Blog by Rich

...That's what my Treo told me the temperature was yesterday. It also said in bold red, "Winter storm warning." Yep.

By the way, the picture is taken in the middle of NYC, in Central Park.

Mark Yaconelli is encouraging us to minister from our weaknesses. He pointed out how much we were ministered to by the children in the sites today. We showed up to minister to them, but they sang and danced for us, they hugged us and kissed us and loved us.

Mark spoke to a woman who has brought many...

Danny Oertli gave gifts to a sponsored child. They spent $15 at Target: not much in the US, but the girl wept to receive it. She whispered to the translator who struggled to put it into English: "I can't repay you, but God will."

Tonight I'll be giving a slide show from recent trips to the Philippines and Guatemala at our church.  At 6:30 we'll have free Filipino food, made by Filipinos from our church.  I loved the food there, so I'm sure you'll enjoy it.  The slide show will begin at 7:15.

World Magazine tells how 14 year old Elliot Huck is standing up against E. Mayer Malone Jr., publisher of Bloomington, Indiana's Herald-Times, who insists on holding the town's spelling bee on a Sunday. Huck has made the finals the last two years, but is setting aside hopes of success in order to ke...

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.

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