Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
Faith, Media and Culture
Holiday treats: “tick, tick…BOOM!”, “King Richard”, “The Farmer and the Belle” and more
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/19/21 Season’s Greetings. This weekend sort of unofficially kicks off the movie holiday season. From a faith and inspiration perspective, there’s actually a quite a bit to choose from. Here are some options. tick, tick…BOOM! (in theaters and on Netflix now) Pulitzer Prize and…
Kirk Cameron has a show + Big Bird, Goober the Clown and corporate media indoctrination
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/17/21 Kirk Cameron’s very public faith journey has included Growing Pains that have led to current Takeaways. Takeaways, of course, being the name of the ’80s-’90s era teen TV star’s new talk show which airs Mondays at 9:00 PM (ET) on TBN. JWK: So,…
Kidlit author Raymond Arroyo on the timely lesson of “The Spider Who Saved Christmas”+Sneak Peak: Will Smith in “King Richard”
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/08/20 Spinning a Christmas tale. I first spoke with Raymond Arroyo in 2020 following the release of his children’s book The Spider to Save Christmas. A year later, with some deeming it a new holiday classic, he’s on the road for a special national…
Stella ter Hart’s “Discovering Twins” explores the saga of her own Jewish family
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/08/21 Unforgotten. Stella ter Hart found success as well-known composer and musical accompanist. Now semi-retired and (with her husband) the owner of a large and flourishing apple orchard, she is literally enjoying the fruits of her labor. She has also found time to write…
TBN’s “Abraham Accords” docuseries turns focus on a historic Middle East peace deal the media ignores
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/05/21 The big deal. On September 15, 2020, President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives from the nations of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates gathered on the South Lawn of the White House to sign the groundbreaking Middle East peace…
Pastor/author Mark Batterson on “How to Make or Break Any Habit in 30 Days”
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/03/21 Do It for a Day: How to Make or Break Any Habit in 30 Days. That’s the at-once provocative and promising title of the just-released book from motivational speaker and National Community Church Pastor Mark Batterson. JWK: What led you to tackle this…
Singer/songwriter/author/breast cancer survivor Kelly Lang declares “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/01/21 It’s a wonderful life. Kelly Lang, seen and heard above delivering a powerful live tribute performance of her hit song I’m Not Going Anywhere honoring cancer fighters and care givers, is a prolific singer/songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who has called Hendersonville, Tennessee…
Fox Nation and UPtv unveil 2021 Christmas programming slates
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/29/21 Are UPtv and Fox Nation offering great Christmas programming this year? Yule by the judge of that. The family-friendly cable channel UPtv will be celebrating Christmas with nine World Premiere Movies and two Cable Premiere Movies. Last year, UPtv’s year-end holiday programming drew…
TV Review: “Colin in Black and White” kicks off on Netflix this Friday (10/29)
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/27/21 The Woker Years. Co-created by Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick, Netflix‘s six-episode limited series Colin in Black & White chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age in the early 2000s as a half African-American child (according to Wikipedia his birth mother was white) adopted into…
Overtime with author/podcaster Jordan Raynor + Preview: Will Smith as “King Richard”
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/22/21 Timeless advice. In Part 1 and Part 2 of my conversation with serial entrepreneur and Call to Mastery podcast host Jordan Raynor we talked in depth about the time-management advice in his insightful new Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being…
33
34
35
36
37
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners