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Sunday, March 25th, 2007On Friday night, 20/20 spotlighted religious money changers in a segment called “Enough!” and profiled a financial accountability group called Ministry Watch that helps expose Christian ministries who refuse to be transparent in how they use donations. John Stossel generally does a good job with these kinds of common sensical approaches to scandal. It was, [...]
“The Art of Speaking in Tongues”
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Nightline’s got it covered, here. Following this New York Times article last November, Nightline reported on the same study tonight. “When they are actually engaged in this whole very intense spiritual practice … their frontal lobes tend to go down in activity. … It is very consistent with the kind of experience they have, because [...]
Amazing Grace
Friday, March 16th, 2007Eric Metaxas’ book about the greatest world changer the world has forgotten, William Wilberforce, is once again on the NYT Best Sellers list (4 weeks in a row!) and it seems to be building steam judging from the growing media coverage. I just received my copy of the book, and I promise a real review [...]
Who knew? Midriffs are “harmful”
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that the proliferation of sexual images of girls and young women in the media is harming their self-image and development. + You know it’s bad when the American Psychological Association issues press releases commenting on it. + Article from Medical News Today. + Watch CNN’s Report. Related + Mooks, [...]
Emerging Voices: The MySpace Cry
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007The March 2007 issue of Charisma features “The Myspace Cry.” The MySpace Cry By Jeremy Del RÃÂo What does the fact that so many kids share intimacies online say about the church? Jesus once asked His disciples: “‘Are you listening to Me? Really listening?’” (Matt. 11:15, The Message). Thousands of teens in our society are [...]
Serial midriffs gone wild
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Last week, before Britney’s latest buzzkill, Newsweek asked if serial midriffs Britney, Paris, Lindsay, and Nicole have finally gone too far. Something’s in the air, and I wouldn’t call it love. Like never before, our kids are being bombarded by images of oversexed, underdressed celebrities who can’t seem to step out of a car without [...]
Wednesday’s Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007Who says you can’t fight City Hall … and win? GenXcel’s YouTube Channel.
The Whole Story – Multimedia Style
Friday, January 26th, 2007The Rudy Giuliani moderated debate with NYCHA chairman Ruben Franco was the decisive moment in a protracted struggle for justice when Generation Xcel was wrongfully evicted from its space in the Jacob Riis Houses in September 1997. The news media chronicled the story. Again thanks to Rick Edrich and Spot Creative, we’re finally able to [...]
The Christian Post reports on Mooks and Midriffs
Thursday, January 25th, 2007CP: You talk about media being vital in reaching our youth today. It is important to speak their language to be able to reach them. Yet, among all the material that is found, for instance on the internet, how do you get them to look at Christian material rather than all the things they normally [...]
Mooks, Midriffs, Myspace & More 2
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Mooks, Midriffs, Myspace and More: Engaging a Plugged-in Generation Corporate profiteers produce and market media for a target youth audience they call mooks and midriffs — caricatures that exploit adolescent insecurities and hormones — a strategy described as “grabbing below the belt and reaching for their wallets.” The result: average teens now consume digital media [...]
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