The trascendental works of famed English scholars J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are known and loved by all. Lesser known are the works of George MacDonald; the precursor of fantasy literature in ...
Read More »Christmas ‘Mystery’ revealed in ballet
This year marks the 21st season of The Mystery of Christmas (MOC). This original version of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, debuted in Kansas City and is continuing its hi-tech, family-friendly production ...
Read More »Focus on the Family premieres comedy series
Marking a new foray into YouTube original content, Focus on the Family has debuted a short-form comedy series on the popular social media platform. Created and developed by the organization’s social media strategy team, ...
Read More »Awe-inspiring ‘Blue Planet II’ leads December streaming lineup
King David likely would have enjoyed watching nature documentaries on television. After all, he’s the one who told us “the heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1) and that mountain peaks ...
Read More »Anti-Trump TV show Murphy Brown gets canned
The reboot of the Murphy Brown TV show has been cancelled only a few months after it debuted. Billed as a liberal and anti-Trump response to what was considered the pro-Trump Roseanne ...
Read More »5 family-friendly shows for December
The commercialization of Christmas started in the early 1900s, grew out of control by the middle of the century, and has gotten only worse each decade since. Christmas now starts in October, ...
Read More »Gordon Ramsay in town for restaurant makeover
He’s the gruff restaurateur that shows up at struggling or “past their prime” restaurants in a last ditch effort to save them. Gordon Ramsay’s show called “24 Hours to Hell and Back” which ...
Read More »Video: Chip Gaines shares secret on ‘The Tonight Show’
Chip and Joanna Gaines made an appearance on NBC‘s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday night to promote Joanna’s new book. They talked about the new addition to their family and Chip, in ...
Read More »Brady kids reunite at their TV home
For the first time since the show ended, the Brady children gathered at the actual house which served as their TV home. Six cast members of “The Brady Bunch” gathered Thursday in ...
Read More »4 Bible films top this month’s family-friendly spotlight
In our monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” we continue to spotlight five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television. Here’s our spotlight for November. Bible movies are a favorite in ...
Read More »Wonderful ‘Wonder’ leads November’s streaming lineup
Teaching children not to bully is a part of good parenting, but sometimes, it helps to have a good book or movie to make the case. Such is the case with Wonder. ...
Read More »Singer Lauren Daigle sings on ‘The Ellen Show’ Wednesday
Tickets to her Kansas City concert are going for $400 but if you can’t afford to attend you can catch Lauren Daigle on the Ellen DeGeneres show. The Christian music artist gave ...
Read More »Taylor Swift rant causes record low award show viewers
Americans, fed-up with entertainers politicizing seemingly everything including the American Music Association Awards, have responded to Taylor Swift’s political rant on Twitter this week. Americans are shaking it off. They just didn’t ...
Read More »Best bets for October streaming releases
Remember when most primetime sitcoms weren’t vulgar, and when the whole family could relax around the television and laugh out loud together? If you look hard you can still find that on ...
Read More »Netflix to create new Chronicles of Narnia series
Netlifx announced on Wednesday plans to create new series and film projects based on C.S. Lewis’ beloved book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The late author’s most ...
Read More »5 family-friendly shows for October
This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television. Here’s our October picks. Darren Turner is a husband, father and seminary graduate who feels ...
Read More »CBS releases first episode of ‘God Friended Me’
CBS All Access has released the first episode of the new series “God Friended Me” online as they try to capture some of the faith-based audience in prime time. As Metro Voice News ...
Read More »HBO drops porn from all its channels
In a huge victory for cleaner TV, HBO has removed its adult entertainment movies and television programs from both its channels and streaming services. The family entertainment watchdog group Parents Television Council ...
Read More »Superhero ‘Black Panther’ leads September streaming lineup
We’ve grown accustomed to a superhero misbehaving in the Marvel and DC universes – whether that’s Iron Man acting like a playboy, Wonder Woman spending the night with a companion, or the ...
Read More »A look back at ‘Romper Room’ and local host
From 1953 to 1994, Romper Room, a television series for children five and under, aired in the United States. If you’re old enough, you may remember watching the show as a young ...
Read More »Lord of the Rings prequel on Amazon moves forward
Amazon Studios is moving forward with a prequel to the immensely popular ‘Lord of the Rings’ series. According head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke, the Lord of the Rings TV series currently ...
Read More »5 family-friendly things for August entertainment includes ‘The Waltons’ and Kirk Cameron
Some children try to sneak a peek at movies they shouldn’t watch. That sometimes happens at my house, too, but more recently, it’s been something far more vanilla – “The Waltons.” Yes, ...
Read More »Netflix fills new Anne of Green Gables with LGBT characters and sexual sub-plot
The new Netflix adaptation of the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables has been revised to include multiple homosexual characters, according to the series creator, Moira Walley-Beckett. In the Northwood Entertainment-produced series, ...
Read More »Netflix series features Jesus as 12-year-old American boy
“He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead,” according to the network’s description of the show, which is based on a 2009 comic book ...
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