In my early training in the theatre, as director and actor, we used to talk a lot about process. We knew we had an opening night, and a play to do, and all the work we were doing was about the moment of encounter between audience and the play/production. But the clearly stated belief was …
Spiritual Discernment in Community
This was the idea I heard yesterday, and my sense is that I need to pay attention to it. I say I heard it because it came in a conversation with a church consultant as we talked about the life of "church." This scholarly gentlemen mentioned that many scholars believe the work of the Holy …
A Bittersweet Weekend
The weekend was a celebration, a frustration, a time of saying good-byes, and a time of turning a corner toward a new journey into the unknown. My daughter Amy made a grand debut on the mainstage of the University of Cincinnati's College of Conservatory of Music's Theatre program. She played a leading role in Anonymous, …
Cincinnati
There just wasn't time yesterday to blog. So I missed a day in my month of blogging everyday. This morning we slept in, and my daughter needs a desk, so we're heading out to shop in just a minute, but I wanted to get in a word about being here. Amy has a strong role …
Resisting the Frenetic…
When I moved from undergraduate work to graduate work, it was a rude awakening. I had written one 25 page paper in my four years of college (and little else), but I began churning out 10-15 page papers on a constant basis as soon as the work on the MFA began. The first three or …
