Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Taking life one day at a time. Valerie Harper guest stars on the first two episodes of Signed, Sealed, Delivered, the humorous drama series debuting on Hallmark Channel this Sunday night (4/20) at 8:00 PM (ET). The show, created by Martha Williamson (Touched by…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Heaven is for Real arrives. the highly-anticipated based on the New York Time #1 bestselling book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent opens in theaters nationwide today (4/16) Synopsis: Heaven if for Real tells the true story of Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear), a small-town…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. To Heaven and back. Yesterday, I posted my conversation with Todd Burpo, the Nebraska pastor whose book Heaven is for Real chronicling his son Colton’s apparent visit to Heaven during a near-death experience when he was only four has become the subject of a…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A family’s journey of faith. As pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Nebraska (Population: 1,762), it’s not surprising that Todd Burpo believes in Jesus and Heaven. But even he admits that he was unprepared when, in 2003, his then four-year-old son Colton began…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Ripped from tomorrow’s headlines? Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson is set to make her in the faith-based political thriller Persecuted. She’ll play (guess what?) a TV journalist in the film which stars James Remar (X-Men: First Class) as John Luther, a nationally-known evangelist who…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. ASPiRE aims high. ASPiRE, a partnership of UP TV and basketball legend-turned-entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson, has unveiled its programming slate for the second half of 2014 into 2015. The ambitious development roster showcases the network’s ongoing commitment to presenting positive African-American images to its…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. UP, UP and away in 2014-2015. With sci-fi Noah taking on water at the box office, the UP TV network may just tap into that large swath of the audience thirsting for a more traditional (and decidedly less dark) retelling of the Biblical epic.…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What’s the buzz? Jesus Christ Superstar, which debuted on stage over 40 years ago, is being reimagined for the 21st century as an arena rock spectacular.  A  North American arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking rock musical is scheduled hit…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Faith journey. Growing up as a member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, Hattie Kauffman (one of seven children) became the first Native-American reporter and anchor for a broadcast network when in 1987 she was hired as a Special Correspondent for ABC’s Good…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The beginning of the end. Stoney Lake Entertainment has announced that its Left Behind reboot will be released on October 3rd. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan, Lea Thompson and Jordin Sparks. The movie is directed Vic Armstrong,…

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