Florida movie about ministry for troubled

A husband and wife come to realize that waves of change can begin with a single ripple in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Safe Harbor,” premiering Saturday, May 30. Based on a true story, “Safe Harbor” stars three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Treat Williams (“Everwood”) and Nancy Travis (“The Bill Engvall Show”) as a sea-loving couple who forgo their long-planned retirement to help troubled teens turn their lives around.

Slumdogs and slavery

On the Monday morning following the Oscars, U.S. news websites splashed the announcement that the “little film that could,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” had garnered the Best Picture of 2008 award. Buried on many of the same web pages was news that 48 children had been rescued from prostitution, and several pimps were arrested during the previous week in an FBI sting operation. The juxtaposition and implied importance of the two news stories was striking.

Baltimore’s Bergesen glorifying God

Brad Bergesen crumpled to the dirt, face down and motionless. It wasn’t the pain, per se. It just happened so quickly, he needed a few moments to collect himself.

The ball had smashed into Bergesen’s left shin and careened into the infield grass, where the catcher scooped it up and threw to first base for the third out of the inning. Bergesen, a young right-hander for the Orioles, popped up and trotted to the dugout – propelled by adrenaline more than the assurance that everything was fine.