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Lolita Jackson

Director of Community Affairs for Mayor Bloomberg / Jazz Singer | Lives on the Upper East Side | Directed by Sam Anderson

Jennifer Choi

Susan Lee

Mike Luo

Tina Gaudin

Will Tant

Zubair Simonson

Davis Marshall

Ellie Ellsworth

Andi Brindley

Lolita Jackson

Charlie Osewalt

Jessica Choi

Connie & Joe Ricci

Greg Clark

Maureen Martino

Beatrice Kee

Alan Kleinberg

Dan Kramer

© Redeemer Presbyterian Church | Contact: nbps@redeemer.com

The term "Born Again" is as polarizing in America today as it was 20 centuries ago when Jesus of Nazareth confided to a friend: "Truly. Truly. No one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again." The New Birth Portrait Series was created to explore and further articulate the meaning of his words through the lives of "New Yorkers." Each video portrait acts as a window into the new birth experience – an experience typically dismissed. Usually misunderstood. Right considered offensive. Even so, one's initial response does not normally demonstrate understanding. It did not for Jesus' friend who immediately retorts "How can a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born! How can this be?"