Category Archives: Television

Batman, Hancock, and Bishop Sheen

Many years ago Bishop Fulton J. Sheen delivered a television Christmas message entitled “Superman and Christmas” on his Life is Worth Living television program. With the enormous popularity of the movies Hancock and Batman, some of his ideas are worth re-examining.

August 3, 2008 – 12:52 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Movies, Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology | Comments Off on Batman, Hancock, and Bishop Sheen

GRACE (Not Eight) IS ENOUGH

He knows what it profits to gain the world but lose his soul; Willie Aames  was  on the top of the Hollywood world as teen star. Maylo Upton-Aames absorbed the pains and pleasures of this Present Evil Age; then she learned that the Greek word for “saved” is the same as the word for “healed” […]

April 13, 2008 – 11:32 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Books, Men and Women, Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom | Comments Off on GRACE (Not Eight) IS ENOUGH

Did the Kingdom of God Peek into American Idol ?

April 11, 2008 – 1:38 pm | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Videos | Comments Off on Did the Kingdom of God Peek into American Idol ?

“The Role of Zoey Brooks is Being Played by _________”

When Jesus challenged his followers to “Follow Me”, He suggested that they see the world as He saw it, and let Him rule their decision making process. Does the challenge mean anything less when offered by a pregnant, unmarried sixteen year old girl?

January 4, 2008 – 9:17 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Men and Women, Television | Comments (1)

Out Of the Abundance of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks

 Violating a social taboo has been a universal technique for generating laughter in a cohesive society. For example, in some tribal societies, the clown-shaman could make the group laugh by pretending to drink cow urine and enjoy the taste. This may be the Ur “shock” comedy. However, rather than universal, most comedy is social, that […]

April 13, 2007 – 8:21 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in radio, Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom | Comments (2)