Out of the Cave and Back on the Winding Road That Leads Home
I love summer, but not so much when it gets outrageously hot. That's why the cool Autumn mornings and evenings with its delightful fresh air is so welcome right now. Heat can make me grumpy, discouraged, and depressed. The hot months mean it's cave time, and it's easy...
The Interview: Let Your Light Shine that They Might See Jesus
I am often interviewed on podcasts, TV shows, and radio about my work. Sometimes it is about Hollywood issues or production questions. Sometimes it may be about my passion to see Christians use media effectively to tell their stories or ways in which Christian...
How Do Leaders Lead When Strikes, Lay Offs, or Disruptions Happen?
Strikes and layoffs are never planned. No one is exempt. The recent pandemic showed us how fast life can change. I live in the hills of Los Angeles, and our home was in jeopardy a few years ago when what was then the largest fire in LA history, the LaTuna Canyon fire,...
The Physical Touch of God and Why Your Touch Matters
“I just wanted someone to hug me.” This was the comment I had from one of our Influence Women members on a Zoom webinar as the pandemic was coming to an end. We had been discussing why relationships matter and why Influence Women is essential. She was single and,...
Busyness and the Walking Dead
“Busy” doesn’t mean “productive.” In our desire to get more, be more, and do more, are we becoming the walking dead? Are we seeing life as meaningless and irrelevant? Each day becomes a blur as we wake up worn out and trying to pack something more into our already...
Singleness or Marriage – Embracing Contentment
God’s plans for us are perfect. But somehow even though we know we can never fully accomplish perfection, knowing that we can't attain it never stops us from trying. Most who are single want to be married. Yet most married couples, if they are truthful, often wish...
Passion: Seeing Beyond the Blind Spots
Our culture is volatile. Just observe what often happens when a car accident occurs. In our present era of social media, it happens so easily for unintended or accidental incidents to “go viral.” Out come the cell phones. With social media, what might have been a...
A Lasting Picture: Overcoming Fear and Insecurity
Recently at a Museum of The Bible event in Washington, D.C., I was invited to participate in a painting class. When I first saw the class being offered on the schedule, I was a bit hesitant, if not intimidated. I hadn’t painted anything since the 3rd grade. I consider...
Defending Our Faith: What We Can Learn from Pontius Pilate
In this season of Lent (giving something up to remember the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus) and as Easter approaches (the celebration of our salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus), I found myself reflecting on specific people who could help me...
Respect: 3 Things Leaders Can Do to Grow More of It
R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to me…. I can hear Aretha Franklin belt it out. But how do you get it in the workplace and on production sets today? Here are 3 thoughts and lessons I’ve learned. Know and exert your boundaries. One of the hardest things to learn...