The movie MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN hits theaters today. MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. When Christy (played by Jennifer Garner) discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for... read more
The movie THE YOUNG MESSIAH hits theaters today. I recently had the opportunity to see a preview screening of the movie at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville a few weeks ago. The film is powerful. The production quality is stellar. The casting is great, including familiar faces like Sean... read more
I had the opportunity on Thursday, February 18th to attend The Conservative Convention in Greenville, South Carolina as a member of the press. The event was attended by nearly 5,000 South Carolinians and featured a number of conservative authors, commentators and presidential candidates, including David Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dr. Ben... read more
The movie RISEN hits theaters today. RISEN is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune. Clavius and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton) are instructed by Pontius Pilate to oversee... read more
As a Church Media Director, if you are a guy, you need to have the ability to minister to both the men and women on your team. You need to make both aware of ministry opportunities available to them. We also need to learn from people who masters at their... read more
To be honest, I was not as impressed with the Superbowl Commercials on Sunday night’s game as I have been in year’s past. You would think for Superbowl 50 they would pull out some big guns, but there were only a few that really grabbed my attention. As Church Media... read more
Close to a year ago I began writing these blogs here on twelve thirty. Several times you have heard me write about the effects of media on how people make their decisions and with this being a big election year there is no doubt the media will have its play... read more
As we led our volunteer teams at our churches, we need to be involved in the conversations that are important to our culture. Obviously this year, the political scene is a hot topic of discussion. As leaders in our churches, we need to be informed and knowledgable of our... read more
There have been many faith-based films and tv projects over the last few years, including films like War Room, God’s Not Dead, A.D. The Bible Continues, and others. Few deal with as serious a topic as a film that opens nationwide today. Caged No More is an entertaining feature film that... read more
Plex Media Server, I believe, is the best kept secret when it comes to your Digital Entertainment Library. This is a tool that I use to organize and access my entire digital media collection. Movies, TV Shows, home videos, photos, content that I produce for churches and ministries – everything... read more
Hello there, Ashley Bratcher here on the blog today to share a little bit about a project I’m working on. Most of you know me from my roles in 90 Minutes in Heaven, Badge of Faith, and as the lead actress from the faith-based romantic drama Princess Cut. What many... read more
Being a believer in Hollywood is a tricky thing. There are some that are very open about their faith – I spoke with actor Kirk Cameron in my last post about his experiences. Other well known and vocal Christians in Hollywood include producing team Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, actors... read more