Culture-making Education through Devotion to BOTH the Life of the Mind AND the Life of the Spirit Ever wonder what casting a vision for two-handed warfare might sound like when addressing college students? Here’s one attempt from Geneva College (Pennsylvania.) I couldn’t include the slides, but I have included the movie clip from THE PRINCESS [...]
Archive | May, 2011
The Veneer of Media
How hungry authors are manipulating the publishing industry by Chris Ferebee, literary agent and partner with Yates & Yates, in Q. Editor’s Note: This seven-part series explores the “veneer” of each channel of culture. It is inspired by the latest Q book by Jason Locy and TIm Willard: Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society. If these [...]
Is Preaching Performance Art?
As I’ve noted in Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God, the leaders of America’s First Great Awakening recognized that societal transformation was every bit as much a media revolution as it was a spiritual movement. No one represented this approach better than George Whitefield, the man who Yale historian Harry Stout identifies as ‘America’s first [...]
Actress Jenn Gotzon Skyrockets to Number Two on IMDB STARmeter
Actress JENN GOTZON (IMDb) hit No. 2 on IMDb’s volatile STARmeter hot list this week. (Available online thru IMDb Pro or on IMDB’s Iphone or Android app). The #2 STARmeter ranking is a popularity measure based solely upon who had the most IMDb profile views in a given week. Movie openings, DVD releases, news stories, trade [...]
From “Turn or Burn!” to “Buy or Fry!” – Rebranding Doomsday for Profit, er, Prophet
. May 21st may be the end of the world as we know it …but at least investors are feeling fine. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” – Matthew 24:36. Despite Jesus’ insistence that no one knows the date or [...]
When a Star ‘Loses It’ Emmy Roundtable Video: TV Showrunners on how they would handle a Charlie Sheen
Bill Prady (“Big Bang Theory”), Steve Levitan (“Modern Family”), Dan Harmon (“Community”) and others explain how they would handle the “Two and a Half Men” situation. The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual Emmy Roundtables don’t begin running until late May, but here’s a little tease of the great discussions we’ve got on tap for this season’s Roundtable [...]
How Technology is Facilitating Education: Awesome Chart of a Growing Trend
Fascinating infographic of the use of Social Media and other technology among college faculty and students from mastersineducation.org ++ Click to Enlarge Image ++Via:Masters in Education.org
Ultimate Rob Bell ‘Love Wins’ Wrap Up: What Controversy Teaches Us About Christians, by Scot McKnight
10 things we can learn from one of Christianity’s biggest controversies. Finally someone has written what I think is the ultimate wrap up of the Rob Bell “Love Wins” controversy. Not surprised that it is biblical scholar, best-selling author, award-winning blogger, and friend, Scott McKnight. Enjoy! What Love Wins Tells Us About Christians by Scot [...]
Actress Jenn Gotzon on NAB and the Faith ‘n Film Summit
Rising film star Jenn Gotzon (Frost/Nixon, Doonby) provides Two Handed Warriors with a unique take on the the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) and the new pre-show ‘Faith ‘n Film summit.’










31. May 2011