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Comics reach kids
Monday, June 6th, 2005Someday the church will understand.
What Language is American?
Monday, January 31st, 2005Saturday evening I was bouncing back and forth between the Michael Jackson special (see post above) on VH1 and a PBS documentary called “Do You Speak American?” The documentary explored American dialects from Boston to El Paso and Nashville to LA and asked fundamental questions about language, identity, and cultural norms and expectations. On Sunday [...]
This is Old News, But I Blame Kruse
Monday, January 10th, 2005Had I had a blog in October, I would have written then about the little known man most singularly responsible for reversing the Curse of the Bambino and lifting the Red Sox out of their 86-year misery: Matthew Kruse. With the Sox down 0-3 in the ALCS to the Yankees, Matt preached “The Red Sox [...]
The Boden Center
Monday, January 10th, 2005The Bronx got a little touch of heaven his weekend. The Boden Center for Performing Arts officially launched in Castle Hill with a concert Friday evening (1/7) featuring jazzy reinterpretations of age-old standards, musical theater by a youth drama troupe called BAMSS (By Any Means Save Some), and modern dance performed by members of the [...]
Even the NY Times Gets It
Monday, January 3rd, 2005Some of evangelical Christianity’s most respected leaders still don’t believe Hip Hop can be a viable expression of worship or a legitimate means of outreach. They are not paying attention. The effectiveness of anointed Hip Hop to change lives has been duly noted by, among others, the New York Times (yes, that Times), which visited [...]
New Year’s Resolution
Sunday, January 2nd, 2005Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17) This year I resolve to find friends and allies in unexpected places. This is [...]
The Revolution Continues
Saturday, December 11th, 2004We believe in a faith that’s relevant, transformative, and real. (Check out “From Irrelevant to Revolutionary” for more.) This weekend, inner city teens are grappling with age old questions in Life in Translation, a nontraditional, original holiday production featuring jazz, Shakespeare, and acting by The Company. Check out pictures here. The Life in Translation program [...]
Life in Translation
Friday, December 10th, 2004Generation Xcel presents “Life in Translation†an original stage event featuring Shakespeare, Xpress, Jazz, and modern reinterpretations of age-old Questions Two Nights ONLY 12/10 & 12/11 7:30-9:00 pm Hosted by Abounding Grace Ministries 9 East 7th Street, Manhattan Corner of 3rd Avenue a/k/a Cooper Square R/W to 8th Street; 6 to Astor Place Suggested Donation [...]