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I'm excited to return for my third year at the Christian Worldview Film Festival and Guild, where I'll teach and perform.

Here are the selected films in which I perform:

Rather to Be Chosen
The Messenger's Box
The Screenwriters
Joni and Friends Family Retreat Trailer ( possibly featured)
Mission Im...

I just got a request for some tips for getting started as a Christian actor, so I thought I'd write a response here.

First, I recommend staying close to the Lord. If you're not, you will be turned this way and that by the ideas of this world, no matter what industry you enter. Get plugged into a C...

Our church, Westchester Chapel, decided to cancel today's Bible study and service since the blizzard prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency for our region. The sermon planned for today will be preached next week, so for this morning I've recorded the sermon I prepared for Providence...

One Film Fan: How was it working with fellow actors Irene Santiago, Stacey Bradshaw, Rich Swingle, and Josh Allen?

Juli Tapken: Rich and Irene–that would be just a straight out “WOW”! Both are truly professional and inspirational to work with. The three of us meshed perfectly for the scene...

When Joyce and I first moved to Midtown Manhattan in 2008 I was coming down this escalator the first time we saw a movie at the AMC Empire 25, and I said a prayer that one day I'd be coming down the same escalators having seen a film in which I'd performed.

Maybe I was prompted to pray that night b...

I just heard from a friend that the trailer for Providence is now playing in the AMC Theatres that will host Providence starting February 12.

Here's another music video with scenes from the film. This one's by Caleb Allen​, the brother of Josh Allen​, who plays my character's teen self. We go...

Here are links to things I spoke about in my second interview with Harold Hendrick, which will air on KSIV-AM 1320 in the St. Louis area and online at www.BottRadioNetwork.com on January 19 at 1:45pm Central:

Beyond the Chariots
Jamey Hudson Taylor, III
The Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp
Pro...

I'll be performing tomorrow for the St. Louis Arts Fellowship, and this is the story of my last performance for them...

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My first interview with Harold Hendricks aired January 14, 2016, on AM 1320 in St. Louis, MO. It is now online, and you can listen by clicking here.

Here are links to things I spoke about:

Performance in St. Louis
Big Fish Little Worm
Grandpa's Memorandum
Beyond the Chariots
The Rocky Mountain Christi...

Loved what you do with Treasure Seekers, the accents, the ideas - superb!
--Cindy Palin
Songwriter and musician
www.NewCindyPalin.com

See her music video for Providence, a film in which I play one of the leads at www.RichDrama.com/DanceOfLife.

Click here for the Palin's love story and details on how to submit your own love story.

Our friend, Cindy Palin, wrote and performed "Dance of Life" for the soundtrack of Providence, the film in which I play one of the leads.

We met Cindy and her husband, Lloyd, when Joyce and I were play...

I'll be performing Big Fish Little Worm near St. Louis on January 17. Click here or the poster for details.

You can send people to this page by sharing www.RichDrama.com/STL.



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This last Sunday of the year had triple coverage at Westchester Chapel! Pastors  Linda Warren, Joyce Swingle and Jim Warren each preached on a section of Revelation 1:4-8:

Pastor Linda, The Person of Christ: Revelation 1:4-5a
Pastor Joyce: The Purpose of Christ: Revelation 1:5b-6
Pastor Jim,...

I was supposed to perform at a retirement center tonight as a part of our church's Christmas Eve service. I've been looking forward to it since I heard the idea of it, but I've felt a cold coming on, so this morning I asked to be excused. My grandpa died of complications of pneumonia, and it seemed...

I was recently interviewed for a Christian Worldview Film Festival podcast. You can click here to hear it. It's Episode 10.

Here are links to some of the things I mentioned in the interview:

• The interview was conducted by  Phillip Telfer and Rhett Simkins for the Christian Worldview F...

The recording of this morning's service at Westchester Chapel was corrupted. We believe it was the cable, which has been replaced, but Pastor Jim Warren, who preached the sermon gave me permission to summarize it, and that is what you will hear below. Pastor Jim preached on Matthew 1, Mark 8:27-30...