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Tag Archives: Healing River
I’m Going Live!
As if reading me weren’t enough, you now have the wonderful/dubious (select one) opportunity to see and hear me live! How? Funny you should ask. Now that public events are happening again, I’ve returned to the world of public speaking! … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged events, Healing River, inspirational, keynote speaker, live, Notzilla
46 Comments
Tips for Writers: Trust the Story
Experience is the most effective teacher (I learned more Spanish in three days in Barcelona than I did in two years of high school Spanish class). But one of the most interesting things about the human psyche is that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Story Power, Writing
Tagged catharsis, empathy, forgiveness, Healing River, hero, Joseph Campbell, journey, tips for writers
32 Comments
Greedy Love
Pirate’s Cove, Newport Beach, California I normally do a Thought for the Week on Mondays, so this anniversary post is a bit off-point. Then again, maybe somewhere within these words you’ll find a relevant thought-for-the-week of your own. My wife … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Movies
Tagged anniversary, Healing River, honeymoon, love, marriage, relationships, thought for the week, wedding
65 Comments
The Way That Led to Me
Photo by Katie of A Virginia Writer’s Diary Five years ago, Rhonda of Pollyanna’s Path (whose blog I still read and enjoy) nominated me for a blogger award. These days I leave such awards to newer bloggers, but I found … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged award, blogging, Daily Planet, Healing River, Impossible Love
19 Comments
5 Years Ago This Week
Five years ago, my newly-completed feature film Healing River (then titled Over-the-Rhine) had its world premiere at Cincinnati’s historic Memorial Hall. It was a heady moment, to say the least — the audience cried and cheered. Healing River went on … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Writing
Tagged Amazon Prime, festivals, film, Healing River, hit, novel
45 Comments
My Next Big Box-Office Hit?
Horror thrillers and Movies for Women are among the most successful movie genres. Could this be my next big hit: A Filmmaker’s Journal 2020 was my biggest year ever as a filmmaker. Oddly enough, thanks to the-pandemic-that-shall-not-be-named, I had three … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged filmmaking, funny, Healing River, horror thrillers, Notzilla, romantic comedies
44 Comments
Making Something Real
Five years ago this month, we dared to enter our not-yet-finished movie Healing River (then titled after its setting, Cincinnati’s gritty inner-city neighborhood Over-the-Rhine) in the world’s largest Christian film festival. It was my first feature film as a writer-director-producer, … Continue reading
Use Me
“When you’re drowning and someone is reaching down from a rock and says, ‘Grab my hand!’ you do it! That’s when it’s all right to use someone, Alec, because that’s how they got there. That’s how I did. I mean, … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged addiction, gospel, Healing River, helping others, hope, Matthew 10:8, salvation
10 Comments
Mixed Blessings
The term “mixed blessings” is redundant. Why do I say that? Because all true blessings are mixed. God isn’t just in the blessing business, he’s in the growth business, and growth requires challenges, difficulty. Just as our muscles don’t grow … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Movies
Tagged challenges, future, God, Healing River, maturity, personal growth, purpose
54 Comments
My Recipe for Humble Pie
Image credit: behance.net Thought for the Week One of my most important life experiences was also one of the most educational. And by “educational” I mean painfully humbling. Healing River was my first feature film as a writer-director. I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Videos
Tagged Healing River, humility, leadership, motivation, thought for the week, vision
56 Comments