Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/18/21 Of prophets and profits. Brian Mumbert is Vice President of Advisor Relations at Timothy Plan, a Florida-based mutual fund investment house that utilizes biblical principles to help its clients obtain financial growth and security for themselves and their loved ones through investment portfolios that…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/16/21 This scene from just over a month ago (8/8) aged about as well – or worse – than Cuomo’s Emmy. What a difference a month makes. On Friday, General David Petraeus, the former Commander of US & International Forces in Afghanistan, spoke about…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/13/21 At long last, RESPECT! The highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic RESPECT starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul arrives in theaters today. As this featurette shows, the music superstar was both a women of awesome talent and awesome faith. An inspiration. ___…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/11/21 The Gospel According to Lee. Not quite. Available for pre-order now, the God Bless the U.S.A. Bible is a traditional King James-edition Bible. It just comes bound with reproductions of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance and the…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/09/21 Cuomo accuser Brittany Commisso breaks her silence to detail groping allegations and says the governor is lying. In a damning report released last week by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is accused of sexually harassing 11…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/06/21 The Cultural Olympics. The Olympics come to a close this weekend. The games – and the athletes – actually touched on a lot issues our society is dealing with right now. For what their worth, here are my thoughts. Simone Biles. The superstar…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/04/21 People of influence. According to the social media database Feedspot these are the “Top 125 Bible Instagram Influencers Most Followed in 2021.” Ryan Maher tops the list, beating out Joel Osteen (#2), Steven Furtick (#3), Tim Tebow (#4) and somebody with the Instagram…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/02/21 From Mediaite: Seth MacFarlane took a swipe at Tucker Carlson, voicing his utter dismay that Family Guy is still aired on Fox News corporate sibling Fox Entertainment. MacFarlane took to Twitter on Sunday to take aim at Fox News and its prime time host, cracking…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/30/21 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ambitious animated family-friendly musical Vivo releases globally on Netflix next Friday (8/6). My review follows the synopsis and trailer below. Synopsis: Vivo, a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear,” voiced by Miranda), spends his days playing music to the crowds…

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 07/26/21 Fore a good cause. John O’Hurley of Seinfeld, Dancing with the Stars and Family Feud fame is teaming with Childhelp to offer gamers (or more broadly, those who are game) a unique virtual video game golf tournament experience. Available for free at the…

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