Faith – Two Handed Warriors

SERIES INTRO: Soul-Nourishing Practices in a Soul-Deadening World “The entertainment industry is no different than any other place with lonely people searching for gladness.” -Emmy Award-winning producer, Kurt Schemper by Gary David Stratton, PhD • Senior Editor “A writer for Emmy magazine is on the phone for you.” At first I thought our PR director was pulling my leg. College …

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The inciting event presents the hero with a decision: Shall I continue in the relative comfort of my business-as-usual life, or risk pursuing a new and more dangerous goal? A lot like Lent is designed to do...

Contrary to popular belief, the most commonly used drug in Hollywood is not cocaine. It's adrenaline.

The stories, beliefs and strategies we develop to survive life's most painful experiences inevitably fail us in high stress environments. Here's why.

Contrary to popular belief, the most commonly used drug in Hollywood is not cocaine. It's adrenaline.

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then we are constantly flattering the individuals and communities who have transmitted their “scripts” to us. But how do we change our story if we're a character in somebody else's play?

"Wow, I’ve finally met someone who practices but doesn’t preach." —Sandra Bullock, speaking of Leigh Anne Tuohy, whom Bullock portrayed in her Oscar-winning performance

For Jesus prayer and education were inseparable, because education and the knowledge of God are inseparable.

The patron saint of Ireland is rarely credited with what was perhaps his greatest achievement. (Hint: It's not green beer.)

If James K. A. Smith is correct that Jesus establishes particular 'hot spots of sacramentality' and endues them with a special sense of God's presence, then the Christian college chapel needs to be a significant 'hot spot' on campus

What if Moses had a Facebook Page?

On May 10, my daughters showed me Childish Gambino's (Donald Glover's) deeply disturbing Youtube sensation "This is America." That evening, a department store in a suburban Knoxville shopping mall banned one of my dearest friends. His crime? Shopping while black. While the store eventually offered a half-hearted apology (he's a public figure in K-town so … Continue reading

Spiritual disciplines are designed not so much to “get you somewhere” in your career as much as to keep you alive spiritually in a constantly shifting landscape of success and failure.

The stories, beliefs and strategies we develop to survive life's most painful experiences inevitably fail us in high stress environments. Here's why.

Contrary to popular belief, the most commonly used drug in Hollywood is not cocaine. It's adrenaline.

"Wow, I’ve finally met someone who practices but doesn’t preach." —Sandra Bullock, speaking of Leigh Anne Tuohy, whom Bullock portrayed in her Oscar-winning performance

The patron saint of Ireland is rarely credited with what was perhaps his greatest achievement. (Hint: It's not green beer.)

What if Moses had a Facebook Page?

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