Faith Hope News

Lisa Brodeur reflects on surviving a tragic accident through faith, hope and courage in her heartfelt new memoir, 'A Mother's Journey: Through Faith, Hope, and Courage' (published by AuthorHouse).

Greg Green Films announced that its award-winning film 3 of a Kind has officially launched on Google Play.

Author E. June Roper's In Awesome Wonder is all set to join the 2013 California Library Association Book Exhibit in Long Beach, Calif., on November 3-5, 2013. This book will feed everyone's desire for spiritual knowledge and wisdom as it invites them to join the author in her exploration to learn more about God's everyday miracles. Those who believe in God's supernatural power will be reminded of His many miracles that are pointed in the Old and New Testaments.

In her new poetry collection, 'Lighthouse: Faith, Hope and Love' (published by Trafford Publishing), author Rosemary Delconte Grogan tells the reader that one is never too old to follow their dreams, if they believe in themselves.

Helen Keller once said, 'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.' Readers looking for a much-needed dose of optimism to transform their lives will find it in author John Stephens' book, titled With Peace in Mind, which is set to be featured in an upcoming Regional Book Exhibit this year.

Abingdon Theatre Company-which has produced 81 new American plays since 1993 - celebrates its 21st season with the second annual ABINGDON BAY RIDGE ONE-ACT FESTIVAL, an evening of three world-premiere short plays, commissioned by Abingdon Theatre Company, by Allston James, Stephen Kaplan and Katalina Mustatea, today, August 17 at 7:00pm at Christ Church Bay Ridge (7301 Ridge Boulevard) in Brooklyn.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival continues its Thirty-Second Season with tonight's August 9th opening of Countdown to the Happy Day, by Thomas W. Stephens, produced by Heralds of Hope Theater in Residence at Sojourner-Douglass College (www.heraldsofhopetheater.com), 410-997-5779.

The movie, A Cry for Justice, tells the powerful story of how Jackie Carpenter's idyllic life turned into a living nightmare when her son went on trial for felony murder after he accidentally shot a man stealing from his worksite. At that time, Jackie had no way of knowing her son's trial would become a textbook case that would make law history – or that the screenplay for the movie (from her two books) would win First Place in the Alaska International Film Festival!

Author E. June Roper's In Awesome Wonder is all set to join the 2013 California Library Association Book Exhibit in Long Beach, Calif., on November 3-5, 2013. This book will feed everyone's desire for spiritual knowledge and wisdom as it invites them to join the author in her exploration to learn more about God's everyday miracles. Those who believe in God's supernatural power will be reminded of His many miracles that are pointed in the Old and New Testaments.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) continues its Thirty-Second Season with the August 9th opening of Countdown to the Happy Day, by Thomas W. Stephens, produced by Heralds of Hope Theater in Residence at Sojourner-Douglass College (www.heraldsofhopetheater.com), 410-997-5779. Co-directed by Percy Thomas and Margaret Locklear, performances will run throughSeptember 1, 2013, taking place Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 4:00 p.m., at Sojourner Douglas College Theater, 200 N. Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202. Tickets are $10, and may be purchased at the door, or in advance by calling 410-997-5779. Convenient parking is located at the rear of the building on Asquith Street off of Orleans with easy access to the theater.

What if life offered us a 'do-over' - a chance to change our past mistakes?

Abingdon Theatre Company-which has produced 81 new American plays since 1993 - celebrates its 21st season with the second annual ABINGDON BAY RIDGE ONE-ACT FESTIVAL, an evening of three world-premiere short plays, commissioned by Abingdon Theatre Company, by Allston James, Stephen Kaplan and Katalina Mustatea, on Saturday, August 17 at 7:00pm at Christ Church Bay Ridge (7301 Ridge Boulevard) in Brooklyn.

Black Ensemble Theater (BE) has announced the first annual International Theater Festival, today, June 23-August 2013. The Festival, at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, will use various cultural arts to explore the global impact of racism and how its ramifications across the globe relate to the fight at home.

In “The Warning Before the Storm” (published by AuthorHouse), author Roxanne Hoffman's new inspirational book, readers walk through Hoffman's trials and tribulations as they try to find their own faith, hope and love, as she has. “This book is for all walks of life,” says the author. “My book is a message from God to people of all faiths concerning their actions here on Earth.

High Fell Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre presents THE BLOOD IS STRONG by David Hutchison. Directed by Bruce Guthrie, the show is designed by Gabriella Slade with lighting by Humphrey McDermott and sound by Josh Richardson. Just announced, the cast will feature: Janet Amsden, Margaret-Ann Bain, Martin Buchan, Alistair Findlay, Neil McNulty and Steven Miller in this World Premiere.

An Evil Mage only had his daughter, The Child, so that he could have a servant trained by himself, loyal only to himself, one who, because of blood ties he could control, if not her mind, at least her body. Many times, he had her do cruel things against her will, and if she cried, he enjoyed it more so that he would lengthen the time she was forced to watch her body hurt someone, thus torturing both his victims for a longer time. Because of this, The Child learned long ago not to display her feelings.

Sam Kelley's The Blue Vein Society and No Hidin' Place takes us back to a time and place in late nineteenth-century America when African Americans struggled to achieve human dignity against oppressive interracial and intraracial barriers that promoted a segregated culture rooted in class and color. These powerful dramas, based on two short stories by African American fiction writer, Charles Chesnutt, examine complicated family and social dynamics that resonate with disturbing power for today's world where both class and color continue to matter.

Black Ensemble Theater (BE) is proud to announce the first annual International Theater Festival, June 23-August 2013. The Festival, at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, will use various cultural arts to explore the global impact of racism and how its ramifications across the globe relate to the fight at home.

High Fell Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre presents THE BLOOD IS STRONG by David Hutchison. Directed by Bruce Guthrie, the show is designed by Gabriella Slade with lighting by Humphrey McDermott and sound by Josh Richardson. Just announced, the cast will feature: Janet Amsden, Margaret-Ann Bain, Martin Buchan, Alistair Findlay, Neil McNulty and Steven Miller in this World Premiere.

Jackie Carpenter never dreamed she would be an author, let alone have a movie made about anything in her life. She had always thought of herself as a typical wife, mother and businesswoman with a fairly idyllic life. That all changed in 2008 during one of those dreaded 'middle-of-the-night' phone calls that came from her daughter-in-law. Jackie had no way of knowing how that phone call would plunge her into the hellish journey ahead and a battle to bring her family through every parent's worst nightmare.