I never anticipated that I would experience my 9th SXSW Conference from the couch in my living room. But, here we are…and it was an amazing experience. One of the first signs of the severity of COVID’s cultural impact was… (READ MORE)
I remember seeing the trailer for Soul the last time I was in a movie theater, which now seems like a lifetime ago. I was “in” from the first frame. So, on Christmas Day, presents opened and all but my… (READ MORE)
In March 2017, 8,000 of my closest friends and I gathered in the Austin Convention Center to hear a keynote address at SXSW Interactive by Yasmin Green of Jigsaw, a division of Google Alphabet. At the time, Green was working… (READ MORE)
Yesterday, I read this article shared by a couple of friends (Thanks, Grizelda and Jeff). The main thrust of the article is about the massive cultural re-framing that is on the horizon to rebuild the American economy and bolster the… (READ MORE)
The final rejection of Jesus, the one whereby he is sentenced to death by crucifixion, is a brilliantly nuanced tale filled with psychological, social and political intrigue. While Pontius Pilate is the focus of this final rejection of Jesus, the… (READ MORE)
With the rejection of the Jerusalem establishment behind us, the second rejection grows more personal as it involved one of Jesus’ leading disciples, Simon Peter. The last time we saw Simon Peter he was in Gethsemane with a sword being… (READ MORE)
The opening verses of John’s gospel provide a perspective on the presence and power of the God of Creation in the life of Jesus from 30,000 feet. Early in the story John shocks his hearers with the line: “He was… (READ MORE)
God’s story with God’s creatures begins in a garden: “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it” (Gen 2.15). The garden was God’s ideal environment for humanity, and… (READ MORE)
God’s story with God’s creatures begins in a garden: “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it” (Gen 2.15). The garden was God’s ideal environment for humanity, and… (READ MORE)
Since about 1970 (without much variance), half of the marriages in the U.S. have ended in divorce. It comes as no surprise, then, that filmmakers routinely return to explore the fundamental dynamics that make marriages work; or, as in so… (READ MORE)