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‘Love Boat’ Captain Finds Reel Love

Gavin MacLeod (aka Captain Stubing) finds Jesus, stars in new film — and other tidbits of interest

Christianity Today October 12, 2009

Remember that cheesy ’70s TV show, The Love Boat? And its lovable pilot, Captain Stubing? Of course you do.

These days, Stubing – er, actor Gavin MacLeod – is making family-friendly movies with Christian themes, including The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, now showing in limited theaters. Set in 1970, it’s a story about a young boy who befriends an old man.

“The film is about forgiveness,” MacLeod, a Christian, told Fox News. “Forgiveness is one of the greatest tools God has given us.”

> The Great Reverse is a compelling documentary about nine students who take a months-long missions trip to West Africa, experiencing culture shock and God’s grace along the road. It’s worth watching for anyone considering a short-term missions trip. The soundtrack features artists as diverse as MercyMe, Seabird, Sara Groves, Jars of Clay, Sleeping At Last, Jon Foreman, Lori Chaffer and more.

>The Fabric of Time, a docudrama which examines physical evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is being re-mastered in 3-D by Grizzly Adams, gearing up for an April 2010 release. The European release is timed to coincide with the first public viewing in more than a decade of the Shroud of Turin, believed by millions of Christians to be the burial cloth of Jesus.

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