Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. The Soul of a Business - Managing For Profit and the Common Good by Tom Chappell (1993) - There has been a steady market for all kinds of "business philosophy" books... Continue Reading →
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922) - The story of a young man in India who leaves home in search spiritual enlightenment. Along with his best friend, Govinda, Siddhartha will meet the Buddha, pray, fast and leave his old life behind. Eventually, the two friends paths diverge, and Siddhartha finds his enlightenment in a place he... Continue Reading →
The Way (2010) - A father travels to Europe to claim the body of his only son, who died on the first day of a pilgrimage through northwestern Spain. On impulse, the father decides to complete the journey for his son. In the end, it becomes a pilgrimage for them both. Directed by Emilio Estevez... Continue Reading →
Blue Like Jazz (2012) - The fictionalized story of author Donald Miller's adventures as a Southern Baptist from Texas at the very liberal Reed College in Portland Oregon. Sometimes called "the most godless college in America" the culture at Reed will challenge Miller's belief in God and in himself. Based loosely on the best selling... Continue Reading →
Videos For Your Soul.com - This is actually a project by a friend of mine (Randall Curtis - The Holy Geek. I'm pretty sure you're going to run into him again later in this series). It began as a spiritual practice during Lent. He gathered together some of the best and most inspiring videos on... Continue Reading →
I am truly thankful. My relationship with church during my lifetime has been uneven let's say. Starting in first grade or so we went to church on a regular basis. I still have my Sunday school attendance pin. We moved, found another church and Sundays rolled on. Unfortunately when I got to be a teenager... Continue Reading →
I will admit to being somewhat surprised and appalled at the furor of some of my Christian brothers and sisters over health care reform. I'm astounded when I hear people of faith arguing against universal health care. Because it seems to me that scripture speaks directly to this point. And not in the all too... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 