Recently, I was given a DVD set of Downton Abbey, a prominent TV series. The gifter told me the series reminded her of me and would speak to me like Anne of Green Gables. Having heard great things about the series from friends and family, I was so excited to ...
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Last week, at the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS), a fiction product trends workshop was held for Christian retailers around the globe. During the presentation, it was unveiled that Christian fiction readers buy more and read more books than others. In fact, more than 50 percent of Christian fiction readers ...
Read More »What are Today’s Cartoons Teaching Our Kids?
Are there hidden themes in some of the cartoons aired on television? I wonder … “I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.” (Psalm 101:3) I remember curling up on the coach ...
Read More »“For King and Country”: Two Brothers Sold out for Jesus
Joel and Luke Smallbone, are the members of the band “For King and Country”. The two brothers are siblings of their famous sister Rebecca St. James; talent runs far and wide in this musical family. Earlier in their careers they did numerous background vocals for Rebecca St. James. These two ...
Read More »An Important Lesson from Disney’s “Inside Out”
**SPOILER ALERT** This article contains some minor spoilers. Be forewarned! Of all the movies I’ve recently seen, Inside Out ranks among my favorites. In fact, it just might be the best animated film I’ve seen since Finding Nemo. Rarely do I choose to see a movie more than once, but ...
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