The Wizard of Oz, the beloved fantasy so influential in the shaping of American hopes and dreams, offers us food for thought in seeking this balance in several ways.
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The Matrix: Reloaded (Andy and Larry Wachowski, 2003)
The Matrix: Reloaded continues the theme of perception versus reality dominant in the first movie.
Kate Campbell, Twang on a Wire (2003)
In the songs of Kate Campbell one can smell the clay dirt roads of Georgia, picture the kudzu vines of North Carolina, feel the uncontrollable force of the great river of Mississippi.
Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
Andy Dufresne was a banker whose life was falling apart. But he had no idea just how far he would have to fall to find redemption.
The Last Castle (Rod Lurie, 2001)
General Irwin ignored an order that cost the lives of several men. But due to his failure to heed a direct order, he faced a trial at which he pled guilty and was expedited to serve a ten year sentence in a military prison.
Margie Reads Through The Bible In One Year: A Composite History
January 1st: Resolved to read through the Bible and this time it doesn’t matter that I work, have children, am sick, travel, celebrate holidays, or am just a lazy slob, this year I WILL do it.
The Collects of Thomas Cranmer (Barbee/Zahl, 1999); The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Bennett, 1975); Prayers Written at Vailima (Robert Louis Stevenson, )
A Collect is a short prayer, usually but not always consisting of five parts: the address, the acknowledgment, the petition, the aspiration, and the pleading.
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett, 2001)
Bel Canto begins with a kiss that is nearly, but not quite concealed by sudden darkness.
Who Invented Adolescence?
I have come to realize that what our culture calls and associates with “adolescence” is not a universal phenomenon. In fact, it is a very recent historical phenomenon.
Marriage: Is There a Place Between Cynicism and Idolatry?
Marriage is a good gift of God. And like all of God’s gifts, it can function as an idol, or God substitute. Marriage can also function as a means of serving other idols.