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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: An amazing story of answered prayer. When Joyce Smith’s 14-year-old adopted son John fell through an icy lake in Missouri one winter morning three years ago, if could have been a tragic ending to a life cut short. Instead, it was the beginning of a…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: At the movies: These faith-themed films are either to (or in the case of Same Kind of Different as Me) already at a theater near you. Same Kind of Different is actually in its second week of release but, having seen the film which is…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: Reading on purpose. These are some new and upcoming books that have found their way into my inbox which you may want to be aware of and even read for yourself. They also make for nice gifts for friends, family and fellow travelers. The Heart…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: The Florida Project worth checking out. The film goes into limited release this weekend. Warning: the movie contains raw language and situations but it does serve as a modern-day parable of an ordinary man (played by Willem Defoe) who manages a seedy welfare hotel just…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: The documentary Mully opens for a three-night run in specially-selected theaters beginning tonight (10/3-10/5). The film tells the story of Charles Mully. As a six-year-old boy in Kenya, he was abandoned by his family and left to fend for himself on the streets.  From there,…

Here’s this week’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture. The wisdom of silence. This interview with author Greg Willits hit my inbox this morning. In it the the former co-host (with his wife Jennifer) of the SiriusXM talk show The Catholics Next Door offers advice for those who, for whatever reason, find themselves…

Here’s this week’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture. May this post plant positive seeds that yield eternal seasons of hope and redemption for those struggling with religious OCD and others. It represents what I believe for me and what I believe for everyone. We are all beloved children of God a who…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture. COMING TO THEATERS Saved by Pluto. I had the opportunity to have lunch with Mitch Davis the producer, director and co-writer (with his son Parker) of The Stray,  the very personal of how a vagabond dog named Pluto helped his family rediscover their values. The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture. “The appetite for significance is at an all time high, yet most people have no idea where or how to identify their gifts and talent—and to connect to their passions. And that’s my love for Halftime. Nothing satisfies more than to help a man or…

Here’s this week’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Coming attraction: The trailer for Sony Pictures Animation’s THE STAR was released online this morning, via USA Today.  So, here’s a The a first look at the faith-and-family film telling the story of the first Christmas through the eyes of the animals who witnessed it.…
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