Award Shows: Fan-Voted Vs. Industry

Award Shows: Fan-Voted Vs. Industry
  • March 15, 2017
  • Christian Entertainment

For every hobby and passion out there, award shows exist to highlight the people and projects that are making the biggest impact. In the entertainment world, some of the biggest award shows are the Grammys, the Oscars, and the Emmys. These institutions have a long history and winning one means that your career will forever be viewed in a different light. Aside from the big award shows, the entertainment industry also has a number of other special achievements in awards like the Screen Actors Guild and the CMA Awards. These special awards listed above are all considered industry awards. That means they are voted on by people are employed by the industry being highlighted. In music, this is often record executives, session players, and songwriters.

Why Should I Support Christian Businesses?

Why Should I Support Christian Businesses?
  • March 14, 2017
  • Christian Living

In our day-to-day lives, we make a number of decisions that impact the economy. When we fill up our cars with gasoline, grab lunch with a friend, or decide to buy a new washing machine, we are making choices with our money that affect a variety of businesses. Of course, we don’t think about it that way. Most of the time we’re just trying to make it through the day, picking businesses to support either through convenience or in keeping with our budgets. No one can argue with those decision-making methods, but do Christians do enough to support Christian businesses?

Christian Celebrities in TV and Film: How to Support Them

Christian Celebrities in TV and Film: How to Support Them
  • March 9, 2017
  • Movies

No Christian would be surprised to learn that the majority of pop culture is created by people who do not belong to the Christian faith. Just by watching the popular films and television shows that are available today, we can see that there are very few Christian characters. It seems that most Christian celebrities that come out of TV shows are often the stars of a reality program like “Duck Dynasty.” Films that feature Christian characters are usually independently produced and distributed because major studios aren’t interested in backing them.

Christian Movie Reviews: Why Do We Need Them?

Christian Movie Reviews: Why Do We Need Them?
  • March 7, 2017
  • Movies

We’ve all been part of one of those trips to the movies where a group is deciding which movie they should see. Unless there is a film everyone is dying to see, there is usually a checklist that a person runs through to make the decision easier. First, what’s the plot of the film? If that gets a positive or neutral reaction, the next step is naming who’s in it. The final step is checking to see what the reviews say. This is a make or break moment for a lot of moviegoers. After all, if the people who do this for a living say a movie is bad, it must be bad. Why should we care what the reviews say? And what about Christian movie reviews?

Biggest Christian Rock Bands of Today

Biggest Christian Rock Bands of Today
  • March 7, 2017
  • Music

Over the last 30 years, Christian music has expanded to include a variety of different sounds and musicians. While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying some throwback to the days of Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and others, today’s lineup of Christian artists offers a little more diversity. One genre that really took off in the late 90’s was Christian rock. Just like any other area of music, Christian rock bands each bring their own style of rock’n’roll to the scene. Some bands sound harder, employ their instruments differently, or write different kinds of lyrics than other groups of a similar background.

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