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[Note: This is not a movie review but an assessment of some of the themes of the movie that might interest parents.]   “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban” is […]

[Note: As noted in my evaluation of the first Harry Potter movie, this is not a movie review but rather an evaluation of the movie, especially for parents of younger […]

There are enough reviews and articles about “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone,” to make it unnecessary for this article to discuss the money the movie is taking in, the […]

[NOTE: Parents, please keep in mind that this movie is rated PG-13, “parents strongly cautioned,” and for good reason. A few reviewers commented that the PG-13 is for “fantasy violence.” But […]

This is not a regular review but rather my observations on the pagan and occult aspects of the movie, “Frozen 2.” Pagan or occult aspects from the film are noted […]

First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2003   [Quotes and page references are from Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God for Teens (NY: Scholastic, […]

Are you a teen who has read the book by Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God for Teens? If so, this essay is especially for you.   Conversations with God […]

First published in Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010; it has been slightly altered for the website.   The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer has sold over 85 million […]

“It was not just a scream, it was a blood-curdling shriek of agony. The horrifying sound cut off with a gurgle, and her eyes rolled back into her head. Her […]

“I wanted his venom to poison my system.” Bella, speaking of her desire to have Edward turn her into a vampire “Quil . . . imprinted . . . with a two-year-old?” Bella, […]