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Reflections on Wall-E

On Dec.27.08 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

I watched Wall-E with the grandchildren tonight. I really hadn’t wanted to see the movie (still not sure that it’s all that good) but I was struck by somethings in the film. Humans had become FAT and COMPLACENT, willing to let others do things for them. HUMANS had abandoned the earth rather than deal with [...]

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Reboot…Change….The Words of the Hour

On Dec.24.08 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

Marian Salzman is a futurist who offers a blog site called Intelligent Dialgue. Salzman is acclaimed as a trendwatcher and is one to be watched herself if one wants to be looking ahead. In her blog for December 24 called “Reboot: the word of the hour, day, week, and for 2009″ Salzman offers this thought: [...]

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The Pain and the Joy of Transitions

On Dec.20.08 , In Life Transition, Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

I have come to the conclusion that life is about transition and change. The phone call comes on what appears to be an ordinary and peaceful day, “He is in ICU,” or, “They tell me I have cancer,” or, “I lost my job today.” We also transition as we learn new things and realize that [...]

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Regarding Reactions and Opportunites Surrounding “The Shack”

On Dec.07.08 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

I recently was invited to read, The Shack, by William Young. When I saw Eugene Peterson’s review of the book I was even more intrigued. I read The Shack (by the way, I read the entire book). I thought The Shack to be quite interesting. I thought it brought up many points for discussion. And, [...]

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Living Simply

On Dec.03.08 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

I have always liked Richard Foster’s book, Freedom of Simplicity. It is a challenging book for me that I re-read every year to continue the personal goal of continually simplifying my life. As I watch the shopping madness of the culture, and the fear that we won’t give and/or receive enough at Christmas, I wonder [...]

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