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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The ABCs of family-friendly programming. Continuing my rant on how the broadcast networks could reestablish themselves as positive cultural forces promoting the universal values like faith in God, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, tolerance, wisdom, personal responsibility and the all-important ability to laugh at one’s own…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Note: This week, the broadcast networks are announcing their 2013-2014 schedules. Yesterday, I offered my thoughts on how NBC could improve its fortunes next season by moving away from so-called edgy programming toward shows that uplifted as they entertained. Now, it’s on to Fox.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. It’s time for a new direction. Okay, I’m out. I not only write about TV and for TV, I’m a would-be TV programmer.  It’s not only that I think developing TV concepts and lineups would be a lot of fun. I also think it…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. O Romeo, Romeo, what doth thou story teach us? Romeo and Juliet are, perhaps, literature’s most iconic lovers — but does their story reflect a specifically Christian world view. Literary biographer Joseph Pearce says yes — because their creator William Shakespeare was a closeted…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The odyssey of Katie Lapp comes to TV…As Chief Content Officer of the Odyssey Networks, the respected developer of faith-based movies, television and online programming,  was there at the beginning as Beverly Lewis’ enormously popular Amish saga known as The Heritage of Lancaster County…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Landon Legacy lives on.  With three landmark series to his name (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven) the late Michael Landon is arguably the most successful actor/writer/producer in the history of series television.  Now, in a current TV environment…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From page to screen. Born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Beverly Lewis is a New York Times bestselling author of over eighty books.  Her work has been published in eleven languages worldwide. Her novel The Brethren was honored with a Christy Award…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Lancaster County saga continues with Beverly Lewis’ The Confession. Hallmark’s world-premiere sequel to The Shunning debuts this Saturday night at 9:00 PM ET. The film continues the story of Katie Lapp (now played by Katie LeClerc (of ABC Family’s Switched at Birth), a…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Comeback story. Texan Richard Wallrath had lost everything — his job, his family, his hope in the future — to the personal demon that is alcoholism. But, fortunately, for him and all the people whose lives he has since gone on to touch what,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Dolores Hart was a young, beautiful and talented actress who had starred alongside the likes of Elvis Presley (Loving You, King Creole), Anthony Quinn (Wild is the Wind) and Montgomery Clift (Lonelyhearts). By the time she made…
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