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Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Katherine Marshall | Posted 05.19.2013 | Religion
Katherine Marshall

The stories behind the fight against slavery, the struggle to secure women's equality, and the bitter battle for civil rights are reminders that all the virtues implied in that term grace are within reach.

Live From the Dubai International Film Festival: Day 5

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.13.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

At 71, director Michael Apted feels he's far from finished working in film -- though it gets increasingly difficult to make the kind of movies he most wants to make.

Jazz Vocalist Nicole Henry Makes San Francisco Debut

Sean Martinfield | Posted 11.05.2012 | Entertainment
Sean Martinfield

Since her 2004 debut CD, The Nearness of You, Nicole Henry has been the artist to watch in the world of Jazz. Last week, Nicole Henry made her long-awaited west coast / San Francisco debut at the Rrazz Room.

I'm in a Band in NYC... and You Can Be, Too

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Margie Goldsmith

If you told me I'd be playing onstage with a band at The Cake Shop on the Lower East Side, I'd say you'd lost it. Playing rock and roll on stage was never on my bucket list.

Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Don McNay

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. John Newton Before he played in his first major league baseball game in 2007, I ...

Sally Kohn Bucks Beck (VIDEO): "Restoring Honor" Rally Special, Episode 2

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sally Kohn

At Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally this past weekend in Washington, DC, we learned two things: 1. That Beck and the Tea Party want to take a so...

Avoid The Frenzy And Epic Lines: The Season's Luxe Indulgences

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Felicia C. Sullivan

Personally, I'd rather set my hair on fire with an acetylene torch than hit department stores in the wee hours of the morning. I plan on avoiding vertigo and panic attacks by doing all my holiday shopping online

A Christian Conservative That Cared

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Charles Karel Bouley

His name was William Wilberforce. He's proof an evangelical Christian conservative can be a good person.

Ambush of a Cop

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Norm Stamper

In almost every cop killing, there is something that could have been done differently. But Timothy Brenton's killing could not have been prevented, not unless he'd picked a different line of work.

U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jim Wallis

What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

Thanks Glenn Beck -- This 'Socialism' Sounds Great!

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Capitalism has been given a pass while Americans struggle. When will capitalism be a word as dirty as socialism?

Donald Rumsfeld Remixes Christian Hymns for George W. Bush

Patrick Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Patrick Sauer

GQ broke the story that Rumsfeld used cover sheets juxtaposing Bible quotes and war imagery for the top-secret intelligence briefings, but did you know he also rewrote the words to Bush's favorite hymns?

Dream Big Dreams -- a Song for the Ages

Rondi Charleston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rondi Charleston

While no one yet knows what impact the Obama presidency will have on the world, it is important that we put our bodies, minds and spirits to work to help make this administration a success.