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Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n

Read all about it.\u00a0<\/strong>Faith, that is. If you think faith-themed movies and TV is exploding, check out the book shelves (or to be more modern, Amazon). Here’s a sampling of what has been sent to me recently — and what may be of interest to you. Some of them, IMHO, would actually make pretty good movies.<\/p>\n

Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season<\/em> by Urban Meyer with Wayne Coffee (Penguin Press)<\/a> – <\/strong>The legendary head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes recalls his team’s historic 2014 season and offers wisdom and inspiration for taking control and turning setbacks into victory. (Due 10\/27)
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Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality<\/em> by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (Ignatius)<\/a> – <\/strong>Known as the Dynamic Deacon, Burke-Silvers (who hosts Living Stones<\/em> on Mater Dei Radio) explores the Catholic view of male spirituality.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family<\/em> edited by Winfried Aymans (Ignatius)<\/a> – <\/strong>Essays from eleven Catholic cardinals on family issues.<\/p>\n

The Kiss of Jesus: How Mother Teresa and the Saints Helped Me to Discover the Beauty of the Cross<\/em> by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle (Ignatius)<\/a> –\u00a0<\/strong>The author chronicles how her personal friendship with Blessed Mother Teresa helped her overcome suffering, challenges and abuse to become a happy wife, mother, author and TV host.<\/p>\n

Little House Living: The Make-Your-Own Guide to a Frugal, Simple and Self-Sufficient Life<\/em> by Merissa A. Alink (Gallery Books)<\/a> – <\/strong>The popular blogger behind the Little House Living<\/em> posts<\/a> (inspired by Laure Ingalls Wilder’s Little House<\/em> books) offers creative and fun ways to life life simply and frugally while recalling how she and her husband were broke and had hit bottom before a simple act of kindness helped them to get on their feet again.
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Subverted<\/em> by Sue Ellen Browder (Ignatius)<\/a> – <\/strong>Browder’s personal story of how she helped the sexual revolution hijack the women’s movement — and the impact it had on her life and America.<\/p>\n

Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Boonville Redemption: The End of the Beginning<\/em> by Judy Belshe Toernblom (Snuggle Up Books)<\/a> – <\/strong>The tale of\u00a0love’s triumphs and losses in\u00a0the harsh new frontier in the 1800s to the early 1900s is a prequel to the upcoming feature film Boonville Redemption<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=11&v=SmaJmZiaPv4<\/p>\n

Come Rain or Come Shine: A Mitford Novel<\/em> by Jan Karon (Putnam)<\/a> – <\/strong>Readers have followed the story of Father Tim Kavanagh’s adopted son Dooley since they first appeared 12 novels ago in At Home in Mitford<\/em>.\u00a0 Now, Dooley’s impending marriage to Lace Harper becomes the Mitford’s biggest social event while gently reminding us about what’s really important in life.<\/p>\n

John W. Kennedy is a writer\/development consultant specializing in teleplays, screenplays and novelizations<\/em>. He can be reached at john@jwkmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Read all about it.\u00a0Faith, that is. If you think faith-themed movies and TV is exploding, check out the book shelves (or to be more modern, Amazon). 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