Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/21/24 From left to right. The legendary actor Jon Voight started his acting career in Broadway in the 1960s He soon moved on to television guest roles in classic series such as Naked City, The Defenders, 12 O’Clock High and Gunsmoke before his career…

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The case for prayer. Certainly the state of the world today suggests a pretty good reason to try prayer. It’s not a practice that is celebrated very often in today’s media. Often, they’ll go after someone who dares offer “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy – particularly one involving guns. I’m actually all for reasonable…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/15/24 The healing arts. Ideally, the arts, particularly storytelling, offers society insights into healing our wounds and moving forward with greater wisdom. Whether or not modern-day movies very often accomplish that (or even aspire to) is, at best, a hit-or-miss proposition. Jonathan E. Lim,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/14/24 Everything is your fault. Overall, you’re quite deplorable – and every good person agrees with me. Those are pretty much the claims of every purveyor or negative religion throughout the millennia toward those who don’t believe exactly as they do (and, let me…

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