When you elevate your thinking, you elevate your life. Nope, that wasn’t a quote from the newest New Age Guru; nor was it a motivational speaker. Actually, that is the mantra of Elevate Church in Frisco (from a recent Dallas Morning News piece) And just to make sure that I am not taking the quote […]
I don’t like to immediately chalk up hardships or trials to spiritual warfare; however, I strongly believe that there is spiritual warfare going on around us everyday. Funny enough, if I have gone through a period of relative peace and spiritual tranquility, chances are that I am in too comfortable position. My peace is steady […]
I heard a statistic in one of our staff meetings from a speaker: 77% of Americans believe that Christianity is more about organized religion than about loving people. Sadly, I wasn’t as disturbed or shocked as i should have initially been. And yet at the same time, over 66% of people are interested in finding […]
I caught Dave Ramsey on the news this morning and he gave an astonishingly revealing statistic… Over 60% of Americans currently fear losing their job, when in actuality only 3% (Unemployment rate was 5% and now it is 8%) of Americans have! Jeremy, a good friend of mine who is very experienced with the stock […]
I have been grappling with whether not it is right to blog about work whether it is on a moral, ethical, or even spiritual level. I tried to do some searching online to find some articles about but haven’t found anything extremely helpful. So I am going to do some more digging but if you […]
This has been a “loaded” week as one of the volunteers observed. Kelly’s first week to start with the creative team so the week was filled with bringing her up to speed (and she is absorbing it really well) My grandfather was very very sick on tuesday evening which was immediately followed by Robyn’s father […]
I wrote this whole entry out the first time and then in the upload everything but the title got lost…kinda ironic when you read the first part of the re-written entry. I can’t stand the entry titles I come up with…sound so full of themselves! As if “Something Kinda Cool Happened” is suppose to make […]
I am so frustrated today…actually, I have been really frustrated for a while but alot of it is coming to a head today. I have been debating whether or not to write about it…in fact that is why I haven’t written for a while because these frustraton have been all that is on my mind. […]
Everytime I run a casting session, I am reminded how much I admire the actors who pound the pavement daily going to audition after audition looking for that one director or client who will give them their big break. Now in general this takes kahones but even more so for kids…there was one particular kid […]
The Book of Genesis shows that marriage was meant for companionship—“It’s not good for man to be alone,†It was meant for raising kids—“Be fruitful and multiply.†And Genesis gives us a third glimpse into marriage: It is meant for shared, fulfilling service. God places Adam and Eve in the Garden and says in essences, […]
Here is the really funny thing…I haven’t written in a while on here because..well actually it is because I had been busy for so long that I kept thinking of things I wanted to write about and then would put them to the back of my mind…but because I was so busy, now I have […]
A friend sent this to me…It is an interesting perspective…read it and let me know what you think… The one thing that bothers me about this is that it could infer some sort of works based salvation. Of course, works are a result of our faith (A tree that bears no fruit, etc.) but we […]
Huckabee Will Cross Picket Line to Appear on Leno This is so stupid to begin with that it is hardley worth responding to some of the commenters (“Larry” & “Jerry” for example) …Huckabee has publicly said that he is in favor of the strike and the conditions that the writers are pushing for (and not […]
T-Minus 2 hours and 40 minutes…and counting….Becky and I are sitting on our couch listening to Classical music and fiddling around with different projects. By the way, this would be thing #378 that I never knew about Becky: she is not a big fan of the New Years Eve party scene; not that I am […]
I know this article references Prestonwood and that there is a great picture, but to be honest, the best part of this article is the background that it gives Mike Huckabee. I had no idea he was a Minister or his extensive background in politics. He is definitely a front runner for my support. read […]
To say tonight’s performance went much better is an understatement…all of the performers were right on cue and all the technical aspects went off without a hitch. I mean regardless of the “wheels off” hole we were in, tonight’s performance was great by any standards. And it was all because of God’s graciousness and the […]
Tonight was the first night(since being at my new job) that I have experienced what I would consider failure…there was a small play that was I was directing as part of a Christmas evening and to say that it didn’t go well is an understatement. There was a lot of technical issues, people going over […]
I bet God looks down on us and laughs/cries at our perspective on things sometimes…certain things we think are so important; or maybe even more comical/dramatic are things that are of monumental importance that get pushed aside or are forgone for something we deem as more valuable. I pray that He gives me the eyes […]
Dad! Soldier surprises sons at school I saw this when I was watching the news this morning. All i could think about is how I can’t wait to run in to my Heavenly Fathers arms when I get to heaven and yell “Dad! Is it really you??!!”
Ultimately, you must ask yourself where did the urge to create art come from? Is not everything in this world an intrinsically good thing that has been twisted by Satan so that it is no longer recognizable as good? I firmly believe that the desire to express ourselves in art (regardless of the outcome as […]
This is a great article on not only our responsibility to use our craft to make and actual change, but also the practicality of how to do it. Making films should never be about making the film for credit or self advancement. Rather making the film to enlighten, teach, or encourage other people. This is […]