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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Out on DVD today (1/20): Welcome to Inspiration Synopsis: After their car breaks down, a freelance journalist (Britt George) and his wife (Whitney Goin) spend time in a small town where a simple street sweeper (Jackie Stewart)  imparts the “Seven Revelations of Irrefutable Success”…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJzqy7-H_34#t=211  Is Biblical history really history? Ridley Scott’s fictionalized Exodus: Gods and Kings may not have had the box office legs it backers had hoped but those interested in the true story of the Book of Exodus may want to make their way to…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Moving on UP. UP TV has announced that Amy Winter will join the network on February 1 as executive vice president and general manager, a newly created position. She will oversee and creatively guide the network’s brand and programming, including the development and production…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x2HSf-ZQ34 Passing of a visionary. Lowell “Bud” Paxson, the co-creator of Home Shopping Network who later amassed a trove of TV stations and launched the family-friendly network Pax TV, had died at his home in Montana. He was 79. (More @ Variety) Comment: I…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Christian retailer gets into movie-making biz.  Family Christian Entertainment (FCE), the recently-launched sister company of  Family Christian Stores, has announced its first project. Production of 90 Minutes in Heaven will commence January 26th in Atlanta. The film is based on the 2004 New…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Another hit for T.D. Jakes? The famed preacher/author/producer whose inspirational film credits include the 2014 hit Heaven is for Real Where a Man Stands by  Carter Paysinger and Steven Fenton (published by Howard Books/ Simon & Schuster) tells the true story of the authors’…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The premiere episode of the family reality series Bringing Up Bates on New Year’s Day was UP TV’s  strongest original telecast ever for the network among women in both the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.  Based on live + same day data, the series ranked…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Hip-Hoping you a healthier New Year.  As a wife, mother and businesswoman, Kristy McCarley understands that no matter how sincere a New Year’s resolution to exercise is, finding the time — and will — to follow through can be tough. Moreover, as a Christian,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A Girl’s Best Friend airs tomorrow (Sunday, 1/4) @ 7:00 PM (ET) on UP TV. Synopsis:  Polka-Dot, an 11-year-old girl with a quirky devotion to Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, befriends a K-9 police unit officer and his bloodhound Luey while hiding the fact that…

Happy New Year! Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Unbroken smashes industry projections — earning an astounding $47.3 million over Christmas weekend. As Big Hollywood’s John Nolte notes, producer/director Angelina Jolie’s telling of the Christian-themed true-life saga of American war hero Louis Zamperini, provides further evidence that a huge audience…
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