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Kevin and Sam Sorbo speak out in support of “Gosnell” movie + “Ragamuffin” biopic tells story of late Christian singer/songwriter Rich Mullins
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Hollywood heroes. I spent last week in Hollywood for the big red carpet premiere of the faith-themed family comedy Moms’ Night Out which opens wide this Friday (5/9). I’ll have more on that, including interviews and my review, over the next few days. Today…
“Touched by an Angel” producer Martha Williamson has “Delivered” a new hit to Hallmark Channel
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. On a wing and a prayer. When I first spoke Martha Williamson, the respected writer/producer who brought Touched by an Angel to life for nine highly-successful seasons on CBS, her two-hour movie pilot for Signed, Sealed, Delivered was just about to air on Hallmark…
Cassi Davis talks about Tyler Perry, reprising Aunt Bam in “Madea’s Neighbors from Hell” and her relationship with God
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Aunt Bam is back! And so is Madea in Madea‘s Neighbors from Hell. The latest comedic and inspirational episode of the tough-as-a-drill sergeant old broad (played with cross-dressing gusto by creator her prolific Tyler Perry) and her sidekick Aunt Bam Murphy (Cassi Davis) is out on…
Submission deadline for UP Faith & Family Screenplay Competition is Friday
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Three Finalists Will be Chosen to Compete for $5,000 Grand Pr Three finalists to be chosen to compete for $5000 grand prize. The UP TV cable network and the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) want you to know that this Friday (4/25) is the…
Easter Sunday TV treats: “Apple Mortgage Cake” on UP ; Martha Williamson’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” debuts on Hallmark
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Nice people are staging a comeback on TV. Tonight’s first-run offerings on UP TV and Hallmark Channel proves that programming about nice, decent people can be both entertaining and intelligent. The broadcast networks should take note. These two up-and-coming cable outlets are tapping into…
This Easter weekend, Roma Downey wants you to know that “Son of God” is still in theaters and still changing lives
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Son of God lives. Faith audiences certainly have option at the box office this weekend — with Randall Wallace’s genuinely sweet slice-of-life (and afterlife) Heaven is for Real joining Darren Aronofsky’s strange take on Noah, and the Pure Flix sleeper his God’s Not Dead. But Roma…
Valerie Harper on her health, her thoughts on faith and her role on Hallmark Channel’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Taking life one day at a time. Valerie Harper guest stars on the first two episodes of Signed, Sealed, Delivered, the humorous drama series debuting on Hallmark Channel this Sunday night (4/20) at 8:00 PM (ET). The show, created by Martha Williamson (Touched by…
Comparing “Heaven is for Real” with “God’s Not Dead” + an interview with “Heaven” writer/director Randall Wallace
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Heaven is for Real arrives. the highly-anticipated based on the New York Time #1 bestselling book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent opens in theaters nationwide today (4/16) Synopsis: Heaven if for Real tells the true story of Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear), a small-town…
Fantastic voyage: Colton Burpo talks about seeing his awesome experience portrayed on film in “Heaven is for Real”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. To Heaven and back. Yesterday, I posted my conversation with Todd Burpo, the Nebraska pastor whose book Heaven is for Real chronicling his son Colton’s apparent visit to Heaven during a near-death experience when he was only four has become the subject of a…
“Heaven is for Real” dad tells his story
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A family’s journey of faith. As pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Nebraska (Population: 1,762), it’s not surprising that Todd Burpo believes in Jesus and Heaven. But even he admits that he was unprepared when, in 2003, his then four-year-old son Colton began…
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