The Church Basement Roadshow

We will have our final two shows of the North American tour tonight, Sunday and tomorrow, Monday. Come and join us if you can in Grand Rapids and Indianapolis. Sunday: Fellowship Covenant Church 1569 44th St Hudsonville, MI 49426 (616) 669-8114‎ fellowshipcovenant.net Monday: United Methodist Church: Lockerbie Square 237 N East St Indianapolis, IN 46204…

We arrived at Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan yesterday afternoon shortly before the Moslim time of prayer. There is a modest mosque next door to the church that has become an overwhelmingly popular mid-day prayer destination. The mosque was filled and the overflow of hundreds of men, young and old lined the sidewalk on 29th…

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When I was 16 years old my family moved from urban Minneapolis to rural Alabama. I went from a large inner city liberal arts magnet school to a rural county high school where I graduated in a class of 41 students. Moving to Alabama was a real culture shock for me –and I am continually…

During our stop in New Orleans Kiwi Dave and I had an opportunity to see the lingering devastation of hurricane Katrina. It was heartwarming to see how the people of New Orleans have rallied together to rebuild their city–with the help of so many friends from across the country. New Orleans certainly has a unique…

We’re right in the middle of the show in Manhattan. Doug is delivering his monologue at this moment. We arrived in Secaucus, NJ last night at 3am and parked in a Walmart parking lot. Around 10:30am we got up and started the logistics. We picked up a rental truck and got a tire changed on…

As we stepped out of the RV, Mark turned to me and said, “This feels like tobacco territory.” We were in Burlington, North Carolina, in the parking lot of JR Cigars, home to the largest humidor in the world. Walking in to this Taj Mahal of Tobacco is an overwhelming experience, especially for someone like…

So, believe it or not, we’d rather not drive our whole 40′ RV with trailer into Manhattan on Friday. We’re looking for somewhere safe to drop the RV and borrow or rent a truck with which we can pull the trailer into NYC. Somewhere between Edison and Newark would be best. Please drop a comment…

Last week we had a few days off from the tour and Tony and I went to see Dark Knight, the new Batman franchise film. Indeed this film was more sinister and melancholy than so many super hero movies–and yet more realistic in terms of the ambiguities involved in trying to be a helpful contribution…

The week between legs was spent in New Orleans with my sons Taylor and Ruben. We toured the town, took a road trip to Mississippi and rented wave runners in Biloxi. We ate the fine and fatty foods of New Orleans and took in the scene on Bourbon Street. We met up with our friends…

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