Soul Surfer—the inspirational life story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, the Christian teen who had her left arm bitten off by a tiger shark—took fourth place in its debut weekend, grossing an estimated $11.1 million from 2,214 theaters, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Heavily marketed to the faith-based community, the movie—distributed by Sony Pictures’ TriStar label and marketed […]
Publishers need to “e-publish or perish,” according to international book partners James Elwell and Ellen Banks Elwell. The Tyndale House Publishers couple—he director of international publishing, she international publishing assistant—believes that for readers, “this is the best time in history” with so many choices of media type. But “for publishers, it’s a time of big
What happens after death? Throughout life most individuals entertain the notion of heaven, hell, and who goes where. Philosophers and priests, atheists and agnostics endlessly offer theories and argue the merits of each. Since answers unavoidably stir up a range of emotions and disagreements, this subject must be approached with caution, sincerity, and civility. This
I have always been engrossed by fantasy. I don’t just watch and read sci-fi and fantasy books, films, comics and television programs; I analyse them and theologise about them. My library is full of books with titles like Holy Superheroes! Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels and Film. I’ve even had a chapter on
After spending the last couple of years pursuing an acting career, Rebecca St. James returns to music this month with the release of I Will Praise You on Beach Street Records. She discusses her new music, her acting career and her fiance. It’s 20 years since your first release, in Australia; what do you think
Last week, Apple Inc. once again shut down an app from its popular iTunes App Store because it promoted Bible-based ideas. This time the app that was removed belonged to Exodus International, a well-established Christian ministry that offers “freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ.” Pro-gay groups had flooded Apple with protest petitions—reputedly
Despite the disappointing box-office tally of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Walden Media is looking to produce the fourth film in the franchise based on C.S. Lewis’ beloved children’s fantasy novels. “We are starting to talk to (20th Century Fox) and the C.S. Lewis estate now about The Magician’s Nephew
After teaching junior high school in New York City for decades, Steven Sherman was losing hope for his students amid the drug-related violence that plagued Manhattan. Then he read a news article about an 11-year-old boy who refused to smoke crack with the neighborhood bully. The bully hit him in the head with a shovel, dragged
Thanks, in part, to its traffic-generating domain name, Bible.com is one of the most visible Bible resources online. Now, Bible.com has a fresh new look with a redesign of its Web site.
“This effort is all about putting the Bible into the hands and hearts of a global audience,” says Stacy Fornara, CEO of Bible.com, “Our Christian Web site has grown from 172,000 unique visitors per month in 1997 to over 1.5 million today without much promotion. We have invested significant resources to continuously gift the Bible and provide cutting-edge online resources; our overall goal is to positively impact worldwide exposure of the Bible.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social conservative. At least that’s the way one of his surviving family members is characterizing him on the 25h anniversary of the holiday that bears his name. MLK’s nice, Dr. Alveda King, director of African American Outreach for Priests for Life, says advice columns her uncle wrote for
As MLK parades get under way from coast to coast to honor the slain civil rights icon, more than 40 African-American religious and political leaders gathered this morning at the Freedom Baptist Church in Hillside, Ill. to contest what they see as a misrepresentation of King’s legacy and civil rights. The group has taken issue
Endangered Species. Those two words are at the heart of a new campaign that aims to raise awareness of the abortion of African-American babies. The statistics are troubling. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the black abortion rate is three times that of whites and twice as high as all other races combined. “The
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