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From a distance, the church looks like a huge granite amphitheater, a scaled-down version of Chicago's McCormick Place. The first half-hour of the weekend service is devoted to such attractions as Christian rock music, drama and multimedia slide shows. Parishioners sit in posh theater seats rather than pews. When pastor Bill Hybels, 37, finally appears on the stage wearing a natty business suit and button-down collar, his message sounds more entrepreneurial than churchy. Preaching from a Plexiglas lectern, he talks about "taking risks" to be Christians and the "user value" of doctrinal studies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full House at Willow Creek | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...gets laughs as his fed-up mistress who sets out to acquire couth and literacy, but cute faces and cunning timing do not add up to a believable person. As the crusading journalist who sets out to trap Brock and woo away his woman, Daniel Hugh Kelly (Hardcastle and McCormick) seems lobotomized. Only Franklin Cover (The Jeffersons), as a sozzled, shopworn and sardonic Washington fixer, evokes a credible human being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Classic Muddle | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...Cathy McCormick, acting director of the Office for the Arts, says that at the reunion concert Jacquet was electrifying as he played to a sold-out Sanders Theater. "He brought down the house with a rendition of the theme song "Flying Home," Mc Cormick says...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Jacquet Brings Jazz to Life | 2/3/1989 | See Source »

...openly criticized Britain's role in keeping Ireland divided and at war. In declaring a nation's right to sovreignty and self-determination, and condemning tyranny, Kennedy showed not immaturity or a lack of responsibility, but strength and conviction, qualities which many of our elected officials sorely lack. Patricia McCormick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defending Kennedy | 11/17/1988 | See Source »

...Chinese already dominate women's diving. At a mere 5 ft. 3 in., 1986 World Champion Gao Min, 17, seems certain to take the gold medal on the springboard with her clockwork precision. Teammate Li Qing, 16, will vie for the silver with American Kelly McCormick. Meanwhile, Xu Yanmei and Chen Xiaodan could finish first and second in the platform contest. In the men's events, '84 Silver Medalist Tan Liangde will test Louganis' nerve and verve on the springboard, while Li Kongzheng will chase Louganis on the platform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Swim Shorts: Great Leap Downward | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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