Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From Sinner to Saint. After having acknowledged his sinfulness in his first book (the aptly-named) Sinner, Lino Rulli is now ready for what he sees as the logical next step in his faith journey — canonization. In fact, Saint: Why I Should Be Canonized…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The issue of cable bundling is getting a lot of attention this week. First the Parents Television Council reacted to a particularly violent episode on FX’s Sons of Anarchy with this statement “We urge Congress to take seriously the Television Consumer Freedom Act, which…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Living the dream. While I spent my weekend on the sofa steeped in self pity while fighting off a bout of food poisoning, Matthew Barnett spent his time a bit more nobly.  Between 2:00 PM Saturday and 2:00 PM Sunday, the pastor of LA’s…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Family TV staging a comeback on Hallmark Channel. The cable network launches a second season of Walden Family Theater with Dear Dumb Diary airing tonight (Friday 9/6) at 8:00 PM ET. Synopsis: The film, adapted from the popular book series by Jim Benton, features Emily…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Wonderful World of Walden. At one point or another (and under various titles), The Wonderful World of Disney aired on each to the then Big-3 broadcast networks from the fifties into the nineties. By the time the 2000’s rolled around, the broadcasters (including, ironically,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Ultimate Life mini-review: I checked. Gratitude is not among the top trending topics on Google today. No surprise there. The undervalued value of gratitude certainly just doesn’t much attention these days. That’s why I’m grateful when a movie like The Ultimate Life comes…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A star is born. If you’re a fan of the hit Oxygen reality show I’m Having Their Baby then chances are you witnessed the taped birth of 18-year-old Alexa Lindsey‘s beautiful daughter Enslie. You also saw her decision-making process as she ultimately decided to…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Sweet Story. Fred Stobaugh, a 96-year-old man from Peoria, Illinois has quickly become the latest viral video sensation. Stobaugh entered a singer-songwriter competition hosted this summer by a local recording studio, Green Shoe Studio. Although entries were supposed to be uploaded to YouTube for…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. “The Road Less Graveled.” That’s how Crackerjack creator Bryan Coley describes the journey of his independent comedy film. Though the film as a Christian theme, Coley doesn’t want it tossed into the faith-based film bin. He says this one’s for the masses. Perhaps the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Dream Lives On. Grammy-nominated and five-time Dove Award-winning Female Artist of the Year Natalie Grant will perform today at the 50th Anniversary “Let Freedom Ring” Commemoration and Call to Action event at the Lincoln Memorial. The event, commemorating the historic speech delivered by Rev.…

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