Blog by Rich

My friend, Retta Blaney, included Liam Neeson, in her book Working on the...

I drafted this in early February, but it got lost in the shuffle of many to-dos. The news of Natasha Richardson's death prompted me to post it now, since it makes the miraculous nature of this story all the more clear...

We just had a great department head meeting for this summer's MasterWorks Festi...

One of the deeper meanings of the title to this Nicolas Cage thriller is...

I'm making Samusa with Wali Wa Mnazi and Saladi Ya Matunda for Thirst ton...

The church that hosted this amazing worship conference created their own version of the Wailing Wall, which I've visited twice in Jerusalem. Just like the real version, this one has spaces where people can put their written prayers.

On our visits to Israel, our host, Micha Ashkenazi, said, "Pra...

We took the day off to celebrate something in addition: our 11th anniversary which will be on Saturday, when I may be in Houston.

For the Sunday morning service we were a part of a program called "Windows on our Journey". The sanctuary holds a number of stained glass windows, and as artists we expressed the stories of many of those windows through song, dance and drama.

The dancers choreographed a piece on Creation i...

Dancing in the distance are Jane Wellford and Betsy Reeves. I also got to work with Susan Gingrasso and Kathryn Sparks (click here for their bios). All four taught various aspects of sacred dance, and then during the worship services they collaborated with each other and even let me in on some of th...

A dozen years or so ago I overheard Nate Macy explaining how he had once felt "embraced by God." That line made its way into my play on Jonah, Big Fish Little Worm.

Then, in 2000, I was performing in England, and the producer of the tour showed me a hymnal in which each song was based on a...

This whole weekend has been an extraordinary experience! It started in the Detroit airport, with this sound and light tunnel, which sensitized me for everything that was to come.

If memory serves, this is the airport tunnel using lighting designed by David Lander ( http://LanderLighting.com ), who w...

Yesterday, my bride preached a marvelous sermon at Westchester Chapel. You can hear it online: Do What Jesus Did!

You'll hear her tell how I injured my toe by kicking a wall. Just for the record, she left out the part about my laptop being stolen while I was on the phone (pre-mobile days) in the next...

A few days ago I saw on FaceBook that a friend from Vancouver, with whom I performed in Toronto and is now serving in Melbourne (did you follow that?) was stuck in LA. Little did I know she was en route to NYC to present at a commission on women for the UN. Her name is Danielle Strickland (left of m...

Thank you for an outstanding presentation. Thank you for reminding me of the power of theater for the effective presentation of the Gospel.

--Rev. Ron Singleton
College Chaplain & Director -- Christian Education and Leadership Program
Limestone College
Gaffney, SC

Joyce and I just enjoyed the film Bella. It deserved all the awards it won. It's quite life affirming on many levels.

The back-story on the DVD of how they used creative methods to get an audience is quite inspirational, especially since they stayed in theatres and amazing four months.

I alway...

There is latent desire in every human being to do something of worth that will have lasting significance. There is a longing in most people to do something that will make life better for others.
-- Tony Campolo
Sociologist and author