Dennis Quaid has long been a familiar face in Hollywood‚ starring in hits and cult classics such as "Traffic‚" "Parent Trap‚" and "Innerspace." While he continues to appear on celluloid‚ lately he has also been mounting stages to sing God's praises. Shortly after releasing his gospel record "Fallen" in June 2023 — which landed in the top 15 on Billboard's Top 200 Christian/Gospel chart — Quaid provided BlazeTV's "Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey" incredible insights into his renewal of faith and road back to an intimate relationship with God. Quaid‚ a 69-year-old Houston native‚ recently expounded on some details of his spiritual revival while promoting a new television special‚ telling the Christian Post how after a period of disillusionment with his inherited Baptist faith‚ he "started asking questions that didn't have answers." The Emmy Award-winning actor apparently looked to the Orient in search of understanding‚ consulting the Buddhist Dhammapada‚ the Bhagavad Gita‚ as well as the Quran. Evidently‚ he was left unsatisfied. Quaid revisited the Bible‚ but he remained spiritually obstinate. "I read the Bible cover to cover as well‚ back then‚ and I got hung up in the Old Testament‚ how violent it was. God seemed like a punishing God back then to me‚" Quaid told the Post. "A lot of it just didn't make sense." Rather than embrace what then appeared to be an omniscient disciplinarian‚ the actor apparently turned to pleasure and lawlessness‚ experimenting with drugs. The road well traveled left Quaid addicted to cocaine. In 2002‚ the New York Times characterized this period of Quaid's life as his "decade in the Hollywood wilderness." Quaid hinted at the seed of a return to faith at the time‚ telling the paper‚ "Mostly‚ I was mad at God‚ you know? Why was I in this predicament? I knew it was all my own fault‚ but at the same time I wasn't thinking straight. I was caught in a place‚ living a life that I didn't want to live but couldn't escape." When speaking last year to Allie Beth Stuckey‚ Quaid recalled his realization at the time: "I saw myself as either dead or in jail or losing everything I had ... so‚ I did get myself straight with that‚ but that still didn't fill the hole that was there — in fact‚ it was a very deep hole after that." The actor recently underscored to ChristianHeadlines that to get out of this hole‚ he had to once again crack open the Bible. "I got clean in 1990 of cocaine‚ and I read the Bible again. I'd read it as a kid‚ and I read it again. And this time‚ I was really struck by the red words of Jesus‚" said the actor. "And that's really what started‚ I think‚ what I've been looking for all along — and which‚ you know‚ my mother told me and other people [told me]‚ but I never really understood‚ which is having a personal relationship with Jesus. And‚ of course‚ that has grown over the years. But I never really understood it until then." "I lean on God. I talk to Him every day‚" added Quaid. "I talk to God about problems. ... And gratitude for the blessings that I have." Quaid made expressly clear that drugs could never satisfy and comfort the way that faith does. "Everybody has that [void] — they try to fill that with relationships or with drugs or with money or with whatever it is‚ you know‚ our heart's desire‚" said Quaid. "What we're really looking for is to fill that ... God-sized hole." Quaid told the Post that after reading the Bible through multiple times‚ he is now particularly fond of the book of Ecclesiastes for its insights into life and morality. The Gospel of John‚ however‚ appears to be the actor's favorite biblical text‚ not least because it underscores Christ is the Logos. "I think John brings together physics and the Spirit and explains it in a timeless way‚" said Quaid. "He points to a bigger truth that we have no words for." Extra to the DVD special for his gospel album‚ the prayerful actor is set to appear in "Reagan‚" a feature film about the 40th U.S. president‚ which will reportedly hit theaters in late August. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey coined herself as the greatest fighter of all time‚ along with claims that she wasn't promoted very much by the UFC.Rousey became the UFC bantamweight champion in December 2012 after fight promotion Strikeforce was absorbed by the UFC. She remained champion for over 1‚000 days and had six title defenses before suffering her first loss in a fight to Holly Holm in November 2015.It was more than 13 months before Rousey fought again‚ losing to title holder Amanda Nunes‚ who remained champion for nearly 2‚000 days and won seven title fights over two tenures.During an interview with podcaster Valeria Lipovetsky‚ Rousey explained why she felt she lost her final two bouts and attributed much of her poor performance to neurological issues from concussions.At the same time she said that she had "never been so much better than everybody else‚" but unfortunately her concussions stood in her way."I had taken punishment and taken punishment until I couldn't take it any more‚" she continued. "I know that I'm the greatest fighter that has ever lived‚ but when it got to a point where I'd just taken so much neurological damage that I couldn't take it any more ... suddenly everything that I accomplished meant nothing." Ronda Rousey: I know‚ that like‚ I'm the greatest fighter that has ever lived. — (@) "I was so done fighting after that [first] loss. I'd had so many concussions I literally couldn't take a jab without getting a concussion at that point‚" Rousey explained. "My body and mind started to fall apart‚ and when I couldn't give anything any more‚ they hated me for it‚ but you couldn't even tell them why."Rousey also told the host that her "mouth guard was bad" during her first loss and that she had recently suffered a concussion from "slipping down some stairs." This‚ coupled with a "terrible weight cut" meant she was out on her feet the entire fight‚ she claimed‚ which lasted a total of five minutes and 59 seconds against Holm.For her return fight against Nunes‚ Rousey said she "owed it to the fans" and perhaps needed to "give them an example of overcoming diversity."She lost that fight by TKO in 48 seconds. Ronda Rousey on how #concussions ended her career. \n"Your brain doesn't callus. It doesn't heal back stronger after a break." \n"I had taken so much neurological damage‚ I couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly everything I accomplished meant nothing." — (@) The Californian also discussed how she tried to use sex appeal to her advantage "as much as possible.""I got to start putting an effort out there‚ and I just figured that the guys didn't have sex appeal to sell their fights‚ but the women could; at least the women that had something to sell‚" she joked. "I tried cleaning up a bit and ... when I came into MMA‚ I was like‚ all right‚ I need to try my best to look gorgeous."Rousey noted that she has felt that when others complain about lack of promotion from the UFC‚ she didn't get that privilege either."I promoted! I was doing the promoting! It wasn't them paying for commercials; I was working to promote those fights as hard as I was working to train for them."The perfect scenario‚ Rousey described‚ was like the reality television shows about housewives. She tried to emulate this when she coached on "The Ultimate Fighter" against rival Miesha Tate."Gorgeous women that are bickering with each other. What if there was a fight at the end of the season?""These gorgeous women that are creating drama and there's a fight at the end. Everyone would buy that‚" she explained. "That was what I was trying to create."Despite all her injuries at the time‚ Rousey still signed with the WWE in 2017 and continued wrestling outside the organization through 2023.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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A new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) sheds some interesting light on how popular Apple Music is relative to Spotify. The report specifically focuses on iOS users. The report is especially interesting in light of the DOJ’s recent antitrust lawsuit against Apple for allegedly enjoying an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market. The lawsuit claims‚ in part‚ that Apple leverages its monopoly power to the detriment of competitors like Spotify. We’ll get to the DOJ suit in a bit‚ but for now‚ let’s take a closer look at CIRP’s findings. The report reveals that 41% of iOS users are currently subscribed to Apple Music. This compares to about 30% of users who are Spotify subscribers. And trailing far behind is Pandora One‚ with a user base of 10%. Spotify‚ of course‚ has been outspoken about Apple’s App Store practices for years. Just last month‚ for instance‚ the Swedish-based music company enthusiastically cheered when the EU handed Apple a $2 billion fine for allegedly favoring its own music service over those of competitors. The EU decision articulated that Apple has been stifling competition in the music space. Spotify and Apple's heated rivalry Spotify specifically takes umbrage with the fact that Apple prevented rival apps from telling users that they could sign up for a subscription outside of the App Store. In doing so‚ Spotify and others would have been able to avoid the 30% fee Apple charges developers for purchases. Apple‚ interestingly enough‚ issued a press release last month where it was unusually vocal and effusive about its squabble with Spotify. Apple noted‚ among other things‚ that Spotify has been downloaded or updated more than 119 billion times across Apple devices: Today‚ Spotify has a 56 percent share of Europe’s music streaming market — more than double their closest competitor’s — and pays Apple nothing for the services that have helped make them one of the most recognizable brands in the world. A large part of their success is due to the App Store‚ along with all the tools and technology that Spotify uses to build‚ update‚ and share their app with Apple users around the world. … But that’s just part of the picture‚ because Europe’s digital music market has absolutely exploded. Companies compete for new customers. Consumers have many options to choose from. And last year‚ there were nearly 160 million subscribers — up from 25 million in 2015 — a staggering 27 percent growth rate per year. Companies like Google‚ Amazon‚ Deezer‚ SoundCloud‚ and Apple compete for customers every day — but Spotify stands at the top. The CIRP report is interesting because it arguably calls into question allegations of Apple stifling innovation. After all‚ Apple doesn't even enjoy a 50% market share of streaming music apps on its own platform. And Spotify‚ meanwhile‚ seems to be doing just fine on the iOS platform. Incidentally‚ there are reports that Spotify may increase its monthly subscription rate by $1-$2 by the end of the month. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: Free Samsung 65″ TV‚ $6 Kasa smart LED bulbs‚ $299 3D printer‚ Dyson V11 stick vacuum‚ more The post Report comparing Apple Music to Spotify subs makes antitrust suit seem like nonsense appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $170 Roomba‚ LG OLED TVs‚ $498 Apple Watch Ultra‚ $14 Govee LED light strip‚ more Today’s deals: $19 AirTags‚ solar eclipse glasses‚ $199 AirPods Pro 2‚ Keurig coffee makers‚ more Dreo ChefMaker was a game-changer in my kitchen – find out why I’m obsessed Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit‚ $199 Meta Quest 2‚ $3.75 smart plugs‚ Braun electric razors‚ more

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