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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. (Images from Archie Comics and RiseAboveSocialIssues.com) The rebooted Archie debuted its premiere issue to strong reviews Wednesday (7/8). The original Archie bowed on December 22,1941, just a couple of weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In other words, Archie is no spring…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Jason’s journey. Jason Pamer produced and co-wrote Rape For Profit the critically-acclaimed 2012 documentary praised by Huffington Post as offering a “gritty look at Seattle’s growing problem with sex trafficking.”  He then negotiated a theatrical distribution that landed the film in the top 5 in…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Pure Flix just finished production on God’s Not Dead 2: He’s Surely Alive. This film is the follow-up to the immensely-successful God’s Not Dead which grossed over $60 million last year at the box office. The sequel features a star-studded cast that includes Melissa Joan…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. UP TV promos its first scripted series. Above is the trailer for Ties That Bind. The hybrid cop-family drama will debut Wednesday, August 12 @ 9:00 PM (ET). Premise (from UP’s press release): Allison McLean (Kelli Williams) (is) a tough and experienced police detective…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Vischer’s back. Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer, a pioneer of Christian children’s media, has announced the launch of Galaxy Buck, his first narrative storytelling video series in over a decade. The faith-themed trilogy aimed at kids begins with Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9 which…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A 336-year-old hymn is amazingly relevant today. Carolyn Rossi Copeland, the executive producer of the new Broadway musical Amazing Grace,  emailed me “The president singing Amazing Grace was so affirming that our show is happening at the right moment.” Certainly, the world can use…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Marvin Himelfarb’s next chapter begins. Marvin Himelfarb is retiring from Fox News after nearly two decades of producing both TV and online programming. Before that he was a successful writer of iconic prime-time TV shows (Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart, Silver Spoons) and producer…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PicBNNQQ4h0 Voyage of the Saved. How slave ship captain and self-described wretch John Newton was saved by God’s grace and went on to become a force in the fight to abolish slavery is the epic story told in Amazing Grace. The new Broadway musical,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Gretchen Carlson’s Real Story. As a one-time Miss America, popular host of a daily Fox News program, happily-married woman, hands-on mom, occasional movie actress and talented violinist, Gretchen Carlson something of a female Buckaroo Banzai — but, as the title of her new autobiography…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Weekend Follow-ups. Some positive news about the two TV films and one theatrical movie I wrote about her last week. Based on positive reaction to its first two Signed, Sealed, Delivered films (following its weekly series run on Hallmark Channel), Hallmark Movies & Mysteries…
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