Mortal Immortality
Monday, June 29th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffWith all the articles, blogs, tweets, e-mails and news reports about the recent deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon, one more would probably make little difference. So, here's another one. I wish I could say that this will be a unique perspective, but I've already read a couple of blogs along the same lines as what I'm writing here. But, maybe someone reading this one didn't read the others. If you're that person, ...
American Desensitization
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffIf there is one thing that the American (and world) media is good for, it's desensitizing us to things that should shock and appall us. For years, we've seen recording artists push the envelope of what is or is not acceptable in our society. We've seen the same thing on television and in the movies. We've even seen it on the radio with the "shock jocks." One of the ways that I'm seeing a lot of ...
Faith-Based Berenstain Bears Stories a Hit
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffThe popular and much-loved Berenstain Bears series are becoming quite hit within the Christian community following the release of the first four faith-based Berenstain Bears books. The new series of children’s books have together sold more than 100,000 copies since releasing on September 30, and have appeared on The Association for Christian Retail (CBA) Top 25 Kids Books list every week since their release date, with rankings increasing weekly.
GodTube Raises $30 Million
Monday, May 5th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffMashable reports that GodTube, a faith-based YouTube of sorts, has raised $30 million at a $150 million valuation. The funding comes from GLG Partners, a hedge fund. It is not GodTube's technology that sets it apart but rather that the service caters to a very specific yet huge audience. Christian television is enormous in the US, and GodTube has been able to capitalize on people’s desire for religious programming by taking the proven concept of video ...
What If We Had Google Earth in Biblical Times?
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | 3 Comments »Scenes from the Bible have been imagined by countless artists over the centuries, but never quite like this. With some photo editing, God’s Eye View by The Glue Society portrays four key Biblical events as if captured by Google Earth. The Crucifixion
GodTube Launches Prayer Wall & Virtual Bible
Thursday, December 20th, 2007 by Ty Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffGodTube, a Christian version of YouTube where you can watch and upload your own videos, has launched two new services - The Prayer Wall and the Virtual Bible. Rather than say anything more about the services, check out the video below which describes both.
“The Golden Compass” Movie Has Christians & Atheists Upset – But Why?
Thursday, November 29th, 2007 by Ty Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments OffNew Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass" hasn't even hit theaters yet and it already has some Christians and atheists upset up in arms, reports USA Today. Apparently the movie, based on the first book of British author Philip Pullman's trilogy, "His Dark Materials," has many atheist themes throughout. One concern is that unsuspecting Christian parents will take their kids to the film, buy the trilogy, and unknowingly introduce their children to the wonders of atheism ...
