Entertainment
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008This summer those who fly select airlines will be able to surf the Net. That’s a good thing for those of us who spend hours in cramped airplane seats waiting anxiously to get to our destinations and stretch our legs.
Or is it?
Providing passengers with Internet capabilities is akin to giving us a big screen television […]
What Does Oprah Want You To Believe?
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Untold numbers of viewers can’t seem to get enough of their favorite talk show host Oprah Winfrey. That’s understandable.
Winfrey is everyone’s best friend. She’s easygoing, smart, wise, and imperfect, yet sure of herself. She’s also the kind of friend you could easily imagine yourself sitting down with and telling her all […]
American Idol puts Jesus back into “Shout to the Lord”
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Just watched the opening of AI tonight (Thursday) and the final contestants sang “Shout to the Lord” again. Jesus was back in the lyrics.
American Idol gets religious?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008“Shout to the Lord” by Darlene Zschech was sung as the grand finale last night on “American Idol’s” special “Idol Gives Back.” The use of the song and a questionable word swap have some Christians celebrating, others shaking their fists, and a few scratching their heads wondering what to make of such a cherished worship […]
Put the needle on the record
Monday, March 24th, 2008Explicit references to drug or alcohol use are mentioned about 35 times for every hour of music you listen to — if you’re listening to popular secular songs (as determined by Billboard magazine). This news, from a report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, has some researchers worried that teenagers who listen to […]
Heaps, hot rods and death
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Boyd Coddington, a legendary hot rod builder and subject of the cable program American Hot Rod, died recently. The car builder who wore bright Hawaiian shirts and a baseball cap was a leader in the car customization industry.
I had never heard of Coddington until I saw an episode of American Hot Rod a few years […]
Read it, watch it, hear it
Monday, February 25th, 2008Down on evangelicals?
Christians might be getting a bad rap thanks in part to the media. Some Christian leaders are up in arms over this and think it needs to change.
They may be onto something. How often are Christians portrayed on the big and little screen as intelligent, giving, honest and non-judgmental? In other words how […]
Sucker Punches
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008In January, Dana Jacobson, a co-host of ESPN First Take, reportedly said some things in an attempt to degrade Notre Dame football that went way out of bounds. Jacobson made her comments during a roast and spared little vulgarity and showed little respect for the Christian faith. Her comments netted her a short suspension from […]
Read it, watch it, hear it
Monday, February 4th, 2008Can the music you listen to or the movies you watch really have a negative impact on you? Someone thinks so, see for yourself and let the Simple Plan know what you think.
Brian Welch used to play for Korn. But he bailed on the band to pursue his newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Here’s […]
The pursuit of worldy success
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Heath Ledger
When I learned Heath Ledger died I was taken aback. I always am when someone so young and with seemingly so much to live for dies an untimely death.
In worldly terms Ledger had it all. He was climbing toward stardom, had millions of dollars at his disposal, was practicing his craft, and was famous. […]