Mothers Lost But Found

Mothers Lost But Found

My mother was grieving but didn’t want me to know the depth of her pain. But I did know. My father had died six months previously, and I wanted to give her something to look forward to. She and my dad had always wanted to visit some of their good friends who were...
True Influence and A Repentant Heart

True Influence and A Repentant Heart

I woke up depressed and in a tizzy! I had remembered my dream. For me, this was quite unusual. My husband almost daily tells me of his dreams, and I am never able to recall mine. But this morning was different. It was a dream about being in the position of economic...
An Inner View with Lisa Swain

An Inner View with Lisa Swain

Lisa Swain is a filmmaker, educator, and media psychologist. She has worked as a production coordinator and supervisor with award-winning directors and producers Tim Burton, John Woo, Barrie Osbourne, David Permut, and Bruce Cohen on such notable films as Big Fish,...
Are You a Cruise Control Christian?

Are You a Cruise Control Christian?

I have to admit that most of my life, I had been a cruiser. It wasn’t until I held Anne Boleyn’s Bible while filming a documentary in London (full story in my devotional Hope 4 Today: Stay Connected to God in a Distracted Culture) that I realized I had put...