June 1, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is currently addressing Democratic National Convention (virtually) from Lansing Michigan.

Memorial Day— via Billy Graham (1953): "'When American people and the people of the world begin seeking the righteousness of God first and the kingdom of God first, then we are going to see an end to strife and war and problems and suffering.' In this 1953 Hour of Decision…

– May 30, 2022
via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

– February 6, 2022
Maundy Thursday— "On this Thursday before Good Friday, Christians of all colors and stripes celebrate three events on the last night our Lord spent with his apostles before the Crucifixion: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. "The…

– April 14, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

– February 27, 2022
via America: The Jesuit Review (May 20, 2022)— "On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a public statement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a life-long Catholic, will be barred from Communion in her home diocese of San Francisco. Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s 'The Gloria…

– May 22, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

– June 5, 2022
via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 10: Romans 10:1-3, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of…

– July 24, 2022
Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

– April 17, 2022

Local student viewing stereocard at Rentschler Farm Museum

A Century Before Emagine Showed “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” Rentschler Farmhouse Had 3D Entertainment

August 9, 2018

How long has stereoscopic photography been available to everyday consumers? [1] The cliché image is that of a more seriously dressed movie theater audience, men wearing jackets and ties, women in dresses, focused with rapt attention on an unseen screen before them — wearing cardboard glasses. When color version of these images from the 1950s can be found it’s obvious that one eye sees through a green lens, the other red. This allowed people to ....

Exclusive Interview with Paul Glantz on Disney-Fox Studios Deal, Part 2

February 14, 2018

As Mayor of Saline, Brian Marl has long been a patron and proponent of Emagine Theatres. “It’s exciting to see a movie in a theatre,” he said to the Saline Journal earlier this month. He went on to cite a few of the features that distinguish our Saline theatre from competitors, including a unique approach to customer service, its food menu and bar, and spacious seating. Last Thursday, the Saline Journal ran the first segment ....

Exclusive Interview with Paul Glantz on Disney-Fox Studios Deal, Part 1

February 8, 2018

It’s hard to believe that Emagine Theatre opened its Saline movie center less than a year ago. More than just another place to see the newest motion pictures, it feels like this is where you’ve always gone to fully immerse yourself in total entertainment experiences. But 2017 closed with an announcement that Walt Disney Company had completed a deal to acquire the film studio business of 21st Century Fox. Some news outlests were quick to ....

“12 Angry Jurors” convene to decide one man’s fate in SHS Drama Club stage production November 22, 23, and 24, 2019

November 18, 2019

Sixty-five years ago, Ronald Rose wrote a teleplay focused on so much of what might happen after lawyers have made their closing arguments in a murder trial, and before final verdict was read. [1] The story played out in a single room, where exactly one dozen jurors debated their assignment to decide the fate of a defendant charged with murder — the penalty for which would be death. This weekend, our Saline High School (SHS) Drama Club ....

“Games Divorced People Play” Can Help Marriages as Well as Divorces

November 19, 2009

It seems that some people can go through entire marriages without much genuine interaction. Then they hire lawyers, have their proverbial day in court, and divorce — ostensibly to move on with their separate lives in new directions. Yet it only takes a few months before they truly come to appreciate the need for a fresh look at the way they are then currently dealing with their former spouses. Yes, they’re divorced. But the dialogues and ....