If you want to be successful in the creative world – whether music, drama, film, graphics, writing, preaching, advertising or any endeavor – you need to go to the veterans. They’ve been there, done that and can (when you are able to squeeze a few minutes from them) make a world of difference for you, saving blood, sweat and tears if we’ll learn from their experience. And of course we can also enjoy their craft and their stories.

It was our pleasure to sit with music industry veteran and chart topping performer Rick Cua recently as we talked about:

- What it takes to “make it” as an artist
- Writers block
- Touring.
- Playing for 100,000 people
- The secular versus the sacred
- And loads of practical powerful advice for those desiring to succeed in their calling in a difficult ever changing industry

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I see no redeeming value in Horror Films. Don't see how anyone does.

What does this have to do with our professional world? Plenty. Hollywood, the media, video/filmmaking, entertainment, PR, communications, culture trends, hot news topics -- these are the currency of our calling in many ways. This is a "Christian" topic too. For a Christian, our conversion calls us out of whatever culture we find ourselves in and into a new one -- one that often finds itself in tension with the old. So here's a culture clash. These types of films are often nearly guaranteed serious money makers, because mass amounts of people - many our young people -- go to see them habitually. To me, that is ... scary.

Today's topic has been on my mind for awhile. I remember walking through an airport after a client gig last year having this very conversation (horror films) with several V-St team members. It was a spirited talk. So here it is, live and not-too-edited, cause I think it is worth some thought, even if I only have the time to provoke a bit...

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