Lori Loughlin started her career as a child actor but became famous playing moms. And not the kind that bribe college administrators. The other kind. Down to earth, honest, hardworking moms who teach life lessons to plucky teenage girls. She is probably best known for her role as Aunt Becky on the ABC sitcom Full House. Becky was a successful career woman who met and married Jesse Katsopolis, the brother of Danny Tanner’s deceased wife.…
The Bible asserts that belief in God as our Creator is the front door to understanding everything else about Him (Heb. 11:6). Hollywood just gave us evidence to back that up. After being stalled for two years, Universal Studios finally released “Mary Magdalene,” in which Rooney Mara plays the title character and Joaquin Phoenix portrays Jesus. As far as quality goes, Richard Brody, a reviewer for The New Yorker, describes the film as “a sludgy,…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were visiting a private Catholic school near London on March 20, shaking hands and greeting excited fans of all ages. But when Prince Harry reached out to shake hands with four-year-old Emmanuel Osei, the boy appeared confused. “When is Prince Harry coming?” he asked. “But I’m Prince Harry,” the Royal replied. But Emmanuel just figured this man didn’t understand the question, so he repeated…
Lately Scientology has been pulverized in books and docuseries by celebrities such as Leah Remini. So the organization badly needs a PR boost. It found it in a very unsurprising place. Last month Tom Cruise’s daughter, Isabella, became the new face for a Scientology recruiting email. She extolled the virtues of the religious group and thanked her dad for “everything.” She recently completed Scientology’s training to become an “auditor,” someone who leads other Scientologists through…
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in February, Kelsey Grammer, the actor best known for the TV sitcom “Frasier,” was asked about the swift departure of Rosanne Barr from the reboot of her show last year. Considering a restart of his own popular show, Grammer was encouraged by the initial success of Barr’s reboot. But in May of 2018 Barr insulted Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama administration official, with a comment on Twitter that…
On March 12, fifty people were charged in “the college admissions scandal.” Unless you have been asleep this month, you know what I am talking about. Wealthy people bribed and cheated to assure their kids a path into elite universities. Among those scooped up in the net were actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, so they have become the faces of the scandal. It’s a complicated mess and has brought various reactions from all kinds…
We can’t help ourselves. If Tim Tebow speaks, we listen. Not just Christians, but everyone. Christians love his testimony, and non-Christians hate it. But no one ignores it. And almost no one ignores him. Why? Well, because sometimes—ok, nearly all the time—he says things that make even the most cynical unbeliever perk up, be encouraged, and go out the door for another day. In mid-February he was, once again, defending himself against naysayers who sniff…
Last September, Geoffrey Owens, the actor best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux in the Cosby Show, was photographed bagging groceries at a Trader Joes in New Jersey. Suddenly, he was famous again. And not in a good way. The photo tumbled across the internet and generated hundreds of unkind comments and insults toward Owens. Rapidly actors locked arms to defend Owens, to denounce “job shaming,” and to reflect on the value of work.…
Leaders make choices, and one of the most significant is how they will lead. Some lead by position, power, or pride. Others by principle. In a 2018 interview with Business Because, Sarah Mangia, the senior director of the Leadership Initiative at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, explained that “We define principled leadership as the alignment of a leader’s behavior, or perceived behavior, with his or her values.” Yet, human nature…
Ah. Valentine’s Day. Love is everywhere. And so is loneliness. And if you feel lonely in the season of love, ironically, you are not alone. Researchers say that one out of ten Americans say they feel isolated and alone all or most of the time. In 2017 former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called loneliness a “growing health epidemic.” And in the UK loneliness is so prevalent that the government now has a Minister of…