Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Together Over Easter Weekend

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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Together Over Easter Weekend

Christian Post Report – Rumored celebrity couple Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin, after several months of not being seen together, were said to have reunited over the Easter weekend.

According to a report in US Weekly, Chris Martin and Jennifer Lawrence had a quick lunch followed by a stroll in Central Park during Easter weekend.

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Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the ”X-Men: Days of Future Past” world movie premiere in New York May 10, 2014.

Eyewitnesses say that on Saturday, the pair arrived at Tavern on the Green separately, with the 24-year-old Jennifer Lawrence arriving first with a bodyguard and later followed by the 38-year-old Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. The two enjoyed a quick brunch, a roast beef sandwich for Lawrence and Eggs Benedict for Martin.

After the meal, the pair were seen leaving the restaurant hand in hand. According to the report, their next destination was Strawberry Fields, also in Central Park, which is a 2.5 hectare memorial dedicated to the late John Lennon. Apparently, this was Lawrence’s special request.

In another report on ET Online, the pair reportedly spent the rest of the day together.

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Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin reads from a Bible before inducting British musician Peter Gabriel during the 29th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

On Easter Sunday morning, the pair were also seen at a small airport in New Jersey where they reportedly boarded a private plane to an unknown destination. They were photographed arriving at the airport separately also.

It has been a while since their last public appearance, which fueled rumors that the two had called it quits. The last time the pair went out together was at the 21st birthday of One Direction member Harry Styles in January. Prior to this, US Weekly says that the couple had cooled off last October because they could not make their schedules work, according to a source close to Martin.

Martin also spent spring break vacation with estranged wife Gwyneth Paltrow and their two kids in Mexico, which caused further speculation about the status of his relationship with Lawrence.

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GTA 5 ‘Spectre Trailer Video: James Bond Trailer With GTA Released by YouTube User

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GTA 5 ‘Spectre Trailer Video: James Bond Trailer With GTA Released by YouTube User

Christian Post Report – A YouTube user has created a “Grand Theft Auto V” video using the recently released trailer for the latest James Bond installment, “Spectre.”

Fans of 007 and the GTA games series were treated to a video created by Joris Prudhon, a YouTube user who put the “Grand Theft Auto V” treatment on the upcoming James Bond offering, “Spectre.”

Prudhon launched himself into fame last year when he recreated the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” trailer and gave it a “Grand Theft Auto V” spin. That version has since gathered over 700,000 views on YouTube.

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Spectre – GTA V YouTube screengrab

The ring showing Spectre’s logo featured on the original trailer also makes an appearance in the video, and while the analogs weren’t rendered as perfectly, the meeting with Christoph Waltz’s character is included, even if Prudhon didn’t quite make the setting details clear.

The video remains relatively faithful to the “Spectre” trailer, however. The 3D version of Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond, is a fairly accurate rendering, along with a fizzy-haired version of Naomie Harris. Even the iconic and climactic James Bond soundtrack is thrown in at the end for good measure.

Recreating parodies of trailers was made possible by a number of complex tools present in “GTA IV,” giving creative players a venue to produce their own intricate videos. The Spectre-GTA V version is not the first in this genre, parody versions of E3 and the “Need for Speed” trailers have already been created and have their own following on YouTube.

Console players without “Rockstar” movie maker tools at their disposal may make do with multiplayer positional tracking and painstaking manual camera edits. One such example is the aqueduct chase sequence in the recreated “Terminator 2.”

Fans of these types of remakes should soon expect a rendering of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” trailer, and even the complex “Terminator: Genisys” recreation in GTA V, courtesy of the gaming community.

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Spectre – GTA V YouTube screengrab

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Barcelona vs Sevilla Live Stream Free, Start Time: Watch Spanish La Liga Soccer Online

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Barcelona vs Sevilla Live Stream Free, Start Time: Watch Spanish La Liga Soccer Online

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Christian Post Report – Barcelona travel to Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to face Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday with a start time of 2 p.m. ET, and the game is available to watch online through live stream (details below).

Both teams are in excellent forms as Sevilla have won five straight matches. They are currently fifth in the La Liga table and are only one point behind Valencia for the UEFA Champions League spot.

Meanwhile, Barcelona are atop the table with 74 points, four points above rivals Real Madrid who are second.

Like Sevilla, the Catalans are also on a winning streak as they have pulled off six straight victories that includes a big win over Real Madrid.

In the 2-1 victory, Jeremy Mathieu became the unlikely goal scorer as he opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the game. Cristiano Ronaldo came back in the 31st but Luis Suarez converted in the 56th and proved to be game’s winning goal.

They followed that result with a 1-0 win against Celta de Vigo before a 4-0 thrashing of the struggling Almeria.

Lionel Messi continues to lead the charge for Barcelona with 33 goals, while Neymar and Suarez have helped him perfectly with 17 and 10, respectively.

Sevilla are still capable of reaching the UEFA Champions League next year, as they are only a point behind for the final qualifying spot, but also only four points away from automatic qualification.

They started their streak in an exciting 4-3 win over Deportivo La Coruna, but would go on and tighten up on defense asn they would only allow one goal in their next four matches.

Their most recent win was a 2-1 victory over Levante, with Kevin Gameiro and Jose Antonio Reyes scoring for Sevilla.

In their first meeting of the season at Camp Nou, Barcelona throttled past Sevila 5-1, with Messi completing a hat-trick, while Ivan Rakitic and Neymar scored as well.

Sevilla’s only conversion was from an own goal by Jordi Alba as it was the only blemish on an otherwise perfect game for the Catalans.

To get updates and highlights on the match, go to Yahoo! For live streaming, click here.

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‘Revenge’ Season 4 Spoilers: Did Emily Go Too Far With Her Revelations in ‘Clarity’?

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‘Revenge’ Season 4 Spoilers: Did Emily Go Too Far With Her Revelations in ‘Clarity’?

Christian Post Report – After about a week-long hiatus from the airwaves, ABC’s hit TV series “Revenge” will finally return with more suspense, intrigue and drama in the upcoming segment titled “Exposure.”

Spoiler reports indicated that the brand new episode will pick up from the events of last week’s showing titled “Clarity.”

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ABC’s “Revenge”

Fans will find out that Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) won’t let Emily (Emily VanCamp) have a peaceful and “promising future” now that she has already revealed to everyone her real identity as David Clark’s (James Tupper) long-lost daughter, Amanda.

A synopsis from The Futon Critic indicated that the Grayson matriarch will bring more misery to Amanda’s life by uncovering “devastating new secrets” from her past. These new revelations could also threaten the things that the young Clark has accomplished as Emily.

Aside from Victoria, Emily’s close ally, Nolan (Gabriel Mann), seems devastated and at the same time disappointed with the events happening on Emily. Nolan has strongly disagreed with Emily’s big reveal plans from the start. Now that everything was left to the open, could this mean that their friendship will be affected?

To add to the list of people unhappy with Emily’s decision, Ben (Brian Hallisay) appears dismayed and might be having second thoughts of pursuing her romantic plans with the Hampton resident.

However, not everyone in Hampton is going against Emily. Christian Today said that her childhood friend, Jack, (Nick Wechsler) is “surprisingly happy” with Emily’s revelation. Will the turn of events be favourable in his part?

Find out when “Revenge” Season 4 airs this Sunday, April 12 at 10 p.m. on ABC.

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Narcissists Need Not Apply

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“‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore submit to God.”
— James 4:6-7

Christian Post Report – I read an interesting article about how narcissistic our culture is today. It said, “A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, even though their test scores and time spent studying are decreasing.

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    Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California and Harvest Orange County in Irvine, California, shares the Gospel with a sold-out crowd of 19,000 for Harvest America at the American Airlines Center and Victory Park in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 5, 2014.

The article went on to talk about how because of Facebook and Twitter, everyone can act like they are a rock star. They can live in the fantasy world of video games as an Olympian or sharpshooter.

But then there are those who have a realistic assessment of themselves, and here is some good news: God can do amazing things through those people. In fact, God goes out of His way to find people like that—people who see their shortcomings, but also the greatness of God.

When Simon Peter saw himself in light of God’s greatness, he told Jesus, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man!” (Luke 5:8). In other words, “Don’t waste your time on me Lord. I will only let you down!”

The people God uses are not proud and arrogant, but see themselves for what they are.

This gives hope to all the people out there who are not extraordinary, but ordinary.

Those who are not necessarily the best students, class president, or on the homecoming team.

Those who are not the first chosen for the team, but the last.

Those who have not made the cover of People magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful People.”

If we humble ourselves, examine our gifts and abilities realistically, and then hand them over to God to use as He pleases, God can and will use us for His glory.

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up” (James 4:10 NKJV).

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Real Madrid vs Eibar Live Stream Free, Start Time: Watch Spanish La Liga Soccer Online

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Real Madrid vs Eibar Live Stream Free, Start Time: Watch Spanish La Liga Soccer Online

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Christian Post Report – Cristiano Ronaldo, who received criticisms after Real Madrid’s loss to Atletico Madrid, still gets the trust of Coach Carlo Ancelotti as he looks to repeat his hat trick-highlighted performance against Deportivo in the first round.

Real Madrid look to extend their winning streak to three games as they host Eibar at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. The game will kick off at 10 a.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream (details below).

Madrid are currently second in the La Liga, four points behind leaders Barcelona with only a handful of games remaining in their season.

Following their 2-1 loss to the Catalan team, Madrid responded with a big 9-1 thrashing of Granada.

In that home win, Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals to dominate the game and show that he is still arguably the best player in the world.

After four days, they traveled to meet Rayo Vallecano and Ronaldo scored in the 68th minute to give Madrid the lead.

James Rodriguez then went on to double the advantage in the 73rd minute to secure the victory and take home three points.

Rodriguez increased his goal tally to nine this season, while Ronaldo has 37 goals in only 27 appearances in the league.

Meanwhile, Eibar are sitting in 14th place in the league and are trying to avoid dropping to the relegation zone.

They recently broke their 11 game winless run with a 1-0 over Malaga.

Prior to the victory, Eibar only managed to get two points from that stretch of 11 games with draws against Cordoba and Granada.

Even worse is that they have had difficulty scoring goals as they have only five goals in that time frame.

With only a few games left in their schedule, they will need to rack up points as they are only six points away from being dropped to the second division next year.

In their first meeting earlier in the season, Madrid dominated the game and got goals from Rodriguez, Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema.

Madrid dominated the possession as they held the ball 58% of the time, squeezing out 10 shots with three on target.

To watch highlights and get updates on the game, visit Yahoo! And for live streaming, click here.

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Bible Society Report: Increase in Americans Who Believe Bible Is Inspired Word of God, No Errors, Some Symbolism

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Bible Society Report: Increase in Americans Who Believe Bible Is Inspired Word of God, No Errors, Some Symbolism
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The three-volume Bible owned by Rev. Stephen Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States of America.

More Americans see the Bible as the infallible and inspired word of God with some symbolism, which should not be taken literally, according to the American Bible Society’s State of the Bible 2015 report.

The report, which was produced by Barna Group for the American Bible Society in New York, examines issues such as: perceptions of the Bible; its penetration; Bible engagement; Bible literacy; moral decline and social impact; and level of giving to nonprofit organizations.

According to the report, in a nationwide telephone and online survey of American adults, some five different descriptions of the Bible were presented and “more adults believe it to be inspired (with some symbolism) than literal.”

“A plurality, one-third, says the Bible is the inspired word of God and has no errors, though some verses are meant to be symbolic (33 percent),” notes the report, which highlights that it is a statistically significant increase over 2014 when only 30 percent of respondents held this view of the Bible.

Just last summer, Dove-award winning musical artists Michael and Lisa Gungor, known for popular worship songs like “Dry Bones” and “Beautiful Things” suffered serious backlash from orthodox Christian fans when they revealed that they simply no longer literally believed in stories from the Bible on such topics as creation and the flood.

The belief that the Bible is the actual word of God and should be taken literally was the next most commonly held view of the Bible, accounting for 22 percent of the respondents.

Nearly half the number, 13 percent, believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God but comes with some factual errors.

Many others, however, just saw the Bible as a book of teachings from men.

“Nineteen percent of adults express strong skepticism of Scripture, stating that it is just another book of teachings written by men that contains stories and advice. The last option — the Bible is not inspired but tells how writers understood the ways and principles of God — is preferred by 11 percent of adults,” the report notes.

Some 2 percent of the respondents could not find a description of the Bible that matched their perception of the book.

Older adults were more likely to believe the Bible is the literal word of God while millennials were more likely to see it as just another book of teachings.

Most readers of the Bible also preferred the King James Version.

You can read more of the report below:

State of the Bible 2015 Report by Leonardo Blair


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‘Vikings’ Season 3 Spoilers: Athelstan’s Death Affects Ragnar’s Thinking, the Battle in Paris Commences

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‘Vikings’ Season 3 Spoilers: Athelstan’s Death Affects Ragnar’s Thinking, the Battle in Paris Commences

Christian Post Report – It’s not always that we stumble upon a person whom we can truly call a friend. And “Vikings” lead character Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) lost his and the effect on him is quite devastating.

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The official season 3 poster of Vikings

Fans of the hit historical TV drama series saw the brave Norsemen readying themselves in last episode titled “Paris.”

In this week’s showing titled “To The Gates!” the Viking warriors became even more bolder and fiercer (as what the series of promo pictures released by History Channel suggests) as they approach the fabled “impenetrable walls” of Paris.

The other party, meanwhile, take on their parts to protect themselves against the impending invasion of the people from the North. Although followers of the series are rooting for King Ragnar’s victory, it remains to be seen whether or not the episode will end with the Vikings’ flag hoist upon the enemy’s walls.

A synopsis provided by the network warns that an equally strong force will pound Ragnar’s men but this will make them even more “determined to make it through the gates and of Paris and will stop nothing to succeed.”

However, the issue won’t only be about the sacking on the City of Lights. Ragnar’s dismay over the loss of his Anglo-Saxon monk friend will follow him into the battlefield.

“It’s going to have a huge impact psychologically and in other ways. We don’t necessarily see that immediately, but certainly when he gets to France. He becomes a slightly different, slightly darker man,” series creator Michael Hirst told Zap2It. “In the immediate aftermath, he’s going to mourn his friend and consequently be a lonely figure. It’s a desolate thing to happen to him.”

Witness the great raid on Paris when “Vikings” Season 3 airs this Thursday, April 9 at 10 p.m. on History Channel.

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Michigan Megachurch to Establish ‘Special Fund’ to Repay $300K Donated by Ponzi Scammer

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A megachurch in Michigan has announced that they will set up a “special fund” to raise the approximately $300,000 a Ponzi schemer donated to its congregation.

Resurrection Life Church, a large congregation with campuses in Grandville and Holland, had $300,000 donated to it by a convicted Ponzi scammer.

In response to recent attention given to the congregation over the question of them returning the money, Resurrection Life addressed the issue Wednesday afternoon on social media.

Duane Vander Klok, pastor at Resurrection Life, explained in a Facebook post that it would be impossible to return the specific funds donated by convicted Ponzi schemer David McQueen.

“The money was dispersed to various charitable causes many years ago according to the requirements of the law. Because so much time has passed since the donations were made, it is impossible to find those dollars now,” wrote Klok.

“The orphanages, missionaries, even local businesses who actually received portions of that money have all long since put it to good use, and so have the businesses where they spent it and so on.”

After noting that Resurrection Life was unaware that the donations were of dubious origin, Klok went on to note that a “special fund” will be created for people to donate to help those wronged by McQueen.

“We are in the process of establishing a special fund account to benefit the investors who lost their funds,” continued Klok.

“Our church community can donate to the account and all the monies received into that fund will be put towards the restoration of the investor’s loss. An independent attorney will oversee the escrow fund and will coordinate with the US Attorney for eventual distribution of all funds received to the victims.”

Last year McQueen was found guilty of overseeing a $46.5 million Ponzi scheme, with a judge handing him a 30-year sentence.

From 2005 to 2009, McQueen donated $300,000 to Resurrection Life, which federal authorities asked the megachurch to return to the victims of the Ponzi scheme.

When Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Borgula asked the church to return the money his request was denied, according to John Agar of mlive.com.

“We were saddened to hear the news of his wrongdoing, and pray that God will work in his heart and life and bring repentance,” noted a letter by the church to Borgula, reported Agar.

“We have prayerfully considered your request that the Church return all or part of this donor’s gifts and tithe monies, and must respectfully decline to do so.”

Wednesday’s Facebook post has garnered as of Friday morning over 880 likes and more than 300 shares, with mostly positive comments posted in response.

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Season 8 Spoilers: Episode 20 Recap ‘The Fortification Implementation’

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Season 8 Spoilers: Episode 20 Recap ‘The Fortification Implementation’

Christian Post Report – This week on “The Big Bang Theory,” it’s all about building meaningful relationships when Howard meets the brother he never knew he had, Amy tries her best to cheer up Sheldon after he wasn’t chosen to attend a symposium at one of his idols’ house, and Kevin Smith tells Penny that he’d love to cast her in a movie.

Howard has his lawyer track down his father so he can sign over the title of the house. As he never had any intention to meet him, Howard is relieved that he doesn’t have to meet or talk to his father. The next day, the doorbell rings, and when Howard opens the door, he sees a young man in glasses grinning at him. His name is Josh, and Howard learns that he’s his half-brother.

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Howard meets the half-brother he never knew he had, on The Big Bang Theory

Raj is immediately suspicious as he’s convinced that Josh needs something from Howard—why else would he appear so suddenly in Howard’s life? Howard is devastated at the thought of his father living his life with another family, and just as he’s about to ask Josh to leave, he catches him staring admiringly at his NASA headshot. This makes Howard decide to bond with his brother and before long, they discover that they share a love for science and magic.

Meanwhile, its date night at Sheldon’s place, and Amy is starting to get miffed because he’s still moping about not getting invited to attend a symposium at the former home of famed physicist Richard Feynman. Sheldon says that being left out reminds him of the time when his siblings never let him play in their forts, so Amy decides to cheer him up by building a fort.

Later, Amy asks if she can sleepover, and Sheldon says that this is a big step for them. Amy tells him that it’s a big fort. Sheldon says yes, and when he offers to lend her pajamas and a toothbrush, Amy reveals her emergency supplies that she’s hidden all over his place just in case she finally gets to sleepover.

At Penny’s, Will Wheaton is interviewing her for his podcast. He tells her that their movie, which was panned by critics, has a cult following. Later, Kevin Smith calls in and berates Will, then he tells Penny that he would love to cast her in a movie.

Leonard thinks that this is a bad idea since Penny now has a successful career. They argue, and it’s revealed that Penny is earning more than him and that she has started investing wisely. Worried, Leonard asks Penny to do something reckless to prove that she doesn’t think that she’s better than him. She tells him ok—she’s going to audition for Kevin Smith’s movie.

“The Big Bang Theory” airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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