Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Mr. Nice Guy. That’s how people who know him describe actor Sean Astin and after having had the opportunity to speak him in person, I have to agree. The son of Patty Duke and stepson of John Astin (The Addams Family) grew up with…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A Courageous change of pace. Following up on my conversations with Patricia Heaton, Kevin Downes and Robert Amaya, I continue now with additional notes from the Birmingham, Alabama set of the upcoming Erwin Brothers family comedy Moms’ Night Out, here’s Alex Kendrick, known of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Friends off the screen. As actors, Kevin Downes and Robert Amaya scored in 2011 with the surprise success the faith-based police/family drama Courageous.  Recently the good friends reunited onscreen for the upcoming Erwin Brothers comedy Moms’ Night Out, a comedy about the perils of parenthood. Though…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Behind every great pop icon there’s a mother. In Justin Bieber‘s case, her name Pattie Mallette. And with over 2.4 million Twitter followers and 290,000 likes on Facebook, it’s clear she’s already developed a following of her own — particularly after her autobiography Nowhere…

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