Word: gospeling
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...room. It is practically dark when you arrive; the only light comes from the Church kitchen, where they sell (what else?) coffee and doughnuts. The place exudes friendliness, Hub Theatre people are highly philosophical about what they are in the business for. They see themselves as spreaders of the gospel of "life," preachers of the essential goodness of man; that "man can and should be a determiner of life rather than a victim." Gut-level communication with their audiences is crucial. But in its production of The Rimers of Eldrich, the Hub Theatre creates an emotional distance that belies their...
...support to these heroes of peace. In our eyes, it is the duty of bishops, parish councils, priests' senates, and other Catholic leaders and organizations to rally to the side of brothers and sisters in trouble. We urge generous contributions to the defense fund currently being set up. The Gospel demands of us all that we dare take a stand when justice and peace are at stake...
...couple of years ago that the counter-culture was going to have an impact on the nation's athletics, one of the most conservative, narrow and encrusted segments of our society." It did take a kind of Jock Jeremiah, though, to spread the word and to preach the gospel of locker-room dissent. That Scott has done. After teaching a course called "Intercollegiate Athletics and Education: A Socio-Psychological Evaluation" at the University of California at Berkeley last year, he founded his nonprofit institute to hold seminars, publish a newsletter and "help interpret what's going...
...traveling preacher, born to the Gospel big top. As a baby he lay swaddled behind the piano while his parents led revival services in the tabernacles and tents of the Bible Belt. Once, after he had learned to walk, his father collared him as he ran across the stage and spanked him soundly to demonstrate proper child training. Young Rex Humbard reformed, but real conversion had to wait until he was a shy 13, listening to a visiting evangelist call for converts. He went forward, he recalls, "to open my heart to Jesus," and it happened. "Light flooded my soul...
...Lawrence Welk constituency. The music is no mere come-on; in the hour-long show, Humbard's sermon usually takes little more than 15 minutes. The Cathedral Singers-including Rex's wife Maude Aimee, a pert, peppery, brunette soprano who becomes properly demure for the Gospel numbers-are the stars. Smoothly pancaked, eyelashed, and carefully coiffed in styles of the '60s, the girls come on in bright gowns or knee-length frocks color-coordinated for the cameras. The songs are as upbeat as the clothes. Last Sunday the group led off with Put Your Hand...