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Just A Stage – A Theatrical History of Albany, New York

These days, theater-minded residents of New York’s Capital Region seldom have far to go or long to wait to feed their hunger for the stage. But consider the plight of culture-starved Albany residents of an earlier day. Continue reading

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Leadership Insights from the Apostle Paul

The Pauline letters were addressed to small groups of people that he knew by name (Timothy, Titus, and Philemon) as well as large audiences (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians). These letters provide insight into why leaders exist and what knowledge, skills, and abilities are important to leaders today. In each letter Paul attempts to answer questions about the meaning of life such as sin (Romans 3:9), faith (Romans 3:22), marriage (Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7), unity (1 Corinthians 1:10), spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12), and freedom (Galatians 5:17). After carefully dissecting Pauline letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians, and Philemon I identified a set of characteristics that he viewed as being critical to the development of Christian leaders. Continue reading

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Remembering

Eighteen years ago today I walked into my mother’s house to grab some dinner. I’d just froze my arse off for fifteen races at Freehold Raceway and was getting ready to spend the night betting Harness races at the Meadowlands. As I checked my mail, I heard my mother yell from the kitchen, “You better turn on the TV, that basketball guy is dead!” Continue reading

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Donald Byrd – Transition Sessions – Jazz Music CD Review

Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Transition Sessions gets. Transition Sessions put simply is one of Donald Byrd’s best CDs to date. It’s a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. Continue reading

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JFK Deja Vu

What do JFK and Obama have in common? Are their commonalities between the optimism of the 60′s and the Obama campaign? Continue reading

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