“They dug deeper, and deeper. Deep is so un-American now, even radical. We live too often like water skeeters on the surface of the pond, dropping down for a quick bite of insect or e-mail. Deep is the realm of soul. Deeper and deeper the women dug. The men took over some of their chores. […]
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“Being on a spiritual path is not protection from times of darkness. But it teaches you how to use the darkness as a tool to grow. Turn a mess into a message. Turn a test into a testimony. Turn a trial into a triumph. Turn a victim into a victory. It’s like using a GPS. […]
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EXPERIENCING THE SPIRIT AT THE MOVIES A partial list from Rob Johnston and Cathy Barsotti: The Elephant Man, David Lynch (1980) Chariots of Fire, Hugh Hudson (1981) The Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Weir (1982) Tender Mercies, Bruce Beresford (1983) Places in the Heart, Robert Benton (1984) Babette’s Feast, Gabriel Axel (1987) The Decalogue, Krzysztof […]
Abraham Lincoln on Church and Religion – from Carl Sandburg’s Introduction to Lincoln’s Devotional Henry C. Deming, Congressman from Connecticut, reported that when Lincoln was asked why, with his obvious interest in religious matters and his familiarity with the Bible, he did not join a church, Lincoln replied: “When any church will inscribe over its […]