Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/03/22 Novel ideas. If you’re looking for some summer beach reading (the season officially begins on June 21), you might want to check out The In-Between Trilogy by Scandinavian author Sagar Constantin. The series title refers to a temporary home for people where they…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 06/01/22 The book world is abuzz! That’s because Kyle Mann and Joel Berry, respectively (and often disrespectively) the editor-in-chief and managing editor of perhaps the internet’s most influential and Twitter-banned humor site The Babylon Bee, have put a 2022 spin on the 1678 Christian…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/25/22 Solar power. After two-and-half years of production time, the sci-fi audio drama Solar has soared to the top of the charts, reaching #2 in fiction on Apple Podcasts and #1 in Science Fiction. Described as “a journey to the heart of the solar…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/23/22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urssihg0PjE NBC’s This is Us wraps with its much-anticipated season finale tomorrow night (5/24). While, for whatever reason, I never watched the show enough to get into to it, it certainly garnered a large and loyal fan base during its six-season run. While…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/20/22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBEUf8DClqA Power to the People. As noted here Wednesday, this is the week of the Upfronts, the annual rite when the traditional broadcast networks and now streamers unveil their wares for the upcoming (2022-23) TV season. People can argue about the differences between…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/18/22 This is the big week in May that the broadcast networks traditionally unveil their fall schedules to advertisers. NBCUniveral and Fox went first on Monday with Fox actually breaking tradition by announcing its new and returning shows but not putting forth the time…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/16/22 In Jesus and Women: Beyond Feminism, theologian and mother of two Niamh M. Middleton says understanding Jesus’ teachings on sexual equality lights the way forward for society today while greatly enrich our understanding of His divinity. JWK: You are a theologian and a…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/13/22 The Biden Administration’s response to a shortage of baby formula: More abortions! Who says they don’t understand supply and demand. I exaggerate (slightly) but the official reaction to both the events following the recent leaking of a Supreme Court draft decision indicating that…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/11/22 Imagine National Lampoon’s Vacation movies with a faith twist. No, that’s not a forgotten John Lennon lyric. Rather, it’s how you might describe Family Camp, the new Christian-themed comedy that could just prove that “Christian-themed comedy” is not an oxymoron. The film, starring…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05/09/22 What do Hispanics actually think about issue like abortion, border issues, Donald Trump, the political parties and the term Latinx? According to Cuban-American journalist/entrepreneur Rick Sanchez, who has had news anchoring and contributing stints across the cable spectrum (including at MSNBC, CNN, Fox…

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