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The Song of Thanksgiving

Pastor Linda Warren continues the sermon series O Come Let Us Adore Him, preaching on Revelation 4 and 5, passages that are considered to have been songs about Jesus in the original Greek. Rich Swingle shares excerpts from his one-man play, The Revelation. The reference to the woman in the p...

12.24.12 01:42 AM - Comment(s)

Celebrating a well-lived life

When Joyce and I were courting there was a certain point that Joyce confided in her friend and mentor, Fran Warren, that it appeared that Joyce and I would only be friends. Fran, who had as close of a walk with the Lord as anyone I know, said, "Don't you dare get in the way of what ...

12.22.12 01:35 AM - Comment(s)

Step into Christmas

On the first Christmas God stepped into our story. This Christmas Eve you have a chance to step into God's story.

Westchester Chapel Church of the Nazarene (www.WestchesterChapel.org) is hosting a bibliodrama of scriptures that tell of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Rich Swingle (www.RichDr...

12.19.12 07:21 PM - Comment(s)

Song of Adoration

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Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Hebrews 1:7-12 as a part of the series O Come Let Us Adore Him: Songs About Jesus from the New Testament.

Opening scripture reading by Bill H., John 1. Prayer for Newtown, CT, by Pastor Linda Warren.

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12.17.12 01:11 AM - Comment(s)

Minor Revisions

Joyce and I were at the Faith Film Festival in Brooklyn last week with our friend Jenn Gotzon, who was in two films with me (Alone Yet Not Alone and The Screenwriters).

While we were there we heard a producer talk about a show she was doing on a woman who was an atheist that is n...

12.14.12 06:53 PM - Comment(s)

The Song of Humility

Pastor Randy Solomon, former engineer for NASA, tells behind the scenes stories from Skylab as he explains the immensity of God, who humbled himself to visit us as a baby while preaching on Philippians 2:6-11. This is a part of the sermon series O Come Let Us Adore Him: Songs About Jesus from...

12.10.12 01:27 AM - Comment(s)

Merry Christmas

We wish you and yours the very best for this Christmas Season, and have a blessed New Year!

Four of our MasterWorks theatre
students on Times Square after opening
Off-Broadway.

For the first time we brought the MasterWorks theatre program to New York for performances Off-Broadway. You can find a fu...

12.09.12 10:24 PM - Comment(s)

The Candle of Prophecy

Joyce opens the Advent Season at our church, Westchester Chapel, this morning by lighting the first candle of the Advent Wreath, for prophecy.

Afterward Rev. Jim Warren preaches on 1 Timothy 3:3-16, opening our Advent preaching series, "O Come Let Us Adore Him: Songs About Jesus from the...

12.02.12 09:43 PM - Comment(s)

MWF Off-Broadway

Fifteen MasterWorks Festival students now have their first Off-Broadway credit!

Performing Off-Broadway in
Theatre 315

Our play was The Jeweler’s Shop, written by a young man named Karol Wojtyla, who would eventually become Pope John Paul II. The profound insights into marriage that a celibate man...

11.30.12 07:14 PM - Comment(s)

Love Acts

Pastor Linda Warren preaches on John 13:1-17 as a part of a memorial tribute to Radha Nanhoo, one year after her death.

Dramatization by Rich Swingle and Chris L, Radha's nephew. Communion by Pastor Joyce Swingle. Intro to "Imagine" by Madeline Bedillo. Background guitar by Piero ...

11.26.12 01:49 AM - Comment(s)

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

We hope Thanksgiving festivities are blessing all of our American family and friends, and for those of you reading this in other countries, have some turkey and thank the Lord with us!

This year we’re grateful to have survived Superstorm Sandy without even losing electricity. The worst of i...

11.22.12 05:08 PM - Comment(s)

America's first official Thanksgiving

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their ...

11.22.12 04:44 PM - Comment(s)

Happy Thanksgiving from Graceworks

You'll see a superstorm sequence in this year's Graceworks Thanksgiving card...

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I'm thankful for 11 years of helping people find freedom in their public speaking through our work.

This year our founding CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer), Carol Doscher, was a MasterCla...

11.22.12 04:40 PM - Comment(s)

Euna Lee spoke to our students about her imprisonment in NK

This summer I wanted our MasterWorks students to meet media professionals, so I asked Euna Lee if she'd share about her imprisonment in North Korea. She set aside a project so that she could do it to meet our students' tight time frame, and Mastermedia brought in a great group of professionals.

11.20.12 07:09 PM - Comment(s)

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Here's a short news piece I uploaded to CNN about our relief work through Actors InC and the Salvation Army (www.USE.SalvationArmy.org).

Actors Giving in Christ

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Actors InC worked through the Salvation Army to help with relief efforts in Staten Island following the dev...

11.19.12 04:33 PM - Comment(s)

Interview on Focus Today

Here's a recent interview on Focus Today on The Dove, in which I talk about our upcoming documentary, Grace to the Nations: 2012. We showed a preview there in Southern Oregon a few weeks ago, and hope to release the final version soon. Sign up at RichDrama.com/Updates to find out details.

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11.19.12 04:25 PM - Comment(s)

Love Is a Blessing

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on 1 Peter 2:9-10.

Opening scripture, Psalm 100 (NIV), read by Bill H. Rich Swingle introduced Dr. Patrick Kavanaugh, director of The MasterWorks Festival. Prayer by Pastor Rachel Taylor. Closing benediction from Jude 1:24-25 by Bill H.

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11.19.12 02:32 PM - Comment(s)

Treasure Givers

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Our church hosts a monthly outreach for children ages 5 to 10 called Treasure Seekers. We'll meet this coming Sunday, Nov. 18! Come one, come all to find the Greatest Treasure Ever! At the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 66 Hale in White Plains at 11 a.m.

11.16.12 03:57 PM - Comment(s)

An Ipoh connection

We were waited on yesterday by two people from Ipoh, Malaysia, where Joyce preached and I performed Beyond the Chariots. One of the women said in 24 years she hadn't run into someone who had been to Ipoh. The other one knows how to make white coffee (a mix of coffee, tea and milk that is just an am...

11.05.12 05:38 PM - Comment(s)

Love Is Loyal

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 12:10, Mark 14:32-42, Psalm 51:10-12.

Opening prayer and Psalm 23 by Pastor Linda Warren.

Closing comments and prayer by Bill H.

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11.04.12 08:24 PM - Comment(s)

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