Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.S Miracles from Heaven premieres in theaters today (3/16). Synopsis (from the film’s press release): Miracles from Heaven is based on the incredible true story of the Beam Family. When Christy Beam (Jennifer Garner) discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna (Kylie Rogers) has a rare, incurable disease, she…

Francis the First. In a cinematic first, Pope Francis will become the first pontiff to act in a scripted movie. In AMBI Pictures’ Beyond the Sun, Pope Francis portrays himself in an inspirational story based on Gospel parables. The concept for the feature film is said to have emanated from Francis himself who asked the…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Update (from my previous post): This came into my email from my friend Andy Huddleston of Mission Enablers International. The situation still warrants some media attention. Sahrawi refugee camps are experiencing a disastrous crisis, as torrential rains have been pouring down all week, and predictions are that…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYhQc6BNLo Trailer for the 2012 documentary Sons of the Clouds, produced by actor Javier Bardem A story the media overlooks. It’s understandable. There are certainly flashier stories out there. But, still this deserves notice.  My friend Andy Huddleston of Mission Enablers International asked me…

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