During the next two weeks, my coworker Dana Russo and I will train the communication coaches for our upcoming summer project. These Keynote and Impact staff members will coach our...Continue reading
Year: 2008
Spiritual Freedom Behind Prison Bars
Several weeks ago Keynote’s comedian-ventriloquist David Pendleton performed 8 shows in a “lock down” setting in San Bernardino, CA. Picture him in an open room with metal tables. On the...Continue reading
Fruit of a Long-term Partnership
Keynote has had a long-standing partnership with Chaplain Bill Bennett at Fort Jackson. From 1999 to 2007, seven Keynote teams (both full-time artists and summer student bands) and one Impact...
Focusing On God
This week a dear friend sent me this quote from Oswald Chambers’ devotional book, My Utmost For His Highest : “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they...Continue reading
Wrestling With God
I’m going to stretch the definition of "classic" once again with a book that may well be at least a "modern classic." I’ve been re-reading The Holiness of God by...Continue reading
A Sneak Peak at Keynote’s Summer Plans
Lots of advance planning goes into Keynote’s Summer Project. Students have been accepted for the project and are starting to raise their financial support for the summer. God has some...Continue reading
Partnership in Ministry
Since 2005, Keynote has had a partnership with The Impact Movement, the Campus Crusade for Christ ministry to African American students. This year, Impact has five musicians here in Indy...Continue reading
The Nicene Creed
The small group I co-lead is studying the basic beliefs and practices of the Christian life, and we’re currently looking at the doctirne of the Trinity. I’ve heard it argued...Continue reading
Be Thou My Vision
In honor of St. Patrick, here is another of my favorite hymns. When this post originally went out on Friday, I unintentionally plagiarized, because I neglected to include the source...Continue reading
More from blue sky nine in Egypt
blue sky nine’s 2nd and 3rd shows were in a former palace in Alexandria, which is now a center for the arts. The band’s drummer, Ryan Menzer, emailed the following...Continue reading