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Good to be back from my time off catching up on other writing projects. But I’ve been keeping up with things in the faith/media sector while I’ve been away — even traveling to San Diego to witness the making of a new video series and feature film on the insights and teachings of the evangelical…

Today’s special dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture are comprised of notes from the Variety Family Entertainment & Faith Based Summit that was held in LA last Thursday. I just flew back and, boy, are my arms tired. Incredibly lame jokes aside, the event provided ample evidence that family and faith-supportive entertainment…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. People of faith understand that the answer to the above question is an unambiguous “No.” Science can actually bolster faith. The two films discussed here make that case. The first is a drama. The second is a documentary. 1. The Genesis Code. After…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. I recently had the opportunity to speak with a man named Jerry Zandstra who just may be the definition of the modern-day Renaissance man. As the president of his JLZ Group, the married father of three sons offers clients his expertise as a political…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Anyone who watches Fox News knows the face of Father Jonathan Morris, the Catholic priest and author (The Promise: God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts and  newest book is God Wants You Happy: From Self-Help to God’s Help) who comments regularly on…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. John Tesh: King of All Media. Forget about Howard Stern. John Tesh is the real deal when it comes to multimedia success. The former local reporter first found national fame as the long-time co-host of Entertainment Tonight,  a post the composer/musician left to focus…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Family/Faith-Based Entertainment Summit. Variety, in association with Rogers & Cowan, is holding the event next week (Thursday, June 21). The Summit will explore the development, production and marketing of positive content and explore the future of these markets. Speakers will include Walden…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The cultural wisdom of Fred Rogers. PBS is out with a new video that puts one of the gentle monologues of the late iconic Presbyterian minister/kids ‘ show host (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood) to music. In it he talks about the power of imagination to…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Last weekend was a big one for faith-based films — both of which received a lot of attention from this blog.  Here are the results:  For Greater Glory, the epic story of a fight for religious liberty in 1920’s-era Mexico, pulled in an impressive…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. For Greater Glory: Epic and timely. Synopsis: In the late 1920’s, a ragtag group of Mexicans take up resist their government’s crackdown on religious liberty — a crackdown, in this instance, directed at the Catholic Church.   Enrique Gorostieta Velarde (Andy Garcia),…
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