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Just before boarding my flight to Chicago on Friday I got a call saying that there was a chance that my Saturday night performance would be switched to Sunday night so we'd have more time to prep.  So I got on the phone with the airline and explained that the only reason I was flying to Chicag...
06.15.10 01:22 AM - Comment(s)
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Augustine College

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One of our MasterWorks students, Patrick Moynihan was accepted at the University of Southern California's acting program, but he was able to get a one-year deferment so he can attend Augustine College in Ottawa, Canada. I think the school is a profoundly great idea. Here's what their brochure says:...
06.14.10 11:30 PM - Comment(s)
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No more peer pressure!

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Peter Baker said he asked a 100-year-old man what the best thing about being 100 was, and he said, "There's no peer pressure." Unfortunately the rest of us live with it.

Here are my notes on Peter's second sermon from last night...

Consumerism tells us we can buy an identity. Noel Coward pe...
06.14.10 10:44 AM - Comment(s)
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A message from Wales

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The guest speaker this morning at Wheaton College Church is Peter Baker, who's best 100m time is 10.9 seconds, only .3 off of Harold Abrahams' Olympic record of 1924 (which was the mathematical equal to Eric Liddell's best 110yd time).

Peter is preaching on Matthew 6:25-34, which promises us troubl...

06.14.10 05:53 AM - Comment(s)
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Why did Jesus come into the world?

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Wheaton College Church is starting a series entitled, "Tough Questions".

Today's question is, "Why did Jesus come into the world?"

John 18:33-38 places the Ruler of all the Earth before the governor of Judea.

Jesus told governor Pilate, "For this reason I was born, and for thi...
06.13.10 03:00 PM - Comment(s)
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Mere Christians

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I'm staying here in Chicago with the father of Melissa Hawkins, who performs the one-woman play, Juliet: A Dialogue About Love. Wheaton College Church, where I miraculously performed tonight, asked the Kapps if they'd host me. Later he realized Joyce and I had hosted Melissa in '07. I had met her ...
06.13.10 04:36 AM - Comment(s)
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Tracking the miracles

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Eventually the Facebook thread will submerge, so here's the backward chronology of the prayer requests and answers for tonight's performance...

Rich Swingle: I forgot to report another miracle: there was no slow
traffic...through Chicago...on a stormy day...at rush hour.
about an hour ago via Em...
06.13.10 03:39 AM - Comment(s)
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Miracle after miracle

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My flight was canceled today when Chicago O'Hare Airport was shut down due to thunderstorms. The guy behind me in line was on his cell and discovered that the next available seats were on a flight tomorrow morning. You can follow the blow by blow account of miracle after miracle on www.Facebook.com...
06.13.10 01:23 AM - Comment(s)
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On the set of Pawn's Move

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I'm on the set of the film Pawn's Move, playing Sheriff Hanson.
06.10.10 04:47 PM - Comment(s)
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Extras needed for Pawn's Move

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They're looking for extras for tomorrow's shoot on Pawn's Move, in which I'll be playing the role of Sheriff Hanson.

Click here for details.

Invite your friends and RSVP to: Jesse Carlisle.
06.10.10 02:05 PM - Comment(s)
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12 on 12

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When I sent out a prayer request this morning for more soccer players on the set of ( For the Glory we had one full team of 12 and an opposing team of two. By the time we needed them we had 12 on 12. Looks like God's finger prints to me, and a sure sign that He'd answered our prayers!

Today was...
06.06.10 01:02 AM - Comment(s)
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We're praying for more soccer players

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Send them now (6/5) to Bishop Ireton High, 201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22314-4809. Tell them to bring cleats & shin guards.
06.05.10 01:49 PM - Comment(s)
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My last day of filming

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I'm back on set for my last day of shooting For the Glory. Today we're at the alma mater of my nieces for the big soccer match.

06.05.10 12:38 PM - Comment(s)
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Week two video from For the Glory

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06.05.10 01:40 AM - Comment(s)
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Back on set

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I'm on my third sequence of For the Glory: www.RichDrama.com/ForTheGlory.

It's a scorcher, but thunder is forecast. We're praying we can wrap before it strikes.
06.03.10 12:23 PM - Comment(s)
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A Christmas Snow is ready to go!

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I just got word that A Christmas Snow, the film in which I play Claud, a French chef in an Italian restaurant, is finalized!  Yahooo!  It premieres this Sunday: Itinerary.RichDrama.com.

Here's how they blogged it: The Screener is Done! ‹ A Christmas Snow.
05.31.10 03:56 AM - Comment(s)
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Week One of filming For the Glory

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Kyle Hornsby is creating a documentary on the making of For the Glory.  He's shared a montage from week one:

For The Glory Week 1 BTS from Kyle Hornsby on Vimeo.

05.24.10 06:47 PM - Comment(s)
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Available for performances in Asia

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Scripture and church history are filled with art and story, and over the years I've seen those stories inspire, bring hope, salvations and re-dedications when told dramatically. And they're memorable. My wife got her MA in counseling, and she learned that memory is linked to emotions. I recently had...
05.24.10 04:13 PM - Comment(s)
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Free Screener to Beyond the Chariots

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05.24.10 03:56 PM - Comment(s)
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Collegiate recommitment

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Claude Chew's musical partner in tonight's concert is Dr. Andrew Lenhart, on piano. He shared how the faith of his childhood was brought into question by college professors. So he went to books like GK Chesterton's Orthodoxy and found that Christianity holds up from an intellectual standpoint.

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05.22.10 11:55 PM - Comment(s)
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