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[ace1969]

The amount of work and dedication going into this astounds me. I have yet to get to Sight & Sound, but we are hoping that this will be the first of many. As an anniversary gift I got my parents tickets to Ruth. They were astounded at the quality presented.



Actors' names and biographies aren't featured in the show's program. And no matter how the audience clamors, there will be no curtain calls. Evans said the theater leaves little room for self-congratulation at any level.

"This is not about egos. This is not about us," she said. "God has given us a story to tell, and that's what our mission is about."



Kudos to them..........

[justplainjoe]

The amount of work and dedication going into this astounds me. I have yet to get to Sight & Sound, but we are hoping that this will be the first of many. As an anniversary gift I got my parents tickets to Ruth. They were astounded at the quality presented.



Actors' names and biographies aren't featured in the show's program. And no matter how the audience clamors, there will be no curtain calls. Evans said the theater leaves little room for self-congratulation at any level.

"This is not about egos. This is not about us," she said. "God has given us a story to tell, and that's what our mission is about."



Kudos to them..........

if god gave them a story to tell why are they charging admission??

i mean how much are they gonna rake in??

some mission.LOL

[ace1969]

You'd complain if you were hung w/ a new rope.

While Sight & Sound is a ministry, it is not a non-profit organization. The proceeds from the shows are designed to cover the production costs of the shows and the operation of the organization, as well as to facilitate the production of upcoming shows. Sight & Sound operates without charitable support.

[justplainjoe]

You'd complain if you were hung w/ a new rope.

While Sight & Sound is a ministry, it is not a non-profit organization. The proceeds from the shows are designed to cover the production costs of the shows and the operation of the organization, as well as to facilitate the production of upcoming shows. Sight & Sound operates without charitable support.

who's complaining. just pointing out that they are making big bucks off of the lord and shouldn't act as if they are doing missionary work.LOL

let's be honest fer crissakes.LOL literally.LOL

weren't these the nice folks who didn't want to install a sprinkler system to protect the suckers from a fire because they were too greedy?

so that's what god's work has come down to ,eh?LOL

ahhh the dead would all have gone to heaven anyway and those that burned would get a taste of what's in store for them .LOL

This post has been edited by justplainjoe: 27 March 2007 - 03:44 PM

[ace1969]

Even though the Bible warns against the detrimental effects of wealth is does not condemn it. Just because they are Christian why should they not make a living, even a very good one? The actors, etc need to eat. Are they expected to do for free? I just don't see what your objection is towards an honest ticket prices for the countless numbers of hours and resources?

[justplainjoe]

Even though the Bible warns against the detrimental effects of wealth is does not condemn it. Just because they are Christian why should they not make a living, even a very good one? The actors, etc need to eat. Are they expected to do for free? I just don't see what your objection is towards an honest ticket prices for the countless numbers of hours and resources?

there is absolutely nothing wrong with wealth, in fact the bible endorses wealth. poverty is a sin .
there's nothing wrong with getting rich off of the bible it just struck me a humorous when they said they were doing the lords work, as if they weren't raking in millions.LOL

This post has been edited by justplainjoe: 27 March 2007 - 03:58 PM

[P. Floyd]

who's complaining. just pointing out that they are making big bucks off of the lord and shouldn't act as if they are doing missionary work.LOL

let's be honest fer crissakes.LOL literally.LOL

weren't these the nice folks who didn't want to install a sprinkler system to protect the suckers from a fire because they were too greedy?

so that's what god's work has come down to ,eh?LOL

ahhh the dead would all have gone to heaven anyway and those that burned would get a taste of what's in store for them .LOL

you say lets be honest, but you accuse a non-profit of making "big bucks." it would seem that if you know some inside information, you should report it to the IRS,not post it on lancasteronline talkback.

[ace1969]

P, just to clarify. Sight and Sound is a for profit business.

[Chiten]

We try to get there a couple of times a year. We're going this weekend to see the new show.

They're opening another big building, supposed to be identical to this one, in Branson. They're gonna alternate shows back and forth. I think I heard they were opening with Noah out there. It's kind of nice that something started here in Lancaster county is spreading across the country.



One thing I have to say about the shows they do is that they do practice creativity in many parts. Their renditions don't always follow the actual bible story but they try to keep the general idea going.

Those helicopters in Daniel were a little much. (the vision/dream about the future had helicopters in it). Also, the fourth person in the fiery pit was Christ in their rendition and that's not exactly the story, in the story it was an angel. But anyway, they call it a "fictional account of a factual event" which also may or may not be so, they certainly believe it to be factual, so we'll just go with that.

It really is a nice theatre and the quality of the performances is excellent. They train all the animals and build all the sets in house, in fact, everything in the performance is created by the staff of the company. That, in itself, is pretty commendable, not to mention the quality which could rival any show on broadway.



Basically, I don't agree completely with their interpretation at all times, but I do appreciate an excellent show.

[P. Floyd]

P, just to clarify. Sight and Sound is a for profit business.

you posted earlier:

You'd complain if you were hung w/ a new rope.

While Sight & Sound is a ministry, it is not a non-profit organization. The proceeds from the shows are designed to cover the production costs of the shows and the operation of the organization, as well as to facilitate the production of upcoming shows. Sight & Sound operates without charitable support.

that is why i was confused. i'm not against them making a profit, but with the mis-information above, i thought someone was accusing a non-profit business of breaking the law.

[justplainjoe]

you say lets be honest, but you accuse a non-profit of making "big bucks." it would seem that if you know some inside information, you should report it to the IRS,not post it on lancasteronline talkback.

i'll call the irs and you can call hooked on phonics.LOL

what's the big deal of joshing a little, are these guys related to jesus or something??

i remember they were threatening to pull out of strasburg because they were stingy.economic blackmail i believe it was called at the time. the lord works in mysterious ways i guess.LOL

so let's be honest ...mother tereasa did the lords work. these people are raking in the millions putting on cornball productions for christians.LOL

pt barnum, maybe but the lords work?? i dunno. maybe that's a stretch.LOL

This post has been edited by justplainjoe: 27 March 2007 - 05:10 PM

[Pericles]

i'll call the irs and you can call hooked on phonics.LOL

what's the big deal of joshing a little, are these guys related to jesus or something??

i remember they were threatening to pull out of strasburg because they were stingy.economic blackmail i believe it was called at the time. the lord works in mysterious ways i guess.LOL

so let's be honest ...mother tereasa did the lords work. these people are raking in the millions putting on cornball productions for christians.LOL

pt barnum, maybe but the lords work?? i dunno. maybe that's a stretch.LOL

You certainly set a high standard. I can see why others rarely measure up.



Wasn't Mother Theresa just a PR hound worried about her legacy? Surely she had an ulterior motive?

[NativeBlue]

who's complaining. just pointing out that they are making big bucks off of the lord and shouldn't act as if they are doing missionary work.LOL

let's be honest fer crissakes.LOL literally.LOL

weren't these the nice folks who didn't want to install a sprinkler system to protect the suckers from a fire because they were too greedy?

so that's what god's work has come down to ,eh?LOL

ahhh the dead would all have gone to heaven anyway and those that burned would get a taste of what's in store for them .LOL

Okay, let's state for the record again that I'm not a Christian, so I have no vested interest here. I certainly wouldn't want to go to Sight and Sound at this point in my life...

But I've got to say in the many years my family and I have known Glenn & Shirley Eshelman (the owners) they've shown themselves to be wonderful, down-to-earth people who truly believe they are doing god's work and throw all their energy into their family and their business. Through all my interactions with them they've always been the type of Christians I respect because they walk the walk and are kind to others even with whom they disagree.

I should note that I don't agree with the more "hellfire and brimstone" direction I hear some of the shows are going, but I certainly don't agree that they're greedy or that they run Sight & Sound for the money (and remember, there were many years before they "made it big").

[justplainjoe]

Okay, let's state for the record again that I'm not a Christian, so I have no vested interest here. I certainly wouldn't want to go to Sight and Sound at this point in my life...

But I've got to say in the many years my family and I have known Glenn & Shirley Eshelman (the owners) they've shown themselves to be wonderful, down-to-earth people who truly believe they are doing god's work and throw all their energy into their family and their business. Through all my interactions with them they've always been the type of Christians I respect because they walk the walk and are kind to others even with whom they disagree.

I should note that I don't agree with the more "hellfire and brimstone" direction I hear some of the shows are going, but I certainly don't agree that they're greedy or that they run Sight & Sound for the money (and remember, there were many years before they "made it big").

do you remember the reason that they threatened to pull out of strasburg a few years ago when they were rebuilding?

i hope that they get stay fithy rich doing what they love because in the end that is what we are all supposed to be doing if that is what we want. we are creative being here to create.

there is no reason that every human being should not be expressing themselves and the life of god to their fullest.the only reason the do not is because limitation is drummed into their heads from a very early age, whether from a religious perspective or a race perspective or even a socila perspective.

give a child a fish and he will eat today.

teach a child to fish and he will eat every day.

teach a child that he is not good enough to fish unless he accepts a certain dogma or because he is the wrong color and he is going to want someone elses fish because he doesn't believe that he will catch any himself.