Category: Healing/Restoration
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Patches of Green
His name was Charles. I sat by his bedside as he lay dying. It did not promise to be a peaceful passage. Charles was a hard man; rude to the medical staff; alienated from his adult children; and just plain mean. I had been called to his side, not to comfort him, but because even […]
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It Belongs To Us All
Jacques Ellul once said, “In a society like ours, it is almost impossible for a person to be held responsible for anything. For each person carries out an individual task disconnected from the whole.” He then illustrated his point by example of a bursting dam. The dam breaks. A village is washed away. There is […]
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The Earth Is The Lord’s
On screen Espera Oscar de Corti paddles down a remote river. Rhythmic drums play in the background. The river leads Espera into an unknown city, a city choking from pollution. Trash clogs the waterway. Smog hangs heavy in the air. Just as Espera drags his canoe ashore, the passenger of a belching car casts a […]