Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From the back of the book: From the back cover of The Summer of Hammers & Angels by Shannon Wiersbitzky: Delia’s summer is getting off to a terrible start. First, an inspector shows up at the house and threatens to condemn it. Then lightning…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The ultimate mystery movie.  That would be Cosmic Origins, a fascinating documentary that dares tackle the greatest mystery of them all — that of existence itself.  So, what does science actually tell us about the creation of the universe? And does the scientific creation story negate…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Church vs. State. RESTLESS HEART: The Confessions of Augustine, based on St. Augustine’s autobiography The Confessions, premieres tomorrow (9/29) at the CMN Trade Show in Dallas. And, despite its ancient Rome setting, its central conflict pitting an authoritarian secular government against  people of faith couldn’t…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Holy Lightning Round! From Big Hollywood: Thursday night’s debut of “The American Bible Challenge” gave the cable network its highest rated program of all time. The show “outperformed the previous record by over half a million viewers,” according to the network and ranked among…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. GMC World Premiere Movie: SOMEBODY’S CHILD Premiere:  Saturday, August 25 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. EST and August 26 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. EST A divine twist of fate causes Constance Rivers (Lynn Whitfield) and her son Douglas (Michael Jai White)…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Independent movie and TV producer Christian Peschken has been named Vice President and board member of the Decency Enforcement Center for Television (aka Decent TV). The non-profit organization that, through the court system, advocates on behalf of enforcing existing laws regulating  content (i.e. obscenity…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A saint’s story. Ignatius Press is rolling out a major grassroots distribution campaign for RESTLESS HEART: The Confessions of Augustine. The English-language European production, which is based on St. Augustine’s autobiography The Confessions, will preview this Wednesday (Aug. 22) at the Lon Chaney Theater inside City…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. With viewership on the rise, GMC TV looks forward. The self-proclaimed home of “Uplifting Entertainment,” has announced a broad slate of original movies, series and music specials designed to take viewers through the rest of 2012. The new programming comes on the heels of …

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Drama explores theme of divine intervention.  I Am…Gabriel stars TV icons Dean Cain and John Schneider in a tale about a mysterious boy who gives hope to the residents of a struggling, drought-stricken Texas town that some say is actually cursed following a decade-old…

Here’s today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What is The Bible, Alex? Sorry, wrong game show.  GSN (once known as The Game Show Network) began production last week on The American Bible Challenge, a new hour-long quiz show  debuting Thursday, August 23rd at 8:00 PM (ET).  Comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy…

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