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February 17th, 2009
Legendary lead vocalist from The Staple Singers on Dr. King, Barack Obama and being wrapped up in the Lord's arms
Lost among the hoopla of the Inauguration of Barack Obama — among the celebrity sightings, the musical guests, and the soaring rhetoric — was the ...
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February 16th, 2009
Christians grapple with the messages in this teen generation's defining book
"He grinned his crooked smile at me, stopping my breath and my heart. I couldn't imagine how an angel could be any more glorious."
Bella never ...
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January 28th, 2009
The SNL alum talks about her new movie with Renée Zellweger and how her faith influences the roles she takes
Whether it's been in blockbusters like ...
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January 15th, 2009
My Motown lesson in Martin Luther King, Jr.
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December 30th, 2008
Yankee (1923-2008), Shea (1964-2008)
Yankee Stadium (1923-2008)
The champagne was all over my shirt and Derek Jeter stood there laughing. I had just played his accomplice by interviewing Darryl Strawberry ...
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December 30th, 2008
(1962-2008)
David Foster Wallace was a famous writer, which is not that common anymore. He wrote "Infinite Jest," arguably the most important novel of the past ...
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December 30th, 2008
(1918-2008)
I had a TV in my room from a very early age, giving me control over the cultural influences that entered my world. Using my ...
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December 30th, 2008
(1937-2008)
It was a long shot but I thought I'd give it a try.
Tony Hendra was making the publicity rounds for his latest book, a novel, ...
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December 30th, 2008
(1921-2008)
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition... This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!"...
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December 30th, 2008
(1922-2008)
During the nearly sixty years he graced stage and screen, ...
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December 29th, 2008
(1950-2008)
A young political operative who charmed a beautiful woman to marry him for his intellect despite his dough-boy appearance, Tim Russert ended up hitting it ...
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December 15th, 2008
One chocolate maker believes the curative powers of lovingly prepared food can be scientifically measured
Many of us grew up being nursed to health with grandma's chicken noodle soup. But ever wonder why it's not quite the same when we ...
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December 12th, 2008
Before "Doubt" the Oscar winner found the spirit on stage in an "unwieldy" Jesus
With the much-anticipated release of Doubt, Philip Seymour Hoffman is once again receiving the kind of critical kudos reserved for actors who are generally tagged ...
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October 3rd, 2008
The Prize-Winning Author of Gilead Turns Again to Questions of Faith and Loss
Readers familiar with Marilynne Robinson’s 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead will already know the central plot of her new novel, Home...
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September 24th, 2008
A Cat, Crickets, Peaches and Ice Cream—and Immortality
My mother, the cat and I
decided to sit outside to eat
our dessert. We don’t sit there
as often as one might think.
The deck is stained
the color ...
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September 22nd, 2008
My technicolor memories of Yankee Stadium
My Little League team ended their season with a trip to go see the pros in action. My parents were never ones for traveling outside our suburban city limits and so this would be my ...
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September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 2 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: American religiosity, the struggle ...
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September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 3 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: Controversies surrounding John's Gospel ...
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September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 4 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: Connecting directly with her ...
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September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 5 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: On the possibility of ...
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