Nov 7th, 2008 · Jim White is a storyteller first and a musician second. It's a kind of storytelling rooted in his own unusual history: He grew up in Florida in a deeply Pentecostal community and fell in love with the white gospel music he heard. But from there, White took a surprising path to becoming a full-time musician. He was a professional surfer, a boxer, a fashion model in Milan and a cab driver in New York City. White's travels recently took him to Washington, D.C., where he stopped by the offices of NPR Music for this live performance.
Keywords: Fashion · officer · community · Washington · D.C · history · desks · music · Florida · New York City · gospel · concert
Sep 12th, 2008 · The conservative views of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin have been scrutinized by the media. Palin's roots in the Pentecostal church are also a matter of interest. The Rev. Cheryl Sanders, a professor of Christian ethics, is joined by the Rev. Hershael York, who teaches Christian Preaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary about Palin's religious roots.
Keywords: ethics · presidential · GOP · religious · faith · professor · media · Christian · candidate · vice · Conservation · Pentecostal
Sep 5th, 2008 · Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has electrified religious conservatives who see her as one of their own. The Republican vice presidential candidate brings evangelical credentials to the ticket, but of a specific type: Pentecostalism.
Keywords: Republicans · presidential · religious · Evangelical · candidate · vice · Conservation · electrified · Pentecostal · Alaska Gov · Palin · background
Aug 26th, 2008 · The remarkable young soul singer grew up in a strict Pentecostal family before discovering a fondness for the classic records of the '60s and '70s. He brings his timeless delivery to a live performance on Mountain Stage.
Keywords: mountains · Family · Singer · soul · discovering · delivery · Pentecostal · Ryan · Shaw · emMountain
Jun 10th, 2008 · After 10 years of being heralded as the "next big thing," the singer-songwriter has finally cracked the Billboard charts. As the son of a Pentecostal preacher, Thorn has no trouble infusing his latest CD with elements of gospel music.
Keywords: preacher · CD · music · Singer · Paul · gospel · songwriter · rocker · Pentecostal · boxer · thorns · rootsy
Apr 29th, 2006 · In April 1906, a mission on Azusa Street in Los Angeles launched an international religious movement. As Rachael Myrow of member station KPCC reports, 100,000 Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are celebrating the centennial.
Keywords: L.A · religious · Los Angeles · movement · Mission · celebration · Christian · KPCC · Rachael Myrow · centennial · 1906 · Pentecostal
Apr 26th, 2006 · One hundred years ago this month, a small house in Los Angeles was the scene of a series of religious meetings where participants had a new kind of spiritual experience. They had emotional displays, spoke in tongues, and experienced remarkable healing -- all manifestations, they believed, of the Holy Spirit.
Keywords: religious · Los Angeles · emotional · Spiritual · worshipers · Pentecostal · manifestation · Holy Spirit
Dec 23rd, 2005 · Rev. Eugene Rivers, a Pentecostal minister and community activist in Boston, talks about a rise in violent crime in that city. Rivers lives next door to where four young men were killed in Boston last week. Also joining the discussion: Robert Sampson, professor of social sciences at Harvard University.
Keywords: minister · violent · community · crime · city · homicide · Activist · killing · professor · science · social · Harvard University
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