• Bible,  Pastors

    Why Actors Need Directors

    Jodie Foster’s somewhat befuddling speech proves one thing: Actors need directors. Foster’s fluency, keen mind and sharp discourse are nowhere to be found when left to fly. Some can improvise, but most need a script and a director. And so to a point: so do I. I am mere actor and I need a director – a pastor. And, like an actor left to go off script, I too need a director who knows the script and can direct lives according to it. This is the admirable job of a pastor; he takes up God’s script and teaches the flock to follow and apply it to their lives. This sounds like…