Blog Tune Up

O.k. - a couple of enhancements:

1. A new feature was added to the left called Cluster Maps (I first saw it on Mike Hyatt's blog, but I have to give credit to my friend Mark Whitlock for adding it to his blog and inspiring me to do the same). So, tell all your missionary friends, and anyone else you know in foreign countries to at least take a look at our blog! I would love to see red dots all over the map!!
2. Now that Google has taken over Blogger, the issue of separate users has been resolved, so now you can see when I post vs. Melinda posting. We will work on updating our individual profiles.

I hope this improves your overall experience with our little corner of the world wide web.

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Shameless Promotion

I don't want to turn anyone off with a bunch of promotion about upcoming Thomas Nelson product, however this time I just can't help it.

Yesterday we released a new audio project called The Word of Promise. Here is the description of the product:

A 20-hour, 20-CD, diverse star-studded audio Bible production of The New Testament. This multi-voiced faithful rendering of the NKJV New Testament is presented in a compelling, dramatic audio theater format.

The arresting world-class audio production immerses listeners in the dramatic reality of the Scriptures as never before. Complete with an original music score by prolific Italian composer Stefano Mainetti ( Abba Pater ), Contributions by Dove Award winners Michael W. Smith and Rebecca St. James, and ambient sound effects that are woven together with compelling narration by Michael York, the Bible comes to life for a new generation. The post-production, sound design and Foley (sound effects) are produced, engineered and mixed at Cerny American Creative in Chicago-an award-winning post-production facility ranked in the Top 3 in the nation for sound design.

Cast includes:

• Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Déjà vu) - Jesus
• Michael York (Romeo & Juliet, Austin Powers) - Narrator
• Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus, The Goodbye Girl) - Quotes from Moses
• Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, What Women Want) - Mary Magdalene
• Golden Globe winner Stacy Keach (Prison Break, Hemingway) - Paul
• Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Lou Gossett, Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots) - John
• Terence Stamp (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Superman II) - Voice of God
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley (According to Jim, Father of the Bride) - Mary, Mother of Jesus
• Golden Globe and Tony Award nominee, Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns) - Mark
• John Heard (Prison Break, Home Alone) - Matthew
• Ernie Hudson (Miss Congeniality, Ghostbusters) - Peter
• TV Guide's TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols honoree Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210, Jeremiah) - Judas & Stephen
• John Schneider (Smallville, Dukes of Hazzard) - James
• Chris McDonald (Happy Gilmore, Quiz Show) - Luke

To give you a better idea, here is a video from GodTube:

I have heard a lot of this project and it is truly powerful. It is virtually word-for-word the New King James Bible (there are some "scripting" elements to it to make the text flow better, like eliminating phrases "and he said", etc.), so it really lends itself to us for memorization. Or, just sit back and experience the Scripture like never before. If you have surround sound, even better! It's like listening to a movie!

I hope you don't mind the pitch, but I just had to share! Let me know if you any of you want to know more.

Scott

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