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Remembering Francis Schaeffer at 100 (Part 1)

 

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This year Francis Schaeffer would have turned 100 on Jan 30, 2012. I remember like yesterday when I first was introduced to his books. I was even more amazed when I first saw his films. I was so influenced by them that I bought every one of his 30 something books and his two film series. Here is a tribute that I got off the internet from Chuck Colson’s website www.breakpoint.org :

Remembering Francis Schaeffer
By T. M. Moore|Published Date: January 31, 2012

The summer of 1974 saw me deep into the first theological crisis of my life. I was in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a seminarian, participating in the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. My first year in seminary had convinced me that the Reformed faith was entirely correct and every other expression of Christianity was, if not altogether wrong, then at least sorely lacking.

I should have read Helmut Thielicke’s A Little Exercise for Young Theologians before heading to Switzerland, but, alas, I did not.I went to Lausanne determined to “reform” the whole crowd. The Lord had other ideas, however, concerning who needed the reforming. He boarded me with 36 African Pentecostals, most of whom spoke no English. I was the only Westerner in our dorm, but they welcomed me with love and friendliness and made me feel a part of their prayers and fellowship for the entire time we were together.

How could this be, I wondered, given that these folks aren’t “Reformed”?

During the course of that conference I met many lovely believers from a wide range of communions, and all of them seemed truly to love Jesus, to be happy to meet me, and to want above all else to see lost people come to faith. Now my struggle intensified. How could I be so theologically correct, and yet so inferior in devotion, conviction, and evangelical passion to everybody I met?

Worse, admitting that I had a lot to learn (to say the least), how could I connect with people who did not share my Reformed convictions so that I could actually learn from them and join in ministry with them – and still keep my “doctrine pure”?

I’d heard Francis Schaeffer at one of the seminars give a passionate plea for taking the Christian worldview to the unbelieving culture and its lost advocates. He seemed fairly to be weeping with conviction, yet there was tremendous power in his exhortation. Toward the end of the conference I arrived one evening at the lecture hall, at my wits end and as depressed as I’d ever been. I needed to sort out my confusion and overcome my pride so that I could get on with growing in the Lord and serving in His Kingdom. I sat in the back of the foyer musing, when suddenly the thought occurred to me, “If I could just chat with Francis Schaeffer, he could help me sort this out.”

At that precise moment, Dr. Schaeffer walked in the door. I may have been immature in my faith and arrogant in my theology, but I wasn’t stupid. I took this opportunity as from the Lord, walked up to Dr. Schaeffer and introduced myself, and asked if he had just a few minutes to talk with me about a matter.

He smiled and we went to a side room where, for the next hour – an hour! – Francis Schaeffer helped me understand the nature of the Body of Christ, the calling to ministry, and the importance of focusing on Jesus as I had never understood before. It is not an exaggeration to say that those 60 minutes changed my life forever.

So I’m very pleased, along with Chuck, to remember Francis Schaeffer in this the 100th anniversary of his birth. Check out the resources and activities below, and see what you can learn from this great leader of the previous generation.

Resources for this topic

Bing Davis, “Truth with Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer
Barry Hankins, “Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelicals” (podcast)
Peggy J. Haslar, “Francis Schaeffer’s Double-edged Ethic
Todd Kappelman, “The Need to Read: Francis Schaeffer
Fred Sanders, “Come, Christian Triune God Who Lives

Francis Schaeffer was one of the great defenders of the faith of the previous generation. You can order this Trilogy of his most seminal works and discover the power of a reasonable faith all over again. 

Next steps:

1. Read the articles above. Do you think you would benefit from reading some of the works of Francis Schaeffer? Share a couple of the articles with a friend or two, and challenge them to join you in reading one of Schaeffer’s fundamental works. I would recommend either True Spirituality or Escape from Reason.

2. Have any of your church leaders read Francis Schaeffer? Ask around – pastors, elders, teachers. See if you can find some who have read him, and see what they’ve learned. For each one who has not read him, make a copy of a couple of the articles listed above and encourage them to read about this great apologist and worldview thinker.

3. Email today’s Talking Points column to several Christian friends. Challenge them to read some of the resources, watch the Two-Minute Warning, and take on one of the activities.

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 8 “The Age of Fragmentation” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 7 “The Age of Non-Reason” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 6 “The Scientific Age” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 5 “The Revolutionary Age” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 4 “The Reformation” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 3 “The Renaissance”

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 2 “The Middle Ages” (Schaeffer Sundays)

How Should We Then Live 2-1 I was impacted by this film series by Francis Schaeffer back in the 1970′s and I wanted to share it with you. Schaeffer points out that during this time period unfortunately we have the “Church’s deviation from early church’s teaching in regard to authority and the approach to God.” […]

Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 1 “The Roman Age” (Schaeffer Sundays)

How Should We Then Live 1-1 Today I am starting a series that really had a big impact on my life back in the 1970′s when I first saw it. There are ten parts and today is the first. Francis Schaeffer takes a look at Rome and why it fell. It fell because of inward […]

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A conversation starter

Here’s a conversation starter you can try out with some friends: “Francis Schaeffer was instrumental in the past generation in helping to promote the idea of a Christian worldview. Have any of you read anything by him? Would you like to join together and read one of his works?” 

How Now Shall We LiveClick here to purchase Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey’s How Now Shall We Live?, dedicated to Francis Schaeffer

Keith Green Story (Part 9)

Keith Green – Easter Song (live)

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Keith Green performing “Easter Song” live from The Daisy Club — LA (1982)

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Keith Green was a great song writer and performer.  Here is his story below:

The Lord had taken Keith from concerts of 20 or less — to stadiums of 12,000 people.  At his concerts Keith always gave an altar call and led thousands upon thousands to the Lord, and just as many firmly recommitted their lives fully to serve the Lord.

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Keith began to appear on many television and radio programs. He talked about his walk with God and played a song or two. But his heart was to please the Lord.  His childhood dream of becoming a super star had been cleansed from his heart years before with something better – being a servant of God.  
Keith said, ”I only want to build God’s Kingdom and see it increase, not my own. If someone writes a great poem no one praises the pencil they used, they praise the one who created the poem.  Well, I’m just a pencil in the hands of the Lord.  Don’t praise me, praise Him!”

2nd Chapter Of Acts Easter Song

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2nd Chapter Of Acts Live In Concert

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For Keith, meeting Jesus was one thing. Becoming more like Him was another. He struggled with the same things we all do – developing self discipline, deadlines, bad attitudes, selfishness, and ministry issues screaming for attention. He was also trying to disciple the 70 new believers who had come to be part of LDM, which by now had moved to East Texas. Besides all this, Keith still had music to write, articles to finish, and a growing family and wife to take care of.
After striving for years to measure up to God’s holiness, at times even questioning his own salvation, Keith came into a deeper understanding of the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross — both to forgive his sins, and to clothe him in His righteousness.  It was like a huge weight had been lifted off of his chest.
It wasn’t that Keith became less concerned with purity and holiness. But now he was more motivated by love and less by fear in His pursuit of Jesus. He learned so much more about God’s grace and the importance of pausing simply to behold His glory and enjoy His presence. That is perhaps, what Keith loved most.
In 1982 Keith and Melody took a trip to Europe, including Greece and the UK, and their hearts were stirred.. especially when they visited the ministry in the Red Light district of Amsterdam, the open drug use, and the lack of thriving churches where ever they went.  Kith asked every leader what we could do, they all said, “Please tell people we need them to come help us.”

2nd Chapter of Acts – Make My Life A Prayer to You

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So Keith decided that at his 1982 Fall Tour he would challenge the Christians in America to get out of their comfort zones, and into the the world to reach the hurting.. So in the last few months of his life, with his heart turned back to winning souls, LDM booked large arenas for the Fall Tour, Melody wrote some missions songs, and YWAM founder Loren Cunningham was going to come to talk about the needs in the world, and give an missions altar call.
Keith’s heart had fully turned back to those who probably wouldn’t show up at a concert or a church. Keith wanted to go back out into the streets and into the prisons the way he and Melody did as new believers. He wanted to go to the mission fields of the nations, and into secular clubs to reach people with his music. However, it was not to be.
On July 28, 1982, there was a small plane crash and Keith went home to be with Jesus. The crash also took the life of his three-year-old son Josiah, and his two year old daughter, Bethany. Melody was home with their one year old, Rebekah, and was also six weeks pregnant with their fourth child, Rachel. Keith was only 28 years old.
Although Keith is now with Jesus, his life and ministry is still making a huge impact around the world. His songs and passionate delivery are still changing lives. His writings are translated into many languages. Keith once said, “When I die I just want to be remembered as a Christian.” It’s safe to say he reached his goal, and perhaps, a bit more.
Keith Green was simply a man of conviction. When his convictions led him to an eternally worthy object in the person of Jesus he sold all that he had—ambitions, possessions, and dreams—to possess His love. In so doing he became a man of devotion. He also became a man remembered, and still missed, by millions around the world.

 “The only music minister to whom the Lord will say,

‘Well done, thy good and faithful servant,’ is the one

whose life proves what their lyrics are saying… 

And to whom music is the least important part of their life. 

Glorifying the only Worthy One

has to be a minister’s most important goal!”  

                                                                                           Keith Green

A review of Woody Allen’s latest movie “Midnight in Paris” (Woody Wednesday)

 
Not Dove Family Approved

Theatrical Release: 6/10/2011

Reviewer: Edwin L. Carpenter
Source: Theater
Writer: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson
Director: Woody Allen
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 100 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kurt Fuller, Kathy Bates

Synopsis:
Midnight in Paris is a romantic comedy that follows a family travelling to the city for business. The party includes a young engaged couple that has their lives transformed throughout the journey. The film celebrates a young man’s great love for Paris, and simultaneously explores the illusion people have that a life different from their own is better.

Dove Worldview:
This one has some funny moments for sure. You have to understand the plot to understand the humor though. In this one, Gil Pender is a romantic, a writer who dreams of living in Paris. In fact, he is there on business along with his fiance’, who spends more time with an old boyfriend named Paul then with Gil. She just can’t understand his desire to take walks in the rain and his dream of being a novelist instead of the successful screen writer that he is. She also can’t comprehend his daydreams of 1920s Paris. When he finds himself in a certain part of the city one night and the clock strikes twelve he soon is shocked to learn he has traveled back to his dream time, Paris in the 1920s. He meets Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald as well as Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, and a woman he could fall in love with.

He always winds up back in the present when morning breaks but on one occasion he and the woman he falls for winds up in another time frame, the 1890s. She longs to remain in that time frame but he points out that he might have to get dental work done, and they didn’t have proper pain medication back then!

Owen Wilson is likable in his role as Gil and the movie makes a point that no matter what time one lives in, there are always problems to deal with. Despite the nice themes including being true to one’s self, and the opening sequence which includes shots of the Moulin Rouge, Notre Dame, the Seine River and nice cafes, sadly there is use of strong language and the sex rating hits a three in content, due to some frank sexual comments. It should be noted that there are a few political comments too which some viewers will not appreciate. We are unable to award this movie our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.

Content Chart & Description

Content ScaleSexLanguageViolenceDrugs & AlcoholNudityOther
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Rating Descriptions

Sex: Frank sexual comments and a few innuendos; kissing; a woman talks about having moved in with her boyfriend; an unmarried couple live together and the woman admits to having an affair while in Paris with her old boyfriend.
Language: Chr*st-1; JC-1; For Chr*st Sake-1; G/OMG-10; H-3; D-1
Violence: A few disagreements.
Drugs: A lot of drinking scenes including wine and champagne and comments about wine tasting; cigarette smoking; a character admits to being drunk; a few scenes of characters riding in cars including a taxi and drinking; a character takes medicine for panic attacks; a comment about “coke” spoons.
Nudity: Cleavage; some hookers raise up skirts; a nude drawing of a woman nude from the waist up.
Other: Political comments about former President Bush and right wingers who are “air-heads” and “demented” and “fascists”.

World’s dumbest crook takes on Duggars

I have heard of some idiots before but this would be crook takes the cake.

Duggar Family Member Speaks Out on Extortion Plot

Amy Duggar from the show 19 Kids and Counting is setting the record straight after being targeted by a woman in Iowa who claimed to have compromising photos of Amy as part of an attempt to extort money from TLC.

Federal court documents show that Teresa Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent TLC executives letters demanding that they cancel 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for her not releasing to a magazine photos of Amy and a 56-year-old musician that were described as depicting “apparently intimate situations.”

Michelle Duggar Miscarries

Amy, an aspiring country singer and the 25-year-old niece of Jim Bob Duggar, told ET in a statement that there are no compromising photos of her with the musician, whom she has known for quite some time as a friend. “It’s totally untrue. He is a longtime family friend who has always been supportive of my music career.  He’s a good Christian and it’s upsetting that his generosity has been exploited like this.”

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Francis Schaeffer would have been 100 this year

Francis Schaeffer would have been 100 this year

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Two Minute Warning: How Then Should We Live?: Francis Schaeffer at 100

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Under Francis Schaeffer’s tutelage, Evangelicals like Chuck Colson learned to see life through the lens of a Christian worldview. Join Chuck as he celebrates a life well lived.

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BreakPoint this Week: The Legacy of Francis Schaeffer
By: Shane Morris|Published: February 4, 2012 12:00 AM
 

Francis Schaeffer would have turned 100 years old on January 30, 2012. He was one of the greatest Christian authors and apologists of all time — a man who insisted that Truth be taught, no matter what the consequences might be. His influence lives on today in the message and mission of the Christian worldview movement, especially in apologetics and in the work of ministry leaders like Chuck Colson.

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In this eye-opening conversation, Chuck Colson and John Stonestreet take us on a tour of the incredible influence one man had on Christianity during the last century. This influence, as John Stonestreet notes, extends beyond theology and philosophy and into the hearts of men and women who have converted their worldview into action, including one ex Watergate felon-turned-Christian-commentator.

“Everyone that’s influenced me,” says John Stonestreet, “was influenced by this guy who had a little place in Switzerland where he talked about the world of ideas. The list of names that this man has influenced goes on and on, and you’re one of the guys on that list!”

“I think Francis Schaeffer was the greatest prophet of the latter half of the 20th Century,” says Chuck. “What Schaeffer did was to put intellectual content in context to see Christianity not just as a personal experience with Jesus, but as an overarching way of understanding all of the world and all of reality.”

For Chuck, whose personal experience with Schaeffer near the end of the theologian’s life molded his view of Christianity and culture, the central message of this champion of holistic faith was Truth.

“I will never forget being with Schaeffer on several occasions after he had contracted cancer and was getting weaker and weaker,” remembers Chuck. “He would still go to Christian audiences, he worked right up until dying. He died prematurely in my opinion — he hadn’t really finished his task here. But what he would say over and over in that squeaky, little voice and with that goatee as you described it and the knickers — he kept saying, “The issue is Truth, Truth, Truth! Flaming truth!” He was passionate — talking at the top of his lungs even when his health was failing, because he wanted us to know so badly that the issue of the day was Truth: is there something that is reality? Is there a moral order than we can know?”

As any listener or reader of BreakPoint’s resources will know, this flagship message of Schaeffer’s is the heart and soul of Chuck’s work. But what gives this message legs, and carries it into the culture to, as Abraham Kuyper said, claim everything “within the whole domain of human existence” for Christ, is another idea of Schaeffer’s — one which forever changed how Christians view the world. Chuck describes this idea:   

“It’s only now that we’re seeing people slowly, gradually but certainly embracing the fundamental idea that Christianity is not just Jesus and me. Christianity is Christ being the Logos — what the Greeks meant when they used “logos” was all Truth that could ever be known. The source of all ultimate reality is in Christ. You begin to understand that and suddenly you’re looking at things going on every day around you from a biblical perspective. This what I’ve spent the last twenty years preaching and teaching: you have to look at everything that’s happening through God’s eyes.”

Schaeffer did much more than introduce new ideas. He helped shift the conversation on faith and apologetics from one of personal experience to a universal imperative. In many ways, he made it possible for Christians to use the term “worldview” and understand what it means. Schaeffer reopened the eyes of Western Civilization to read its own biography — a legacy of Christian faith etched in its art, music, science, business, law and values. That, says Chuck, is what makes Schaeffer’s life not only a legacy worth remembering, but a mission worth continuing.

“He gave texture and intellectual depth to the Christian faith at a very critical time. Schaeffer got it. And the more we can talk about Schaeffer right now to put things in context of what Christianity really is and its impact on life, the better we’re going to be.”

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 6 “The Scientific Age” (Schaeffer Sundays)

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Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 4 “The Reformation” (Schaeffer Sundays)

How Should We Then Live 4-1 I was impacted by this film series by Francis Schaeffer back in the 1970′s and I wanted to share it with you. Schaeffer makes three key points concerning the Reformation: “1. Erasmian Christian humanism rejected by Farel. 2. Bible gives needed answers not only as to how to be right with […]

Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 3 “The Renaissance”

How Should We Then Live 3-1 I was impacted by this film series by Francis Schaeffer back in the 1970′s and I wanted to share it with you. Schaeffer really shows why we have so many problems today with this excellent episode. He noted, “Could have gone either way—with emphasis on real people living in […]

Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 2 “The Middle Ages” (Schaeffer Sundays)

How Should We Then Live 2-1 I was impacted by this film series by Francis Schaeffer back in the 1970′s and I wanted to share it with you. Schaeffer points out that during this time period unfortunately we have the “Church’s deviation from early church’s teaching in regard to authority and the approach to God.” […]

Francis Schaeffer’s “How should we then live?” Video and outline of episode 1 “The Roman Age” (Schaeffer Sundays)

How Should We Then Live 1-1 Today I am starting a series that really had a big impact on my life back in the 1970′s when I first saw it. There are ten parts and today is the first. Francis Schaeffer takes a look at Rome and why it fell. It fell because of inward […]

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Chuck Colson on Komen caving to pressure from Planned Parenthood

Liberals think that Komen has damaged their image with this whole mess and now conservatives are upset with Komen too.

Very good article from Breakpoint.org

Komen Caves

An Object Lesson for All of Us

By: Chuck Colson|Published: February 3, 2012 2:59 PM
 

Komen for the Cure’s stunning reversal to fund Planned Parenthood after all, has an important lesson for us all..

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No doubt you’ve been watching the unfolding drama of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s decision to de-fund Planned Parenthood — and then its stunning reversal.

What you saw last week was a concerted, intentional effort by an ideological minority — the radical pro-abortion forces — not just to make their case in public, but to destroy the opposition. Using incendiary language, accusing Komen of endangering the lives of women, they made no pretense to pursue civil discourse.

And it’s a tragedy that Komen for the Cure caved. Because all of the all of the rational arguments were on their side.

First of all, Planned Parenthood does not perform mammograms, its doctors simply provide breast cancer referrals. No wonder Komen for the Cure figured its money could be better spent on organizations that provide direct treatment.

And of course there’s the uncomfortable link between breast cancer and abortion. A 2009 study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed “a statistically significant 40% increased risk [of breast cancer] for women who have abortions.”

Second, Komen’s stated policy was not to contribute to organizations under investigation. Well, Planned Parenthood is under Congressional investigation for potentially misusing federal funds — funds that by law may not be used for abortions. In 2010, the organization received fully 46 percent of its funding — 487 million dollars — from government grants.

Yet according to Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, the organization and its many affiliates performed more than 329,000 abortions in 2010 — or a full 91 percent of services rendered to pregnant women.

It sure sounds to me that they’re flaunting the law.

Finally, this never was about the money. Komen’s grant was a drop in Planned Parenthood’s bucket. As Tim Stanley of the UK Telegraph pointed out, Komen for the Cure’s annual grant made up a mere .058 percent of Planned Parenthood’s budget!

So what is this all about? Look friends, Komen is the kind of respectable and mainstream partner that Planned Parenthood desperately needs to continue its charade that it is all about “women’s health.” And it and its friends will bully and shout down anybody who dares to disagree with them.

What happened to Komen is a perfect example of the despotism of the modern left. Disagree with them, they vilify you and seek to intimidate you into silence. Tragically, Komen caved.

As I’ve been saying on BreakPoint for the last three or four months, we must break the spiral of silence. That’s why it is so important to speak out, even now. Let Komen know that you appreciated what they did to de-fund Planned Parenthood — come to BreakPoint.org and we’ll link you to their website — and that you are horrified that they didn’t have the courage to stick to their convictions.

Here is the lesson for us in all of this: We must have the courage of our convictions. Remember, courage is the first of the cardinal virtues, the virtue on which all others depend. We must never cave when it comes to defending the Truth, no matter what comes our way.

Just remember, we have no choice but to stand for what is true and just and to oppose evil no matter what the cost.

27 club (Complete list)

It was so sad to lose these people so soon.

The Curse of 27

This page is in response to my most frequently asked questions – is there really a Curse of 27, how many musicians actually died at that age, and who are they.

When legendary Blues man, Robert Johnson, was killed at the age of 27, his death is said to have spawned a curse. The legend unfolds like this: Johnson, always enamored of the Blues and desiring the ability to play guitar was, unfortunately, a mediocre talent. He disappeared for a time, during which he sold his soul to the devil by making a crossroads deal, in exchange for an unparalleled talent with the guitar. Suddenly he was a Blues master, composing songs about the crossroads and hellhounds on his trail. Johnson’s ability made him popular with many (especially the ladies), but there were some who were suspicious and jealous of his talents (particularly the ladies’ husbands). In 1938, he was supposedly given a bottle of wine which had been poisoned by one such jealous spouse. Johnson died a long, agonizing death. He was 27.

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Since that day, it is said that many musicians – especially those of particularly high quality – would succumb to the curse and die, at the height of their careers, at the age of 27. While it is true that many musicians did, in fact, die at this age, it is hardly a magical number. Just as strong a case – if not more compelling – could be made for the age of 28. Twenty-seven by no means stands out. I have catalogued all musicians in the Archive that have died at age 27 since Robert Johnson; the list isn’t nearly as long as one might think. Not including Johnson, there are 21 musicians who died at age 27 from 1938 to 2011 – that’s one person roughly every three-and-a-half years. And although many of these performers were wildly famous and indisputable legends, most were supporting players in moderately successful bands.

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I give you The 27 Club, in chronological order.

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Jesse Belvin

Jesse Belvin

Jesse Belvin
car accident – suspected murder. He was 27. Belvin was a soulful crooner, marketed as “the black Elvis” to a still-segregated South. While leaving his first integrated concert (1960), in Little Rock, Belvin’s car was involved in a head-on collision. One of the first state troopers on the scene stated that both of the rear tires on the black cadillac had been “obviously tampered with.” Belvin and his driver died at the scene (Hope, AR); his wife Jo Ann succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. Belvin was co-author of The Penguins’ hit, “Earth Angel,” and his recording of “Goodnight My Love” was the closing theme for Alan Freed’s rock & roll radio show for several years. Visit Jesse Belvin’s Tribute, which expands on his his career and offers other suspicious details surrounding his death.
Malcolm Hale
carbon-monoxide poisoning in 1968. (Some sources site bronchopneumonia as the cause of death.) He was 27. Hale was the lead guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang. He had gone to bed drunk at a girlfriend’s, and even though the band called her to wake him, she refused. Twenty-eight hours later, she discovered that he was dead. Hale died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the result of a faulty space heater. He was 27. “Sunday Will Never Be the Same,” “Like to Get to Know You,” “Lazy Day”

Brian Jones

Brian Jones

Brian Jones
(Lewis Brian Hopkins-Jones), drowned in 1969. He was 27. Jones was a co-founder of the Rolling Stones, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Speculation remains that Jones may have been murdered. For the whole story, and to read about the renewed investigation into his death in August of 2009, follow this link. “Satisfaction,” “Red Door,” “Sympathy for the Devil”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding

Jimi Hendrix
(born Johnny Allen Hendrix, his father changed his name to James Marshall Hendrix when he was 4 years old), aspiration of vomit while sleeping after ingesting alcohol and sleeping pills (1970). Sources are saying Hendrix’s death was actually a homicide; read about Hendrix’s murder by his manager. Hendrix was 27 and an established guitar legend. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Hendrix the greatest guitarist of all time. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, with Noel Redding (see 2003) and Mitch Mitchell (2008; natural causes at age 61), were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. “Purple Haze,” “Foxy Lady,” “Manic Depression”

Janis Joplin

“Pearl”

Janis Joplin
heroin overdose in 1970; “Pearl” was 27. Blues legend Bessie Smith (see 1937) lay in an unmarked grave for 33 years, until Joplin and Juanita Green, Smith’s former maid and later a chapter-head of the NAACP, donated money for a headstone. “Pearl” was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime,” “Mercedes Benz”

Canned Heat

Canned Heat, front to back:

Fito de la Parra, Larry Taylor, Bob Hite (standing, d. 1981),

Henry Vestine (d. 1997), Alan Wilson (standing, d. 1970).

Al “Blind Owl” Wilson
suicide. Wilson was the vocalist, harmonica player, and one of thr original members of Canned Heat, along with Bob “The Bear” Hite (see 1981) and Henry “Sunflower” Vestine (see 1997).” In 197O, Wilson overdosed on tranquilizers (reportedly in the back yard of Hite) when he found out he couldn’t save a redwood forest from being leveled by a timber company. He was 27. “Going Up Country,” “Let’s Work Together,” “Time Was,” “Boogie Music,” “On the Road Again”
Arlester “Dyke” Christian
shot in 1971. Christian sang back up for The O’Jays and later formed Dyke and the Blazers. Dyke is said to have influenced many, inclduing James Brown and Wilson Pickett. He was shot to death while sitting in his car in downtown Phoenix. He was 27. Dyke and the Blazers were inducted to the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. “Funky Broadway – Part 1” (later covered by Pickett as a #1 R&B single)

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“The Lizard King.”

Jim Morrison
(James Douglas Morrison), unknown. In 1971, Morrison was found dead in his bathtub while living in Paris. The official cause of death was myocardial infarction (heart attack). Some speculate that he actually succumbed to some type of drug (heroin or cocaine) and/or alcohol overdose. Others believe “The Lizard King” still lives. Morrison was lead singer of The Doors and a published poet; he was 27 at the time of his death. The Doors were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. “Riders on the Storm,” “Hello, I Love You,” “The End,” “Light My Fire”Interesting aside: In 1967, The Doors were booked to play three shows in San Francisco, headlined by soul singer Otis Redding. Redding was killed two weeks before the scheduled performances. (Visit Redding’s Tribute.) Morrison paid tribute to the fallen singer during the first performance and again in The Doors’ song “Runnin’ Blue”: “Poor Otis, dead and gone, left me here to sing his song…”

2007 – Update: Sources are surfacing (including close personal friend, Sam Sernett), stating that Morrison actually overdosed on heroin in a Paris nightclub bathroom and was quietly moved to his apartment where the bathtub death scene was staged.

Roger Lee Durham
fall from a horse in 1973; he was 27. Durham was a member of Bloodstone, with Willis Draffen (see 2002). Durham was an airman in Vietnam; he is buried in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (Kansas). “Natural High,” “Never Let You Go,” “Outside Woman,” “My Little Lady”

Ron

Ron “Pigpen” McKernan

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liver failure due to alcohol abuse (1973); he was 27. Keyboardist for the Grateful Dead, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. McKernan was the first of four Grateful Dead keyboardists to die prematurely. He was succeeded by Keith Godchaux (see 1980), Brent Mydland (see 1990), and Vince Welnick (see 2006). “Truckin,'” “St. Stephen,” “Casey Jones,” “Friend of the Devil”

Chase

The band, Chase.

Chase (Wally Yohn)
Chase was a promising jazz-rock ensemble, founded by trumpeter Bill Chase. In 1974, while leaving Texas for an appearance in Minnesota, Chase (age 39), his drummer Walter Clark (age 25), guitarist John Emma (age 22), and keyboardist Wally Yohn (age 27) were killed when their plane crashed. The cause was sited as pilot error and poor radio communication. View the National Transportation and Safety Board Report. “Get It On”
*David Michael Alexander
pulmonary edema in 1975. He was 27. “Zander” was the original bassist for The Stooges (featuring punk icon, Iggy Pop). Zander died of pulmonary edema in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after being admitted to a hospital for pancreatitis, probably caused by his excessive drinking. (Stooges guitarist, Ron Asheton, died of a heart attack in 2009.) The Stooges were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” “Fun House,” “Dirt”

Badfinger

Badfinger: Mike Gibbins (d. 2005),

Pete Ham (d. 1975), Tom Evans (d. 1983), & Joey Molland

Pete Ham
hanging (suicide); 1975. Member of Badfinger, he was 27. Ham’s bandmate, Tom Evans, would follow in his steps 8 years later. Drummer Mike Gibbins would succumb to natural causes in 2005. Harry Nilsson’s (see 1994) cover of Badfinger’s “Without You” reached #1. (Read about Badfinger’s connection to the Curse of Harry Nilsson.) “Day After Day,” “If You Want It (Come and Get It)”
Gary Thain
heroin overdose in 1975; he was 27. Thain was the bassist for Uriah Heep. During his final tour, Thain was electrocuted, blacked out, and suffered serious burns. He also (supposedly) contracted an untreatable STD. He was found dead in the bath by his girlfriend. (Heep vocalist, David Byron, would succumb to excessive alcohol consumption in 1985.) “Easy Livin’,” “Sweet Lorraine,” “Stealin'”
Chris Bell
automobile crash in 1978; it is speculated that he may have been high when he drove straight into a telephone pole. Singer and guitarist for Big Star. He was 27. “Thirteen,” “September Gurls,” “I Am the Cosmos” (as a solo artist)
D. Boon
(Dennes Dale Boon), van accident in 1985. Boon was the guitarist for the Minutemen. On a trip to Arizona, Boon’s girlfriend fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed their van. Boon was ejected form the vehicle and broke his neck, killing him instantly. He was 27. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him one of the greatest guitarists of all time (ranking #89). Album: Double Nickels on the Dime
The Reba McEntire Band (Chris Autin and Joey Cigainero)
On 15 March 1991, country crooner Reba McEntire finished a show in California. While she decided to stay the night in San Diego, her band piled into two Hawker-Siddeley planes destined for Indiana. Unfortunatley, one of the aircraft slammed into a mountain moments after take-off. On board were Chris Autin (vocals, guitar, mandolin), age 27; Kirk Capello (keyboards), age 28; Joey Cigainero (synthesizer), age 27; Paula Kaye Evans (vocals), age 33; Terry Jackson (bass), age 28; Tony Saputo (drums), age 34; Michael Thomas (guitar), age 34; Jim Hammond (road manager), age 40; and two others, including the pilot. View the National Transportation and Safety Board report which includes photos of the musicians. McEntire dedicated her 1991 album, From My Broken Heart, to the fallen musicians.

Mia Zapata

Mia Zapata

Mia Zapata
strangled and raped (1993). Singer for The Gits, a seminal Seattle band, she was 27. According to the medical examiner, if she had not been strangled she would have died from the internal injuries suffered from the beating. After her murder, friends formed Home Alive, a self-defense group. Zapata’s case was aired on the nationally broadcast television program, “Unsolved Mysteries.” It wasn’t until 2004 that Jesus C. Mezquia was identified as her killer and sentenced to 36 years in prison. Albums: Frenching the Bullyand Enter: The Conquering Chicken.

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Lead singer/guitarist for rock music iconoclasts and grunge pioneers, Nirvana. Cobain’s body was discovered by an electrician 3 days after his death (estimated to have been on 5 April 1994). Cobain suffered from stomach problems, possible depression/bipolar disorder, and drug addiction. He was 27 when he took his life. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him one of the greatest guitarists of all time (ranking #12). Visit the Kurt Cobain Tribute for artist information, photos, his suicide note, and a detailed account of the events leading up to his death. Learn about Cobain’s connection to the Curse of Buddy Holly. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Come As You Are,” “Heart-Shaped Box,” “All Apologies”
Kristin Pfaff
heroin overdose in 1994. Bassist for Hole, she was 27. “Miss World,” “Doll Parts”
Passion Fruit
crash of Crossair Flight 3597 in 2001. Passion Fruit, a Euro-dance trio, scored several international hits, the biggest being 1999’s “The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song.” After a performance in Berlin, the group was flying to Zurich, when the pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude and crashed into a hill in Bassersdorf, Switzerland, killing 24 of the 33 people on board. Debby St. Marteen survived; Nathalie van het Ende (age 25) and Maria Serrano-Serrano (age 27) were killed, along with Melanie Thornton of the group La Bouche. Proceeds from Passion Fruit’s posthumous single, “I’m Dreaming of a. . .Winter Wonderland” went to families of the crash victims.

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse
found dead in her apartment from drug-related causes (2011). She was 27. Winehouse, a Grammy-winning soul singer with a retro sound, very publicly battled with drug addiction. She often made headlines for her erratic behavior and shockingly thin and dissheveled appearance. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Winehouse’s second (and final) album, Back to Black, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album (and was nominated for Album of the Year). The single, “Rehab,” won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year; Winehouse won Best New Artist. (In “Rehab,” she refers to fellow soul singer, Donny Hathaway, who committed suicide in 1979.) “Tears Dry on Their Own,” “You Know I’m No Good,” “Back to Black”

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Ron “Pigpen” McKernan of the Grateful Dead is a member of “27 Club” because of alcohol (Part 8)

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Janis Joplin joins “27 Club” three weeks after Jimi Hendrix (Part 6)

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Jimi Hendrix one of first members of the “27 club” (Part 5)

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Pete Ham of Bad Finger (Part 4 of series on “27 Club”)

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Brian Jones’ futile search for satisfaction (Part 3 of series on 27 Club)

Brian’s Blues, Brian Jones on guitar in the early stones years. unreleased track Brian Jones died at age 27 just like Amy Winehouse did. I remember like yesterday when I first heard the song “I can’t get no satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones. I immediately thought about Solomon’s search for satisfaction in the Book of […]

Kurt Cobain’s spiritual search started in a Christian home but ended in Buddhism (Club 27 series part 2)jh41

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“Tennis Tuesday” John McEnroe part 3

Above is a video I used to like a lot which features MacEnroe’s wife.

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The tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe met 14 times at the regular tour during their careers with their on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments and styles.[1] Borg was known for his cool and emotionless demeanor on court, while McEnroe was famed for his court-side tantrums. Their rivalry extended between 1978 and 1981, with each player winning seven times against the other.[2] Because of their contrasting personalities, their rivalry was described as “Fire and Ice”.[3]

In 1980 McEnroe reached the men’s singles final at Wimbledon for the first time, where he faced Borg, who was aiming for an Open Era record fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. At the start of the final McEnroe was booed by the crowd as he entered Centre Court following his heated exchanges with officials during his semi-final clash with Jimmy Connors. In a fourth set tie-breaker that lasted 20 minutes, McEnroe saved five match points (seven altogether in that set) and eventually won 18-16. However, he was unable to break Borg’s serve in the fifth set and the Swede went on to win 8-6. This match is widely considered one of the greatest tennis matches ever played. McEnroe exacted his revenge by defeating Borg at the US Open final the same year in five sets.

In 1981 McEnroe returned to Wimbledon and again faced Borg in the men’s singles final. This time it was the American who prevailed and defeated Borg to end the Swede’s run of 41 consecutive match victories at the All England Club. At the US Open in the same season, McEnroe was again victorious, winning in four sets. Borg retired shortly afterwards, having never won the US Open, despite reaching four finals. Their final confrontation came in 1983 in Tokyo at the Suntory Cup (exhibition tournament), with Borg prevailing 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

Timeline of Newt’s affairs

Here is the timeline of Newt’s affairs from the Huffington Post article dated 7-11-11:

On Wednesday, Newt Gingrich is expected to formally announce he’ll be running for President in the 2012 election. The former Speaker of the House, whose past infidelities and messy divorces have long been fixtures in the press, is hardly the only politician with a complicated marital history (there’s also potential running-mates Buddy Roemer, Donald Trump, and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels). Still, framing his past to appeal to conservative voters will be a challenge. Here, a primer on Gingrich’s relationship history.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Newt Gingrich met his first wife, Jackie Battley, while he was still in high school. Battley was his geometry teacher, and seven years his senior. (According to Gingrich’s second wife Marianne Ginther, the age difference was actually nine years–Gingrich was 16 when the student-teacher courtship began). Their secret relationship included nighttime dalliances in the back of a car. The pair married in 1962, and had two children before splitting in February 1980. According to Esquire, Gingrich served Battley with divorce papers while she was in the hospital recovering from uterine cancer.During Gingrich’s unsuccessful congressional campaigns in 1974 and 1976, “it was common knowledge that Newt was involved with other women during his marriage to Jackie. Maybe not on the level of John Kennedy. But he had girlfriends — some serious, some trivial,” his former campaign scheduler told Vanity Fair in 1995. A woman named Anne Manning admitted to having a relationship with Gingrich during his 1976 campaign. “We had oral sex,” she said. “He prefers that modus operandi because then he can say, ‘I never slept with her.'”

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
During Gingrich and Ginther’s divorce proceedings, congressional aide Calista Bisek (above)–23 years Gingrich’s junior–admitted to having a six-year affair with the former congressman. Bisek and Gingrich were regularly seen having breakfast together at the Supreme Court cafeteria throughout the 1990s, though their affair wasn’t outed until 1999. At the time, Gingrich had publicly condemned former President Clinton’s infidelities with Monica Lewinsky, while discreetly carrying on an affair of his own. According to Ginther, “He’d already asked [Bisek] to marry him before he asked me for a divorce.” Gingrich and Bisek married in August 2000.

 
 
 
 
 
Newt Gingrich met his first wife, Jackie Battley, while he was still in high school. Battley was his geometry teacher, and seven years his senior. (According to Gingrich’s second wife Marianne Ginther, the age difference was actually nine years–Gingrich was 16 when the student-teacher courtship began). Their secret relationship included nighttime dalliances in the back of a car. The pair married in 1962, and had two children before splitting in February 1980. According to Esquire, Gingrich served Battley with divorce papers while she was in the hospital recovering from uterine cancer.
 
When questioned about his multiple marriages in March 2011, Gingrich admitted to Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody that he had done “things that were wrong” during his married life. “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” Gingrich said. “And what I can tell you is that when I did things that were wrong, I wasn’t trapped in situation ethics, I was doing things that were wrong, and yet, I was doing them…I found that I felt compelled to seek God’s forgiveness. Not God’s understanding, but God’s forgiveness.” Gingrich converted to Catholicism in March 2009, in part due to his third wife’s faith and Mass attendance. Along with his conversion, he formally requested that the Catholic Church nullify his marriage to Ginther.
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Picture of Mimi Alford who claims to have had 18 month affair with JFK

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Newt and Clinton:Both were Southern Baptists living hypocritcal lives

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Picture of Mimi Alford who claims to have had 18 month affair with JFK

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There are several articles about Mimi Alford but the best one I have found is linked here. Below is a picture of her from the early 60’s and another article below. 

Mimi Beardsley Alford PHOTO

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PHOTO! Here is a picture of a young Mimi Beardsley who is now writing about her alleged affair with John F Kennedy Jr. Mimi Beardsley Alford is authoring a book about her alleged affair with the then president, says her publisher Saturday.

The then White House intern had an affair while serving her internship at the White House, claims the book. Alford will reveal details four decades in her new memoir to hit shelves from Random House, either this year or in 2010.

Details of her secrets came out from the Daily News six years ago, reportedly finding her identity then as Marion Fahnestock. She was since divorced and remarried.

She alleges the affair that “involved … a sexual relationship” with Kennedy was between June 1962 to November 1963. She was 19 at the time.

No date for release is reportedly set .

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Newt goes to church

  Newt makes his way to church on Sunday. By KEITH MORELLI | The Tampa Tribune Published: January 29, 2012 Updated: January 29, 2012 – 3:03 PM » 97 Comments | Post a Comment TAMPA –Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gringrich sat in an aisle seat near the front of Idlewild Baptist Church Sunday morning, listening […]

Why conservatives back Gingrich I will never know.

Newt is a poor excuse for a candidate and I have written those words before. Why so many Christians are supporting him is shocking to me. Tim LaHaye and Don Wildmon were best friends with the late Adrian Rogers of Memphis. In a very well known sermon Rogers noted these verses concerning our national leaders: “It […]

Newt is a poor excuse for a candidate

I used to like Newt back in the 1990′s but a lot has changed since then. Take a look at this fine article from the Cato Institute: Gingrich Rise Is Triumph of Style over Substance by Gene Healy   Gene Healy is a vice president at the Cato Institute and the author of The Cult […]

Adrian Rogers’ sermon on Clinton in 98 applies to Newt in 2012

It pays to remember history. Today I am going to go through some of it and give an outline and quotes from the great Southern Baptist leader Adrian Rogers (1931-2005). Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times started this morning off with some comedy: From pro golfer John Daly’s Twitter account following last night’s Republican debate, […]

Newt and Clinton:Both were Southern Baptists living hypocritcal lives

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Paul Has A Secret Plan To Win America   I used to go to the Immanuel Baptist Church (Clinton was member there) Luncheon every week in Little Rock and in 1995 I visited the large Southern Baptist Church in the Atlanta where Newt was a member. Both men evidently shared some hypocritical habits […]