Crosswalk.com en-us Sunday, May 18, 2008 Sunday, May 18, 2008 rss.aspx support@crosswalk.com support@crosswalk.com http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/crosswalkredesign/images/display/crosswalk_logo_blue_tiny.gif http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/jwhite/ http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/JWhite/11575767/ A new church had a trailer, full of church supplies and equipment, stolen. In a unique reaction, they rented billboards throughout their city to communicate to the perpetrators. I would assume the goal was a unique marketing opportunity, the chance for some sympathetic financial support, and the offer of forgiveness and reconciliation with the perpetrator. But the church may have gotten more than they bargained for, particularly from one billboard in particular: CHURCH TRAILER THIEF, Stealing from God…Ballsy. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:42:00 GMT 11575767 Dr. James Emery White http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/JWhite/11574666/ There can be little doubt about the power, the influence and the inspiration of Oprah. Her career began with a local radio station when she was just 19. Then, through hard work and talent, she worked her way up through television as newscaster and anchor, through Tennessee and Maryland, until finally, in 1984, she moved to WLS-TV in Chicago to host a local talk show, which became such a hit it eventually went national. And the rest, as they say, is history. Now she is arguably the best-known woman in the world, with an influence that extends into television, magazines, movies, book publishing, and the internet. By her 20th anniversary as host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she had become a billionaire and assembled a U.S. television audience of more than 49 million viewers each week – which does not include her broadcasts in 122 other countries. This past year, Forbes magazine named her the most influential celebrity for 2007. But Oprah is more than a celebrity. She is even more than a brand, or a business. She has become a cultural force. Thu, 01 May 2008 07:40:00 GMT 11574666 Dr. James Emery White http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/JWhite/11573565/ It stretches 548 feet across the vast, open space of Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London, the national gallery of international modern and contemporary art. Titled “Shibboleth,” the Columbian sculptor Doris Salcedo has created a jagged, open crack down the length of the museum’s massive concrete floor. It begins small at the top of the slope as a hairline crack, and then widens as it progresses, gaining depth and creating additional, smaller fissures. The meaning? Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:29:00 GMT 11573565 Dr. James Emery White http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/JWhite/11572027/ Imagine a website that encourages plastic surgery and extreme dieting in the search for the perfect figure. Not hard to imagine, right? Now imagine such a website designed for girls as young as nine. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:45:00 GMT 11572027 Dr. James Emery White http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/JWhite/11570908/ *Editor’s Note: This was first distributed in March of 2005, and has been re-issued on or near Good Friday since that first release. good (good) adj. bet’ter, best I. a general term of approval or commendation 1. suitable to a purpose; effective; b) producing favorable results; beneficial The amazing thing about Good Friday is that it was - and is - part of the “good” declared by God at creation. “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31, NIV). The fall was not good; sin, disobedience, suffering is not good. But God’s purpose in creation, and the redemptive drama that ensued, was – and is – good. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:49:00 GMT 11570908 Dr. James Emery White