By Wayne R. Scott JUST about any stage play will bring a cast together: the glue is long nights, unexpected problems, extensive time in odorous backstage enclosures. You still have these in biblical shows, but the glue often takes a different form. During the tech and cement weeks of “The Disciples of Jesus,” a cast member invited the cast and crew to meet before … [Read more...] about It Shows
The President's Perspective
Twilight Zone and the Fear of Getting What You Want
Editor's note: This week, our associate, Dane Bundy, has penned a most thought-provoking essay that I (Wayne) think you will find interesting and convicting -- I know I did! Take it away, Dane... When I was teenager, I needed to get some tests done in the hospital. Nothing too out of the ordinary, except that it required me to arrive the next … [Read more...] about Twilight Zone and the Fear of Getting What You Want
How to Use the Stage to Boost Your Ego in Eight Steps
Wayne R. Scott with Dane Bundy Step One: If you are cast in the ensemble, don’t worry: your director has something personal against you. So just navigate yourself to the front of the group numbers, with your “good side” facing out. Step Two: Always be ready to shower your director with compliments; if you can’t think of anything positive, don’t … [Read more...] about How to Use the Stage to Boost Your Ego in Eight Steps
When Similar is Different
Wayne R. Scott with Dane Bundy “I want to write something great,” I (Dane) told him. I was stuck in the middle of writing a play. My friend sat patiently, but he knew my problem. “I think you should just focus on telling the story,” he said. He was right. My desire to tell a great story was hindering me from writing a story worth telling. Amusing how … [Read more...] about When Similar is Different
A Place to Become Like Children
Wayne R. Scott with Dane Bundy A cast member recently asked me, “Wayne, what do you do for your day job?” I smiled, because guests ask me this all the time. They don’t know we employ almost a dozen people and could use a few dozen more. But I understand, we’re putting on plays: it must just be a hobby! We prefer the word calling. LifeHouse is a place for men and … [Read more...] about A Place to Become Like Children
The Pulse of Culture
Wayne R. Scott with Dane Bundy “We [Christians] must hold the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other,” wrote the German Theologian Karl Barth. While we don’t agree with everything Barth has said about the Bible, he’s made a great point here. Christians are not to be of the world, but they are called to be in it. The news helps us stay in touch with culture … [Read more...] about The Pulse of Culture
