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Reading on the Beach
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I'm back from our Spring Break in Florida where the combination of family laughter, incredibly warm sunshine, a fast from e-mail and technology, and reading on the beach fed my soul and refreshed me entirely. I am deeply grateful for the gift of that...
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The Story of Sor Juana
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I love plays, films, or books that tell the story of someone I've never heard about before and inspire me with displays of courage. Last night my husband and I experienced a play at Northwestern University titled The Sins of Sor Juana . The play brings...
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A Magnificient Gift in London
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I recently returned from a 10 day teaching and ministry trip to Sweden and the UK. On the night before my final workshop in London, God gave me an incredible gift - seats with my hosts in the 7th row center for the revival of the musical, Oliver!. Produced...
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The Ballad of Emmet Till
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Last night I saw one of the plays in my much-appreciated subscription series to Chicago's Goodman Theatre . The play, The Ballad of Emmett Till, is based on a tragic event that took place in Mississippi in the summer of l955. A young Chicago boy,...
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A Stretching CD From Aaron Niequist
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I've been enjoying - and stretched by - the most recent CD from worship leader Aaron Niequist (formerly from Mars Hill in Grand Rapids). With Broken Fists takes listeners to deeper places I'm hoping all of us will go to - places where we surrender...
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So Totally Lost Watching Lost
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Ok, so I’m watching yet another complicated episode of Lost, and I just keep wondering if I’ll ever feel as though I understand this show I’ve grown to both love and hate. Every week, new characters are being introduced when I can’t really seem to keep...
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Les Miserables in the Round
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I saw a version of Les Mis last night that I’d never thought I’d be able to appreciate – “in the round” at Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre here in suburban Chicago. It was breathtaking. We sat in the third row (there isn’t a bad seat in the theatre),...
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My Glorius "Trip to Bountiful"
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I just returned from a matinee performance of one of the most beautiful and life-affirming plays I have ever seen – Horton Foote’s Trip to Bountiful . Performed at the Goodman Theatre of Chicago, this play is a classic work from one of America’s finest...
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Musings on American Idol and Church Auditions
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With the writers strike and a lot less great television to watch, I decided to check out the early rounds of American Idol last night. It was oddly comforting. I discovered that it’s not only people who audition for church vocal ministries who can be...
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Rediscovering Awe in Las Vegas
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Recently I spent a few days with some key arts leaders from around the country in Las Vegas. Yes, we went to Vegas. Together we explored what the arts movement is all about, which boils down to Rediscovering Awe – the kind of awe those first believers...
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It's All About The Writing
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The writers’ strike which has stalled the creation of new film and television scripts for an indefinite amount of time has caused me to reflect on the fact that when it comes to music, theatre, and film, it’s truly all about the writing! The best actors...
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Showing R-Rated Movie Clips in Church
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I heard from an arts leader in California this week who was struggling with whether it’s advisable or not to show a scene from an R-rated film in church, assuming the scene itself is appropriate. Would the church be seen to be endorsing the entire movie...
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Ratatouille By Myself
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All summer I’ve been wanting to see the film, Ratatouille. My teenage daughters weren’t clamoring to join me, and my husband called it a cartoon – so Friday night I just decided to go by myself. I’m sure I was the only adult there without a child to join...
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