Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Christian Movie (Nominees)

"It's our third day of announcing our nominees for the first-ever Plugged In Movie Awards. On Tuesday we rolled out our picks for Best Movie for Kids. Yesterday it was Best Movie for Teens. Today we're looking at the category of Best Christian Movie released in 2012.

This is our effort to recognize some of the work being done in the Christian film industry. As it grows, gaining momentum in terms of both box office clout and artistic merit, we're seeing more things every year that are worth taking a second look at. Or, as the case may be, handing out accolades to."

Award Nominees are:

- Blue Like Jazz
- Monumental
- October Baby
- Rogue Saints
- Unconditional

Be sure to head over to the blog and vote for your favorite! However if you want the vote to count...you'll have to create an account on their website, but hey it's Focus on the Family, so why not?

Donut Summit

A very creative take on health-care reform!

What does the debate over health care reform have in common with Southern hospitality? Stuart Shepard relives his Bible college quartet days in his Stoplight^® commentary. - Click Here

Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty? C.A. Part 3

"On October 14, Lord Christopher Monckton, a noted climate change skeptic, gave a presentation in St. Paul, MN. In this 4-minute excerpt from his speech, he issues a dire warning to all Americans regarding the United Nations Climate Change Treaty, scheduled to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009." You can view the full 90 minute speech here. In the full speech he covers the truth about global warming, banning of DDT, cures for HIV, global population control and much more! You can also download the PowerPoint here.

I highly encourage you to go to the GlobalClimateScam website for more information about Monckton, videos and download-able resources. They also have a download of the treaty you can look at!
After you watch the video, you should listen to this radio broadcast that gives a lot more information about the system that is being setup.

This is a recent episode from Brannon Howse's radio program "Worldview Matters" and it is FREE through Oct. 30th! "On today's program Gary revealed first hand information that was gained from his membership in an organization while a government employee...Gary told Brannon off air, at the end of the program, that he has never revealed this much information on any radio program...Gary is a very credible researcher and just spoke for a conference in Minnesota hosted by Jan Markell that was attended by 5,000 to 7,000 people."" Listen to or download the mp3 here.

Another resource that I have found thought-provoking recently is the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, "Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom." If you haven't heard this audio drama, I encourage you to do so. If you already own it but haven't listened to it in a while...you might dig it back out. It's interesting to listen to in light of current events and our nation's possible future!

Jelly Telly BIG NEWS!

I've blogged about Phil Vischer's Story and the Creation of Jelly Telly, but now there is more news that I found to be quite exciting...you'll understand why in a minute...

Phil Vischer
1) "First, we have a new partner for JellyTelly. That partner is Focus on the Family, the giant Christian ministry that sort of started the whole Christian kids media movement with projects like McGee & Me and Adventures in Odyssey. They believe JellyTelly is a wonderful way to serve families in our web-savvy age."

2) "Second big news - we're also launching the most ambitious educational project I've ever been involved in....We have begun production on a 13-DVD series starring all the characters from JellyTelly that will walk kids all the way through the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - and explain our faith and what it means to live it. The project is called "What's in the Bible?" and we will bring it to market with Tyndale House Publishers, the folks that brought us the Living Bible, as well as all those early Focus on the Family videos like McGee & Me and Last Chance Detectives."

This last paragraph here is really what I'm excited about! A dvd series that hopefully doesn't just entertain but teaches children what is IN the Bible and how it relates to current events and our life. I have high hopes for this new project:
"I am monstrously excited about this project, because we're attempting to do something no one has really done before. We taught a lot of Bible stories over the years with VeggieTales, but we never really taught the Bible. I mean, the whole thing. Where did it come from? What does it mean? How does it affect our lives? And that's what we're going to do with "What's in the Bible?" - hosted by Buck Denver and friends, as well as, ahem, yours truly. (Yes, I'm going to be in it, too. It seemed like at certain points we need a real person talking about God.)"

Read Phil's full blog post here. If you don't click on any of the other "Read More" links in this article, I highly recommend this one! It will give you a better overview and details of this new project. 

Christian Retailing reports:

"The 13-part "What's in the Bible?" set is due to launch in March 2010 with the release of the first two volumes, tentatively titled In the Beginning and Let My People Go!

Characters in the new series will be from Jelly Telly, the faith-based Internet program Vischer created through his Jellyfish Labs, in partnership with Focus on the Family, though the DVD content will be exclusive.

"We're excited to team up," said Katara Patton, Tyndale's acquisitions director for children and youth. "Tyndale's foundation is built on making the Word of God applicable and understandable to children. This new DVD series is a wonderful way to bring the Bible to life and to help kids know God and His Word.""

Full article here.

Tyndale

"“Looking back, it almost feels like the simple lessons of VeggieTales were the appetizer, and we’re ready now for the main course!” declared Vischer.

Content in the “What’s in the Bible?” series will be exclusive to the DVDs, but the characters will also appear on www.JellyTelly.com, Vischer’s faith-based daily Internet program in partnership with Focus on the Family."

Read more.

You can also visit the JELLY TELLY WEBSITE.