Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/08/23 A Paris Christmas Waltz starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison debuted Nov. 19th on Great American Family. Jen Lilley is now lighting up Christmas for Great American Media. The actress went from roles in episodic TV shows (Criminal Minds and Castle) and films…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/06/23 “This is the unknown, true story about the other side of the Pearl Harbor Attack.” That’s author T. Martin Bennett‘s one-line description of Wounded Tiger, his historical nonfiction novel telling the story of the spiritual impact the attack on Pearl Harbor (82 years…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/04/23 Funny business. It was 1992 when Rob Schneider was elevated to the rank of main cast member on Saturday Night Live, a season many consider to be among the best in the show’s 49 year history. Sharing the stage with such rising comedic…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/24/23 It’s a wonderful life. In the first part of my conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada, the successful radio host, inspirational speaker, painter, author and founder of Joni and Friends (her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those who, like her, are living with…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/22/23 The power of Thanksgiving. It was 1967 when a diving accident left then seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic. About a dozen years later she founded Joni and Friends, her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those living with disability around the world.…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/20/23 The anti-nuclear war TV movie The Day After aired on ABC 40 years ago today. The director, producers and some of the actors involved in the groundbreaking film of will join together at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas (where the movie was filmed)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/17/23 The sound of Christmas future? So, last night I listened to the half-hour first part of Hope Media Group‘s four-episode audio adaptation of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol based on Charles Dickens‘ classic story first published in 1843. All four episodes are available now…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/15/23 When fantasy meets truth. In my conversation with Keith Call (currently up on the Acton Institute’s Religion & Liberty Online), we spoke about the collection of essays he collected and edited by the late highly-regarded professor of English and literature Thomas Howard (1935–2020)…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/13/23 “It’s about the adventures of King David when he was a boy.” That’s basically the elevator pitch for Young David. The five-episode animated adventure premiered Friday on Minno, a streaming service that provides faith-themed content for kids. Erick Goss, company’s co-founder and CEO,…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/10/23 The Christmas movie season arrives this weekend with the theatrical musical epic Journey to Bethlehem. The long-shot project, featuring Antonio Banderas as Herod, which has been a long time in coming was championed by Sony Affirm Senior VP Rich Peluso. JWK:  How did…

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