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The tag doesn't indicate which city this artwork represents, but it reminds me of La Paz, Bolivia, the first place I saw Compassion sites.
02.26.07 04:14 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.25.07 11:12 PM - Comment(s)
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.
02.24.07 03:55 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.24.07 03:40 AM - Comment(s)
I had an amazing time performing in Shanghai, China.

More about that in a moment, but first I want to urge you to see Amazing Grace this weekend.

The film tells how William Wilberforce helped move Parliament to abolish the British slave trade. It opens across the US tonight, the 200th annive...
02.23.07 07:19 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.23.07 06:42 PM - Comment(s)
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 ...
02.23.07 12:38 PM - Comment(s)
On Feb. 22, one of my professors from George Fox University, Lon Fendall, will be discussing Amazing Grace and his biography of Wilberforce, To Live Free (published by Barbour Books),  with the host of a radio talk show Faith and Reason.  This program airs in the Boise Valley fro...
02.22.07 09:46 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.21.07 03:12 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.21.07 12:22 PM - Comment(s)

...to suffer in the heat of Phoenix, Arizona.
02.19.07 10:57 AM - Comment(s)
>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...

02.18.07 01:21 AM - Comment(s)
I was able to perform Beyond the Chariots twice in Shanghai, and during one performance there were 100 more people than we expected. As you can see from the photo, they ran out of chairs and kids sat in front of the first row. It greatly encouraged me in terms of possibilities for the Beijing Olympi...
02.17.07 05:35 PM - Comment(s)
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 ...
02.17.07 04:16 PM - Comment(s)
We met folks in Shanghai who distribute Bibles (and other Bible study helps) printed in China to fellowships needing God's word all over China. The cost is about $1.25 for a Chinese Bible. If you would like to contribute to this ministry, please write your check to EMM and send it to EMM, 53 W...
02.17.07 03:08 PM - Comment(s)
This was a part of a workshop I did in Shanghai, teaching participants sociodrama and enacted prayer.
02.16.07 07:45 PM - Comment(s)
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...
02.16.07 05:59 AM - Comment(s)
I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Fox Faith's second offering was hitting theatres. The film is WONDERFUL. I highly recommend it. I promised a review, but after reading the following I don't know what I'd add, except for my own wholehearted endorsement of it. It didn't make it the top ten list...
02.12.07 06:13 PM - Comment(s)
If there's still time to see it tonight stop reading and go see it so it counts toward opening weekend.

I'll post a review here soon. Now stop reading and go!

02.11.07 08:53 PM - Comment(s)
The Church of the Nazarene's World Missions Communications ran a press release on my visit in the Philippines: Actor Rich Swingle At WMC Studios
02.06.07 04:00 PM - Comment(s)

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