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Phil Vischer prepares “Galaxy Buck” for blast off
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John W. Kennedy
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…
Cultural moment: President Obama sings “Amazing Grace”
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John W. Kennedy
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…
From Clio-winning ads to “Hart to Hart” to Fox News: The charmed career of writer/producer Marvin Himelfarb
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John W. Kennedy
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…
“Amazing Grace” producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland on the faith-themed musical’s amazing journey to Broadway
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John W. Kennedy
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,…
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