Can the media influence our attitudes and behaviors? A lot of young people today don’t think so. I spent a great deal of time writing the book Plugged-In Parenting to present the other side of the coin. I compiled “cause and effect” stories related to …
When I travel by plane, I often board with up to a week’s worth of newspapers. Yes, I still enjoy getting my news the old-fashioned way. In fact, I subscribe to both the Denver and the Colorado Springs dailies, so sometimes that means walking down the …
When a hard-rocking ‘substitute teacher’ winds up filling in at a prestigious elementary school, the three R’s get changed to rock ‘n’ roll, rebellion and, on the bright side, respect for self.
I once heard Phil Vischer, the man who launched VeggieTales, say that his original idea for characters involved talking candy bars. I can fully understand his reasoning. Phil was looking to develop relatable “somethings” and figured that every child co …
I just visited Campus Crusade for Christ’s website, searching for statistics on the effectiveness of their JESUS film. I knew the movie was released in 1979, and I’ve long heard that more than 200 million people have made a commitment Christ after watc …
Several months ago, I talked with a man on the phone who ended our conversation like this: “Bob, my giving for 2012 and 2013 is pretty much set in stone. But beginning in 2014 my wife and I want to take a closer look at funding a Christian film—in the …
Not long ago, someone sent me an article by the Rev. Craig Groeschel (senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv) titled “What’s the Big &%#*! Deal about Profanity?” What impressed me about the article was how eloquently he discussed the need for Christians to …
I just got back from India. Along with a handful of other folks, I was a guest of Friends Church of Yorba Linda, Calif., on an eight-day journey that included the cities Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai (plus two treks to rural India). The invitation ca …
Recently I ran across a disturbing Associated Press article that began with this: “More teens are smoking dope, with nearly 1 in 10 lighting up at least 20 or more times a month.” A few paragraphs later, I read that “past-month usage of marijuana grew …
The third in a trilogy of motion pictures about the guitar-and-gun slinging El Mariachi.
Separated by a freak accident at age 14, twin orphaned brothers John and Jeremiah have grown up radically different.
Prompted by big questions about life, liberty and the pursuit of God, Fireproof star Kirk Cameron asks us to pack our bags and visit some of America’s big monuments—in search of big answers.
