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Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose it’ in High Stress Environments, Like Hollywood

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The stories we develop to survive life’s most painful experiences are usually the same stories that fail us in high stress environments (Follow Up to Spiritually Thriving in a High Stress Environment, Like Hollywood!) “People who are caught up in the pursuit of excellence are particularly vulnerable to stress-related disorders.” - Psychologist Archibald D. Hart Like [...]

Spiritually Thriving in High Stress Environments, like Hollywood!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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

Connecting to God in Hollywood

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Soul-Nourishing Practices in a Soul-Deadening World “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” -Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 11:29) by Gary David Stratton, PhD As I write this, I am watching my 14-year-old daughter, Micaiah, take a riding [...]

Wednesday Lenten Reflections: Why Practicing Lent is a lot like Surfing

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Ash Wednesday may be one of the most important dates on the calendar The first of seven Lenten Wednesday Reflections by Gary David Stratton, PhD This morning over breakfast, a brilliant young writer confronted my wife and I with a disturbing question. After an intense conversation covering Ash Wednesday, Lent, fasting, and dieting (there is [...]

What is Spiritual Formation? Faith for Life on Earth, not just Heaven, by Dallas Willard

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

“…We have multitudes of professing Christians who well may be ready to die, but obviously are not ready to live…” -Dallas Willard Dallas Willard has served as a Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California for over 35 years. He has exerted tremendous influence in the areas of epistemology, [...]

Does America Need ‘Revival’? – How One Pastor Transformed His Church by Reaching His Students

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Before we can learn anything from Jonathan Edwards, we first need to humble ourselves as he did on that fateful day in 1734, when he finally admitted that "business as usual" was failing his students.

Emmy Magazine Interview with Emmy-winning Producer Kurt Schemper (Intervention), and Korey Scott Pollard (Lie to Me, Monk, House)

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

NEW SERIES: Soul-Nourishing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World: Finding the Voice of Your Own Gladness in Hollywood and Beyond To help launch our new series on spiritual formation in Hollywood, I thought I would repost the Emmy Magazine article that helped spark my thinking on the subject. At the time of the interview I was [...]