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Hollywood star Danica McKellar, of “The Wonder Years” fame, is celebrating after successfully completing the challenge of reading the entire Bible cover to cover in just one year.
McKellar talks about reading the Bible
While walking the red carpet at the 31st Annual Movieguide Awards, McKellar told Fox News that she’s in “round two right now” after completing her goal.
“It’s just that doing something regularly is always a challenge, right? Because you’re busy,” said McKellar, 49. “And my life doesn’t have a regular schedule, making movies and then not making movies, but I found that if I just did two sessions a day for a while, I could catch up, like after shooting a movie. This is the most challenging thing.”
“The most rewarding thing is getting to know God better, understanding some patterns, and saying, ‘Oh, this theme of ego versus humility’ is really strong throughout the story,” he continued. “Maybe we should pay attention to this.”
Another biblical theme that struck McKellar was “the idea of forgiveness, [and] the Lord’s Prayer.”
“Obviously, this is a big, big problem, and we need to pay attention because forgiving other people who have violated our conduct is one of the most challenging things a human being can do, and yet this is our job,” McKellar explained. “So to see all of that through the Bible over and over again was just wonderful.”
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McKellar finds God
McKellar has been open about not finding God until later in life thanks to her good friend Candace Cameron Bure, of “Full House” and “Fuller House” fame.
“I’ve been around Christianity my whole life, in one way or another, but it’s never really clicked,” McKellar told Fox News in December last year. “And my good friend Candace Cameron Bure… she took me to church. And all I can say is that something happened.”
“All I know is… I was flooded with this love and understanding,” she continued. “I’ve always been so prejudiced against Christianity for various reasons, mostly because of the bad reputation it’s gotten by causing wars, and you think, ‘Oh, Christians are these really judgmental people,’ and all this religious stuff. The truth is that Jesus was anti-religious. He was anti-religious and I didn’t even realize it.”
McKellar went on to say that after Cameron Bure took her to church to see a “passion play”, she felt “suddenly understood”.
“All I ever thought was that there’s a higher power and you want to do the right thing, just because it’s the right thing, when no one’s looking, because it’s important, and everything became clear,” he added. “And I feel so lucky. I have this very recent memory of being a non-believer and I have no judgment, I just want people to feel the love and peace that I feel now.
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McKellar Thanks Cameron Bure
Last year, McKellar directly thanked Cameron Bure while appearing on his podcast
“Candace, I don’t want to overlook the huge, huge impact you’ve had on my life this year,” McKellar said, according to CBN News. “I don’t even know what to call it friendship, it’s more than that. Thanks to your help in finding my relationship with God and Jesus, it has been like a revolution in my life. It was a revelation in my life.
Reading the Bible in its entirety over the course of many years is difficult enough, but finishing it in just one year is truly a monumental achievement. God bless McKellar for doing this, and we hope he continues to appreciate the Bible as he reads it once again!
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