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Pray with Others Live: Hope-Filled Stories from 9/11

By Rich

This week on Pray with Others Live, I share how a little boy came back from the dead after we prayed for him on the set of What's a Girl to Do? 

We also cover an article and interview I did with Ann Van Hine, who gives tours of the 9/11 Memorial: Twenty Years After Our Darkest Day the Light ...
09.07.21 08:05 PM - Comment(s)
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Ken Wales went to be with the Lord

By Rich

I just found out that Ken Wales went to be with the Lord on August 21. The news brought back a flood of memories.

Sometime in 2004 I heard from my friend Sean Gaffney that Ken, who had produced the original Pink Panther films, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Christy, and many others, was interested in pro...
08.25.21 04:18 PM - Comment(s)
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Revel in the Lord!

By Rich


Joyce invites us to revel in the Lord as she leads us through Isaiah 61:10-11. I read  Isaiah 61.

This was a part of this morning's service at Westchester Chapel.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/7070WskHWTo

If you want to know more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.West...
08.22.21 07:14 PM - Comment(s)
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The Story that Connected Rich and Joyce

By Rich

Dr. Linda Warren tells a story that sets up the story of Joyce and myself. The personal epiphany she explains as she unpacks  Isaiah 61:1-4 happened not long before she became Joyce's boss at Sports Illustrated in the early 90s. If what you're about to hear hadn't happened, I might ne...
08.15.21 10:16 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray Over Broadway Live: The Lyric Theatre (Second Prayer)

By Rich

From my devotion this morning: 'Who Controls Your Thoughts?'. Check it out here: https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/26468 Here’s the full and correct translation: “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not s...

08.12.21 01:46 AM - Comment(s)
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Pray With Others Live: Praise in Portland and To Vax or not to Vax: Should this Be the Question?

By Rich

Joyce's article on vaccinations was one of those featured on www.HeadlinePrayer.com that we covered yesterday. Also, having been raised in Oregon, I was glad to lead people in praying over articles on the recent Antifa attacks on Evangelical worshipers, including children and the triumphant pra...
08.11.21 09:35 AM - Comment(s)
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Prison Letters

By Rich

I'm playing a homeless man in the Times Square Church film series Prison Letters. Each one opens with Paul writing from prison, then jumping to the present where the principles are worked out. 

This is my second production with TSC, after playing one of Peter's accusers in Three Days Later, w...
08.08.21 05:20 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray Over Broadway Live clips from Pray with Others Live

By Rich

Intercessors for America pulled clips from our Pray with Others Live program in which I led prayer over Broadway: full program. 

Join us in more prayers over Broadway at www.RichDrama.com/PrayOverBroadwayLive. 
See the rest of Olympic champion Eric Liddell's C...
08.07.21 07:49 PM - Comment(s)
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Gemma Wenger's Hollywood

By Rich

I was delighted to do this interview with Gemma Wenger at the International Christian Film and Music Festival. We talked about my work in the film 2nd Chances, which was recently released. 

Joshua Carpenter joins the interview and talks about how he recognized me, and I won't spoil the disco...
08.06.21 06:24 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray with Others Live: Facing Cultural Giants through Heartbeats and Humor

By Rich

My article on Janet Porter was published on  www.HeadlinePrayer.org today: " Facing Cultural Giants through Heartbeats and Humor." She's the author of The Heartbeat Bill, saving lives in 14 states and counting, and she's now the showrunner of the upcoming sitcom What's a Girl to...
07.27.21 07:17 PM - Comment(s)
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Lamplighter Guild highlights

By Rich

We had such a profoundly impacting week at the Lamplighter Guild! 

The students I was working with started with enacted prayers of actual prayer requests. Then we used sociodrama to weave those real prayers into a fictional drama. I was so proud of how we worked together to create a new work...
07.26.21 03:46 PM - Comment(s)
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The Real Battle: Self vs. Savior

By Rich

Joyce's latest article for www.HeadlinePrayer.org posted this morning: The Real Battle: Self vs. Savior. 

As Christians, we know Satan is the enemy of Jesus and the ultimate spiritual war is that of evil against God.  And it is true the devil is the first and the final enemy, but the dai...

07.24.21 12:35 PM - Comment(s)
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Comfort and Return

By Rich

Joyce and I bring a theatrical look at Isaiah 40:1-5:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qasqdoVDx8Y

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to know more about sta...
07.18.21 05:40 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray with Others Live: Joyce Leads the Charge Against Witchcraft

By Rich

On Tuesday, Joyce's article, " WARRING AGAINST WITCHCRAFT: CUTTING THE DEMONIC CORDS," was posted on www.HeadlinePrayer.com, and she led prayer over that and several other articles, many targeted on New York, where we live, on the program  Pray with Others Live. 

I'm so proud ...
07.13.21 12:03 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray Over Broadway Live: St. James Theatre

By Rich

Click the image below to join me as I pray over the St. James Theatre, tell one of my favorite Broadway stories and discuss joy!

    
Frederic Defoy is looking for the most joyful people on earth. You can  contact him via LinkedIn to nominate someone you think is unusua...
07.09.21 05:30 PM - Comment(s)
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Pray Over Broadway Live: Music Box Theatre

By Rich

Praying for the Lamplighter Guild as well: www.LamplighterGuild.com.

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07.08.21 03:57 PM - Comment(s)
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Two Seneca Nominations

By Rich


So blessed to be up for a couple of Seneca awards for Camsis in Wise King Media's The Adventum, Volume 3, and Robert Redfern in Lamplighter Ministries Theatre production of The Unlikely Wise Man.

I encourage you to read the About section on www.TheSenecas.org. It's quite fascinating! The awards a...
07.06.21 05:19 PM - Comment(s)
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Pure Flix Is Getting Attention

By Rich

I posted this in 2017, but I just updated the list of films I'm in that PureFlix has, so I'm reposting...

The New York Times did an article about PureFlix that ran on the front page of the SundayStyles section: Seeing, and Streaming, Is Believing. Though the title of the article is having fun...
07.03.21 06:35 PM - Comment(s)
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What's a Girl to Do?

By Rich

What's a Girl to Do?
I'm just thrilled to be a part of the upcoming sitcom, What's a Girl to Do? It's written and produced by Janet Folger Porter, president of Faith2Action and the author of the Heartbeat Bill, which is now saving lives in 14 states and counting! Janet understands that politics are downstream ...
07.01.21 12:21 PM - Comment(s)
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Be a Praise Evangelist!

By Rich

The Last Judgement
By Joos Van Cleve
ca. 1525-30
Public Domain













Joyce teaches at Westchester Chapel on Isaiah 12. Opening by Dr. Linda Warren. 

Click the arrow below, or if you're reading this in an email you can  click this link, to play the service:

https://archive.org/embed/joyce-b...
06.13.21 10:24 PM - Comment(s)
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