interview

The man who inspired the new film about a boy who overcame a physical handicap to play professional baseball says his Christian faith gave him strength and guidance.

Rickey Hill’s incredible story is the subject of the new movie The Hill (PG), which follows Hill as he grows up in rural Texas wearing leg braces due to a degenerative spinal disease but nevertheless develops an uncanny ability to hit a baseball. Hill wants to play pro ball, despite opposition from his Baptist pastor father and bullying from other kids who consider him an unathletic “robot.”

Hill played professional baseball in the 1970s.

Are aliens real? Do UFOs really exist? These questions, once relegated to the confines of conspiratorial enterprises, are now legitimately being pondered among some scientists, academics — and even in the halls of Congress. It’s an issue Dr. Hugh Ross, an astrophysicist and apologist, has long researched and explored.

“I became a UFO expert, but not on purpose,” he recently told “Billy Hallowell’s Playing With Fire” podcast. “I was an amateur astronomer before I became a professional astronomer.”

Ross eventually found himself handling UFO reports at universities, exploring claims people made about aliens and unidentified phenomena. And he came to some fascinating conclusions.

Greg Locke is the founder and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Over the years, Locke has stirred controversy, making headlines for his book burnings, controversial views on OCD and Autism, and his adamant political views.

Recently, however, Locke told his congregation that he is deleting all of his sensationalized interviews, sermons and posts from his Facebook page. The decision, he said, came when he was struck by the need to "reach people for Jesus with humble hearts."

Locke recently spoke to Christian Headlines about his journey to making this decision.

The visionary behind a massive prayer-themed monument that will be taller than the Statue of Liberty and longer than a football field says he wants to proclaim “the deeds of the Lord” to a world that often is skeptical of religion.

Mark Batterson, the pastor of National Community Church, the largest church in our nation's capital, recently spoke to Christian Headlines about his newest book, Please, Sorry, and Thank You. Batterson says the book reflects the societal struggle to communicate clearly with one another.

Justin Gaston, a singer and actor who is best known for his appearance in NBC’s Nashville Star and in CBS’ The Young and the Restless, says his two daughters have helped deepen his Christian faith and taught him more about God’s love.

Church history often gets overlooked in the children’s book genre, yet a new series is seeking to change that – beginning with a book on 20th-century hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

The award-winning country singer who rose to fame with her hits I Hope and The Good Ones calls her Christian faith the “center” of who she is and says she expects to release a Christian album in the future.

The winningest coach in the history of Elon University women’s basketball says her ultimate goal is to impact her players with the love of Christ and to use her platform “for God's glory.”

An uplifting comment from Ainsley Earhardt’s childhood is the basis for a new children’s book that teaches children they’re not an accident but instead were created by God for a purpose.

I'm So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are (Zonderkidz) is a 32-age children’s book filled with faith-based, hope-filled rhyme and colorful illustrations that Earhardt says will teach kids “God has a plan for your life.” It was illustrated by Kim Barnes and has been a bestseller on Amazon’s children’s books lists since it was released. It also reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list for children’s picture books.