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As “This is Us” departs, a look back at my five favorite TV series finales
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/23/22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urssihg0PjE NBC’s This is Us wraps with its much-anticipated season finale tomorrow night (5/24). While, for whatever reason, I never watched the show enough to get into to it, it certainly garnered a large and loyal fan base during its six-season run. While…
Angel Studios announces over $100 million in new original content at its annual “Illuminate” event
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/20/22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBEUf8DClqA Power to the People. As noted here Wednesday, this is the week of the Upfronts, the annual rite when the traditional broadcast networks and now streamers unveil their wares for the upcoming (2022-23) TV season. People can argue about the differences between…
Upfront thoughts on the future of broadcast TV networks and streamers + Fox’s 2023 slate?
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/18/22 This is the big week in May that the broadcast networks traditionally unveil their fall schedules to advertisers. NBCUniveral and Fox went first on Monday with Fox actually breaking tradition by announcing its new and returning shows but not putting forth the time…
Theologian Niamh M. Middleton discusses her book “Jesus and Women: Beyond Feminism”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/16/22 In Jesus and Women: Beyond Feminism, theologian and mother of two Niamh M. Middleton says understanding Jesus’ teachings on sexual equality lights the way forward for society today while greatly enrich our understanding of His divinity. JWK: You are a theologian and a…
Review: “The Matter of Life” reveals information you’re not supposed to know about abortion + A conversation with director Tracy Robinson
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/13/22 The Biden Administration’s response to a shortage of baby formula: More abortions! Who says they don’t understand supply and demand. I exaggerate (slightly) but the official reaction to both the events following the recent leaking of a Supreme Court draft decision indicating that…
The Skit Guys on their new screwball Christian comedy (not a typo) “Family Camp”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/11/22 Imagine National Lampoon’s Vacation movies with a faith twist. No, that’s not a forgotten John Lennon lyric. Rather, it’s how you might describe Family Camp, the new Christian-themed comedy that could just prove that “Christian-themed comedy” is not an oxymoron. The film, starring…
Former CNN anchor and Agua Media CEO Rick Sanchez on launching a podcast network that doesn’t carry agua for either political party
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/09/22 What do Hispanics actually think about issue like abortion, border issues, Donald Trump, the political parties and the term Latinx? According to Cuban-American journalist/entrepreneur Rick Sanchez, who has had news anchoring and contributing stints across the cable spectrum (including at MSNBC, CNN, Fox…
Film Review & Interview: “Superman” Dean Cain plays a real-life good guy in “No Vacancy”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/04/22 A wing and a prayer. Based on an uplifting true story, No Vacancy is a faith and family-friendly film that follows a jaded and recently demoted newspaper reporter (Sean Young) as she travels to a rural Florida community to cover the controversial story…
Naomi Judd’s passing + Family Theater Productions celebrates 75 years
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/02/22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WnMmL_I94 Bittersweet doesn’t begin go describe last night’s moment at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. As Mental Health Awareness Month begins, the world is mourning the tragic news that the condition has taken the earthly life of country music giant…
Is God a capitalist or a socialist? A Christian economic expert offers his perspective
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 04/29/22 GDP: God’s Domestic Product. Yesterday’s data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that America’s Gross Domestic Product – the broadest measure of the nation’s economic activity – shrank in the first quarter of 2022 at an annualized rate of 1.4%. In his…
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