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Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons
Fishing with Jesus

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 35:56


QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of western culture for almost twenty centuries.... It is from his birth that most of the human race dates its calendars, it is by his name that millions curse and in his name that millions pray.”~Jaroslav Pelikan (1923-2006), historian at Yale University “…never in the gospels do the disciples catch a single fish without help from Jesus.”~Reynolds Price (1933-2011), poet, novelist, and English professor at Duke “Sometimes you need to feel the pain and sting of defeat to activate the real passion and purpose that God predestined inside of you.”~Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020), award-winning actor “‘You are enough' is a message that enslaves people to the false idea that they are responsible to be the mastermind of their current circumstances and future realities—even when they feel overwhelmed. It burdens them with the obligation of being the source of their own joy, contentment, and peace.” “You are not enough, but when your trust is placed in Jesus, his enough-ness is transferred to you.”~Alisa Childers, singer, songwriter, and author “Pride combined with wealth leads to idleness because you falsely feel that God just wants you to have fun…. [I]f unchecked, we become bold in our sin and feel entitled to live selfish lives fueled by the twin values of our culture: acquiring and achieving.”~Rosaria Butterfield, former Women's Studies professor at Syracuse “We desperately need the church for love, for maturity and preparedness, for spiritual care. It is arrogant, rebellious, self-reliant, God-indicting pride to conclude that the church is an optional extra to the Christian life. We need everything God designs for us. Everything. To reject what God designs for His glory and our good is spiritual suicide.”~Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor and writerSERMON PASSAGEJohn 21:1-14 (ESV) 1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

saint benedict's table
Nicodemus by night | a sermon

saint benedict's table

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 14:15


A sermon by Jamie Howison for the 2nd Sunday in Lent,  March 5, 2023, on the story of the late night visit of Nicodemus to Jesus , as told in John 3:1-17.Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help others join the conversation.* * *This podcast is created at saint benedict's table, a congregation of the Anglican Church of Canada in Winnipeg, where we've been making great audio since 2006. Listen to other recent episodes on our website and see our entire catalogue of over 600 shows on our hosting page.Our MissionTo provide rich and stimulating audio resources to the wider church and engage topics and issues relevant to the concerns and questions of the larger culture in which we live.

saint benedict's table
For the Time Being | an Advent sermon

saint benedict's table

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 12:19


A  sermon by Jamie Howison from the 4th  Sunday in Advent, December 18, 2022. This sermon reflects on a section of W.H. Auden's long poem, For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio,  with he texts for the day being  Isaiah 35:1-10 and Matthew 11:2-11.Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help others join the conversation.* * *This podcast is created at saint benedict's table, a congregation of the Anglican Church of Canada in Winnipeg, where we've been making great audio since 2006. Listen to other recent episodes on our website and see our entire catalogue of over 600 shows on our hosting page.Our MissionTo provide rich and stimulating audio resources to the wider church and engage topics and issues relevant to the concerns and questions of the larger culture in which we live.

Christ Restoration Church Sermons
The Story of Jesus

Christ Restoration Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 31:45


selections from John September 11, 2022 preached by Pastor Chris Audino Download Time of Reflection Quotations “…if two thousand years of pious handling had not dimmed both John's story and its demand, this gospel would still be seen as the burning outrage it continues to be, a work of madness or blinding revelation.” ~Reynolds Price […]

saint benedict's table
Simple, straightforward, yet tough to live | a sermon

saint benedict's table

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 14:58


A sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Eastertide by Jamie Howison, from Sunday, May 15, 2022.  The texts for the day were Acts 11:1-18 and John 13:31-35. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to audio and recommend this episode to your friends. We invite you to rate us or write a review of what we are doing on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help others join the conversation.* * *This podcast is created at saint benedict's table, a congregation of the Anglican Church of Canada in Winnipeg, where we've been making great audio since 2006. Listen to other recent episodes on our website and see our entire catalogue of some 600 shows on our hosting page.Our MissionTo provide rich and stimulating audio resources to the wider church and engage topics and issues relevant to the concerns and questions of the larger culture in which we live.

Desert Island Discs
Anne Tyler, writer

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 36:01


Anne Tyler is a novelist and short story writer. Her 23 novels include the Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Breathing Lessons. Anne was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1941, the oldest of four children. Her parents were Quakers and the family lived in a succession of Quaker communities in the South until they settled in a Quaker commune in Celo, in the mountains of North Carolina in 1948. When she was 11 the family moved to Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, where Anne attended a mainstream school. Anne majored in Russian literature at Duke University in North Carolina where she enrolled in a creative writing class run by the author Reynolds Price. After completing her studies she worked as a librarian in the university library. Anne's first novel, If Morning Ever Comes, was published in 1964 when she was just 22-years-old. Her writing is widely praised for the way it chronicles the lives of middle-class America and celebrates endurance and the complexities of family relationships. Anne moved to Baltimore with her husband and children in 1967 and the city has been the setting for her books ever since. Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons
Receiving and Believing the Light of Jesus

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 52:21


REFLECTION QUOTES “Light Light The visible reminder of Invisible Light.” ~T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), poet and literary critic “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ~Plato (c. 428-c. 348 BC) Athenian philosopher “If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.” ~Brennan Manning (1934-2013) in Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging “We modern people believe in absolute freedom…. Therefore, we believe in no god…. If there was a god and if there was a god we could know, who told us how we had to live, and who gave us the rules and the regulations, well, then we wouldn't be free.” ~Albert Camus (1913-1960), French philosopher and writer “The baby bat Screamed out in fright, ‘Turn on the dark, I'm afraid of the light.” ~Shel Silverstein (1930-1990), children's author “…if two thousand years of pious handling had not dimmed both John's story and its demand, this gospel would still be seen as the burning outrage it continues to be, a work of madness or blinding revelation.” ~Reynolds Price (1933-2011), professor, literary scholar on the Gospel of John “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” ~Carl Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it If only we're brave enough to be it ~Amanda Gorman, first-ever youth poet laureate at the presidential inauguration SERMON PASSAGE John 1:1-18 (NASB) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind. 5 And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. 6 A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John *testified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who is coming after me has proved to be my superior, because He existed before me.'” 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons
An Introduction to Jesus by His Friend John

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 45:07


REFLECTION QUOTES “For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it.” ~Amanda Gorman, first-ever youth poet laureate at the presidential inauguration “It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes. It may even lie on the surface; but we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions — especially selfish ones.” ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) in “Peace and Violence” (1973) “We should challenge the relativism that tells us there is no right or wrong, when every instinct of our mind knows it…is a mere excuse to allow us to indulge in what we believe we can get away with. A world without values quickly becomes a world without value.” ~Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020), Chief Rabbi in the United Kingdom “Now we see how the astronomical evidence supports the biblical view of the origin of the world…. [T]he essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same: the… [universe] commenced suddenly and sharply at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy.” “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountain of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.” ~Robert Jastrow (1925-2008), a leading astronomer, physicist and cosmologist “This universe is not a tragic expression of meaningless chaos but a marvelous display of orderly cosmos.” ~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (1929-1968), slain civil rights leader “God cannot be Word-less, for the Word is God. Here then is a God who could never be anything but communicative, expansive, outgoing. Since God cannot be without this Word, he simply could not ever be reclusive.” ~Michael Reeves, president of Union School of Theology (Oxford) “None of the other active world religions says anything remotely similar or comparable…. There is likewise no parallel in the theologies of John's contemporaries – the dead myths of Greece or Rome, with their demigods and deified bureaucrats. …John hands us a brand-new thing.” ~Reynolds Price (1933-2011), professor, literary scholar on the Gospel of John SERMON PASSAGE John 1:1-18 (NASB) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind. 5 And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. 6 A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John *testified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who is coming after me has proved to be my superior, because He existed before me.'” 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.

Re/Collecting Chapel Hill
Ep 4: Mayor of Franklin Street

Re/Collecting Chapel Hill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 22:40


Public memorials are embedded in our landscape. In this episode we learn the history behind two public memorial benches that bookend the Bolin Creek Trail in Chapel Hill. Learn how two men devoted their lives to making our public spaces more open and accessbile for all of us...and how one man tried to stop such work from ever happening. This episode was produced and edited by Molly Luby, with help from Mandella Younge, Omar Roque, David Felton, and Susan Brown. Audio mixing by Ryan Chamberlain.  Season one of Re/Collecting Chapel Hill was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons
The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Christ Redeemer Church » Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2016 44:33


REFLECTION QUOTES “When nothing is owed or deserved or expected And your life doesn't change by the man that's elected If you're loved by someone, you're never rejected.” ~The Avett Brothers: “Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise” “Christian faith does not involve repressing one's anxiety in order to appear strong. On the contrary, it means recognizing one's weakness, accepting the inward truth about oneself, confessing one's anxiety, and still to believe, that is to say that the Christian puts his trust not in his own strength, but in the grace of God.” ~Paul Tournier (1898-1986), Swiss physician and author “If the gospels did not concern the life of someone with alleged divine origins, most students would have long since accepted [their] early testimony.” ~Reynolds Price (1933-2011), American writer and professor of English “If a…Christian is asked why he believes Jesus…he can give…no more objective answer than… ‘I believe because He fulfills none of my dreams, because He is in every respect the opposite of what He would be if I could have made Him in my own image.' Thus, if a Christian is asked: ‘Why Jesus and not Socrates or Buddha or Confucius or Mahomet?' perhaps all he can say is: ‘None of the others arouse all sides of my being to cry ‘Crucify Him.'” ~W.H. Auden (1907-1973), English-born poet “We are constantly assured that the churches are empty because preachers insist too much upon doctrine—‘dull dogma,' as people call it. The fact is the precise opposite. It is the neglect of dogma that makes for dullness. The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man—and the dogma is the drama….” “If this is dull, then what, in Heaven's name, is worthy to be called exciting? The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused Him of being a bore—on the contrary; they thought Him too dynamic to be safe….” ~Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957), playwright and essayist SERMON PASSAGE Mark 1:1-15 (ESV) 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'” 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

saint benedict's table
A Serious Way of Wondering | a sermon for Good Friday

saint benedict's table

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2015 29:59


“A serious way of wondering”; that's how the novelist Reynolds Price described the imaginative telling of stories built on the often spare details of the gospel accounts. While not claiming for them the stature of gospel, such stories do have the potential to offer fresh insight, and to help us to contend with the biblical accounts in new ways. Jamie Howison's original stories are not nearly so speculative as those of Reynolds Price, but they are offered in that same spirit of an open and serious wondering.

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saint benedict's table
A Serious Way of Wondering | three voices for Palm Sunday

saint benedict's table

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2014 12:02


Picking up on the work of the novelist Reynolds Price, Jamie Howison offers three imagined voices for Holy Week

The Mockingpulpit
Episode 608: Grace in Identity-Induced Despair: The Literature of Reynolds Price

The Mockingpulpit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2014 54:18


North Carolina Bookwatch 2003 - 2004
Reynolds Price:A Serious Way of Wondering

North Carolina Bookwatch 2003 - 2004

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2013 26:59


Among Reynolds Price's thirty-five volumes of fiction, poetry, plays, essays and translations are many works of religious inquiry that explore topics at the forefront of theological debate. In his latest book, A Serious Way of Wondering, the self-described outlaw Christian interweaves imagined encounters with Jesus and lively analysis of Jesus' ethics.

The New Yorker: Fiction
James Salter Reads Reynolds Price

The New Yorker: Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2012 43:53


James Salter reads Reynolds Price's "His Final Mother" and discusses it with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "His Final Mother" was published in the May 21, 1990, issue of The New Yorker and can be found in "Reynolds Price: The Collected Stories." James Salter's novels include "The Hunters" and "Light Years."

North Carolina Weekend | 2011 UNC-TV
NC Weekend | 02/23/12

North Carolina Weekend | 2011 UNC-TV

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2012 27:09


Triad Stage: Reynolds Price Trilogy Greensboro, NC The Triad Stage in Greensboro is mounting a trilogy of Reynolds Price's dramas under the title "New Music." Rob Holliday profiles this must-see event. Carolina Ballet: Balanchine Rarities Raleigh, NC The Carolina Ballet performs three rare works by choreographer George Balanchine. Sky High Sports Pineville, NC Kids of all ages are flocking to this trampoline arena outside Charlotte. The Art Center Carrboro, NC See why the Art Center is called Carrboro's living room. Sid's Catering Beulaville, NC The barbecue--only available on Saturday--is so popular that folks show up at breakfast!

Short Audio Doc.
Bill Ferris on Reynolds Price

Short Audio Doc.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2011 3:35


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Sermons at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

What healing in Christ may truly mean.

Sermons at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

What healing in Christ may truly mean.

DukeReads (audio)
Reynolds Price Discusses "Light Years" By James Salter

DukeReads (audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2007 54:30


DukeReads (Video)
Reynolds Price Discusses "Light Years" By James Salter

DukeReads (Video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2007 54:49


Handwritten Theatre
Handwritten Theatre Eighteen: "He changed his mind..."

Handwritten Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2007


"The very act of storytelling, of arranging memory and invention according to the structure of narrative is, by definition, holy."-James CarrollAmerican RequiemHandwritten Theatre Eighteen: "He changed his mind about what he wanted to read in bed and went back into the living room looking for a particular short story."Running Time: 10:16All Audiences.Salutations to Reynolds Price on the anniversary of his birth.1 February, 1933"I sleep long nights with few hard dreams, and now I've outlived both my parents. Even my handwriting looks very little like the script of the man I was in June of '84. Cranky as it is, it's taller, more legible, with more air and stride. It comes down the arm of a grateful man."-Reynolds Price A Whole New Life

JourneyWithJesus.net Podcast
JwJ: Sunday January 7, 2007

JourneyWithJesus.net Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2007 20:00


Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *The Baptism of Jesus: A Vision and a Voice* for Sunday 7 January 2007; book review: *Letter to a Godchild (Concerning Faith)* by Reynolds Price (2006); film review: *The Party's Over* (2001); poem review: *A New Year's Poem* by Alfred Tennyson.

Bookworm
Reynolds Price

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 1996 29:34


Reynolds Price Three Gospels (Scribners)On the harshness of faith and the rigors of translation: To most people, the Gospels have the mellifluous sound of the King James version. Novelist Reynolds Price translates two of the Gospels from the original Greek, and the results are startling.

Bookworm
Reynolds Price

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 1992 29:57


Blue Calhoun Price talks about the characters in his novel and the function of immorality in fiction.

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One Heat Minute
BONUS One HEAT Minute: "One Ralph Minute" with Xander Berkeley

One Heat Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 62:19


ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 L.A crime opus HEAT minute by minute. In this very special bonus episode, the only man (besides Michael Mann) to connect HEAT and L.A Takedown joins host Blake Howard to talk about his small and unforgettable role as Ralph, Xander Berkely. Blake and Xander discuss being in the orbit of Michael Mann and casting director Bonnie Timmerman since a guest-starring role on Miami Vice, illuminating Blake on the evolution of pilot “Hannah” into “L.A Takedown,” modelling his Waingro’s physicality on the infamous Hillside Strangler and even throws in a Pacino “SIDDOWN.”GUEST BIOXander BerkeleyXander's father was a painter and his mother a school teacher who sewed, providing him with costumes (his preference over toys). School plays and Community Theater were next. An experimental theater troupe in the area (which was an offshoot from Joseph Chaikin's Open Theater in New York) took Xander under their wing when he was 16. He credits this group for shaping him as both a person and an actor, committed to taking risks and remaining open to the unknown. Xander went to Hampshire College, the progressive brainchild of Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of Massachusetts. He would continue in the theater at Hampshire, studying and doing plays at each of the other schools, all of which were there in the area.A move to New York after college brought him access to private teachers from the Royal Academy of the Arts, the Moscow Arts Theater and HB Studios. Later in Los Angeles, Xander would spend time with Lee Strasberg at The Actor's Studio during the last years of his life.Xander worked in Regional and Repertory Theaters in addition to off-Broadway while living in New York but, despite a classically trained theater background, he was increasingly drawn to the subtleties of film acting. A play, written by the great southern novelist Reynolds Price, called "Early Dark" had such a cinematic feel to it, that an agent saw the film acting potential in Xander and encouraged him to make the move out west.Soon Mommie Dearest (1981) provided Xander with his film debut in the role of "Christopher Crawford", and simultaneously gave his career a slightly cultish twist. Alex Cox with Sid and Nancy (1986), James Cameron with Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Bernard Rose with Candyman (1992), Todd Haynes with Safe (1995), Mike Figgis with Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Andrew Niccol with Gattaca (1997) all helped to further associate Xander as an actor in his own rather unusual category.Xander's choices were often determined by the opportunity to learn from directors he admired, certainly all those listed above fell into that category. Clint Eastwood with The Rookie (1990), Ron Howard with Apollo 13 (1995), Rob Reiner with A Few Good Men (1992), Michael Mann with Heat (1995), Wolfgang Petersen with Air Force One (1997), Steven Spielberg with Amistad (1997) are obvious examples of others Xander actively sought to work with and learn from.From obscure independent movies where Xander could play lead roles to the big budget studio movies where he might often play smaller character-driven parts, an education was taking place. Just as working with older directors like Michael Cacoyannis on The Cherry Orchard (1999) and Robert M. Young on Human Error (2004) (aka "Human Error") brought insights to ways of working that are being lost in pop cultures tendency to slide toward slickness. Not to mention bringing him to places like Bulgaria and China along the way.Perhaps because a life in the foreign services, or espionage was seen as a road not taken, living on location in foreign countries, working as an actor, has somewhat fulfilled the impulse. As early as 1987, a film took Xander to Nicaragua while the Contra War was taking place. It was during this three month shoot on the film Walker (1987) (starring Ed Harris) that Xander got an offer to do a film with his friend, director Jon Hess, in Chile for the following three months. Taking him straight from the revolutionary left-wing Sandanistas to Pinochet's fascist, right-wing regime.In 2001, an offer came in to play a part on a TV pilot called 24 (2001). It was another shady agent-type, and reluctant to repeat his performance from Air Force One (1997) as the turncoat secret serviceman, Xander almost passed on the job. Fortunately for him, he said yes. He met his future wife, Sarah Clarke during the first day of filming. His character, "George Mason", was just a guest star in the pilot, but the producers liked what Xander brought to it and continued to write more episodes for him. By the second season, it had become perhaps the most interesting, leveled character Xander had ever gotten to play. Sarah and Xander were married in 2002 and had their daughters, Olwyn in 2006 and Rowan in 2010.Other favorite roles of late have been "Arlen Pavich", the middle management dweeb, in Niki Caro's North Country (2005), and the Irish hooligan/railway foreman in David Von Ancken's Seraphim Falls (2006) and, more recently, "The King of Sodom" in Harold Ramis' Year One (2009), "Sonny" in David Pomes' Cook County (2008), the recovering meth head coming out of prison to discover the life he had left (and destroyed), and crazy "Uncle Doug" in David Wike's Out There (2006) (aka "Out There").- IMDb Mini Biography By: MosaicSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/donations