How do I “break in” as a screenwriter in Hollywood? It is perhaps the most asked question on the Two Handed Warrior website contact page. Screenwriter, screenwriting consultant, and Two Handed Warrior contributor Brennan Mark Smith thinks he knows the…
Christian College Students are Secure but Unpracticed Spiritually
Part 2 of series The Spiritual Lives of Christian College Students. The second of five reflections on the spirituality of students attending Christian colleges based upon Todd’s national research project, including Spiritual Transformation Inventory data from over 5,000 students attending CCCU and ABHE colleges and universities. by Todd W.…
By Grace You Are Mature: We don’t grow out of spiritual adolescence by trying to grow up, by David Zahl
A response to Thomas E. Bergler’s The Juvenilization of American Christianity Contrary to what one might think, the people in the congregation who gave him the most headaches were not the older, stodgier types, but rather the younger, ex-parachurchers. They were…
Leading in a Dysfunctional System #5: Seek Extra Support Outside of Work, by @drtoddwhall
Part 5 in series: Leading in a Dysfunctional System. by Todd W. Hall, PhD This is the fifth entry in this series on leading in a dysfunctional system. When working in a dysfunctional system like the one described here, it is critical…
Ponce de León on Steroids: What does Christian maturity look like in a youth-worshiping culture? by John Ortberg
A response to Thomas E. Bergler’s The Juvenilization of American Christianity Because we increasingly live in a post-Christian culture, any church leader must seek to discover how to contextualize the gospel to our culture. And our culture is a youth-worshiping, Justin…
Tribute to my Father, Warren Kenneth Stratton (1933 – 2012)
Dear Two Handed Warrior Community, I am too overwhelmed to write much now, but I wanted to explain why it has been quite awhile since my last post. On June 4 I arrived in Bedford, New Hampshire after doctors informed our…
The Juvenilization of American Christianity, by Thomas E. Bergler, PhD
Are we all adolescents now? by Thomas E. Bergler The house lights go down. Spinning, multicolored lights sweep the auditorium. A rock band launches into a rousing opening song. “Ignore everyone else, this time is just about you and Jesus,” proclaims…
A Christian Primer for Hollywood, by Brennan Mark Smith
The buzz is out: there’s a Christian market, and Hollywood is selling. But are they marketing the right products? Many are now seeking to cash in on the “Jesus dollars” Mel Gibson found with Passion of the Christ ($370M) in…
Leading in a Dysfunctional System #4: Push Toward Your Strengths, by @drtoddwhall
90% of all workers think improving their weaknesses is the best way to improve their performance. They are wrong. Dysfunctionally wrong! Part 4 in series: Leading in a Dysfunctional System. by Todd W. Hall, PhD This is the fourth entry in this…
Screenwriting 101: A Step by Step Guide to Achieving the Impossible – Step 5, by Christopher Riley
Sit down at your keyboard and tackle the script steadily, day by day, knocking down one beat after another. Part of ongoing series: Screenwriting 101: Why Story Structure Matters, Even If You Don’t Want It To Step 5: Writing the first…
Hilarious Video: Theologian N.T. Wright sings “Genesis” to Tune of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” (I kid you not!)
Theologian N.T. Wright sings song he and scientist Francis Collins collaborated on at Rabbit Room. Click here if video is not visible.