Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/15/23 Finding the funny in faith. The Catholic Church traditionally holds that those pesky seven deadly sins of vanity, greed, lust, envy, anger and sloth can be counteracted by the seven virtues of humility, charity, chastity, gratitude, temperance, patience and diligence. I’m certainly no…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/13/23 Roseanne begins streaming today on Fox Nation. This story is fascinating both because of what it says about the harsh cultural forces that got us here and what it says about the hopeful direction the culture may finally be moving. The cruelest cancellation…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/10/23 Ripped from the headlines: “It is baloooooooon!” A line more memorable than anything President Biden said in his State of the Union address – or, basically, ever (maybe he can still plagiarize it). The classic F Troop clip is a reminder that, now…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/08/23 A new version of Steven Curtis Chapman’s Don’t Lose Heart featuring Mitchell Tenpenny is set to release February 17. The new recording follows Chapman’s surprise appearance this past Friday night during Tenpenny’s sold-out show at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. In the video they are…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/03/23 Nobody’s victim. An accomplished speech-language pathologist, writer, podcast host, actor, director, musician, hip-hop artist (not to mention husband and father), Leonydus Johnson has emerged as major advocate for individualism and a society where, as Martin Luther King Jr. dared dream, people “will not…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 02/01/23 Following a successful opening week Fathom Events has extended the theatrical run of Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist. The biblically-themed suspense film will remain in select theaters nationwide through next Wednesday (02/08) at select locations. The movie opened in theaters nationwide on…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 01/30/23 Exploring some Big ideas on the morality of capitalism with Brian Brenberg. The Executive Vice President and Associate Professor of Business at the NYC-based Christian liberal arts school The King’s College joined Fox News as a contributor offering financial commentary in 2020. Since…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 01/27/23   Never again? Today we remember those that suffered during the Holocaust, but also pledge to continue fighting for justice for present-day victims of genocide, including Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples of East Turkistan – Prime Minister Salih Hudayar of the East Turkistan…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 01/25/23 A cautionary tale for our time? Whether you’re into antichrist and end time speculations or not, a viewing of the trailer for Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist suggests a pretty powerful allegory about the disconcerting era we’re living through right now –…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 01/23/23 A Tale of Two Continents. A disturbing feature-length documentary called The Desire to Live (based on an ongoing YouTube series of the same title) is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit. The film chronicles alleged Russian-sanctioned atrocities against the mostly Armenian…

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