The popular faith-based movie “Courageous” will be back in theaters next year but with added scenes and a new ending. Filmgoers “will get to see what happens to many of the characters ...
Read More »Turkey Bowl set for this weekend in Kansas City’s West Bottoms
The pandemic and recent cool temperatures have led to cabin fever for many Kansas Citians. With predicted temperatures in the 70s and plenty of room for social distancing, the West Bottoms area ...
Read More »Is Hollywood cheering the death of the movie theater?
You know how the symbiotic relationship between movie studios and U.S. theater chains work, right? To boil it down to its simplest terms, studios spend big tubs of cash to cast and ...
Read More »Author warns that culture is becoming increasingly hostile to Christians
Christians are increasingly being viewed by culture as roadblocks to a soft totalitarian state, columnist Rod Dreher writes in his new book, “Live Not by Lies: a Manual for Christian Dissidents.” “Ours ...
Read More »Matthew McConaughey talks Christianity and cancel culture
Actor Matthew McConaughey says that some actors are afraid to openly express their faith for fear of the cancel culture. “I have had — and I won’t throw any people under the ...
Read More »Kanye West to launch gospel music university
Aspiring singers will get a boost from Kanye West who is launching a gospel music university. West made the announcement on “The Joe Rogan Experience” Saturday. West talked for nearly three hours ...
Read More »Actor Christ Pratt under fire for Christian beliefs
Actor Chris Pratt of “Guardians of the Galaxy” fame is under attack for his Christian faith. Pratt began trending alongside his fellow famous “Chrises”: Chris Pine, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. One ...
Read More »NEEDTOBREATHE album ‘Out of Body’ was worth the wait
Looking for more NEEDTOBREATHE? Well, this well-known Christian rock band recently dropped its seventh studio album, called Out of Body. A collection of 11 songs, Out of Body is a blend of rock and ...
Read More »“Miracle on Christmas” movie focuses on reason for season in difficult year
Cooler weather means the holiday season – and a new round of Christmas movies – is on the way. “Miracle on Christmas,” an uplifting, faith-based, holiday movie starring Erin Bethea (“Fireproof”), Jason ...
Read More »Is Amazon’s new ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel R-rated?
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the wizard Saruman turns to the dark side. He tells his old pal, Gandalf, that the evil lord Sauron is just too powerful to fight. “We ...
Read More »Sean Fuecht and ‘Let Us Worship’ event coming to Kansas City
Kansas City will host the “Let Us Worship” event with Sean Fuecht Saturday, October 17, from 5-8 p.m., at Mill Creek Park at the entry-way to the Plaza. In his own words, ...
Read More »Jaci Velasquez and Evan Craft join ‘My Faith Votes’ effort
With the election just weeks away, Christian contemporary music artists Jaci Velasquez and Evan Craft have partnered with My Faith Votes to motivate Hispanic communities to vote. Velasquez, who performed at the ...
Read More »Marvel movies without the PG-13 content: ClearPlay lets families ‘clean up’ Disney Plus titles
The best feature of Disney Plus is its wide selection of popular films — from Marvel to Star Wars to studio classics — and it’s all available for one low price. But ...
Read More »Kathie Lee Gifford releases first of five films about power of redemption
Kathie Lee Gifford believes in the power of redemption. Now the Emmy Award-winning entertainer is sharing that hopeful message in a five-part film series. Part one of “Then Came You,” a ...
Read More »Hollywood now peddling abortion ‘road trip’ movies to teens
The term “road trip” used to mean jumping in a car with friends or family to go on an adventure—maybe to watch the Olympic Games (as in the 2002 Mary-Kate and Ashley ...
Read More »Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks out on faith and politics in new book
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former press secretary for President Trump, finally is sharing her side of the story in a new book, “Speaking for Myself.” “The honest part of my story is that ...
Read More »Focus on the Family will share powerful pro-life event on Saturday
The issue of abortion is front and center as the presidential race heats up and President Donald Trump appoints the successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “See Life 2020,” on online event ...
Read More »Jim Caviezel’s ‘Infidel’ is an honest look at dying for one’s faith
Inspired by a true story, the new movie Infidel begins in Iran, with a man on the brink of being executed. As the trigger is pulled, he closes his eyes and there’s ...
Read More »Filmmaker expects renaissance of Christian art over next decade
The marginalizing of Christianity may lead to an artistic renaissance over the next decade. “I think that the next decade or two has the potential to set up as a revival of ...
Read More »Netflix cancellations up 800% over film ‘Cuties’ as Obamas criticized
Netflix cancellations are up 800% after an online movement to boycott the streaming service gains steam in response to “Cuties.” Critics say the film promotes child pornography and cite the fact it ...
Read More »Movie ‘Fatima’ takes faith seriously, even if some viewers may not agree
The new movie Fatima, which hit theaters this week, is a well-crafted, reverent and quite provocative piece of filmmaking. It reminds us that miracles are real and that, yes, suffering is, too. ...
Read More »Tulsi Gabbard latest politician to join bi-partisan outcry over Netflix’s ‘Cuties’
Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is joining the bipartisan movement of politicians condemning the controversial film “Cuties,” which debuted on Netflix last week. In a tweet posted Friday, Gabbard called the French movie ...
Read More »‘My Brothers’ Crossing’ movie tells powerful story of racial reconciliation
A new faith-based movie, “My Brothers’ Crossing,” is based on a true story about a black pastor who unintentionally has a head-on collision with his car into a motorcycle killing a white couple ...
Read More »How the brother of Mark Wahlberg found Christ in prison
Jim Wahlberg, the brother of actor Mark Wahlberg, had a plan in mind when a priest offered him a janitorial job in the chapel of the Massachusetts State Prison. “I saw this ...
Read More »Disney’s Mulan credits reveal connection to Chinese concentration camps
Disney is being criticized by politicians, moviegoers, religious rights activists and victims of Chinese torture after perceptive viewers noticed something disturbing in a film’s credits. The film Mulan includes a credit to ...
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