Author Archives: Steve-O

Terry Bradshaw: Football, Fame, and Faith

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard March/April 2006 When I was growing up, I was infatuated with two quarterbacks. One was the long-haired Kenny “The Snake” Stabler of the Oakland Raiders and the other was Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers-the first quarterback … Continue reading →

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Review: New World

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard National Review, January 20, 2006 Director Terrence Malick moves at a very distinct and deliberate speed – namely, his own. He’s not in a hurry. He wrote the screenplay for his latest movie The New World about twenty-five … Continue reading →

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Slightly mystical: Q’orianka Kilcher

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard (Risen, January/ February 2006) No, I didn’t ask her. Apparently, it has been the inevitable question in all her previous interviews. I regret to inform you that if you want to know what she thought about kissing … Continue reading →

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LL Cool J on tithing and career longevity

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard 2006 Good News “Every dime I get, no matter what it is, I give 10 percent to the church,” rapper and actor LL Cool J recently said. The interviewer from Hot 97, a hip hop radio station … Continue reading →

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Daddy Sang Bass: Interview with John Carter Cash

Posted on February 27, 2006 by Steve-O

His lineage is country music royalty. His father was Johnny Cash, whose posthumously released “American V: A Hundred Highways” was recently #1 on Billboard charts. His mother was June Carter Cash, a member of the legendary Carter Family-pioneers of folk, … Continue reading →

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Rock Star as Theologian: Bono’s Blue-Tinted Witness

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Steve-O

By: Steve Beard A review of Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas by Michka Assayas (Riverhead, 2005). Life is a stage for Bono. The charismatic Irishman has lived under the spotlight of countless venues around the globe. His bleeding-heart social … Continue reading →

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Bono: The enigmatic spiritual provocateur

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard His father called him Paul, the White House affectionately calls him The Pest, and the rest of the civilized world simply refers to him as Bono. He is as well known to presidents and prime ministers for … Continue reading →

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An Incomplete Cash: Walking into a ring of fire

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard November 18, 2005, National Review Looking back on it now, it’s rather ironic that Johnny Cash scored such a major hit with the song “Walk the Line.” “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine … Continue reading →

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Steve Harvey: Christ is pretty big! You dig?

Posted on September 18, 2005 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard 2005 Good News “My mama raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sundays. There was no option. My father didn’t go, but he gave us a haircut and made sure we … Continue reading →

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Rock, religion, and relief

Posted on September 16, 2005 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard July/August 2005, Good News Magazine Before they mounted the stage at the United Center in Chicago during their Vertigo Tour, the members of U2 were sent out with the not-so-subtle observation from a friend: The people who … Continue reading →

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