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New Yorker in Mississippi

When I first arrived on the Belhaven campus they were playing Chariots of Fire on the speakers outside their athletic complex. What a way to welcome me (by the random player of sports-themed music) to perform the rest of the Chariots story with my play: RichDrama.com/BeyondTheChariots .

The next ...

04.12.11 05:20 PM - Comment(s)

Belhaven University

I just got back from Jackson, MS, to teach and perform at Belhaven University. Jackson is the home of best man at our wedding, Mac Nelson. He taught at Belhaven several years ago. There are four Belhaven alums that I got to work with as students, and one is attending Belhaven now.

Miss...

04.12.11 05:07 PM - Comment(s)

Eudora Welty's home

I didn't have time to go into her home, which is now a museum across the street from Belhaven University.

04.12.11 05:04 PM - Comment(s)

Beauty from ashes

These two buildings on the Belhaven University campus used to be joined until a fire destroyed the connecting structure.

04.12.11 04:50 PM - Comment(s)

A most extraordinary day

Sometimes days planned with great care can be a bit of a letdown because they couldn't possibly live up to the expectation.

And then there are days like today!

I had planned to fly back from Jackson, MS, in the afternoon in case a booking developed for Sunday morning. It didn't, but I was thrille...

04.11.11 03:47 AM - Comment(s)

EVER

Don't ever, Ever, EVER miss the opportunity to see Rich Swingle's 'Beyond the Chariots', a 1-man play about Eric Liddell. He plays characters of various ages & accents phenomenally well, and the message is RIGHT THERE. And he runs nearly 1/2 mile!

--Debi Ethredge

after seeing a performance at Bel...

04.10.11 03:03 AM - Comment(s)

Full talk at the Ivy League Congress

Here's my full talk at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action.

04.04.11 03:49 PM - Comment(s)

Report on the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action

On Sunday I reported to our church, Westchester Chapel, about The Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, which brought together students from all eight Ivy League schools to worship the Lord, fellowship and explore changing the world for the better. My talk at the Congress is posted at ...

04.04.11 02:35 PM - Comment(s)

An excerpt from my talk at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action

I was part of a panel on Arts and Entertainment at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action hosted by members at Harvard University.

Here's an excerpt from my talk:

I'm planning on posting the entire talk soon at RichDrama.com/IvyLeague.

04.04.11 02:59 AM - Comment(s)

Greater Glory

Joyce kicks off the annual meeting of our church, Westchester Chapel, preaching on Haggai.

This mini-message is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Joyce Swingle" on the iTunes Store.

04.04.11 02:37 AM - Comment(s)

Can we really change the world?

Os Guinness addressed this question in his keynote.

We have three challenges:

1) Prepare new communities of Christians:
Evangelism in developing nations is easy, but discipleship is the challenge. Many return to their pre-Christian habits.

2) Win the West back to the Lord.

3) Find constructive solut...

04.03.11 02:10 AM - Comment(s)

A Hippocratic oath for MBAs

Our first speaker of the day, Max Anderson, is the founder and chairman of the MBA Oath Initiative, a grassroots effort to establish a Hippocratic oath for MBAs and other business professionals. While a student at Harvard he started an online pledge students could sign committing themselves to the p...

04.03.11 02:10 AM - Comment(s)

Processing in the world of media

In the media vocational track John Seel told how he found himself as the President of nCore Media, a visual super computing company that produces the fastest processor in the world. The chip can render CGI 15 times faster than their closest competitor.

He said when you step through the doors the Lor...

04.03.11 02:10 AM - Comment(s)

Largest group on campus

Christian Union, the organization that is hosting this Congress ( http://RichDrama/IvyLeague) has 260 students, making it the largest membership of any student organization on the Princeton campus. Harvard has beaten their growth rate and Yale is beating Harvard. They have a 24/7 prayer room and al...

04.03.11 01:30 AM - Comment(s)

Ivy League medical missionary

Tonight's speaker for the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, Matt Megill, MD, served as a medical missionary in West Africa for two years through Samaritan's Purse.

My notes:

Four medics and 150 local helpers cared for 1000 patients every week.

Medicine is a powerful mirror of the Gos...

04.02.11 12:22 AM - Comment(s)

The Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action

I was part of a panel with Tim Tsang (Moogist) and G. James Daichendt on Arts and Entertainment at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action hosted by members at Harvard University.

Christian Union, the organization that is hosting this Congress has 260 students at Princeton University, making i...

04.01.11 01:57 PM - Comment(s)

Photos from Alien Immigration Training

Courtesy of Charlie Jones of Peculiar People...

Also pictured: Thomas William Sieberhagen

03.31.11 02:04 AM - Comment(s)

Photos from The Applied Theatre Conference

Courtesy of Charlie Jones of Peculiar People...

03.30.11 03:46 PM - Comment(s)

A dancer stretched

I've witnessed your work in sociodrama a few times over the years and each time I am stretched. Thank you for your sensitivity and agility to float so easily among various communities, all children of the Lord. You also have a gift at facilitating. You're wise to know when to sit b...

03.30.11 01:06 PM - Comment(s)

delightfully engaging

I had the great pleasure of attending the Applied Theatre Conference in March 2011. I pre-registered for Rich Swingle's class: "Sociodrama for At-risk People." I had little knowledge of this area but wanted to learn since my ministry has taken us to many at-risk people. Rich...

03.29.11 11:18 PM - Comment(s)

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