Author: timfrakes
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Gun Violence: The Faith Response
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn tragedy, I am re-posting this link. Gun Violence: The Faith Response is a half-hour documentary I produced this fall for Sanctuary, an in-depth documentary program produced by the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries on issues and ideas at the intersection of life and faith broadcast on ABC, WLS-TV, and…
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Ukrainian Baptist Music Ministers
I recorded this group of music ministers of the All Ukranian Baptist Union, Oleksandr (Sasha) Kreshchuk, Director, at Wheaton College for a new documentary on the global impact of the Billy Graham Crusades. They asked me if they could sing. I said, “Sure!” Here are the lyrics: In the quiet of the twilight, as the…
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Tanzania Next Summer!
In July, 2013 I will be working with Dwayne Westermann, a retired Lutheran pastor on a new video about Godparents for Tanzania. Godparents for Tanzania provides scholarships to over 120 students in the Kilimanjaro and Karatu regions of Tanzania. Most of the students are in secondary school (high school), college and university. We will also…
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Christianity Today Reviews People of Faith
The December 2012 issue of Christianity Today Magazine has reviewed “People of Faith: Christianity in America.” This is a documentary I produced for the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College. The six episode series was released by Vision Video and explores the history of Christianity in America. You may read the…
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Paws Chicago TV Spots
This is an online version of a TV commercial I helped create with Steve Rusk and Bela Kerkay from Meyers Partners a few months ago. My daughter Emily and son Jack also helped with the production. The spot began airing in Chicagoland in mid- November. PAWS Chicago is the city’s largest No Kill humane organization,…
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Phyllis Tickle Spiritual Journey
Writer Phyllis Tickle, one of America’s foremost observers of religion, came upon her career unexpectedly by going wherever she was drawn. Her work and spiritual life are two halves of an integrated life.
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Bethesda Lutheran Communities: Journey to Independence
This is a story I recorded for Bethesda Lutheran Communities, a Watertown, Wisconsin based organization that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After eight years of home ownership Ken Larson, Dick Servatius and John Zidlicky are living lives that amaze their families, inspire friends and energize Bethesda Lutheran Communities’ staff. For the three men,…
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2008 Obama Grant Park Rally From the Cheap Seats
Four years ago… With no ticket to the Obama Grant Park election rally, I made my way south along Michigan Avenue. At Congress Parkway, police barriers funneled non-ticket holders into the north end of Grant Park near the old Petrillo Music Shell. www.frakesproductions.com