Artist Spotlight: Crown of Mercy

By Gerard W. Medicis

Formed in 2005, Crown of Mercy is a Christian progressive rock/metal band from Scottsburg, Indiana.  Their first self-produced and released CD, “New Beginnings” made its debut on July 28, 2007.  Following in the tradition of many prog rock bands before them, New Beginnings is a concept album. 
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Movie Review: The Theory of Everything

By Donald James Parker

I find it interesting (and also a little disturbing) when the director of a movie plays one of the lead roles.  I wonder how someone can do that successfully, since it is almost impossible to be objective about one's own performance. David DeVos seems to pull it off okay in this movie.  However, I think Victor Lundin steals the show as a mentally impaired, sweet-and-sour old man who is searching for the theory of everything–which will scientifically prove the existence of God.  Frances Black portrays the wife very nicely in her film debut.   David's real wife, Stephanie, was a co-producer of the movie.  Both children in the movie were David and Stephanie's real-life daughters. The oldest child reminded me of the middle daughter on Full House. One reviewer said that the actors acted naturally, giving the appearance of not acting at all.  In my estimation, being real should always be the goal of an actor, so in that regard this movie could be considered successful.
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Is Reality TV Really Reality?

By Carolyn Weeks May

I never thought I’d like the reality television shows, so when flicking through the channels, I would always pass them by.  One night, desperately seeking for something relaxing to watch and after surfing from beginning to end and finding nothing, I started browsing the channels again and happened to pause on a program called Nanny 911. After watching it for a minute or two, I decided to finish watching the entire show.  I was delighted and went back for more.  Each episode found not merely one life being changed but an entire family being made new by parents learning how to properly rear their children. It was wonderful seeing Christian principles for raising children being applied in almost every circumstance.
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