What joy is joy, if Silvia be not by? Unless it be to think that she is by And feed upon the shadow of perfection. It does not take four lines of "VALENTINE'S" speech to confirm for us, if confirmation be needed, that THOMAS is VIOLA. For WILL, amazement at hearing his own word...
Today I aborted work long enough to write for myself when I was inspired, and in a rare show of devotion, I stuck with it long enough toactually post it on my blog. If you saw how many articles I have squirrelled away under a saved title of “IN PROGRESS: ___” then you’d be...
The process of Spiritual Formation: How the church can aid the making of disciples by Debby Bellingham ⓒ2022 The role of the Church What does a church community do for the person who wants a transformed life? How does it help promote the process of being transformed into the image of Je...
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Santa Clarita Diet explores the bizarre and frequently hilarious unwinding of this high-concept premise. Drew Barrymore is brilliant in the lead, flesh-munching role. Why was it cancelled if it was so good? Like most shows that end up canned, Santa Clarita Diet just didn’t attract quite eno...
The Role of Religion in Peace Making Below is an article I wrote for a publication for whom I covered a presentation on, you guessed it, the “role of religion in peace making.” Because this was to be published in a REAL online magazine, I kept my editorial comments to myself and fo...
The cast does a solid job, notably Helen Baxendale, who has taken over the role of Agatha Christie. The resolution contained some decent twists and turns so only a few are likely to work everything out before the reveal but most are likely to work out some details. Overall a solid ...
And the same church, as recently as twenty years ago, split over questions of whether women could serve even as ushers, let alone ministers. I saw one of the pastors at that time slam his Bible to the floor and declare that we might as well just stomp on it, stomp on the Word of...
Despite playing the proverbial "same role" as some actors are thought of as doing, there is no sense that he is phoning it in. And he holds up more effective than ever with the ultimate no-nonsense imperative of tough guys. Tough but regular too, I like the opening sally, i.e., to...
She put her writing career on hold for the next twenty years, however, concentrating on assimilating into Parisian society and performing the role of wife and hostess in support of her husband’s career. Jacques Bisch rose quickly in the bank. The couple spent the early 1930s in London, whe...