Stop and Listen to the Music

Look at this video then read the rest of the blog post:

The scene is a Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their [...]

Sun-Times says Cotton Patch Gospel “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED”

‘COTTON PATCH GOSPEL’
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Remount of biblical riff reminds us of Provision Theater’s talent
When: Through Nov. 8
Where: Provision Theater Company, 1001 W. Roosevelt
Tickets: $22-$28
Phone: (866) 811-4111                                GET TICKETS HERE
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September 14, 2009       BY HEDY WEISS Theater Critic/hweiss@suntimes.com
JESUS CHRIST SOUTHERNER
It might not be the oldest story ever told, but it certainly is one of the [...]

Provision Theater’s Open House Fundraiser – June 12

Provision Theater Company will be hosting an Open House Celebration benefit on June 12 to showcase their new facility, a 200-seat theater complex at 1001 W. Roosevelt.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm for refreshments and tours with a special performance at 7:30 pm.  The evening will end with a live auction and full reception [...]

My Best Friend Blago

Check out this riveting piece about the inner workings of former Governor Blagojevich by a man who knew him well in this month’s Men’s Journal. Wow!

Tech Breakthrough — 100 DVDs on a Disk

I am a gadget guy at heart, and love to see all the advances made in science and technology. So I got pretty pumped when I heard today that GE had figured out the technology to store information equivalent to 100 DVD’s on a single CD-sized disk. Here is what Nathaniel Brooks for [...]

Words to Start Your Week

Words to Start Your Week — Two of the greatest assets to have in life are patience and wisdom.

Lonely Planet Names Chicago Top Tourist City

Prescott Carlson of About.com:Chicago Travel points out that the Lonely Planet Travel Guide has named the Windy City one of the top 10 cities in the world in their upcoming book Best in Travel 2009 — Chicago was the only U.S. city that made the list. He says there is no argument from him as [...]

It’s Almost Time for Festival Season

I love Chicago for the summers.  Many of us cocoon all winter long getting geared up for the 7 greatest months (any non-winter month is a great month, right) in Chicago.  Well, here is the list of festivals coming to Chicago this summer from Metromix.  What is your favorite?

MAY

15-17: Chicago Mayfest | [...]

New Site for Free Things to Do in Chicago

I love Chicago but am finding it harder and harder to find fun things to do with our family of six that do not cost an arm and a leg. I am constantly on the prowl for sites that list free things to do in Chicago.  Having not found any sites that provide things to [...]

5 Christians: What Type are You?

With the changing church landscape in America, Christianity Today (CT) conducted attitudinal and behavioral research of U.S. Christians. More than 1,000 self-identified Christians 18 years of age and older were surveyed on their religious beliefs and practices. The results reveal a number of significant differences. In fact, portraits of five distinct segments emerged from the [...]

Politics as Usual with $900 Billion Stimulus Bill — Take a Look; It’s Your Money

I want CHANGE but it looks like Washington is just to big for Obama to make a dent.
As the new Obama government begins to look at how to get the economy going, many of our legislative leaders are using the bill to spend YOUR money on non-stimulus items and the truth is, our kids are [...]

What is Your Chocolate IQ?

I know we are all working on our New Year’s Resolutions but I came across this fun quiz on Chocolate. My knowledge of chocolate has grown exponentially as I have had the opportunity to spend some time with an enterprising young chocolatier, Jered Brown, who is going to soon open his own Chicago chocolatier [...]

What a Downer Week…..

Stock market ….DOWN
Michigan throttled by Illinois  45-20
Cubs Lose in first round of playoffs
White Sox Bounced from playoffs
At least we got Jesus and the Promises of God below in our corner…..
The Promises of God

WHEN

REFERENCE

Seeking the best investment…
Matthew 7

Starting a new job…
Psalm 1; Proverbs 16; Philippians 3:7-21

You have been placed in a position of responsibility…
Joshua 1:1-9; [...]

Provision Theater’s World Premier

If it is starting to cool outside and football is in full swing, then it must be theater time in Chicago.  This year will prove to be an exceptional year in Chicago Theater, especially for Provision Theater, who starts off their season with a WORLD PREMIER of Truman Capote’s best -selling books, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY [...]

Arrrrgh! It’s Talk like a Pirate Day!

Today marks International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD), a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy), of Corvallis, Oregon, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.  For example, an observer of this holiday would [...]

Burma Disaster Relief: Park To Send a 10,000 gallon/day Water Purifier

As many of you are already aware, last weekend Tropical cyclone Nargis claimed thousands of lives in Myanmar early Saturday morning 2:30am. By daylight, the full effect of the storm was obvious. Homes were destroyed, giant trees crashed through buildings, and were lying uprooted, blocking roads. Blackouts, water shortages and rapidly rising prices [...]

Which Choice Do You Make? Food or Fuel?

Look at this article and then reflect on which choice you would make — it is obvious what choice Al Gore would make but what would you do if you were the country’s policymaker?
NEW YORK SUN – The campaign against climate change could be set back by the global food crisis, as foreign populations turn [...]

Are you part of an Expeditionary Force?

The Missional Challenge has an excellent article about the local church becoming a Expeditionary Force in the city — take a read…..
Dr. Ray Bakke describes the church as an expeditionary force in The Urban Christian (1987). He views Christians as ministers to their worlds of relationships. For example, a banker who is a Christian [...]

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