Cultivating the Christian Imagination

I often share that as Christian storytellers we’re fighting fire with fire. This means a couple of things. FIRST, it means that we’ve chosen to respond to Hollywood’s movies and Broadway’s musicals. We recognize how influential these industries are and that they are shaping our hearts and minds. SECOND, the way we’re responding to these industries is by staging our own stories. You might say we’ve chosen to join Hollywood and Broadway in their own game. Now, they have profess

In November, Wayne Scott, founder and President of LifeHouse Theater, was invited to speak at First Congregational Church in Redlands. He chose to speak on the topic of The Author of Creativity. I found his speech and delivery warm, thoughtful, and inspiring. If you know Wayne personally, this will not surprise you. If anyone has earned the right to speak on the transformational nature of storytelling it is Wayne, as he's written over 30 original full-length (and produced man

This morning a bird woke me up, and it wasn't to a pleasant song. It's getting colder up here in Lake Arrowhead and the bird has the dream to get inside our warm little cabin. Let me rephrase that, she's had this dream for about a week now. The problem isn't so much her dream, as I can't blame her wanting to escape the cold and join us. The problem is the way she's going about it. For the last week, she's been relentlessly charging the window over and over again. I'm not sure