Died: Ron Hamilton, Better Known as Patch the Pirate
When cancer took his left eye, he saw a God-given opportunity for children’s ministry.
Free at Last: All 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Have Been Released
“I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously,” states Christian Aid Ministries after release of American and Canadian hostages held by Haitian gang for months.
The Christian Bookstore Chain Is Dead. What Comes Next?
How publishers are working to reach their audiences after LifeWay and Family Christian store closures.
Baseball Review 2016, Part 2
Auguries and predictions (with an eye to 1983).
More Media
More media of note.
Kirk Cameron’s ‘Monumental’ Issues
Actor defends his comments to CNN about gays while talking up his new documentary.
Angel Band: The Hymn Sessions
First-Rate Million Dollar Baby Reaches Controversial Conclusion
Religious press critics disagree with mainstream critics’ on Million Dollar Baby’s unethical “message,” but not its superb artistry. Plus, Christian critics review The Sea Inside,and White Noise, and offer further reviews of Meet the Fockers, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Aviator, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Beyond the Sea, and Ocean’s Twelve.
Harry Potter’s Best Yet? Or His Worst?
Christian film critics debate the pros and cons of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Plus, more reviews of Saved! and Super Size Me.
A Mother Tries to Prove that Her Son Exists
Critics mull over The Forgotten, Shaun of the Dead, First Daughter, and the 10th anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption. Plus: More reviews of Sky Captain, Silver City, Mean Creek, and the new Star Wars DVD package.