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"As men and husbands and fathers, it's innate in us that we want to provide and protect, and sometimes, those can get in the way of the relationships that mean the most to us. If we're focused too much on our career, usually our relationships with our wives, spouse or kids are going to suffer. I've thought about that in my life. There's got to be some healthy margin in your life."

The actor also likened his story to that of David Smallbone, father to brothers Luke and Joel Smallbone of the Grammy Award-winning Christian band For King and Country, and Rebecca, better known as singer-songwriter Rebecca St. James.

The upcoming film Unsung Hero highlights David's story. In it, he moves his wife and six children—with one on the way—from Australia to Nashville, Tennessee, after his company collapses.

Although David is struggling to make ends meet for his family in America, it is through prayer, coming together as a family, and having the support of their local community that the Smallbone family ultimately finds success in the Christian Music industry.

Black, who has previously starred in the "The Fast and the Furious" franchise and in "Friday Night Lights," also stars in “Unsung Hero” as Jed Alrbight, a local church member who welcomes the Smallbone family into his home in Nashville along with his wife, Kay (Candace Cameron Bure).

“Unsung Hero,” directed by Joel Smallbone and Richard Ramsey, stars Joel Smallbone playing his father, Daisy Betts, Kirrilee Berger, Lady A's Hillary Scott, and "Nashville" star Jonathan Jackson.

"This is a story that Americans are hungry for. We need more wholesome content like this," Black said. "This is a story about family and faith. The Smallbone family, when they came over here, faced adversity. They had to stick together as a family to make ends meet, and they took a leap of faith in doing so. They know that the most important relationships in their lives are, number one, with their heavenly Father, but also their family. This is something that should be told; it honors all the mothers out there. I'm honored to be a part of it."

Ever since he departed from Hollywood, Black told The Christian Post his criteria for choosing projects have changed, especially as a family man and professing Christian./p>

"I'm looking for stories that uplift, encourage, and promote Christian values. They should point people to God and highlight the importance of family. That's why I like Kingdom Story Company — they're producing good, wholesome content, and we need more of that."

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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.

All combined, the data suggests that 42 percent of Southern Baptist laity don’t identify with the GOP, compared to 25 percent of pastors and leaders who reject the Republican label. SBC laity are three times more likely than SBC pastors and leaders to identify as moderate/middle of the road, with 22 percent of churchgoers identifying with that label and only 7 percent of pastors/leaders doing so. While 80 percent of pastors/leaders consider themselves either conservative or very conservative, 56 percent of laity do. About 2 percent of pastors/leaders and about 15 percent of laity call themselves liberal. 

The data was included in a new survey that found that SBC pastors/leaders and laypeople reject key principles of Christian nationalism. According to the survey, 62 percent of SBC pastors and leaders and 58 percent of SBC church members agree that the “government should not favor any specific religion or religious belief.” Additionally, 85 percent of pastors/leaders and 81 percent of church members say the “government should not give one religion preference over another religion.” Meanwhile, 95 percent of SBC pastors/leaders and 92 percent of church members agree that “religious liberty is a principle that should apply to all persons and religions,” the survey found. 

The poll was conducted in January.

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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

Christ is my firm foundation / The rock on which I stand
When everything around me is shaken / I've never been more glad
That I put my faith in Jesus, / 'Cause he's never let me down
He's faithful through generations / So why would he fail now?
He won't

In the comments section, people thanked Bure for sharing and expressed appreciation for Scott's singing. "We sang this morning as well, but how awesome for Hillary Scott to be singing it," one person wrote. "Thank you for sharing this," another commented. "Reminders I need right now…listening to it on repeat. continuous play." "We sang this this morning as well! One of my favorites," someone else said.

Scott, who rose to fame as the singer for the country group Lady A, also released a 2016 solo gospel album titled "Love Remains," which features hymns and contemporary Christian songs. Although Scott originally intended to share the songs with family and friends, it ultimately developed into a full-length album that hit No. 9 on Billboard's U.S. Christian Albums chart.

The video did not specify what church Bure was attending nor whether it was her home church. At the same time, however, she did note in one comment that the church was in Nashville, Tennessee. The Full House actress recently shared she moved away from Los Angeles for "security reasons."

"Also, family dynamics have changed," she continued. "The kids don't live in Los Angeles anymore. Mama will go where they go! I travel a lot. The seasons of life."

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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.