEING ANY
FRUIT?
THAT IS THE FINAL WORD FOR
TODAY'S "STUDIO 5."
UNTIL NEXT TIME, REACH OUT
AND TOUCH ME ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
AND COME ON BACK AND JOIN
US RIGHT HERE NEXT WEEK.