Television

Joel Tanis, the creator of the children's TV series "Come on Over," believes the Bible couldn't have started any better.

The image of God drafting history by designing heaven and earth is one that's always stuck with Tanis. The beauty of it, the Holland, Michigan-TV actor and producer said, is seeing God's imagination interact with existence firsthand. It's a message of creativity Tanis hopes rings loud and clear in "Come on Over" to kids of all ages.

"We know right from the start that God is creating and relational," Tanis said of Genesis. "Part of being made in God's image is that we're creative. I think people are inherently creative and inherently made to be creative with others. We should start developing those things early." more >>

Has Hollywood lost touch with Middle America? According to The Christian Film & Television Commission, the city of lights and big dreams does not know how to appeal to the average American. Yet, other observers insist Christians may be expecting too much from a sector controlled by "nonbelievers."

"They don't know how to market to the average American who is a churchgoing Christian who believes in God, country, and family," said Dr. Ted Baehr, the ministry’s founder and chairman, in a released statement

"Year in and year out, our statistics show that moviegoers prefer family-friendly movies with positive Christian, wholesome, patriotic, conservative, and traditional moral values," he stated. more >>

Giuliana Rancic, a television host and media personality, has been in the headlines for her public battle with breast cancer. Now, she has spoken out about the importance of religion in her healing.

In an interview with People, Rancic said, “We go to church every Sunday. And we did before, but it never meant as a much as it does now. We prayed on our own, but now we prayed together and you’ll never know how much that means until you do it. Bill and I have changed our lives in that one way.”

Rancic is married to businessman Bill Rancic, and the two have their own reality show on Style Network. Their show gained much attention for the stars’ candid experiences with infertility and miscarriage. On Oct. 17, 2011, Rancic announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and on Dec. 5 she had a double mastectomy. more >>

Joel Osteen told Oprah Winfrey in an interview Sunday that his message was one of hope for all people, not just those in the Christian community.

In the interview, which appeared Sunday on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” Oprah questioned Osteen about the frequent criticism he receives for talking so much about prosperity and so little about Christ.

“There’s a belief that you’re supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don’t see the Bible that way,” the megachurch Pastor said. “I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others.” more >>

Exclusive Interview with Marc Martel of the Christian rock band Downhere and Winner of The Queen Extravaganza contest.

The Christian Post: Where did you develop this passion for music when you were younger and who did you dream to be?

Marc Martel: Definitely my passion for music came from my mom. She is a piano player and a choir director at my church. My earliest memories of music and just really loving the sound of music itself was her playing the piano for me and my brother and sister at night as we were falling asleep at night, and she'd play Beethoven to us and I think that's where it all started to me. I ended up taking piano lessons at a really young age, I took like years of piano lessons and I always loved to sing. more >>

The series premiere of ABC's “Celebrity Wife Swap” on Tuesday night was full of religious complications, as it paired up the families of evangelical Christian Ted Haggard and New Age spiritualist Gary Busey. However, that didn't stop Haggard from opening up about how his past mistakes have impacted him and his family.

"Jesus ministered in Jerusalem, was crucified in Jerusalem, but if he would have resurrected in Athens or Rome, it wouldn't have worked. He had to resurrect in Jerusalem,” Haggard told actor Gary Busey and his fiancee, Steffanie Sampson, at the end of the show.

“Ted Haggard ministered in Colorado Springs, I was crucified, because of my own faults, in Colorado Springs, I have to resurrect in Colorado Springs.” more >>