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I had the opportunity to join in on a conference call for the Rocky movie opening this December.

Mr. Stallone was part of the call. He mentioned briefly on how the next RAMBO movie will involve the Karen people in Burma. He mentioned how Christian volunteers - that is everyday people - are volunteering and caring for the oppressed believers there.

Part of the plot (as heard in the audio) involves Rambo’s rescuing missionaries.

Here’s a GOOGLE.com link to learn more about the Karen people.

You can hear part of the audio below. Below are a few ‘rough’ quotes from the audio.

• Burma has one of the heaviest land mine concentrations on the planet - more than Vietnam, South East Asia.
• These volunteers who are everyday people risk life and limb to help.
• The Karen people are oppressed and persecuted.
• The only people that care are these volunteers.
• Sylvester Stallone talks about the work of volunteers in Burma and how everyday people are using their faith to make a difference.

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I had the opportunity to join in on a conference call for the Rocky movie opening this December.

Mr. Stallone was part of the call. He mentioned how his faith, background have influenced the latest Rocky film.

You can hear part of the audio below. Below are a few ‘rough’ quotes from the audio.

• You think you can do it on your own, but you need help.
• You need a trainer. You need to go to a gym. You cannot train yourself.
• I feel the same way about Christianity. The church is a gym for the soul.
• The priests, the reverends, the pastors are the trainers.
• They take you to places you can’t think you can go.
• Everyone at church is one the same page working in a spirit of oneness.
• You don’t get that going alone. I found that out the hard way. Its just not the same.
• You get out what you put in.
• The more I go to church and have God guide my hand, the pressure is off me now.
• Sylvester Stallone talks about the church being a ‘gym’ for the soul. He says you can’t go it alone. You need a trainer.

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Trevor Morgan - ‘Oh Hallelujah’ (MP3)

My heart is bearing the scars
Of living in the last days
But in my soul
I know that you are
The one that I await

Oh Hallelujah!
Glory Amen
Oh Hallelujah!
You’re coming again

My eyes can’t take what they see
And it just gets harder everyday
Make me a witness
For what is to come
And what’s passing away

Oh Hallelujah!
Glory Amen
Oh Hallelujah!
You’re coming again
You’re coming again

You came as an innocent child
In the silence of night
But to a world in wonder
On a cloud of thunder
You’re coming back to make things right

Oh Hallelujah!
Glory Amen
Oh Hallelujah!
You’re coming again

I love the old spirituals of the church – “Amen,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Nobody Knows” – and I wrote this chorus with those songs in mind.

A simple statement of belief and worship was all I was going for, but when I played this chorus for John Mallory he had the idea of lyrically taking it to another level. What we ended up with was a song of struggles and scars, but also one of hope and praise.

Musically, this song really took shape as we were tracking it. The intro was something that we all just started noodling with before the tape rolled, and we liked it so much that it stuck. After the take was finished, we all sensed that we had something pretty special on our hands. - Trevor

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

Statistics reveal that by their teen years, children will have spent more time in front of the TV than in front of a teacher. What are they watching?

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• Here’s Joe Miller of Tivo talking about the need for the KidZone product…

• Another Tivo employee explains what the KidZone is all about…

Check out these audio clips of Nicole C. Mullen and Point of Grace talking about Tivo KidZone:

• Nicole C. Mullen - a Tivo user, and loves it!

• Shelley of Point of Grace likes how Tivo Kidzone is personal and can be customized…and is hoping for a Tour Bus version!

• Denise of Point of Grace talks about how Tivo KidZone is easy to use - even for the computer illiterate!

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