Faith, Media and Culture

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Silver Bells airs tonight (12/1) @ 7:00 PM (ET) on UP. Synopsis (from the UP website): Bruce Dalt (Bruce Boxleitner) is an ambitious, gung-ho father and local TV sports anchor who approaches the holidays much like he approaches life – competitively. This Christmas, he…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. ‘Tis the season. Yesterday, I posted my conversation with UP Founder and CEO Charley Humbard about how his network’s Top Secret Santa campaign (part of the network’s ongoing Uplift Someone initiative) is an attempt to carry forth the values of the channel’s programming into…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. In 2011 UPtv launched its Uplift Someone initiative as an extension of the network’s Uplifting Entertainment brand.  The goal of the initiative is to encourage and inspire people to do simple acts of kindness to help uplift someone in order to make our world…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. An answer to a young woman’s prayer. As the long and the big box office Thanksgiving weekend gets underway, the film version of Max Lucado‘s book The Christmas Candle is entering its second weekend of release. And, if its story of angels and miracles…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Gimme Shelter preview released: The gritty all-star movie, written and directed by Ronald Krauss, has a pro-life perspective is set to open in theatres across the country on January 24, 2014. But the official trailer has just been released Vanessa Hudgens, who gives a powerful…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Shades of Lassie. How long has it been since TV aired a great boy and his dog story? If you say too long, that lack is remedied tonight (10/25) when Hallmark Movie Channel airs the holiday-themed Christmas with Tucker at 9:00 PM (ET). Tucker,…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. In the tradition of A Christmas Carol…comes this film adaptation of Pastor Max Lucado‘s bestselling book The Christmas Candle opening in over 400 theaters this weekend. Synopsis (from the film’s website): Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A Christmas parable. With over 100 books to his name, Max Lucado, leader of the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, has been called “America’s Pastor” by Christianity Today and has established himself as both an uncommonly inspirational orator and a master storyteller.  The…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. From presidential candidate to movie mogul. On Friday (11/22), it will be exactly five months since former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum appeared on fellow former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee‘s Fox News Channel show and announced his new job as CEO of EchoLight…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Air support. This just came into my inbox and I thought I’d share it with you because the people of the Philippines can you all the help they can get right now. CARY, N.C., Nov. 18, 2013 – As supplies to meet physical essentials have…

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