Check out “Beast on the Moon” April 3, 2007
Posted by Steve in : Weblog , add a commentIf it is April, it must be time for another Provision Theater production. This time, this award-nominated troupe is putting on ” Beast on the Moon”. Written by Richard Kalinoski, a man personally familiar with the difficulties associated with growing up in a post-genocide Armenian community, this play examines the trials of a young couple, having survived the genocide themselves, in their effort to start a family of their own. THIS PLAY HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED by the Jeff Awards Committee.
Here is a brief description of the play:
“When his teenage mail-order bride arrives in Milwaukee in 1921, young Aram believes his future can finally begin. His sole desire is for a large family - a family to replace the one ripped from him in the recent Armenian genocide. But when the affects of the atrocities begin to surface for and Seta, their hopes for children are dashed. Can the present heal the past? The desperate couple finds out with the help of an unlikely young stranger.” (more…)
Happy Thanksgiving! November 23, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog, Chicago, Family, Powerful Passages , add a commentAs I sit around with friends and family, I extend my heartfelt wishes for a wonderful day for all of you with friends and family!
Today, as my father-in-law is making the turkey, I am reminded of the power of smell. I know all the Thanksgiving smells…..the turkey roasting in the over, the potatoes being mashed, the pecan pie as it warms in the oven. For us, thanksgiving is about traditions and being together as a family. Today, we have invited a couple of guys from our church to join us as we break bread together and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. I am always sorry that we can’t have both sides of the family together but I know the Laveys are having a great get-together in Dallas.
Giving Thanks – My Quick Six (borrowed from Park!)
- I am thankful for a God who relentlessly pursued me through college and into my career, never far from me and always bringing people into my life to tell me about Jesus, especially my “prayer warrior” mom.
- I am thankful for my wife Sue, who is still a “hottie”, who loves Jesus, and who always lends an ear for my tales of adventure and woe.
- I am thankful for my family, who bring me untold joy each and every day as the kids grow and my wife blossoms as a home-school teacher.
- I am thankful for the opportunity to work and minister in this world-class city at a cool church like Park Community Church. I have done some cool things with my four companies before but this allows me to try and be significant for the Kingdom.
- I am thankful for the ability to have a city home, to do life right here in this fast-paced urban environment with all it has to offer, to expose my kids to all that is good and bad in a large global city called Chicago.
- I am thankful for our parents who have guided us well and helped us get to today – who have now turned into good friends and confidants.
The Turkey Whirlwind Tour November 3, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog , add a commentI am blogging to you from Turkey — we were invited over here for a five day whirlwind tour of some churches to understand their long term planting and growth strategies and look at long-term partnerships. I am tired but excited — we flew through London so it so about 20 hours of planes, trains and automobiles but we arrived safe and sound. Turkey is an interesting, complex melting pot of nationalities and culture, intertwined with a rich and vibrant history. From Constantinople to its modern day pursuit of entry in the EU, Turkey sits in one of the most strategic places in this world — and I get five days to explore it!
Today after meetings, we headed out in the 40 degree rain to see the Blue Mosque and the 1,500 year old roman cistern. While I had been to Istanbul before, I only learned today that the Emperor who commissioned the Blue Mosque was 19 when they had the commissioning/groundbreaking ceremony in 1,609. Wow — what leadership at such a young age. The cistern amazed me at the incredible engineering almost 400 years ago — what an engineering marvel! Anyway, tomorrow, we have a full day of meetings then a late afternoon run through the Grand Bazaar!
