Mark's Ignite Column

Did you know Mark has a long-running Q&A column in Ignite Your Faith magazine (the pub formerly known as Campus Life)? It's a media advice column where readers submit questions about movies, TV, music, and the Internet.

Here's a taste from the Jan/Feb '07 issue:

Q. My youth pastor refers to "redeeming" movies a lot. He says that some mainstream movies might be made by non-Christians, but are still redeeming. What does that mean?

A. . . . A recent example: In Akeelah and the Bee, a girl growing up without a dad in the rough part of L.A. is given the unlikely chance to win the national spelling bee. Why? Because one man sacrifices his time, energy, and emotional stability to invest in her training. He isn't shown to be a Christian, but he displays some Christlike attitudes that improve the lives of folks he cares about. . . .

Read more Qs and As here. Then check out the rest of the IYF site and think about hitting the 'rents up for a subscription. It's a fine mag.