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> Is there not in every human soul, and was there not in the soul of
> Jean Valjean, an essential spark, an element of the divine;
> indestructable in this world and immortal in the next, which
> goodness can preserve, nourish and fan into flame, and which evil
> can never quite extin...
12.21.07 03:22 PM - Comment(s)

This artwork was done by Riquelmys, who we sponsor through Compassion. He lives in the Dominican Republic and has been a blessing to us for many years.

This year has been quite full. Between Rich & Joyce we had about 240 performances or teachings in 18 states and 7 foreign nations.

Here are some...
12.20.07 06:30 PM - Comment(s)

Last night I dropped by The Nativity on Times Square put on by Project Dance ( http://ProjectDance.com). I've known the Cutlips who founded Project Dance for years, so Ron threw me into the choir. Before I knew it there was a buzz of flashes. I thought how cool it was that the birth of Jesus was act...
12.19.07 01:07 PM - Comment(s)
I just found a website with three short films, which are pretty cool modern parables: Knowing-God.topc.com.
12.17.07 12:18 PM - Comment(s)
From UK
Just returned from a phenomenal trip to the UK.

I got to perform Beyond the Chariots, Jonah from Big Fish Little Worm and "Harvey Silverstein", written by Mac Nelson, from Views of the Manger, for a church in Birmingham. In London I performed "Lazarus", written by former...
12.14.07 06:07 PM - Comment(s)
You made my weekend.  You livened it up.
--Gina Atkinson
Birmingham, England
after seeing Jonah and Harvey Silverstein
12.13.07 12:45 PM - Comment(s)
"( Beyond the Chariots) was heroic and noble."
--Sam Witherington
Birmingham, England
12.11.07 05:03 PM - Comment(s)
I couldn't believe that a single man could project such a large picture.
--Hazel Brookes
Birmingham, England
After a performance of Beyond the Chariots
12.11.07 05:02 PM - Comment(s)

We're relaxing in Washington, DC, where my nephew made this swell bird.

Inside was a chocolate egg. Inside the egg was a plastic yoke. Inside the yoke was a dragon. Who knew a turkey could give birth to such a thing?
11.22.07 07:17 PM - Comment(s)

I was back at Carnegie Hall for the third time in as many months. This time it was to hear another MasterWorks (MasterWorksFestival.org) intructor, Dag Eriksen with the Bergen Symphony. They came over from Norway for a US tour.

The NY Times review didn't mention that the audience called the conducto...
11.19.07 09:57 AM - Comment(s)

How can we truly have grateful hearts at Thanksgiving with the bad choices people make all around us?

Join us at 7pm the night before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, at Westchester Chapel for "In All Circumstances," a sketch based on portions of The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. Co...
11.16.07 06:47 PM - Comment(s)
Ken Wales joined us at MasterWorks last summer (click here for the post). Ken recently was used as the centerpiece on an article on a very encouraging article, Faith on Film in Charisma. Starting today the DVD of his film Amazing Grace is available on DVD.
Amazing Grace, DVD

Amazing Grace, from accla...
11.14.07 12:13 AM - Comment(s)
Mac Nelson, who was best man at our wedding, just published a book, Waiting for My Fingers: One Man's Reflection on Sin, Suffering, Healing and Victory. Joyce and I are both mentioned in this amazing story, and some of you were even praying for him through one of my blogs ( SwinglePrayer) before, ...
11.13.07 11:33 PM - Comment(s)
Last summer at MasterWorks John Kirby spoke about how he coached Jim Caviezel and many other actors on the Word of Promise project. He played an excerpt, which was so compelling. It's now available...

The Word of Promise

The Word of Promise New Testament Audio Bible uses Dramati...
11.13.07 10:50 PM - Comment(s)
I just rediscovered an article on the Welch Revival. It broke out on October 31, 1904. Christianit Today reported that "crime levels plummeted and courts were closed because there were no cases to hear; families were reunited and marriages were restored; epidemic levels of drunkenness and viole...
11.06.07 10:43 AM - Comment(s)
I can't sit through an entire movie. I have an extremely short attention span, but this play (Beyond the Chariots, http://BeyondtheChariots) really held my interest.
--Stacy V. Fields
White Plains, NY
10.31.07 06:39 PM - Comment(s)

Eastbrook Church ( http://EastbrookChurch.org) hosted my plays over the last two weekends. They have teams either on or prepping for trips to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Mexico.
10.29.07 02:15 AM - Comment(s)

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