Blog by Rich

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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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...

...to suffer in the heat of Phoenix, Arizona.

>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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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!

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

I was glad to see the owner and the coach of the Colts each give credit to the Lord for helping their team win.

Well, they played a broadcast of the game as they could pick it up, but it was mostly static. Every once in a while we could hear, "Payton Manning."

That's Chicago, the view (albeit atop the Sears Tower) that sparked my interest in travel when I was in the third grade, when my parents took...

On Thursday I was in Miami, where fans were already flooding in to watch the Indiana Colts play the Chicago Bears. A fellow on my row said a AAA discount saved him over $300, as without it there was nothing under $500 a night!

I was in Indiana this morning (the pastor said, "I'm rooting for ...