Getting The Word Out

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The Power of Poetry

As odd as it may seem to some people, we really believe that following the advice of Jesus about how we should live together will help achieve the Millennium Development Goals. And here's an astonishing thing: many people who think of themselves as Christians have never read the gospel stories. They don't know what Jesus did, much less what he would do. I thought one way of getting the word out, would be to make the rather dry, antique language of the bible used in church into ballads, something that people can sing.

The spoken word files for these poems are posted on the kinds of websites that aspiring rock and roll bands use to showcase their music. Here is the player for my site on iSound, which is currently ranked #3. It's set to play the first chapter of the gospel according to Mark. Just click on the little arrow to get it started (click it again if you want it to stop). You can scroll down the list and hear all four gospels if you like, along with some tracks pertaining to human rights and other aspects of spirituality.

I also put in a link here to my new website: http://www.sustainyourspirit.com/ . There are more free recordings there, of sacred texts from other eras, other cultures. I hope you can find time to visit and see the various podcast books I have written and posted as spoken word performances. I believe that crossing over into other cultures to find common ground for understanding is the way forward for human survival on our planet.

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By sustaining others you also sustain yourself. Thank you.