The Good Wife, a new weekly drama on CBS, reacts to the one question everybody asks whenever there’s a press conference for a politician disgraced by a sex scandal, and his wife stands supportively next to him: what’s she doing there? Why isn’t she following Carrie Underwood’s advice and taking a Louisville Slugger to his [...]

What to make of Letterman? I find myself conflicted.
On his Late Show program Thursday night, David Letterman relayed the true story of a blackmail attempt against  him for $2 Million, starting about three weeks ago. Letterman’s response was both to have the extortioner arrested and, presumably to pull the teeth out of any future threats, [...]

I won’t defend reality television as a quality genre of tv, but I will admit freely that I occasionally enjoy watching it. Especially as a roommate bonding activity. Though I don’t generally watch television for edification (everybody needs to space out once in a while), I occasionally am surprised to find some anyway.
I’ve seen a [...]

Is it safe to talk about “Lost” yet?
The cult television series had its season finale a few weeks back, so hopefully this post won’t ruin anything for anyone. If it’s still waiting on your DVR, a familiar word of warning: spoilers ahead.
The episode, entitled “The Incident,” opened with a scene that appeared to offer a [...]

I was hoping to see how a Christian family is working though tough marital times.  Instead, it was a sad look into how fame can corrupt a family of eight.
“Jon & Kate Plus 8” kicked off its fifth season Monday night.  For those who watch the show there was much anticipation about how the family [...]

I’m a fan of Stephen Colbert.  I’ve watched The Colbert Report since its launch in October of 2005.  I find it both smart and funny (and a little crass at times—a word to the wise), but one of the real draws to the show for a person like me is that Stephen Colbert is a [...]

N.T. Wright talks about what happens after we die on Nightline:

Do you have any thoughts on this?

Quite a few noteworthy items have come across my computer monitor lately. I don’t normally like to bundle so many different links into one post, but in the interest of getting them out there for you to see, I’ll post ‘em all here. For your perusal, then:

a USA Today piece on Chinese Christians and the [...]

“First call pastor” Matt Gough has blogged about a recent beer commercial he saw:
The reason this commercial caught my eye, or my ear as it were, was the fact that it reminded me of every other praise song I’ve heard in more contemporary church worship services. And that is essentially what it was, an anthem [...]

Christians remember Peter Jennings:
Known widely in the Christian community for his promotion of understanding faith and religion in America, Jennings was responsible for the first religion beat on a major television network, ABC….
Having grown up in an Anglican home, Jennings was intrigued by the role religion played in North American society. He experienced its importance [...]