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Though it dropped out of the Top Ten charts, Amazing Grace only missed it by one place. It's still ahead of 90 films in theatres right now, so it's quite possible for it to climb back into the pull-down menus this coming weekend.

Well maybe it didn't launch my career, but this view atop the Sears Tower certainly started the travel bug in me. I haven't been up here since third grade, but the view is still quite impressive. Back then it had a profound impact. There were many things the Lord used to prepare me to do a lot of tr...

Amazing Grace is #10 at the Box Office, but there are a few showings left before the books close on opening weekend.  I spoke with some who said it wasn't playing in their area.  It is a limited release, but some theaters were added last minute.  Check  Fandango.com to see i...

I just gave another interview on Charlie Rizzo's radio program "Let It Grow": click to listen.

I talked about The Acts tonight and Amazing Grace, which opened last night.

We took several from our church to see Amazing Grace tonight. I expected to catch more details, which I did. But I was sideswiped by the tears that flowed fresh again and again throughout the film, especially through Albert Finney's portrayal of former slave trader John Newton. Hopefully this film d...

I hope you'll be seeing Amazing Grace tonight, so set your VTRs if you'd like to see a segment on the technology that my Dad is using to mark his pears instead of stickers. Well, he will as soon as the FDA approves. The sticker companies, as you can imagine, are lobbying against it.

The Food Netw...

I slipped away from a NYC cold snap to perform Beyond the Chariots in Phoenix, AZ, but I was the one to be blessed, and not just by the great weather! My performance was a part of a conference hosted by Faith Church of the Valley. I heard from dynamic speakers from around the world.

I was also able ...

I'll be performing my play, The Acts on Saturday, February 24, at 7pm. I'll be backed up by a live band, and the artwork of Jim Warren, former creative director for MTV and currently our pastor.

Tickets: Suggested Donation $20/Seniors and Students with ID: $15.

Call for reservations: 914.287.7620.

L...

Ken Wales was just interviewed by ChristianityToday.com. He spearheaded the production of Amazing Grace, which opens this Friday, the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, Wales discusses upcoming projects, including With Wings as Eagles, the rest of the Chariots Of Fire sto...

...to suffer in the heat of Phoenix, Arizona.

>From Inter-Mission (Inter-Mission.net):

PATRICIA HEATON & DAVID HUNT PLUS WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY V.P. JOIN AMAZING GRACE PANEL

Hot off the press - Wilberforce University Vice President for Institutional Advancement Marshall Mitchell as well as producers Patricia Heaton and David Hunt (see...

I was just interviewed on Charlie Rizzo's radio program, "Let It Grow." We talked about my recent trip to China, including how people can help supply Bibles, which are legally printed in China. I also talked about The Acts, which I'll perform at Westchester Chapel, our home church. This ...

I've devoted my life to a career in theatre, knowing that films changed my life as a boy.

Tonight I experienced the kind of film that could inspire someone to be a world-changer.

I caught a sneek preview of Amazing Grace, which opens in theatres nationwide on February 23.

I was weeping through mu...