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The Easy Kind Reviews
Available after 4 critic reviews User reviews are not available yet Tamiko Robinson SteeleAllison Callista ClarkYoung Starlet Randa NewmanMake Up Person Lindsey ShopeYoung Woman Singer Available after 4 critic reviews 100% Positive 2 Reviews 0% Mixed 0 Reviews 0% Negative 0 Reviews May 11, 2026 IndieWire The filmmaker’s documentary background also adds that kind of touch to the film, which so often feels like we’re watching something, well, true.
Could your sleep be more than just rest?
Our bodies require it, our minds can’t function without it and a third of our lives comprise it. Sleep. An activity in which the eyes are closed and consciousness of our surroundings is altered. For most, sleep occurs at night. We cannot wait to hit the pillow at the end of a hard day. The amount of sleep we need varies by age. According to Discoverhealthinfo.com, teenagers need 1–2 hours per night more than adults.
Global Missions Project take orchestra arrangements to Paraguay
With summer coming to a close, so are the summer missions trips. For Becky Rogers and Karen Allen from Birmingham, a missions trip to the heart of South America will not soon be forgotten. Rogers, a member of Lakeside Baptist Church in Birmingham, and Allen, a member of Meadow Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, each participate in their church orchestras, playing the oboe and the organ respectively, but the orchestra in Paraguay was of a different sort.
Coping with mental illness: How to remain sweet when things get sour
First person: Reflecting on a Friday to remember The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago, the winter weather lingering into Satterwhite’s life proves dire medical prognosis wrong By Dan Steinbeck The Pathway Amber Satterwhite was doing well as a teenager, despite being — as her parents said ‘Wounded Heroes Documentary’ seeks to shine light on treatments for those battling post-traumatic stress A new documentary seeks to give voice to those suffering from...
Music and missions find common ground in Global Missions Project
To some, “GMP” stands for “good manufacturing practices”; to others, it is a chemical abbreviation for guanosine monophosphate; but to a growing community of instrumental musicians it means Global Missions Project. Missions efforts typically focus on things like medical needs, construction, Bible training or evangelism. All are meant to actualize the Great Commission, and GMP is no different except that it utilizes instrumental music.
Speak Tour, other youth events reach students with the gospel
One of the ways Friendship Baptist Association lives up to its name is caring for the youth of Blount County. Led by Steve Sellers, interim director of missions, church youth workers organized a May 15 countywide youth rally. The Sunday night event, held at Blountsville Baptist Church, drew some 125 students with one making a profession of faith in Christ.
Your Voice
‘Poor in spirit’ something to strive for in life By Karen O. Allen ewerblessed.com/blog Every Wednesday for the past decade I have met with my prayer partner, Jean. Before we pray, we discuss upcoming events, family, church and spiritual concerns. On one of my recent visits Jean asked a question that gave me pause. What does “poor in spirit” mean? I had an idea but confessed I really wasn’t sure. I agreed to do a little research and report back the next week.
The pandemic through the eyes of a 9-year-old
The pandemic through the eyes of a 9-year-old Home | Alabama News | The pandemic through the eyes of a 9-year-old October 30, 2020 Conner Bruton holds his coronavirus journal, in which he has chronicled life during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Karen Allen) By Karen Allen Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Last spring, Conner Bruton was enjoying life as a blue-eyed, tree-climbing, basketball-playing 9-year-old boy.
Five Things Melissa Etheridge’s Livestreamed Concerts Get Exactly Right
In the five months since the coronavirus sent everyone fleeing to shelter in place, it’s become apparent that live concerts as we knew them won’t return until 2021 at best, and possibly even later. What’s followed is an accelerated phase of scrappy reinvention that’s touched almost every sector of the music industry. First, we were in shock and just waiting to see what to do next.
Five Things Melissa Etheridge’s Livestreamed Concerts Get Exactly Right (Guest Column)
Karen Allen, provided by Published 4:34 pm EDT, Thursday, August 13, 2020 Photo: Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Photo: Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Click here to read the full article. In the five months since the coronavirus sent everyone fleeing to shelter in place, it’s become apparent that live concerts as we knew them won’t return until 2021 at best, and possibly even later.
Don’t Waste Your Medical Crisis
For me, 2019 was the hardest year of my life. I spent it trying to regain the physical strength and energy I lost through my medical crisis. But everything I endured proved to be a gift. It changed my life in so many good ways. Approximately one year ago, on April 11, 2019, my life was forever changed. Until that day, 2019 was a year marked primarily by busyness. Life and ministry with my husband and family was full. The days were good, but long. Daily, I raced through my to-do list.
Don't waste your medical crisis
EDITOR’S NOTE: Karen Allen is the wife of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Jason K. Allen. KANSAS CITY (BP) – A year ago, on April 11, 2019, my life was forever changed. Until that day, 2019 was a year marked primarily by busyness. Life and ministry with my husband and family was full. The days were good, but long. Daily, I raced through my to-do list. When reading God’s Word, too often my heart wasn’t still before Him.
FIRST-PERSON: Don't waste your medical crisis
Copyright (c) 2020 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/54662/firstperson-dont-waste-your-medical-crisis NEW - 29 minutes ago Tags: COVID-19health careevangelism EDITOR'S NOTE: Karen Allen is the wife of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Jason K. Allen. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- A year ago, on April 11, 2019, my life was forever changed.
What the Twitch? How Artists Can, and Should, Use the Live-Streaming Platform (Column)
September 13, 2019 3:22PM PT Digital strategist Karen Allen explains why Twitch is primed to explode in a music community that hasn't been served well enough by the live components on Facebook and Instagram. I’ve been talking about live-streaming to anyone within earshot for the last three years, and up to this point, I’ve been the weirdo at the party.
The RFC Flashback: Episode 155
From April, 2012 we find Radio Free Charleston 155, “Love Robot Shirt,” featuring music is from The Amorous, Godmode Broadway and Dual Core, plus the return of Stark Charleston. Host segments were shot in the parking lot of the WV Division of Tourism in South Charleston. Our first musical guest on this week’s show was Clarksburg’s The Amorous.
Chicago Photos and More
A week ago your PopCulteer arrived back home after spending most of the week in Chicago. This was part two of mine and Mel Larch’s anniversary trip, and we had a blast, even though I returned to a ton of outside assignments that had to be taken care of immediately. That’s why it’s taken me a week to post these photos.
Chaos in Toyland
Nobody seems to know what the hell is really going on with Toys R Us this week. Also, KayBee Toys, which promised to be a major presence in malls this holiday season, hasn’t made a peep since May, which is of concern since seasonal stores really should be open by now.
Return of The Son of Nitro’s Festival of Fright This Weekend
That should get you in the mood for Saturday, when the mayhem begins at noon, with Pumpkin Carving, a Zombie Shoot and Pumpkin Races. At 1 PM ACW Wrestling will present a Meet and Greet, and shuttle service (because of limited parking at Ridenour Lake) begins. At 2 PM ACW wrestling will present two hours of the finest professional wrestling in the Mountain State. At 4 PM The Trail of Terror begins.
New Music By Karen Allen, Todd Burge and William Matheny on Radio Free Charleston
Tuesday at 10 AM and 10 PM Radio Free Charleston and The AIR bring you new music by three of West Virginia’s most acclaimed singer/songwriters. You can tune in to the website, or on the embedded player below for this week’s new hour of great local music… This week’s RFC kicks off with the song “Satellite” from Karen Allen’s new CD, “Here We Are Now. You can order her album from her website, and check PopCult for details on her next local performance.
Where have all the church organists gone?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Has playing the organ become a dying art? What has happened to the organists – the ones who read three staffs of music, dance on the pedals, maneuver multiple manuals, pull organ stops, push pistons, manipulate swell and crescendo pedals and follow a director – all at the same time?
Where have all the organists gone?
What has happened to the organists—the ones who read three staffs of music, dance on the pedals, maneuver multiple manuals, pull organ stops, push pistons, manipulate swell and crescendo pedals and follow a director—all at the same time? “There is a national trend for fewer students who major in music with an organ emphasis,” said Eric Mathis, director of The Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
Where have all the organists gone?
Has playing the organ become a dying art? What has happened to the organists — the ones who read three staffs of music, dance on the pedals, maneuver multiple manuals, pull organ stops, push pistons, manipulate swell and crescendo pedals and follow a director — all at the same time? Is there no one else to sit on the bench where “Aunt Sally” sat for 40 years?
Where have all the organists gone?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Has playing the organ become a dying art? What has happened to the organists -- the ones who read three staffs of music, dance on the pedals, maneuver multiple manuals, pull organ stops, push pistons, manipulate swell and crescendo pedals and follow a director -- all at the same time? Is there no one else to sit on the bench where "Aunt Sally" sat for 40 years?
A look at the organ’s role in worship in today’s culture
Is the organ a viable instrument in today’s worship? Organ not just for traditional music, minister says Rejoice at the sound of the organ” (Job 21:12). Forty years ago, that’s exactly what many churches did because the organ was their principal instrument for worship. The organ-piano-choir trio was the typical Sunday morning music stage of the 1980s, but by the 1990s worship took on a different look as it began to “praise him with stringed instruments and organs” (Ps. 150:4).
Your complete guide to events in Middle Georgia.
Surrounded by a rich musical and Southern culture, the Macon Film Festival celebrates independent films while promoting filmmaking for entertainment, inspiration, education and economic development. Read more about it, the films being screened and ticket options at maconfilmfestival.com. July 20-23. Dozens of bands across multiple stages in downtown Macon. New this year: the festival has expanded to include a Friday night show at the Cox Capitol Theatre.
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