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Denzel Washington didn’t wait for Hollywood’s permission. At 69 years old—days before his 70th birthday—he was baptized and received his minister’s license at the same Harlem church he attended as a child. The two-time Oscar winner stood in a white robe, lifted his hands, and told the congregation, “It took a while, but I’m here.”He has said it plainly for years: you can’t talk about being filled with the Holy Spirit and still win Oscars in this town. Faith isn’t fashionable. It isn’t sexy. Hollywood would rather you stay quiet. Denzel stopped caring. “Man gives the award. God gives the reward.”God is more important than the Oscars. Always was. Always will be. If He can do this for Denzel after 50 years, He can do it for anyone. The sky is the limit—and there’s no limit to the sky.Follow Danielle Gill for more.