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Free Music, Just in Time for St. Patrick’s Day
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Evan Derrick
Keith and Kristyn Getty are contemporary Irish hymn writers, and this St. Patrick’s day they’re giving away three different hymns as well as the accompanying sheet music. Each of the three hymns – “Behold the Lamb,” “The Power of the Cross,” and “Come, People of the Risen King” – are thoughtful, moving calls to worship.…
The Book of Mormon Musical, Tonight!
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Donna Freitas
Yahoo. This evening I am headed first to dinner with my lovely friend, Jana Riess, (of Flunking Sainthood), and then we are off to see Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s The Book of Mormon musical on Broadway! It’s still in previews (which makes it feel extra special to get to go) and doesn’t officially open…
Jay-Z: Preaching the Prosperity Gospel
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Donna Freitas
I like Jay-Z’s music (for the most part) and for this I am in good company. His god-complex is a bit overwhelming, however, and I have difficulty with folks who collapse faith with financial prosperity, as Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s book, “Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office,” apparently suggest…
This Week’s Inspirational Pop Culture Moments
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Evan Derrick
By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture PassionistasA mogul turned reality show host gets roasted, a country band gives back and an undercover millionaire helps the poor. Here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments.Donald Trump Gets RoastedDonald Trump doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who likes to be the brunt of a…
Buckeyes Coach Jim Tressel’s Job in Jeopardy
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Corine Gatti
Ohio State Buckeyes head football coach Jim Tressel reportedly knew of players selling memorabilia for money and other benefits eight months before they were suspended for infractions in December. It appears that the well-liked coach’s job could be in jeopardy, a press conference was called by athletic director Gene Smith Tuesday night at 7 p.m.…
Cyndi Lauper Sings for Stranded Tourists
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Corine Gatti
Cyndi Lauper was among stranded tourists at an airport in Buenos Aires and threw an impromptu mini concert. Check out the video here:
This Week’s Inspirational Pop Culture Moments
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Evan Derrick
by Amy and Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas A celebrity chef sheds light on a still devastated nation, an Oscar winning movie gives one charity a boost and a potential Idol loses himself in music. Anthony Bourdain Has No Reservations About Telling It Like It Is If you’re looking to learn how to chop an…
Idol’s Chris Medina Receives $70,000, 1% of ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ Box Office, Towards Care of Fiancée
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Evan Derrick
Chris Medina, recent Idol hopeful who unfortunately didn’t make it through Hollywood week, was on Ryan Seacrest’s radio program today to discuss Idol and his new single when he received a happy shock. Medina’s fiancée, Juliana, was injured in a serious car accident in 2009, incurring serious facial and brain trauma. She has been undergoing…
Last Add From Oscars: “The Town” Was Overlooked
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Douglas Howe
Now that the Oscars have brought at end to the 2010 movie award season, I was reminded this evening of the movie which I feel qualifies as the Most Overlooked Movie of the 2010 movie award season. Each year, there seems to be one amazing movie that is overlooked by Oscar but will last in…
‘The Good Wife’ and Jesus
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Donna Freitas
In the fall, one of the storylines on ‘The Good Wife’ involved Alicia’s daughter teenaged daughter Grace, whose Christian friend was trying to convert her. Grace showed a newfound fascination with prayer and faith, and this clearly made her mother, Alicia, uncomfortable. This spring the writers have developed and expanded this thread and last week’s…
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