http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell Steve Bell's House in Signpost Village Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:06:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Performances and recordings of Steve's music are now covered under C.C.L.I. licensing. For those of you who are not C.C.L.I. licensed, rights to use Steve's music may be purchased through Signpost Music. There are two kinds of licensing available.  Church Music Rights: These rights give your organization or church, for ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2008/04/30/music-rights/ Providence College and Seminary awards the "Distinguished Christian Leadership Award" to individuals who have made significant contributions for Jesus Christ and His Church.  Recipients of the award may represent a church-related ministry, the fine arts, business, education, or a variety of other vocations. Recipients will be considered who meet the following ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2008/04/16/steve-bell-to-recieve-distinguished-christian-leadership-award/ A few more words about the cyclone that hit Bangladesh this past November: I don't recall hearing much about it in the news which surprises me given the magnitude and devastation of the storm. Perhaps that was when Brittany was having her troubles or something equally as newsworthy. ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2008/03/26/a-full-report-from-bangladesh/ Bangladesh is amazing. However I'm not exactly thrilled about my body being covered in bed-bug and spider bites. Not all the accomodations have been 5 star :) There are 140 million people living in an area the size of Iowa. It's crazy! So far we've had two 8-10 ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2008/03/20/a-quick-report-from-bangladesh/  My friend Byron just sent me a note regarding the recent publication of Mother Theresa's private letters that reveal her ongoing dark night of the soul. Personally, I don't find her doubts at all off-putting. But rather they fill me with hope and make me love her more. Here is what ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/09/07/what-worrys-mother-theresa/ House Grand Auditorium in progress www.houseguitars.com Josh House is a young luthier from Southern Ontario. He came to a concert of mine a few years back to show me a guitar he made. If it wasn't his first one, it was one of his first instruments. It was a good guitar, not ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/05/26/house-grand-auditorium/ Click here for Guitar Tab of Drumheller Circle My guitar playing has been most profoundly influenced by Bruce Cockburn and Leo Kottke. The independent (alternating root / 5) thumb thing I got from Bruce, and much of the (right hand) percussion I got from Leo. Both players are unique with ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/05/24/drumheller-circle-from-album/ Jamie is the priest at the Anglican church Nanci and I worship. He is also the co-writer of a couple of my songs: Old Sage, Hear our Prayer and May it be Done. The following is an article he wrote that made it into the National Jazz Museum in Harlem ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/05/14/jazz-and-the-holy-by-jamie-howison/ My friend Tim Huff runs a ministry in downtown Toronto called ???? They ride bikes throughout the core at night bringing medical supplies, and small comforts to street kids who don't want to be seen. Tim himself rides several nights a week into the wee hours and has often sent ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/05/07/one-day-but-not-too-soon-by-tim-huff/ My trip to Ethiopia has changed me somewhat, but not in a way I expected. One does expect that an encounter with the poorest country in the world would have an effect, "maybe I'll be more compassionate, perhaps I'll be more grateful." And those are both true to ... http://signpostvillage.com/stevebell/2007/05/06/next-time-say-hi/