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He graduated from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana and has performed on stage all over the country including Chicago and New York City. He is now the creative director at Willow Creek Community Church and lives with his wife, Margaret, and their daughter, Ruby just outside of Chicago. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It’s just the, the gift of her presence, just even having her face for a second, is, again, the light.
And so I knew that if I wanted to, invite a space that felt safe for people, to address some of the hurt and harm and pain in their own stories, that I needed to be willing, to go there myself. Blaine manages to somehow weave themes of acting, allegory, addiction, family, and faith into one beautifully written account of his own healing.It was telling that story again and again in practicum, as part of the Seattle School that I was told in no uncertain terms that I had been performing, that three act structure. Phrases from this book have stayed with me in the months since I've read it, particularly as it relates to failure and courage. Near the beginning, I felt disoriented as he moved back and forth between different experiences from different times in his life, but as the book continued, the timeline became more linear.
And then also eventually a, as an artist being like, Well, now I’ve learned some things, and I can come back and I can, I can tell you. While disappointed with the city and the school for various reasons, he soon finds inspiration in the stories of Hagar and Sarah.This book has been provided courtesy of Baker Books and NetGalley without requiring a positive review.