The Journal of Theo

There is a need in the world today to discuss the existence of a Creator. People are afraid to look at this topic in a real way. We all know the wonder of nature and we all ask what our place is. Ultimately, we want to know if there is a Divine Intelligence behind it all. And if there is, does He or She love us? These kinds of issues are safe in places of worship. They are safe to consider alone in the moments before sleep. They are safe when we go hiking in the woods and catch the last gleam of sunlight from the setting sun. But they are not safe in the public sphere. They are not safe in the media. God is a word that has been banished from public discourse. Time magazine publishes it on the front cover every few years as an afterthought. On the movie screen, if God is mentioned, it is in passing or in a negative light during the bad guy monologue. It's time for a change. Let's talk about God. I want to make a movie about one man's humble relationship with God. R...

The following are my terms for the people I work with on the movie project "Raymond." This is for everyone that works with me to see this project come to fruition - producers, cast members, and crew members. These terms are written with the intent to help foster an enjoyable and safe work environment.  The work that I like to do is work that is enjoyable. If it is not enjoyable then either I have some issues to work out in myself or I just have to find something else to do. I wish the same for the people that I partner with. I wish for you to find work that you enjoy. If this venture is not interesting to you, ask yourself why you're doing this. If, at a certain point, you know for sure you don't want to be a part of this project, please do yourself and everyone else a favor by finding a better use of your time. This project is about portraying the story of a young man and his relationship with his Creator. First and foremost it is about that. If you have iss...

It's funny because this whole time I thought I was. I had a discussion about race with a friend this morning which prompted me to look into the subject more. I looked up the definition of racism on Google and here's how they define it: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Using that definition, I cannot be racist. That is because I do not view my race as superior to that of anyone else's. Now, first of all, I have to define myself as white which I typically don't like to do. I'm sure for black people it is much the same. Why call yourself black? But that's a digression. The problem is that from a young age, I have been told that there is institutionalized racism which is basically the idea that while white European settlers and then American citizens once enslaved people from Africa, and that is no longer the case, oppressive practices style exist ...

Resistance in the form of angry protest, violent fights, hateful name-calling, or some other form will always be futile. That is for the simple fact that actions with anger-based motivations will always lead to negative consequences. Many people who feel a welling up of anger in response to other people's actions or events in their lives, may want to use that anger to turn events in their favor. But because the actions that they take will always bring a negative outcome, they would be better off not taking the action. Initially, practicing some restraint can be hard. There may be a better action to take and, in the case of anger-based actions, there will always be a better action than the one motivated by rage. But you may not know what that is at first. You may know nothing to start with beyond the fact that negative events keep coming my way despite how "hard" I try. It takes a lot of courage and a profound desire for change in one's life to begin to look at the...

The thing you fear in your innermost heart may never actually come about. But what is sure is that this fear will secretly guide all the actions you take and produce such a suffering that one day you will plead for the thing you fear to occur if only it could somehow relieve your torment. You're better off feeling your fear now than going through all of that.

Dreaming Big may not be insurance enough for full realization of that which you desire. But failure to dream at all guaranties a paltry harvest every time.

Perhaps what we know as time is just the result of memory of the past and imagination of the future.