On Palm Sunday it was a privilege to perform to over 5,000 people in three services at a church in the Los Angeles area. It has been a while sinceContinue readingMixed Messages
Tag: art
Honesty in Church?
“You know, I find that one of the hardest places to be honest, as an artist, is in the church.” Whoa! Say what? The statement took me aback a bit.Continue readingHonesty in Church?
What a Pastor would Like Artists to Know
Guest Blog from a Pastor (name withheld) (In my previous blog I shared 3 Things that Artists Want Pastors to Know. I offered for a pastor to write a counterpoint toContinue readingWhat a Pastor would Like Artists to Know
I Really Like Your Whatchamacallit
“I really enjoyed your… uh… sho–uh… your… uh” I’m thinking, “Please don’t say it. Don’t say that other word that starts with an ’s’.” “I mean, I liked your skit?…Continue readingI Really Like Your Whatchamacallit
The Dark Side of Art
Last week I did something I thought I would never do. I went to a heavy metal concert. Not just any heavy metal concert, but a sub-genre known as “doomContinue readingThe Dark Side of Art
Spice Up Your Story
Have you ever heard two people tell very different versions of the exact same story? Happens in our house all the time. I can recount an event and tell itContinue readingSpice Up Your Story
Live vs. Video
From my inbox: “How do you feel about doing live stage performance, that has been carefully, planned blocked, with sets, entrances costumes, lighting etc, and then have video camera crewContinue readingLive vs. Video
Talking Arts and Ministry on the Radio
I had a great conversation talking arts and ministry on the radio with fellow actor Curt Cloninger and host Chris Fabry on Chris Fabry Live. We talked about the impactContinue readingTalking Arts and Ministry on the Radio
It’s Okay to Copy, Right?
Ever wonder what artists talk about when they get together? Fishermen talk about “the one that got away.” Truck drivers talk about bad wrecks and near misses. Food service peopleContinue readingIt’s Okay to Copy, Right?
Another Blind Side
I was disheartened to hear that Lifeway Publishers have made the decision to pull the movie, The Blind Side off their shelves. Fellow writer Ed Kee really nails it withContinue readingAnother Blind Side