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301Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 302 303 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/11/11/thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped-the-jesus-climb-reach-number-one/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 304 305 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 306 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/11/11/thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped-the-jesus-climb-reach-number-one/" title="Thank you to everyone who helped The Jesus Climb reach NUMBER ONE!">Read more</a> </div> 307 308 </article> 309 </section> 310 <section id="post-17724" class="post-17724 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-disciple tag-faith tag-jesus tag-leadership-2 tag-spiritual-formation"> 311 <article> 312 313 314 <header class="entry-header"> 315 <h2 class="entry-title"> 316 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)">“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)</a> 317 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 318 </header> 319 320 321 322 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17725" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3-37-14-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1182%2C586&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1182,586" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-10-07 at 3.37.14â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C347&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 323 <p>Author of The Jesus Climb: Journeying from Student to Disciple âGradually, very gradually, we saw the great mountain sides and glaciers until far higher in the sky than imagination had dared suggest the white summit of Everest appearedâ – George… </p> 324 </div> 325 326 327 328 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 329 <div class="entry-meta"> 330 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 331 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="3:50 pm">October 7, 2024</a></span> | 332 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
332Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 333 334 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 335 336 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 337 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)">Read more</a> </div> 338 339 </article> 340 </section> 341 <section id="post-17609" class="post-17609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-abhe tag-barbara-brown-taylor tag-cccu tag-christian-college tag-college tag-david-kinnaman tag-discipleship tag-everest tag-higher-education tag-leadership-2 tag-ministry tag-spiritual-formation tag-university"> 342 <article> 343 344 345 <header class="entry-header"> 346 <h2 class="entry-title"> 347 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton">Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton</a> 348 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 349 </header> 350 351 352 353 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17630" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11-32-30-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1568%2C684&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1568,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 11.32.30â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C306&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 354 <p>Resources for faculty and campus ministers seeking to help students on their journey to discipleship (QRF) TEACHING THE JESUS CLIMB: Fostering a community of faculty, campus ministers, student life leaders, pastors, and youth workers seeking to guide students on their… </p> 355 </div> 356 357 358 359 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 360 <div class="entry-meta"> 361 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 362 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="11:20 am">September 24, 2024</a></span> | 363 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 364 365 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 366 367 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 368 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton">Read more</a> </div> 369 370 </article> 371 </section> 372 <section id="post-979" class="post-979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-hollywood category-producers-and-directors category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world tag-director tag-emmy tag-emmy-magazine tag-frederick-buechner tag-gary-david-stratton tag-greys-anatomy tag-house tag-intervention tag-korey-scott-pollard tag-kurt-schemper tag-lie-to-me tag-monk tag-producer tag-slider tag-soul tag-spiritual tag-spiritual-formation tag-tv"> 373 <article> 374 375 376 <header class="entry-header"> 377 <h2 class="entry-title"> 378 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard">Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard</a> 379 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 380 </header> 381 382 383 384 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15080" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/screen-shot-2017-06-05-at-2-33-37-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?fit=1606%2C1052&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1606,1052" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2017-06-05 at 2.33.37 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?fit=700%2C459&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 385 <p>College professors don’t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?</p> 386 </div> 387 388 389 390 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 391 <div class="entry-meta"> 392 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 393 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="7:26 pm">September 13, 2024</a></span> | 394 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/producers-and-directors/" rel="category tag">Producers and Directors</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a></span> | 395 396 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/#comments">13 Comments</a></span> | 397 398 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 399 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard">Read more</a> </div> 400 401 </article> 402 </section> 403 <section id="post-17683" class="post-17683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-educational-leaders category-spiritual-formation tag-abhe tag-cccu tag-christian-higher-education tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-faculty tag-mentoring tag-phd"> 404 <article> 405 406 407 <header class="entry-header"> 408 <h2 class="entry-title"> 409 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast">Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast</a> 410 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 411 </header> 412 413 414 415 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17686" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10-48-58-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1978%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1978,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 10.48.58â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C283&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 416 <p>Gary visits Philip Dearborn’s Podcast to explore the crucial role of faculty in the spiritual lives of students. To listen on Apple, click here. Show Notes: Gary David Stratton, PhD, the Dean of Arts and sciences and Professor of Spiritual… </p> 417 </div> 418 419 420 421 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 422 <div class="entry-meta"> 423 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 424 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="7:25 am">August 6, 2024</a></span> | 425 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/educational-leaders/" rel="category tag">Educational Leaders</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
425Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 426 427 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 428 429 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 430 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast">Read more</a> </div> 431 432 </article> 433 </section> 434 <section id="post-17668" class="post-17668 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-faith-and-culture tag-johnson-university tag-science tag-science-and-religion"> 435 <article> 436 437 438 <header class="entry-header"> 439 <h2 class="entry-title"> 440 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences">Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences</a> 441 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 442 </header> 443 444 445 446 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17669" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9-45-20-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1474%2C650&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1474,650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 9.45.20â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C309&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 447 <p>The “Breaking New Ground” capital campaign kicks off with an announcement of our new campus science center. Click the link below to watch Gary’s announcement video. (Who knew he would clean up so well?) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2136001646756985 You can help create much-needed… </p> 448 </div> 449 450 451 452 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 453 <div class="entry-meta"> 454 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 455 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="7:33 pm">April 24, 2024</a></span> | 456 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 457 458 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 459 460 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 461 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences">Read more</a> </div> 462 463 </article> 464 </section> 465 <section id="post-14398" class="post-14398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-college-education-4 category-jonathan-edwards category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-awakening tag-barton-stone tag-camp-meetings tag-cane-ridge tag-charles-g-finney tag-charles-grandison-finney tag-churches-of-christ tag-evangelicalism tag-gary-david-stratton tag-james-l-gorman tag-james-mcgready tag-johnson-university tag-new-divinity tag-oberlin-college tag-revival tag-slider tag-timothy-dwight tag-yale-college"> 466 <article> 467 468 469 <header class="entry-header"> 470 <h2 class="entry-title"> 471 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/" title="The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement">The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement</a> 472 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 473 </header> 474 475 476 477 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/" title="The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement"><img width="540" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Tent_revival_during_the_Second_Great_Awakening.jpg?resize=540%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement" title="The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15518" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/tent_revival_during_the_second_great_awakening/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Tent_revival_during_the_Second_Great_Awakening.jpg?fit=540%2C390&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,390" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Tent_revival_during_the_Second_Great_Awakening" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Tent_revival_during_the_Second_Great_Awakening.jpg?fit=540%2C390&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 478 <p>More than a century before the New Deal, Public Education, or the Civil Rights movements, the Second Great Awakening fostered a nation-wide âbenevolent empireâ of c
478are for the poor, freedom for the oppressed and education for all. </p> 479 </div> 480 481 482 483 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 484 <div class="entry-meta"> 485 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 486 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/" title="10:46 am">April 17, 2024</a></span> | 487 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/college-education-4/" rel="category tag">College</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/" rel="category tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 488 489 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 490 491 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 492 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/17/the-second-great-awakening-from-rural-revival-to-a-national-social-movement/" title="The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement">Read more</a> </div> 493 494 </article> 495 </section> 496 <section id="post-14397" class="post-14397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-celebrity category-culture-making category-george-whitefield category-jonathan-edwards tag-awakening tag-charles-chauncy tag-david-brainerd tag-george-whitefield tag-gilbert-tennent tag-harry-stout tag-harvard tag-james-davenport tag-jonathan-edwards tag-mark-noll tag-religious-affections tag-revival tag-slider tag-theodore-jacobus-frelinghuysen tag-thomas-kidd tag-yale"> 497 <article> 498 499 500 <header class="entry-header"> 501 <h2 class="entry-title"> 502 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/" title="The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution">The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution</a> 503 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 504 </header> 505 506 507 508 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/" title="The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-2.41.41-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution" title="The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15548" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/screen-shot-2019-02-10-at-2-41-41-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-2.41.41-PM.png?fit=1222%2C636&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1222,636" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2019-02-10 at 2.41.41 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2019-02-10-at-2.41.41-PM.png?fit=700%2C364&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 509 <p>
509By linking the choice of new birth with his audienceâs choice of a new American identity, British evangelist George Whitefield provided a common American experience that unified diverse colonists who lacked a common identity</p> 510 </div> 511 512 513 514 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 515 <div class="entry-meta"> 516 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 517 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/" title="10:45 am">April 3, 2024</a></span> | 518 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/celebrity/" rel="category tag">Celebrity</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/george-whitefield/" rel="category tag">George Whitefield</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/" rel="category tag">Jonathan Edwards</a></span> | 519 520 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 521 522 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 523 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/03/the-first-great-awakening-from-a-british-revival-to-an-american-revolution/" title="The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution">Read more</a> </div> 524 525 </article> 526 </section> 527 <section id="post-16801" class="post-16801 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making tag-act-one tag-book-of-common-prayer tag-hollywood-2 tag-holy-week tag-jesus tag-lent tag-prayer"> 528 <article> 529 530 531 <header class="entry-header"> 532 <h2 class="entry-title"> 533 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/" title="Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)">Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)</a> 534 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 535 </header> 536 537 538 539 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/" title="Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1.16.44-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)" title="Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1.16.44-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1.16.44-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16810" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1-16-44-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1.16.44-PM.png?fit=1810%2C1306&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1810,1306" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2023-02-24 at 1.16.44 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-1.16.44-PM.png?fit=700%2C505&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 540 <p>My background led me to hold liturgy with a little disdain, and I regret that posture. That day, sitting in a small room not far from the well-known Hollywood sign, I saw something new and fresh.</p> 541 </div> 542 543 544 545 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 546 <div class="entry-meta"> 547 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 548 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/" title="12:59 am">February 14, 2024</a></span> | 549 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a></span> | 550 551 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 552 553 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 554 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/thoughts-on-lent-with-a-hollywood-slant/" title="Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)">Read more</a> </div> 555 556 </article> 557 </section> 558 <section id="post-14689" class="post-14689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world category-spiritual-formation tag-ash-wednesday tag-catholic tag-dallas-willard tag-holy-spirit tag-james-houston tag-john-calvin tag-john-wesley tag-martin-luther tag-methodist tag-presbyterian tag-protestant tag-richard-foster tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation tag-surfing tag-the-renovation-of-the-heart tag-zwingli"> 559 <article> 560 561 562 <header class="entry-header"> 563 <h2 class="entry-title"> 564 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana">Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana</a> 565 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 566 </header> 567 568 569 570 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15572" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/moana-1200x676/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,676" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="moana-1200&#215;676" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 571 <p>Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana<br /> 572Moana canât create the wind and the waves, but her sail canoe enables her to catch the energy provided by the ocean. Lent is a lot like that.<br /> 573by Gary David Stratton</p> 574<p>
574âDonât you think itâs a little odd to give up something for Lent in order to worship a Savior who told us to remember him by eating carbs and drinking alcohol?â she said. How was I supposed to answer that?</p> 575 </div> 576 577 578 579 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 580 <div class="entry-meta"> 581 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 582 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="12:44 am">February 14, 2024</a></span> | 583 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 584 585 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> | 586 587 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 588 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana">Read more</a> </div> 589 590 </article> 591 </section> 592 <section id="post-17678" class="post-17678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-liberal-arts category-spiritual-formation tag-bethel-university tag-centering-prayer tag-gary-stratton tag-johnson-university tag-knowing-god tag-peter-kapsner tag-prayer tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation tag-theology"> 593 <article> 594 595 596 <header class="entry-header"> 597 <h2 class="entry-title"> 598 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God">Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God</a> 599 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 600 </header> 601 602 603 604 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17680" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10-06-35-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1480%2C602&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1480,602" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 10.06.35â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C285&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 605 <p>Gary’s interview on the Deeper Magic podcast with Dr. Peter Kapsner and his daughter, Anna Try this link if embed won’t work for you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QE0k6QXVLqcNQEjJmCmFU</p> 606 </div> 607 608 609 610 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 611 <div class="entry-meta"> 612 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 613 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="8:58 am">November 1, 2023</a></span> | 614 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/liberal-arts/" rel="category tag">Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
614Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 615 616 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 617 618 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 619 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God">Read more</a> </div> 620 621 </article> 622 </section> 623 <section id="post-16863" class="post-16863 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making tag-climb tag-college tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-jesus"> 624 <article> 625 626 627 <header class="entry-header"> 628 <h2 class="entry-title"> 629 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/" title="Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024">Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024</a> 630 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 631 </header> 632 633 634 635 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/" title="Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024" title="Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?zoom=3&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 2010w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16871" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3-12-58-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?fit=2828%2C1338&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2828,1338" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2023-09-02 at 3.12.58 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-3.12.58-PM.png?fit=700%2C331&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 636 <p>Gary is currently on a writing break completing edits for The Jesus Climb: Journeying from Student to Disciple (Abilene Christian University Press / Leafwood Publishers, 2024)</p> 637 </div> 638 639 640 641 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 642 <div class="entry-meta"> 643 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 644 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/" title="3:10 pm">September 2, 2023</a></span> | 645 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a></span> | 646 647 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 648 649 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 650 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/" title="Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024">Read more</a> </div> 651 652 </article> 653 </section> 654 <section id="post-11120" class="post-11120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-faith-2 category-jonathan-edwards category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-apologetics tag-asbury tag-asbury-university tag-brown-university tag-cambridge tag-cccu tag-cedarville-university tag-chapel tag-charles-g-finney tag-christian-smith tag-david-s-dockery tag-desiring-the-kingdom tag-duane-liftin tag-emmanuel-college tag-francis-wayland tag-george-m-marsden tag-james-k-a-smith tag-james-t-burtchaell tag-jonathan-edwards tag-julie-reuben tag-kendra-kreasy-dean tag-lee-university tag-mark-a-noll tag-melinda-lundquist-denton tag-moral-philosophy tag-oberlin-college tag-preaching tag-puritan tag-revival tag-revival-college tag-rod-reed tag-second-great-awakening tag-smaford tag-soul-searching tag-the-dying-of-the-light tag-the-soul-of-the-american-university tag-timothy-dwight tag-worship tag-yale-college"> 655 <article> 656 657 658 <header class="entry-header"> 659 <h2 class="entry-title"> 660 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-
660puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?">The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?</a> 661 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 662 </header> 663 664 665 666 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16798" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1-54-09-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?fit=1608%2C902&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1608,902" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2023-02-21 at 1.54.09 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Asbury Revival Service, Religion News Service</p> 667" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?fit=700%2C392&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 668 <p>That Asbury University’s chapel has become a “hot spot of sacramentality” {James K.A. Smith] would not surprise the founders of Christian higher education in America. The integration of revival and moral philosophy in the college chapel helped lead to what Mark. A. Noll calls “the great age of Christian higher education.” </p> 669 </div> 670 671 672 673 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 674 <div class="entry-meta"> 675 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 676 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="11:30 am">February 21, 2023</a></span> | 677 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/" rel="category tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 678 679 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 680 681 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 682 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-
682puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?">Read more</a> </div> 683 684 </article> 685 </section> 686 <section id="post-11122" class="post-11122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-amherst tag-asbury tag-awakening tag-charles-wesley tag-dartmouth tag-first-great-awakening tag-gary-david-stratton tag-george-marsden tag-george-whitefield tag-john-wesley tag-jonathan-edwards tag-mark-noll tag-mount-holyoke tag-princeton tag-religious-affections tag-revival tag-second-great-awakening tag-slider tag-timothy-dwight tag-treatise-concerning-religious-affections tag-university-of-georgia tag-williams-college tag-yale"> 687 <article> 688 689 690 <header class="entry-header"> 691 <h2 class="entry-title"> 692 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/revival-and-moral-philosophy-a-puritan-vision-for-american-higher-education/" title="Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education">Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education</a> 693 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 694 </header> 695 696 697 698 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/revival-and-moral-philosophy-a-puritan-vision-for-american-higher-education/" title="Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/yale-college.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education" title="Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15138" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/yale-college/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/yale-college.jpg?fit=1000%2C562&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,562" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="yale-college" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/yale-college.jpg?fit=700%2C393&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 699 <p>While Asbury Universityâs current revival appears a modern anomaly, it is very much in keeping with the history of higher education in America. </p> 700 </div> 701 702 703 704 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 705 <div class="entry-meta"> 706 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 707 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/revival-and-moral-philosophy-a-puritan-vision-for-american-higher-education/" title="11:10 am">February 21, 2023</a></span> | 708 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 709 710 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/revival-and-moral-philosophy-a-puritan-vision-for-american-higher-education/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 711 712 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 713 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/revival-and-moral-philosophy-a-puritan-vision-for-american-higher-education/" title="Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education">Read more</a> </div> 714 715 </article> 716 </section> 717 <section id="post-124" class="post-124 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-liberal-arts category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-academic tag-athanasius tag-awakening tag-catholic tag-charles-finney tag-christian-college tag-christian-higher-education tag-church-related-college tag-church-related-colleges-university tag-college tag-conflicting-allegiances tag-culture-making-3 tag-culture-making-2 tag-evangelical tag-faith-building tag-faith-based-college tag-franciscan-university-of-steubenville-d-l-moody tag-gary-david-stratton tag-george-m-marsden tag-george-marsden tag-gordon-college tag-higher-education tag-holy-spirit tag-integration tag-j-t-burtchaell tag-john-henry-newman tag-julie-a-reuben tag-liberal-arts tag-life-of-the-mind tag-life-of-the-spirit tag-martin-luther tag-new-birth tag-oberlin-college-michael-scanlon tag-oxford-movement tag-protestant tag-quality-with-soul tag-reformed tag-renewal tag-renewal-movements tag-revival tag-ringenberg tag-slider tag-spiritmind-synergy tag-the-dying-of-the-light tag-the-idea-of-a-christian-college tag-the-idea-of-a-university tag-the-making-of-the-modern-university tag-the-secularization-of-the-academy tag-the-soul-of-the-american-university tag-timothy-dwight tag-two-handed-warriors tag-u-s-news-and-world-report tag-university tag-university-of-wittenberg tag-wesleyan tag-yale-university"> 718 <article> 719 720 721 <header class="entry-header"> 722 <h2 class="entry-title"> 723 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/" title="The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church</a> 724 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 725 </header> 726 727 728 729 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/" title="The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pentecost-1024x602.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church" title="The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13758" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/attachment/13758/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pentecost-1024x602.jpg?fit=1024%2C602&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,602" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pentecost-1024x602.jpg?fit=700%2C412&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 730 <p>Will twenty-first century Christian college leaders rise to the challenge of innovation as we have throughout history or will we merely get stuck in the past? </p> 731 </div> 732 733 734 735 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 736 <div class="entry-meta"> 737 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 738 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/" title="11:53 am">February 20, 2023</a></span> | 739 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/liberal-arts/" rel="category tag">Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 740 741 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/#comments">6 Comments</a></span> | 742 743 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 744 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/20/the-holy-spirit-and-the-liberal-arts/" title="The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts: Higher Education, Innovation, and the Mission of the Church">Read more</a> </div> 745 746 </article> 747 </section> 748 <section id="post-17714" class="post-17714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-film tag-hollywood-2 tag-movies tag-spiritual-formation tag-story tag-theology tag-visual-storytelling"> 749 <article> 750 751 752 <header class="entry-header"> 753 <h2 class="entry-title"> 754 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video">Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video</a> 755 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 756 </header> 757 758 759 760 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17716" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2-49-43-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1896%2C982&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1896,982" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-10-04 at 2.49.43â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C362&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 761 <p>Hollywood dominates âthe stories we live by,â while the church’s influence diminishes with each passing year. </p> 762 </div> 763 764 765 766 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 767 <div class="entry-meta"> 768 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 769 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="2:39 pm">August 4, 2022</a></span> | 770 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
770Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 771 772 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 773 774 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 775 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video">Read more</a> </div> 776 777 </article> 778 </section> 779 <section id="post-15888" class="post-15888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-relationship category-science-2 category-spiritual-formation tag-church tag-coronavirus-2 tag-covid19 tag-selah tag-shalom"> 780 <article> 781 782 783 <header class="entry-header"> 784 <h2 class="entry-title"> 785 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic">Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic</a> 786 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 787 </header> 788 789 790 791 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="15934" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C2222&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,2222" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663 (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?fit=700%2C810&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 792 <p>The stunning ‘pause’ forced upon our modern world places an unprecedented challenge before the church: How do we remain faithful to God’s glorious dream of Shalom-making in the midst of a world in crisis? </p> 793 </div> 794 795 796 797 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 798 <div class="entry-meta"> 799 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/sue-stratton/">Sue Stratton</a></span></span> | 800 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="3:30 pm">March 5, 2022</a></span> | 801 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/relationship/" rel="category tag">Relationship</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/science-2/" rel="category tag">Science</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
801Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 802 803 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 804 805 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 806 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic">Read more</a> </div> 807 808 </article> 809 </section> 810 <section id="post-16538" class="post-16538 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-christmas category-church-faith-2 category-culture-making category-cultural-influencers category-faith-2 category-holidays category-hollywood category-television-and-screenwriters tag-a-charlie-brown-christmas tag-a-christmas-carol tag-alan-rickman tag-alfonso-cuaron tag-amahl-and-the-night-visitors tag-andrea-gyertson-nasfell tag-aslan tag-ben-hur tag-best-christmas-movies tag-bill-murray tag-bing-crosby tag-bruce-willis tag-charles-dickens tag-charles-schultz tag-charlton-heston tag-chevy-chase tag-children-of-men tag-christmas-angel tag-christmas-in-connecticut tag-christmas-vacation tag-christmas-with-a-capital-c tag-christmas-with-the-chosen tag-dallas-jenkins tag-danny-kaye tag-die-hard tag-don-cheadle tag-elf tag-franco-zeffirelli tag-frank-capra tag-gian-carlo-menotti tag-gonzo tag-gravity tag-greatest-adventures-of-the-bible tag-hanna-barbera tag-hans-family-man tag-henry-ian-cusick tag-home-alone tag-home-improvement tag-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas tag-its-a-wonderful-life tag-jean-negulesco tag-jesus tag-jesus-of-nazareth tag-jim-carrey tag-john-mcclain tag-joyeux-noel tag-kermit tag-lost tag-miracle-on-34th-street tag-miss-piggy tag-moms-night-out-2 tag-nicholas-cage tag-olivia-hussey tag-prancer tag-sandra-bullock tag-scrooge tag-scrooged tag-silver-bells tag-tea-leoni tag-the-chosen tag-the-chronicles-of-narnia tag-the-gospel-according-to-matthew tag-the-gospel-of-john tag-the-greatest-story-ever-told tag-the-jesus-film tag-the-lion tag-the-messengers tag-the-muppet-christmas-carol tag-the-nativity tag-the-nativity-story tag-the-santa-clause tag-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe tag-tim-allen tag-while-you-were-sleeping tag-white-christmas tag-white-witch tag-will-ferrell tag-wwi-christmas-truce tag-zooey-deschanel"> 811 <article> 812 813 814 <header class="entry-header"> 815 <h2 class="entry-title"> 816 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/" title="30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials">30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials</a> 817 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 818 </header> 819 820 821 822 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/" title="30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-1.36.56-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials" title="30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-1.36.56-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-1.36.56-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16621" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/screen-shot-2021-12-22-at-1-36-56-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-1.36.56-PM.png?fit=1596%2C688&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1596,688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-12-22 at 1.36.56 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-22-at-1.36.56-PM.png?fit=700%2C301&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 823 <p>
823If the stable teaches us anything it’s that you can’t always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginnings.</p> 824 </div> 825 826 827 828 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 829 <div class="entry-meta"> 830 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/sue-stratton/">Sue Stratton</a></span></span> | 831 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/" title="4:13 pm">December 13, 2021</a></span> | 832 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/holidays/christmas/" rel="category tag">Christmas</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/church-faith-2/" rel="category tag">Church</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/" rel="category tag">Cultural Influencers</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/holidays/" rel="category tag">Holidays</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/television-and-screenwriters/" rel="category tag">Television and Screenwriters</a></span> | 833 834 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 835 836 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 837 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/12/13/30-chosen-christmas-movies/" title="30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials">Read more</a> </div> 838 839 </article> 840 </section> 841 <section id="post-16443" class="post-16443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-church-faith-2 category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-leadership category-ministry-and-relief-agency-leaders tag-amy-fritz tag-evangelical tag-integrity tag-mark-driscoll tag-pastor tag-plagiarism tag-preaching tag-sermon tag-untangled-faith tag-zach-stewart"> 842 <article> 843 844 845 <header class="entry-header"> 846 <h2 class="entry-title"> 847 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/" title="Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism">Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism</a> 848 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 849 </header> 850 851 852 853 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/" title="Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism"><img width="514" height="116" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.09.56-AM.png?resize=514%2C116&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism" title="Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.09.56-AM.png?w=514&ssl=1 514w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.09.56-AM.png?resize=300%2C68&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px" data-attachment-id="16449" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/screen-shot-2021-05-02-at-8-09-56-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.09.56-AM.png?fit=514%2C116&ssl=1" data-orig-size="514,116" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-05-02 at 8.09.56 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-8.09.56-AM.png?fit=514%2C116&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 854 <p>Preachers love to borrow from each other, but the practice can sometimes lead to plagiarism.</p> 855 </div> 856 857 858 859 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 860 <div class="entry-meta"> 861 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 862 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/" title="11:20 am">May 2, 2021</a></span> | 863 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/church-faith-2/" rel="category tag">Church</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/leadership/" rel="category tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/ministry-and-relief-agency-leaders/" rel="category tag">Ministry and Relief Leaders</a></span> | 864 865 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 866 867 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 868 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/05/02/gary-quoted-in-washington-post-article-on-pastoral-plagarism/" title="Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism">Read more</a> </div> 869 870 </article> 871 </section> 872 <section id="post-16434" class="post-16434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-church-faith-2 category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-leadership category-ministry-and-relief-agency-leaders tag-amy-fritz tag-integrity tag-mark-driscoll tag-pastoral-plagiarism tag-preaching tag-sermons tag-trust tag-untangled-faith tag-zach-stewrt"> 873 <article> 874 875 876 <header class="entry-header"> 877 <h2 class="entry-title"> 878 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/" title="Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast">Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast</a> 879 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 880 </header> 881 882 883 884 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/" title="Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-7.34.53-AM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast" title="Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-7.34.53-AM.png?resize=300%2C133&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-7.34.53-AM.png?resize=670%2C300&
884ssl=1 670w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16438" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/screen-shot-2021-05-02-at-7-34-53-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-7.34.53-AM.png?fit=1232%2C548&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1232,548" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-05-02 at 7.34.53 AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-02-at-7.34.53-AM.png?fit=700%2C311&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 885 <p>On Episode 2 of the Untangled Faith Podcast, Dr. Gary David Stratton joins Amy Fritz to discuss pastoral plagiarism. </p> 886 </div> 887 888 889 890 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 891 <div class="entry-meta"> 892 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 893 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/" title="11:23 am">April 27, 2021</a></span> | 894 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/church-faith-2/" rel="category tag">Church</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/leadership/" rel="category tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/ministry-and-relief-agency-leaders/" rel="category tag">Ministry and Relief Leaders</a></span> | 895 896 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 897 898 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 899 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/04/27/pastoral-plagiarism-gary-with-amy-fritz-on-untangled-faith-podcast/" title="Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast">Read more</a> </div> 900 901 </article> 902 </section> 903 <section id="post-16313" class="post-16313 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 category-political-leaders category-race category-racial-reconciliation category-spiritual-formation tag-capitol tag-christiannationalism tag-insurrection tag-discipleship"> 904 <article> 905 906 907 <header class="entry-header"> 908 <h2 class="entry-title"> 909 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/" title="Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)">Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)</a> 910 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 911 </header> 912 913 914 915 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/" title="Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-3.59.43-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)" title="Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-3.59.43-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-3.59.43-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&
915ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16320" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/screen-shot-2021-02-09-at-3-59-43-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-3.59.43-PM.png?fit=1530%2C1026&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1530,1026" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-02-09 at 3.59.43 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-3.59.43-PM.png?fit=700%2C470&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 916 <p>What troubled me most was the unmistakable presence of Christian symbols in the sea of law-abiding protestors, law-breaking rioters, and treasonous insurrectionists. Crosses and Jesus flags mixed freely with Trump banners and Confederate flags. They raise deep questions about what it means to be a follower of Christ in our deeply divided country.</p> 917 </div> 918 919 920 921 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 922 <div class="entry-meta"> 923 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 924 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/" title="4:33 pm">February 9, 2021</a></span> | 925 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/political-leaders/" rel="category tag">Political Leaders</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/race/" rel="category tag">Race</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/racial-reconciliation/" rel="category tag">Racial Reconciliation</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 926 927 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 928 929 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 930 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/09/conspiracy-the-one-eighty-to-renewal-podcast/" title="Conspiracy and the 180 Toward Renewal (Podcast)">Read more</a> </div> 931 932 </article> 933 </section> 934 <section id="post-16291" class="post-16291 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-spiritual-formation tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-jesus"> 935 <article> 936 937 938 <header class="entry-header"> 939 <h2 class="entry-title"> 940 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/" title="Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)">Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)</a> 941 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 942 </header> 943 944 945 946 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/" title="Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)" title="Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&
946ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16293" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/screen-shot-2021-02-01-at-7-26-44-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM.png?fit=1694%2C1076&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1694,1076" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM" data-image-description="<p>Gary and Peter Kapsner (Ph.D. Edinburgh) discuss Luke 6:42 &#8220;Why do you call me, &#8216;Lord, Lord,&#8217; but do not follow my teaching?&#8221;</p> 947" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM.png?fit=700%2C444&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 948 <p>Gary and Peter Kapsner (Ph.D. Edinburgh) discuss Luke 6:42 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not follow my teachings?”</p> 949 </div> 950 951 952 953 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 954 <div class="entry-meta"> 955 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 956 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/" title="7:29 am">February 2, 2021</a></span> | 957 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 958 959 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 960 961 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 962 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2021/02/02/can-you-really-follow-jesus-without-following-his-teaching/" title="Can You Really Call Yourself a ‘Follower of Jesus’ if You Don’t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)">Read more</a> </div> 963 964 </article> 965 </section> 966 <section id="post-16198" class="post-16198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-jesus tag-parables tag-spiritual-formation"> 967 <article> 968 969 970 <header class="entry-header"> 971 <h2 class="entry-title"> 972 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/" title="Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)">Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)</a> 973 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 974 </header> 975 976 977 978 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/" title="Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.46.27-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)" title="Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="16374" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/screen-shot-2021-02-16-at-8-46-27-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.46.27-PM.png?fit=868%2C440&ssl=1" data-orig-size="868,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-02-16 at 8.46.27 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.46.27-PM.png?fit=700%2C355&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 979 <p>
979Gary and John C. Lemon discuss the four heart attitudes and the significance of endurance.</p> 980 </div> 981 982 983 984 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 985 <div class="entry-meta"> 986 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 987 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/" title="4:42 pm">October 20, 2020</a></span> | 988 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 989 990 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 991 992 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 993 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/10/20/spiritual-formation-the-four-heart-attitudes-podcast/" title="Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)">Read more</a> </div> 994 995 </article> 996 </section> 997 <section id="post-16188" class="post-16188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-college-education-4 category-culture-making category-education-4 category-spiritual-formation tag-college tag-college-students tag-jesus tag-spiritual-formation"> 998 <article> 999 1000 1001 <header class="entry-header"> 1002 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1003 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/" title="Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)">Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)</a> 1004 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1005 </header> 1006 1007 1008 1009 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/" title="Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.54.19-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)" title="Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.54.19-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.54.19-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16376" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/screen-shot-2021-02-16-at-8-54-19-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.54.19-PM.png?fit=1488%2C770&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1488,770" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-02-16 at 8.54.19 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-02-16-at-8.54.19-PM.png?fit=700%2C362&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1010 <p>John C. Lemon interviews Gary on what it meant to following Jesus as a
1010student in the First Century and today.</p> 1011 </div> 1012 1013 1014 1015 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1016 <div class="entry-meta"> 1017 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1018 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/" title="11:54 am">September 19, 2020</a></span> | 1019 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/college-education-4/" rel="category tag">College</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 1020 1021 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1022 1023 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1024 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/09/19/new-podcast-spiritual-formation-following-jesus-as-a-student/" title="Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)">Read more</a> </div> 1025 1026 </article> 1027 </section> 1028 <section id="post-16174" class="post-16174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making tag-college tag-education-2 tag-faith-and-culture tag-spirituality-2"> 1029 <article> 1030 1031 1032 <header class="entry-header"> 1033 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1034 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/" title="The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)">The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)</a> 1035 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1036 </header> 1037 1038 1039 1040 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/" title="The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2021-02-11-at-9.37.44-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)" title="The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="16348" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/screen-shot-2021-02-11-at-9-37-44-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2021-02-11-at-9.37.44-PM.png?fit=1084%2C618&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1084,618" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2021-02-11 at 9.37.44 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2021-02-11-at-9.37.44-PM.png?fit=700%2C399&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1041 <p>John C. Lemon interviews Gary on how we can live devoted to both the Life of the Mind and the Life of the Spirit in this turbulent season of coming to grips with social injustice.</p> 1042 </div> 1043 1044 1045 1046 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1047 <div class="entry-meta"> 1048 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1049 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/" title="2:00 pm">August 11, 2020</a></span> | 1050 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a></span> | 1051 1052 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1053 1054 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1055 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/08/11/podcast-the-two-handed-warrior-life-of-the-mind-and-spirit/" title="The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit (Podcast)">Read more</a> </div> 1056 1057 </article> 1058 </section> 1059 <section id="post-16014" class="post-16014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-justice category-race"> 1060 <article> 1061 1062 1063 <header class="entry-header"> 1064 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1065 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/" title="20 Movies and Books for E
1065xploring Justice, Race, and Faith">20 Movies and Books for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith</a> 1066 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1067 </header> 1068 1069 1070 1071 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/" title="20 Movies and Books for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="20 Movies and Books for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith" title="20 Movies and Books for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?zoom=3&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 2010w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16018" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/screen-shot-2020-06-28-at-2-16-27-pm-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?fit=2546%2C1056&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2546,1056" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-2.16.27-PM-1.png?fit=700%2C291&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1072 <p>Gary and I have had numerous requests for books (and of course, movies) to help people think through justice, race, and faith. This introductory list might be a good place to start.</p> 1073 </div> 1074 1075 1076 1077 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1078 <div class="entry-meta"> 1079 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/sue-stratton/">Sue Stratton</a></span></span> | 1080 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/" title="3:11 pm">June 28, 2020</a></span> | 1081 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/justice/" rel="category tag">Justice</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/race/" rel="category tag">Race</a></span> | 1082 1083 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> | 1084 1085 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1086 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/28/20-books-and-movies-for-exploring-justice-race-and-faith/" title="20 Movies and Books for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith">Read more</a> </div> 1087 1088 </article> 1089 </section> 1090 <section id="post-16009" class="post-16009 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making"> 1091 <article> 1092 1093 1094 <header class="entry-header"> 1095 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1096 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/" title="Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020">Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020</a> 1097 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1098 </header> 1099 1100 1101 1102 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/" title="Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020" title="Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?zoom=3&resize=670%2C300&
1102ssl=1 2010w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16010" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/screen-shot-2020-06-28-at-12-53-22-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?fit=2470%2C952&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2470,952" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-28-at-12.53.22-PM.png?fit=700%2C270&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1103 <p>What two factors might lead God to “regret” putting a leader into power?</p> 1104 </div> 1105 1106 1107 1108 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1109 <div class="entry-meta"> 1110 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1111 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/" title="9:00 am">June 19, 2020</a></span> | 1112 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a></span> | 1113 1114 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1115 1116 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1117 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/19/gods-regret-the-bible-a-king-and-whats-at-stake-for-american-christians-in-2020/" title="Godâs Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020">Read more</a> </div> 1118 1119 </article> 1120 </section> 1121 <section id="post-15994" class="post-15994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-college-education-4 category-culture-making category-education-4 category-racial-reconciliation"> 1122 <article> 1123 1124 1125 <header class="entry-header"> 1126 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1127 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/" title="A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee">A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee</a> 1128 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1129 </header> 1130 1131 1132 1133 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/" title="A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee" title="A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?zoom=3&resize=670%2C300&
1133ssl=1 2010w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="15999" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/screen-shot-2020-06-06-at-8-47-33-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?fit=2498%2C828&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2498,828" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2020-06-06 at 8.47.33 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-06-at-8.47.33-PM.png?fit=700%2C232&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1134 <p>Let us not value a false peace over a righteous justice. </p> 1135 </div> 1136 1137 1138 1139 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1140 <div class="entry-meta"> 1141 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1142 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/" title="8:50 pm">June 6, 2020</a></span> | 1143 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/college-education-4/" rel="category tag">College</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/racial-reconciliation/" rel="category tag">Racial Reconciliation</a></span> | 1144 1145 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1146 1147 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1148 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/06/06/a-service-of-lament-and-confession-johnson-university-tennessee/" title="A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee">Read more</a> </div> 1149 1150 </article> 1151 </section> 1152 <section id="post-15765" class="post-15765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-educational-leaders category-faith-2 category-prayer-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world-kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world tag-coronavirus tag-pandemic tag-pestilence tag-covid19 tag-prayer"> 1153 <article> 1154 1155 1156 <header class="entry-header"> 1157 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1158 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/" title="Prayer in a Time of Pandemic">Prayer in a Time of Pandemic</a> 1159 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1160 </header> 1161 1162 1163 1164 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/" title="Prayer in a Time of Pandemic"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-19-at-4.12.00-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Prayer in a Time of Pandemic" title="Prayer in a Time of Pandemic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-19-at-4.12.00-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-19-at-4.12.00-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&
1164ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="15786" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/screen-shot-2020-03-19-at-4-12-00-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-19-at-4.12.00-PM.png?fit=1636%2C1088&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1636,1088" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2020-03-19 at 4.12.00 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-19-at-4.12.00-PM.png?fit=700%2C466&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1165 <p>“Shelter in Place” takes on new meaning in the light of an ancient psalm.</p> 1166 </div> 1167 1168 1169 1170 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1171 <div class="entry-meta"> 1172 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1173 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/" title="2:01 pm">March 19, 2020</a></span> | 1174 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/educational-leaders/" rel="category tag">Educational Leaders</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today/prayer-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world-kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today/" rel="category tag">Prayer</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a></span> | 1175 1176 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1177 1178 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1179 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2020/03/19/prayer-in-a-time-of-pestilence/" title="Prayer in a Time of Pandemic">Read more</a> </div> 1180 1181 </article> 1182 </section> 1183 <section id="post-11407" class="post-11407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-relationship category-spiritual-formation category-worldview-worldview-and-film tag-don-richard-riso tag-enneagram tag-gary-david-stratton tag-gut-level-knowledge tag-kay-yerkovich tag-milan-yerkovich tag-richard-rohr tag-slider tag-todd-hall tag-todd-w-hall tag-worldview"> 1184 <article> 1185 1186 1187 <header class="entry-header"> 1188 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1189 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story">The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story</a> 1190 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1191 </header> 1192 1193 1194 1195 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story"><img width="640" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Paricutin-Mexico1.jpg?resize=64
11950%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13714" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/attachment/13714/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Paricutin-Mexico1.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,424" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Paricutin-Mexico1.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1196 <p>No one plans on a volcanic eruption in their backyard, but they’re more common than you think. Especially when there are so many unseen forces at work in the depths of our worldview. Just ask Jeannie and Kevin about their honeymoon…</p> 1197 </div> 1198 1199 1200 1201 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1202 <div class="entry-meta"> 1203 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1204 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="4:35 pm">November 7, 2019</a></span> | 1205 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/relationship/" rel="category tag">Relationship</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/worldview-worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview</a></span> | 1206 1207 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1208 1209 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1210 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/11/07/backyard-volcanoes-micro-worldviews-gut-level-knowledge-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story">Read more</a> </div> 1211 1212 </article> 1213 </section> 1214 <section id="post-11497" class="post-11497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 tag-avoider tag-don-richard-riso tag-enneagram tag-gut-level-knowledge tag-kay-yerkovich tag-milan-yerkovich tag-pleaser tag-richard-rohr tag-todd-w-hall tag-worldview"> 1215 <article> 1216 1217 1218 <header class="entry-header"> 1219 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1220 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2">The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2</a> 1221 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1222 </header> 1223 1224 1225 1226 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2"><img width="468" height="230" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?resize=468%2C230&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2" title="The
1226Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?w=468&ssl=1 468w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?resize=300%2C147&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" data-attachment-id="13662" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/attachment/13662/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?fit=468%2C230&ssl=1" data-orig-size="468,230" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?fit=468%2C230&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1227 <p>Our largely subconscious values and belief system grows out of our unique life story and profoundly influences our life strategy. Yet it is so deeply tied to our identity it can be extremely difficulty to detect, even in ourselves. Still, it is possible to at least catch a glimpse… if you know where to look.</p> 1228 </div> 1229 1230 1231 1232 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1233 <div class="entry-meta"> 1234 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1235 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="4:44 pm">September 8, 2019</a></span> | 1236 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 1237 1238 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1239 1240 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1241 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/09/08/gut-level-knowledge-micro-worldviews-attachment-theory-and-the-enneagram/" title="The Volcano in Your Backyard: The High Cost of Not Knowing Your Own Story, Part 2">Read more</a> </div> 1242 1243 </article> 1244 </section> 1245 <section id="post-1165" class="post-1165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world category-spiritual-formation tag-archibald-hart tag-christian-bale tag-gary-david-stratton tag-jesus tag-justin-bieber tag-losing-it tag-rule-of-life tag-spiritual tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation tag-story tag-strategy tag-value-and-belief-system"> 1246 <article> 1247 1248 1249 <header class="entry-header"> 1250 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1251 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2">Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2</a> 1252 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1253 </header> 1254 1255 1256 1257 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/celeb-meltdowns-tom-cruise.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15678" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05
1257/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/celeb-meltdowns-tom-cruise/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/celeb-meltdowns-tom-cruise.jpg?fit=700%2C370&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,370" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="celeb-meltdowns-tom-cruise" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/celeb-meltdowns-tom-cruise.jpg?fit=700%2C370&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1258 <p>The stories, beliefs and strategies we develop to survive life’s most painful experiences inevitably fail us in high stress environments. Here’s why.</p> 1259 </div> 1260 1261 1262 1263 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1264 <div class="entry-meta"> 1265 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1266 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/" title="8:44 am">May 10, 2019</a></span> | 1267 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 1268 1269 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/#comments">6 Comments</a></span> | 1270 1271 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1272 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2019/05/10/adrenaline-and-spirituality-why-we-lose-it-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2">Read more</a> </div> 1273 1274 </article> 1275 </section> 1276 <section id="post-15048" class="post-15048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world category-spiritual-formation"> 1277 <article> 1278 1279 1280 <header class="entry-header"> 1281 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1282 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments">Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments</a> 1283 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1284 </header> 1285 1286 1287 1288 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-08-at-4.56.59-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15675" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/screen-shot-2019-11-08-at-4-56-59-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-08-at-4.56.59-PM.png?fit=1236%2C496&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1236,496" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2019-11-08 at 4.56.59 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-08-at-4.56.59-PM.png?fit=700%2C281&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1289 <p>Contrary to popular belief, the drug of choice in Hollywood, the business world, higher education, (
1289and the church) is not cocaine. Â It’s adrenaline.</p> 1290 </div> 1291 1292 1293 1294 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1295 <div class="entry-meta"> 1296 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1297 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/" title="8:55 am">November 8, 2018</a></span> | 1298 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 1299 1300 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1301 1302 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1303 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/11/08/life-on-the-fast-track-spiritually-thriving-in-high-stress-environments/" title="Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose itâ in High-Stress Environments">Read more</a> </div> 1304 1305 </article> 1306 </section> 1307 <section id="post-72" class="post-72 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award tag-academy-award-winning tag-christian-thought tag-christian-worldview tag-david-k-naugle tag-david-naugle tag-doctrines tag-faculty tag-fiction-gives-life-its-form tag-gary-david-stratton tag-hollywood-2 tag-intellectual tag-jen-anouilh tag-mark-cosgrove tag-n-t-wright tag-nt-wright tag-philosophers tag-philosophy tag-picture-on-the-box-of-the-jigsaw-puzzle tag-playwright tag-postmodern tag-postmodernism tag-postmoderns tag-propositions tag-robert-a-harris tag-robert-harris tag-robert-mckee tag-ronald-h-nash tag-screenwriting tag-stories-we-live-by tag-story tag-story-substance tag-strings-of-experience tag-structure tag-style-and-the-principles-of-screenwriting tag-tapestry tag-the-integration-of-faith-and-learning tag-the-new-testament-and-the-people-of-god tag-theologians tag-theology tag-undergraduate tag-world-interpreting-stories tag-worldview tag-worldviews-in-conflict"> 1308 <article> 1309 1310 1311 <header class="entry-header"> 1312 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1313 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/" title="Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story">Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story</a> 1314 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1315 </header> 1316 1317 1318 1319 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/" title="Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story" title="Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15569" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/maxresdefault-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maxresdefault.jpg?fit=1280%2C680&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,680" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="maxresdefault" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maxresdefault.jpg?fit=700%2C372&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1320 <p>“The shaping of our character is, to a great extent, the effect of stories that have captivated us, that have sunk into our bones.” -James K.A. Smith</p> 1321 </div> 1322 1323 1324 1325 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1326 <div class="entry-meta"> 1327 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1328 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/" title="6:30 am">October 26, 2018</a></span> | 1329 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1330 1331 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/#comments">11 Comments</a></span> | 1332 1333 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1334 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/" title="Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story">Read more</a> </div> 1335 1336 </article> 1337 </section> 1338 <section id="post-132" class="post-132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-alan-cobban tag-apprenticeship tag-aristotle tag-bruce-m-kimball tag-campus tag-christian-hoeckley tag-cicero tag-college tag-collegial tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-education-2 tag-friends tag-greco-roman tag-higher-education tag-julie-reuben tag-leaders tag-leadership-2 tag-learning-community tag-liberal-arts tag-master-disciple tag-mathetes tag-mentoring tag-mic
1338hael-j-wilkins tag-online-community tag-oratorical tag-orators tag-philosophers tag-philosophical tag-plato tag-quadrivium tag-residential tag-richard-kraut tag-shared-community tag-society tag-socrates tag-socratic tag-socratic-method tag-sophists tag-spiritual tag-stan-gaede tag-student-teacher-relationship tag-the-gaede-institute-for-the-liberal-arts tag-trivium tag-truth tag-truth-seeking tag-two-handed-warriors tag-university tag-virtue tag-westmont-college"> 1339 <article> 1340 1341 1342 <header class="entry-header"> 1343 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1344 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/" title="The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers">The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers</a> 1345 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1346 </header> 1347 1348 1349 1350 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/" title="The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers"><img width="640" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UVe3qRtDaOQ30gIC1b6-fp1zQoES7eWP9JlQHgfbqpQ.png?resize=640%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers" title="The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13642" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/attachment/13642/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UVe3qRtDaOQ30gIC1b6-fp1zQoES7eWP9JlQHgfbqpQ.png?fit=640%2C395&ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,395" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UVe3qRtDaOQ30gIC1b6-fp1zQoES7eWP9JlQHgfbqpQ.png?fit=640%2C395&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1351 <p>Whereas Plato and Aristotle interacted with their students as friends, the depersonalized modern university student is often little more than a number. No relationship means no moral transformation, at least not for the good.</p> 1352 </div> 1353 1354 1355 1356 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1357 <div class="entry-meta"> 1358 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1359 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/" title="9:45 am">December 10, 2017</a></span> | 1360 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 1361 1362 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/#comments">9 Comments</a></span> | 1363 1364 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1365 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/10/origins-of-higher-education-1-the-greco-roman-liberal-arts-or-why-students-shouldnt-feel-like-numbers/" title="The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students were More than Numbers">Read more</a> </div> 1366 1367 </article> 1368 </section> 1369 <section id="post-177" class="post-177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-liberal-arts category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-arts tag-babylon tag-babylonian-captivity tag-bar-mitzvah tag-beit-midrash tag-beit-sefer tag-bible tag-catholics tag-chaim-potok tag-charitable-acts tag-christian-smith tag-circus tag-collegium-of-sages tag-consumer-driven tag-credo tag-cultural tag-culture-making-2 tag-deism tag-dennis-c-haugh tag-devotion tag-dialogue tag-diaspora-mose
1369s tag-disciple tag-douglas-k-bleyle tag-education-2 tag-entertainment tag-faith tag-faith-building tag-faithfulness tag-followtherabbi-com tag-gary-david-stratton tag-greco-roman tag-greek tag-hebrew tag-higher-education tag-institutions tag-interpretation tag-jacob-neusner tag-james-davidson-hunter tag-jerusalem tag-jesus tag-jewish tag-justice tag-law tag-law-of-god tag-leaders tag-learning-communities tag-liberal-arts-college tag-life-of-the-mind tag-marc-g-hirshman tag-master-student tag-masters tag-melinda-lundquist-denton tag-memorization tag-midrash tag-mishnah tag-moralistic tag-moses tag-narcissistic tag-nehemiah tag-oral tag-oral-recitation tag-oratorical tag-pedagogical tag-persia tag-philosophical-liberal-arts tag-pop-culture tag-popular-culture tag-post-exilic-community tag-prophets tag-protestants tag-rabbi tag-rabbinic tag-rabbinic-judaism tag-ray-vander-laan tag-religious tag-richard-valantasis tag-roman tag-sat-score tag-scholarship tag-scriptural tag-scripture tag-slider tag-society tag-socratic tag-soul-searching-the-religious-and-spiritual-lives-of-american-teenagers tag-student tag-students tag-study-cultural-transformation tag-study-house tag-talmid tag-talmidim tag-teacher tag-teenager tag-theatre tag-theological tag-therapeutic tag-torah tag-truth tag-two-handed-warriors tag-two-handed-warriors-two-handed-warrior tag-universities tag-wilhelm-bacher tag-word-of-god tag-worldview tag-writings"> 1370 <article> 1371 1372 1373 <header class="entry-header"> 1374 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1375 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/" title="Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education">Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education</a> 1376 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1377 </header> 1378 1379 1380 1381 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/" title="Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Torah-Scroll1.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education" title="Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13756" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/attachment/13756/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Torah-Scroll1.png?fit=879%2C398&ssl=1" data-orig-size="879,398" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Torah-Scroll1.png?fit=700%2C317&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1382 <p>Do 21st-century Christian colleges hold the gospel of Rabbi Jesus in as high a regard as 1st-century Jewish educators held the Torah?</p> 1383 </div> 1384 1385 1386 1387 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1388 <div class="entry-meta"> 1389 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1390 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/" title="9:55 am">December 9, 2017</a></span> | 1391 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/liberal-arts/" rel="category tag">Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 1392 1393 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/#comments">10 Comments</a></span> | 1394 1395 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1396 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/09/rabbinic-education-and-devotion-to-the-word-of-god-and-you-thought-the-sats-were-tough/" title="Scripture and Culture-Making: What Christian Colleges could Learn from Rabbinic Higher Education">Read more</a> </div> 1397 1398 </article> 1399 </section> 1400 <section id="post-256" class="post-256 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-liberal-arts category-prayer-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world-kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today category-spiritual-formation category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-johnsonu tag-libertyu tag-coronavirus tag-abba tag-andrew-murray tag-christian-college tag-christian-university tag-college tag-covid19 tag-education-2 tag-father tag-gary-david-stratton tag-higher-education tag-johnson-university tag-kingdom-of-god tag-liberal-arts tag-libertyuniversity tag-lords-prayer tag-prayer tag-rabbinic tag-university"> 1401 <article> 1402 1403 1404 <header class="entry-header"> 1405 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1406 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/" title="With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God">With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God</a> 1407 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1408 </header> 1409 1410 1411 1412 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/" title="With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/g-8.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God" title="With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15081" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/g-8/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/g-8.jpg?fit=1600%2C1028&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1028" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="g-8" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/g-8.jpg?fit=700%2C450&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1413 <p>For Jesus prayer and education were inseparable, because education and the knowledge of God are inseparable.</p> 1414 </div> 1415 1416 1417 1418 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1419 <div class="entry-meta"> 1420 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1421 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/" title="11:24 am">December 8, 2017</a></span> | 1422 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/liberal-arts/" rel="category tag">Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today/prayer-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world-kingdom-prayer-the-lords-prayer-today/" rel="category tag">
1422Prayer</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 1423 1424 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/#comments">12 Comments</a></span> | 1425 1426 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1427 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/with-prayer-in-the-school-of-christ-the-liberal-arts-and-the-knowledge-of-god-2/" title="With Prayer in the School of Christ: Higher Education and the Knowledge of God">Read more</a> </div> 1428 1429 </article> 1430 </section> 1431 <section id="post-808" class="post-808 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-faith-2 category-leadership category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-christian tag-college tag-experiential tag-faith tag-higher-education tag-holy-spirit tag-liberal-arts tag-mission tag-missional tag-prayer tag-saint-patrick tag-two-handed-warrior"> 1432 <article> 1433 1434 1435 <header class="entry-header"> 1436 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1437 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/" title="Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education">Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education</a> 1438 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1439 </header> 1440 1441 1442 1443 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/" title="Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Celtic_cross_Knock_Ireland.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education" title="Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13640" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/attachment/13640/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Celtic_cross_Knock_Ireland.jpg?fit=921%2C552&ssl=1" data-orig-size="921,552" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon PowerShot A70","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"16.21875","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Celtic_cross_Knock_Ireland.jpg?fit=700%2C420&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1444 <p>
1444The patron saint of Ireland is rarely credited with what was perhaps his greatest achievement. (Hint: It’s not green beer.)</p> 1445 </div> 1446 1447 1448 1449 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1450 <div class="entry-meta"> 1451 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1452 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/" title="9:58 am">December 8, 2017</a></span> | 1453 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/leadership/" rel="category tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 1454 1455 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/#comments">9 Comments</a></span> | 1456 1457 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1458 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/08/saint-patrick-and-the-liberal-arts-the-future-of-christian-higher-education/" title="Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education">Read more</a> </div> 1459 1460 </article> 1461 </section> 1462 <section id="post-941" class="post-941 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-jonathan-edwards category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-brown-university tag-christian-smith tag-dartmouth tag-jonathan-edwards tag-leadership-2 tag-moralistic-therapeutic-deism tag-princeton tag-revival tag-revivalism tag-slider tag-spirit tag-spiritual-awakening tag-spiritual-formation tag-university tag-whatever tag-youth"> 1463 <article> 1464 1465 1466 <header class="entry-header"> 1467 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1468 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?">Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?</a> 1469 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1470 </header> 1471 1472 1473 1474 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Nassau-Hall-2017.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?" title="Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15136" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/nassau-hall-2017/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Nassau-Hall-2017.jpg?fit=5312%2C2988&ssl=1" data-orig-size="5312,2988" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"SM-G920P","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1500914571","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3000001907349","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Nassau Hall 2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Nassau-Hall-2017.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1475 <p>Before we can learn anything from Jonathan Edwards, we first need to humble ourselves as he did on that fateful day in 1734, when he finally admitted that “business as usual” was failing his students. </p> 1476 </div> 1477 1478 1479 1480 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1481 <div class="entry-meta"> 1482 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1483 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="7:44 am">December 4, 2017</a></span> | 1484 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/" rel="category tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 1485 1486 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/#comments">3 Comments</a></span> | 1487 1488 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1489 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="Do America’s Colleges Need Revival?">Read more</a> </div> 1490 1491 </article> 1492 </section> 1493 <section id="post-10774" class="post-10774 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 category-hollywood category-spiritual-formation category-worldview-and-film tag-affections tag-erin-brockovich tag-film tag-gary-david-stratton tag-gladiator tag-john-truby tag-jonathan-edwards tag-lent tag-luke-skywalker tag-religious-affections tag-robert-mckee tag-screenwriting tag-slider tag-star-war tag-story-structure tag-the-blind-side"> 1494 <article> 1495 1496 1497 <header class="entry-header"> 1498 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1499 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/" title="Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections">Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections</a> 1500 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1501 </header> 1502 1503 1504 1505 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/" title="Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Erin_Brockovich1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections" title="Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13663" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/attachment/13663/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Erin_Brockovich1.jpg?fit=1200%2C657&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,657" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Erin_Brockovich1.jpg?fit=700%2C383&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1506 <p>The inciting event presents the hero with a decision: Shall I continue in the relative comfort of my business-as-usual life, or risk pursuing a new and more dangerous goal? A lot like Lent is designed to do…</p> 1507 </div> 1508 1509 1510 1511 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1512 <div class="entry-meta"> 1513 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1514 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/" title="9:58 am">July 22, 2017</a></span> | 1515 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
1515Spiritual Formation</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1516 1517 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1518 1519 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1520 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/07/22/jonathan-edwards-goes-to-movies-what-story-structure-teaches-us-about-religious-affections-and-lent/" title="Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections">Read more</a> </div> 1521 1522 </article> 1523 </section> 1524 <section id="post-1383" class="post-1383 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-television-and-screenwriters category-worldview-and-film tag-1812-overture tag-beauty tag-best-original-screenplay tag-carpe-diem tag-charlie-daulton tag-dead-poets-society tag-director tag-ethan-hawke tag-good-wife tag-hollywood-2 tag-house tag-josh-charles tag-love tag-make-your-lives-extraordinary tag-mentor tag-mr-keating tag-my-captain tag-neil-perry tag-o-captain tag-oscar tag-peter-weir tag-physicalism tag-platos-cave-analogy tag-poetry tag-robert-sean-leonard tag-robin-williams tag-romance tag-seize-the-day tag-story tag-sweaty-toothed-madman tag-teaching tag-the-matrix tag-todd-anderson tag-tom-schulman tag-worldview"> 1525 <article> 1526 1527 1528 <header class="entry-header"> 1529 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1530 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/" title="Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2">Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2</a> 1531 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1532 </header> 1533 1534 1535 1536 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/" title="Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dps-title-1024x583.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2" title="Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13900" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/attachment/13900/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dps-title-1024x583.jpg?fit=1024%2C583&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,583" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dps-title-1024x583.jpg?fit=700%2C399&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1537 <p>Part 9 of series:  Hollywood and Higher Education: Teaching Worldview Thru the Stories We Live By “No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton The main characters of… </p> 1538 </div> 1539 1540 1541 1542 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1543 <div class="entry-meta"> 1544 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1545 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/" title="10:30 am">May 10, 2017</a></span> | 1546 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/television-and-screenwriter
1546s/" rel="category tag">Television and Screenwriters</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1547 1548 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/#comments">104 Comments</a></span> | 1549 1550 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1551 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/10/bungee-jumping-to-eternity-the-power-and-limits-of-existentialism/" title="Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2">Read more</a> </div> 1552 1553 </article> 1554 </section> 1555 <section id="post-1229" class="post-1229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-television-and-screenwriters category-worldview-and-film tag-1812-overture tag-beauty tag-best-original-screenplay tag-carpe-diem tag-dead-poets-society tag-director tag-ethan-hawke tag-gary-david-stratton tag-good-wife tag-hollywood-2 tag-house tag-josh-charles tag-love tag-make-your-lives-extraordinary tag-mentor tag-mr-keating tag-my-captain tag-neil-perry tag-o-captain tag-oscar tag-peter-weir tag-physicalism tag-platos-cave-analogy tag-poetry tag-robert-sean-leonard tag-robin-williams tag-romance tag-seize-the-day tag-story tag-sweaty-toothed-madman tag-teaching tag-the-matrix tag-todd-anderson tag-tom-schulman tag-worldview"> 1556 <article> 1557 1558 1559 <header class="entry-header"> 1560 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1561 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/" title="Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society">Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society</a> 1562 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1563 </header> 1564 1565 1566 1567 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/" title="Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Dead_Poets_Society__XVID___1989_-fanart-1024x576.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society" title="Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13901" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/attachment/13901/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Dead_Poets_Society__XVID___1989_-fanart-1024x576.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Dead_Poets_Society__XVID___1989_-fanart-1024x576.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1568 <p>Part of ongoing series:  Hollywood and Higher Education: Teaching Worldview Thru the Stories We Live By “Carpe Diem! Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton Dead Poets Society, 1989 Oscar winner… </p> 1569 </div> 1570 1571 1572 1573 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1574 <div class="entry-meta"> 1575 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1576 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/" title="5:50 pm">May 9, 2017</a></span> | 1577 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/television-and-screenwriter
1577s/" rel="category tag">Television and Screenwriters</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1578 1579 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/#comments">78 Comments</a></span> | 1580 1581 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1582 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/09/carpe-diem-and-the-escape-from-physicalism-dead-poets-society-part-1/" title="Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society">Read more</a> </div> 1583 1584 </article> 1585 </section> 1586 <section id="post-66" class="post-66 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-education-4 category-hollywood category-spiritual-formation category-worldview-and-film tag-abhe tag-academy-award tag-academy-award-winning tag-acsi tag-arthur-holmes tag-bible-college tag-cccu tag-christian-college-consortium tag-david-naugle tag-evangelicalism tag-featured tag-first-year-students tag-gary-david-stratton tag-hollywood-2 tag-immanuel-kant tag-liberal-arts tag-mark-cosgrove tag-n-t-wright tag-neo-evangelicalism tag-slider tag-weltanschauung tag-worldview"> 1587 <article> 1588 1589 1590 <header class="entry-header"> 1591 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1592 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/" title="Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By">Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By</a> 1593 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1594 </header> 1595 1596 1597 1598 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/" title="Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Avatar-1940-1024x640.jpeg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By" title="Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13780" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/attachment/13780/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Avatar-1940-1024x640.jpeg?fit=1024%2C640&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Avatar-1940-1024x640.jpeg?fit=700%2C438&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1599 <p>Raised in a culture dominated by Hollywood storytellingâfrom Disney to Tarantinoâmy students often know Hollywoodâs stories better than they know their own.</p> 1600 </div> 1601 1602 1603 1604 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1605 <div class="entry-meta"> 1606 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1607 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/" title="11:35 am">May 5, 2017</a></span> | 1608 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
1608Spiritual Formation</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1609 1610 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/#comments">20 Comments</a></span> | 1611 1612 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1613 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/" title="Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By">Read more</a> </div> 1614 1615 </article> 1616 </section> 1617 <section id="post-76" class="post-76 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award tag-afi tag-arthur-holmes tag-belief tag-carol-gilligan tag-casablanca tag-claude-rains tag-conventions tag-cultural tag-everyone-meets-at-ricks tag-faculty tag-gary-david-stratton tag-hollywood-2 tag-humphrey-bogart tag-ilsa-lund tag-imbd tag-ingrid-bergman tag-intellectual tag-james-davidson-hunter tag-james-w-fowler tag-lawrence-kohlberg tag-myth tag-mythical tag-philosophy tag-rick-blaine tag-rotten-tomatoes tag-rule-of-life tag-slider tag-societal tag-story tag-undergraduate tag-value tag-value-and-belief-system tag-value-system tag-worldview"> 1618 <article> 1619 1620 1621 <header class="entry-header"> 1622 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1623 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/" title="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs">Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs</a> 1624 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1625 </header> 1626 1627 1628 1629 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/" title="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs"><img width="646" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Casablanca-Slate1.png?resize=646%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs" title="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13767" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/attachment/13767/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Casablanca-Slate1.png?fit=646%2C353&ssl=1" data-orig-size="646,353" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Casablanca-Slate1.png?fit=646%2C353&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1630 <p>By changing the foundational story of Rick’s life from that of a “self-centered love-betrayed” to the story of a “other-centered love renewed” Ilsa transforms Rick’s values and rule of life as well. </p> 1631 </div> 1632 1633 1634 1635 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1636 <div class="entry-meta"> 1637 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1638 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/" title="1:33 pm">May 4, 2017</a></span> | 1639 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1640 1641 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/#comments">219 Comments</a></span> | 1642 1643 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1644 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/04/casablanca-and-the-four-levels-of-worldview-why-everyone-meets-at-ricks/" title="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rickâs">Read more</a> </div> 1645 1646 </article> 1647 </section> 1648 <section id="post-187" class="post-187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award tag-culture tag-fiddler-on-the-roof tag-gary-david-stratton tag-jewish tag-marriage tag-rabbinic tag-tevye tag-torah tag-worldview"> 1649 <article> 1650 1651 1652 <header class="entry-header"> 1653 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1654 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/" title="Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story">Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story</a> 1655 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1656 </header> 1657 1658 1659 1660 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/" title="Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/key_art_fiddler_on_the_roof.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story" title="Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13639" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/attachment/13639/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/key_art_fiddler_on_the_roof.jpg?fit=900%2C350&ssl=1" data-orig-size="900,350" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/key_art_fiddler_on_the_roof.jpg?fit=700%2C272&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1661 <p>
1661Like Tevye, the stories of Scripture provide not only fertile soil for nurturing reinterpretations of our philosophy and culture for a new generation, but also irresistible bedrock for grounding the story of our own life in the mind of God.</p> 1662 </div> 1663 1664 1665 1666 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1667 <div class="entry-meta"> 1668 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1669 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/" title="10:45 am">May 1, 2017</a></span> | 1670 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1671 1672 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/#comments">12 Comments</a></span> | 1673 1674 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1675 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/01/fiddler-on-the-roof-worldview-change-and-torah/" title="Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story">Read more</a> </div> 1676 1677 </article> 1678 </section> 1679 <section id="post-159" class="post-159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award-winner tag-actors tag-best-picture tag-crash tag-crash-2004 tag-cultural-transmission tag-culture tag-gary-david-stratton tag-matt-dillon tag-meme tag-memetics tag-rene-girard tag-richard-dawkins tag-terrence-howard tag-worldview"> 1680 <article> 1681 1682 1683 <header class="entry-header"> 1684 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1685 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/" title="Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts">Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts</a> 1686 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1687 </header> 1688 1689 1690 1691 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/" title="Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/crash-movie_wallpapers_5525_1152x8641-1024x768.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts" title="Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13731" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/attachment/13731/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/crash-movie_wallpapers_5525_1152x8641-1024x768.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,768" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/crash-movie_wallpapers_5525_1152x8641-1024x768.jpg?fit=700%2C525&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1692 <p>
1692If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then we are constantly flattering the individuals and communities who have transmitted their âscriptsâ to us. But how do we change our story if we’re a character in somebody else’s play?</p> 1693 </div> 1694 1695 1696 1697 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1698 <div class="entry-meta"> 1699 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1700 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/" title="3:55 pm">April 25, 2017</a></span> | 1701 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1702 1703 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/#comments">168 Comments</a></span> | 1704 1705 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1706 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/04/25/crash-goes-the-worldview-why-cultural-transformation-requires-changing-scripts/" title="Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts">Read more</a> </div> 1707 1708 </article> 1709 </section> 1710 <section id="post-14331" class="post-14331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-church-faith-2 category-education-4 category-faith-2 category-race category-racial-reconciliation tag-black-history-month tag-efrem-smith tag-gary-david-stratton tag-john-jackson tag-johnson-university tag-reconciliation tag-world-impact"> 1711 <article> 1712 1713 1714 <header class="entry-header"> 1715 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1716 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/" title="Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton">Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton</a> 1717 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1718 </header> 1719 1720 1721 1722 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/" title="Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton"><img width="638" height="226" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?resize=638%2C226&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton" title="Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?w=638&ssl=1 638w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?resize=300%2C106&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" data-attachment-id="14337" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/efrem-smith/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?fit=638%2C226&ssl=1" data-orig-size="638,226" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Efrem Smith" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?fit=638%2C226&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1723 <p>Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton provided black and white perspectives on Unity and Reconciliation in the body of Christ in Johnson University’s kickoff to Black History Month.</p> 1724 </div> 1725 1726 1727 1728 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1729 <div class="entry-meta"> 1730 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1731 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/" title="7:45 pm">February 8, 2016</a></span> | 1732 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/church-faith-2/" rel="category tag">Church</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/race/" rel="category tag">Race</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/racial-reconciliation/" rel="category tag">Racial Reconciliation</a></span> | 1733 1734 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1735 1736 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1737 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2016/02/08/unity-and-reconciliation-in-bizarro-world-johnson-university-black-history-month-celebration-with-efrem-smith-and-gary-david-stratton/" title="Unity and Racial Reconciliation in Bizarro World, by Efrem Smith and Gary David Stratton">Read more</a> </div> 1738 1739 </article> 1740 </section> 1741 <section id="post-12936" class="post-12936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-business-leaders category-faith-2 category-leadership tag-boeing tag-engineer tag-engineering tag-hughes tag-media tag-northrup tag-pa tag-sea-knight tag-seattle tag-university-of-washington tag-warren-k-stratton tag-warren-stratton"> 1742 <article> 1743 1744 1745 <header class="entry-header"> 1746 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1747 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/" title="Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)">Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)</a> 1748 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1749 </header> 1750 1751 1752 1753 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/" title="Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dad-1024x3791.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)" title="Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13628" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/attachment/13628/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dad-1024x3791.jpg?fit=1024%2C379&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,379" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dad-1024x3791.jpg?fit=700%2C259&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1754 <p>“The only way to know for sure if a decision is motivated purely by good ethics is when it is bad for business.” Warren K. Stratton, University of Washington School of Engineering</p> 1755 </div> 1756 1757 1758 1759 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1760 <div class="entry-meta"> 1761 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1762 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/" title="7:55 am">June 15, 2015</a></span> | 1763 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/business-leaders/" rel="category tag">Business Leaders and Philanthropists</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/leadership/" rel="category tag">Leadership</a></span> | 1764 1765 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1766 1767 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1768 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/06/15/fathers-day-week-tribute-to-my-father-warren-k-stratton-1933-2012/" title="Father’s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 – 2012)">Read more</a> </div> 1769 1770 </article> 1771 </section> 1772 <section id="post-12468" class="post-12468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-artists-cultural-influencers category-authors-and-bloggers category-culture-making category-faith-2 tag-art tag-beauty tag-faith tag-theology"> 1773 <article> 1774 1775 1776 <header class="entry-header"> 1777 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1778 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/" title="The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel">The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel</a> 1779 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1780 </header> 1781 1782 1783 1784 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/" title="The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_17201.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel" title="The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13655" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/attachment/13655/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_17201.jpg?fit=840%2C560&ssl=1" data-orig-size="840,560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"16","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 7D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1420100684","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_17201.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1785 <p>As artists and as theologians (for make no mistake, we are all living out some form of theology making us all theologians) we need to be less sure of being ârightâ and more secure in taking the risk to say, âI donât know. Letâs explore this.â</p> 1786 </div> 1787 1788 1789 1790 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1791 <div class="entry-meta"> 1792 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1793 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/" title="5:59 am">February 25, 2015</a></span> | 1794 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/artists-cultural-influencers/" rel="category tag">Artists</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/authors-and-bloggers/" rel="category tag">Authors/Bloggers</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 1795 1796 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1797 1798 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1799 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/25/the-soul-killing-problem-of-bad-art-by-ashley-arielle/" title="The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel">Read more</a> </div> 1800 1801 </article> 1802 </section> 1803 <section id="post-8806" class="post-8806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-100-best-movies tag-100-top-movies tag-101-dalmatians tag-12-angry-men tag-12-years-a-slave tag-2001-a-space-odyssey tag-a-few-good-men tag-a-knights-tale tag-alien tag-aliens tag-amadeus tag-american-beauty tag-american-graffiti tag-american-hustle tag-american-sniper tag-annie-hall tag-apocalypse-now tag-avatar tag-back-to-the-future tag-beauty-and-the-beast tag-ben-hur tag-beverly-hills-cop tag-blade-runner tag-braveheart tag-breakfast-at-tiffanys tag-brie-larson tag-brit-marling tag-captain-america tag-casablanca tag-casino-royale tag-chariots-of-fire tag-chinatown tag-citizen-kane tag-crash tag-culture tag-dances-with-wolves tag-dead-poets-society tag-deep-culture tag-destin-cretton tag-dr-strangelove tag-e-t-the-extra-terrestrial tag-eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind tag-fiddler-on-the-roof tag-field-of-dreams tag-fight-club tag-forrest-gump tag-frozen tag-gary-david-stratton tag-ghostbusters tag-gladiator tag-goldfinger tag-good-will-hunting tag-gravity tag-groundhog-day tag-guardians-of-the-galaxy tag-harry-potter-
1803and-the-sorcerers-stone tag-inception tag-independence-day tag-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade tag-iron-man tag-its-a-wonderful-life tag-jaws tag-jerry-maguire tag-john-gallagher-jr tag-jurassic-park tag-king-kong tag-lawrence-of-arabia tag-mary-poppins tag-modern-times tag-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail tag-mr-smith-goes-to-washington tag-my-fair-lady tag-on-the-waterfront tag-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest tag-oscarfail tag-oscars tag-pretty-woman tag-psycho tag-pulp-fiction tag-raging-bull tag-raiders-of-the-lost-ark tag-rear-window tag-rebel-without-a-cause tag-rocky tag-saving-private-ryan tag-schindlers-list tag-selma tag-shawshank-redemption tag-short-term-12 tag-singin-in-the-rain tag-sleeping-beauty tag-slumdog-millionaire tag-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs tag-spider-man tag-star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home tag-star-wars-a-new-hope tag-terminator-2-judgment-day tag-the-african-queen tag-the-amazing-spider-man tag-the-avengers tag-the-blind-side tag-the-color-purple tag-the-dark-knight tag-the-departed tag-the-east tag-the-empire-strikes-back tag-the-exorcist tag-the-fellowship-of-the-ring tag-the-godfather tag-the-godfather-2 tag-the-godfather-and-the-godfather tag-the-graduate tag-the-imitation-game tag-the-jungle-book tag-the-lion-king tag-the-matrix tag-the-passion-of-the-christ tag-the-princess-bride tag-the-return-of-the-king tag-the-sixth-sense tag-the-sound-of-music tag-the-sting tag-the-ten-commandments tag-the-two-towers tag-the-wizard-of-oz tag-thor tag-thunderball tag-titanic tag-top-gun tag-toy-story tag-vertigo tag-west-side-story tag-worldview tag-zal-batmanglij"> 1804 <article> 1805 1806 1807 <header class="entry-header"> 1808 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1809 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/" title="All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact">All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact</a> 1810 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1811 </header> 1812 1813 1814 1815 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/" title="All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/url.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact" title="All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13658" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/attachment/13658/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/url.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/url.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1816 <p>Tonight the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award the 2015 Best Picture, yet the academy missed most of these “Deep Culture” Impact films. Will this year’s winner one day join this august company?</p> 1817 </div> 1818 1819 1820 1821 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1822 <div class="entry-meta"> 1823 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1824 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/" title="11:45 am">
1824February 22, 2015</a></span> | 1825 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1826 1827 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1828 1829 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1830 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/100-all-time-top-deep-culture-impact-films/" title="All-Time Top Films for Deep Culture Impact">Read more</a> </div> 1831 1832 </article> 1833 </section> 1834 <section id="post-2752" class="post-2752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award tag-academy-awards tag-amour tag-argo tag-avatar tag-beasts-of-the-southern-wild tag-cannes tag-citizen-kane tag-django-unchained tag-forrest-gump tag-hugo tag-inception tag-independent-film tag-les-miserable tag-life-of-pi tag-lincoln tag-lotr tag-oliver tag-oscars tag-pulp-fiction tag-return-of-the-king tag-saving-private-ryan tag-screenplay tag-script tag-shakespeare-in-love tag-shawshank-redemption tag-silver-linings-playbook tag-sundance tag-the-artist tag-the-descendants tag-the-help tag-the-hobbit tag-the-hurt-locker tag-the-matrix tag-titanic tag-war-horse tag-zero-dark-thirty"> 1835 <article> 1836 1837 1838 <header class="entry-header"> 1839 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1840 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/" title="Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?">Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?</a> 1841 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1842 </header> 1843 1844 1845 1846 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/" title="Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?"><img width="645" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Academy-Awards-645x3701.jpg?resize=645%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?" title="Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13659" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/attachment/13659/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Academy-Awards-645x3701.jpg?fit=645%2C370&ssl=1" data-orig-size="645,370" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Academy-Awards-645x3701.jpg?fit=645%2C370&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1847 <p>
1847In the past 40 years only three Academy Award-winning films managed to break into the coveted top 60 all-time box office earners. Here’s Why.</p> 1848 </div> 1849 1850 1851 1852 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1853 <div class="entry-meta"> 1854 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1855 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/" title="11:40 am">February 22, 2015</a></span> | 1856 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1857 1858 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> | 1859 1860 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1861 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/" title="Why are ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films so Rare?">Read more</a> </div> 1862 1863 </article> 1864 </section> 1865 <section id="post-2729" class="post-2729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-awards tag-ben-hur tag-best-picture tag-culture tag-et tag-fantasia tag-gone-with-the-wind tag-high-culture tag-jaws tag-oscars tag-pop-culture tag-snow-white tag-star-wars tag-the-godfather tag-the-graduate"> 1866 <article> 1867 1868 1869 <header class="entry-header"> 1870 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1871 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-shouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/" title="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?">High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?</a> 1872 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1873 </header> 1874 1875 1876 1877 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-shouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/" title="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ThreequelCDBANNER.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?" title="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13660" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-shouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/attachment/13660/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ThreequelCDBANNER.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ThreequelCDBANNER.png?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1878 <p>One helpful (if imperfect) way to estimate ‘deep culture’ impact is to look for films that have achieved success what at what Hollywood sometimes calls the âdouble bottom-line.â </p> 1879 </div> 1880 1881 1882 1883 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1884 <div class="entry-meta"> 1885 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1886 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-sh
1886ouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/" title="11:35 am">February 22, 2015</a></span> | 1887 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1888 1889 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-shouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> | 1890 1891 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1892 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/high-culture-pop-culture-shouldnt-a-great-film-impact-deep-culture/" title="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?">Read more</a> </div> 1893 1894 </article> 1895 </section> 1896 <section id="post-12414" class="post-12414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-producers-and-directors category-worldview-and-film tag-academy-award tag-american-sniper tag-ava-duvernay tag-birdman tag-boyhood tag-clint-eastwood tag-richard-linklater tag-selma tag-the-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences tag-the-grand-budapest-hotel tag-the-imitation-game tag-the-theory-of-everything tag-wes-anderson tag-whiplash"> 1897 <article> 1898 1899 1900 <header class="entry-header"> 1901 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1902 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/" title="The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film">The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film</a> 1903 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1904 </header> 1905 1906 1907 1908 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/" title="The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-oscars-best-picture-860x4421.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film" title="The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13661" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/attachment/13661/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-oscars-best-picture-860x4421.jpg?fit=860%2C442&ssl=1" data-orig-size="860,442" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-oscars-best-picture-860x4421.jpg?fit=700%2C360&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1909 <p>The Hollywood Reporterâs Scott Feinberg recently opined: âI try to vote in a way so that, in 50 years, people arenât going to go, âHuh?!’â Sadly, history reveals that, when it comes to picking a film audiences will recognize as truly great 50 years from now, Oscar voters nearly always miss the mark. Hereâs why.</p> 1910 </div> 1911 1912 1913 1914 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1915 <div class="entry-meta"> 1916 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1917 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/" title="11:30 am">February 22, 2015</a></span> | 1918 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/producers-and-directors/" rel="category tag">Producers and Directors</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/worldview-and-film/" rel="category tag">Worldview, Film, and the Power of Story</a></span> | 1919 1920 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1921 1922 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1923 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/the-oscar-huh-factor-why-academy-voters-usually-pick-the-wrong-film-oscars-oscarhuhfactor/" title="The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film">Read more</a> </div> 1924 1925 </article> 1926 </section> 1927 <section id="post-10486" class="post-10486 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 tag-candy tag-chocolate tag-chronicle-of-higher-education tag-dallas-willard tag-lent tag-renovation-of-the-heart tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation"> 1928 <article> 1929 1930 1931 <header class="entry-header"> 1932 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1933 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/" title="You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent">You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent</a> 1934 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1935 </header> 1936 1937 1938 1939 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/" title="You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent"><img width="635" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/155624899.jpg?resize=635%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent" title="You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13665" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/attachment/13665/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/155624899.jpg?fit=635%2C423&ssl=1" data-orig-size="635,423" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/155624899.jpg?fit=635%2C423&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1940 <p>At first glance, the concept of Embodied Cognition looks more like some new whackadoodle academic program than serious research. But could it be scientific evidence for an ancient Christian practice?</p> 1941 </div> 1942 1943 1944 1945 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1946 <div class="entry-meta"> 1947 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 1948 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/" title="5:06 pm">February 19, 2015</a></span> | 1949 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 1950 1951 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 1952 1953 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1954 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/19/you-are-what-you-eat-and-do-why-you-might-not-want-to-give-up-chocolate-for-lent/" title="You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent">Read more</a> </div> 1955 1956 </article> 1957 </section> 1958 <section id="post-108" class="post-108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity tag-awakening tag-branding tag-celebrity tag-character tag-chris-rojek tag-church tag-courage tag-culture tag-culture-making-2 tag-daniel-boorstin tag-david-marshall tag-dramatist tag-dry-erase-girl tag-elyse-porterfield tag-evangelical tag-faithful-narrative tag-fame tag-first-great-awakening tag-frank-lambert tag-gary-david-stratton tag-george-m-marsden tag-george-whitefield tag-god tag-graeme-turner tag-harry-s-stout tag-hero tag-heroic-celebrity tag-hollywood-2 tag-humility tag-jonathan-edwards tag-lady-gaga tag-leadership-2 tag-mark-a-noll tag-media tag-paparazzi tag-pseudo-celebrity tag-public-relations tag-publicist tag-publicity tag-publishing tag-revival tag-revivalism tag-richard-decordova tag-richard-schickel tag-slider tag-star-making tag-stars tag-transatlantic tag-william-seward"> 1959 <article> 1960 1961 1962 <header class="entry-header"> 1963 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1964 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/" title="Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture">Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture</a> 1965 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1966 </header> 1967 1968 1969 1970 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/" title="Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/maxresdefault.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture" title="Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15529" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/maxresdefault-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/maxresdefault.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="maxresdefault" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/maxresdefault.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 1971 <p>Think the fiery Puritan who preached America’s most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of Angry God,” would threaten to dangle celebrities over the pit of hell? Think again.</p> 1972 </div> 1973 1974 1975 1976 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 1977 <div class="entry-meta"> 1978 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 1979 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/" title="10:45 am">October 20, 2013</a></span> | 1980 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity/" rel="category tag">Servant Leadership in and Age of Self Promotion</a></span> | 1981 1982 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/#comments">29 Comments</a></span> | 1983 1984 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 1985 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/20/paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/" title="Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture">Read more</a> </div> 1986 1987 </article> 1988 </section> 1989 <section id="post-1018" class="post-1018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world category-spiritual-formation tag-adele-alberg-calhoun tag-andor-congressman-in-a-calmer tag-atheists tag-bear-fruit tag-brother-lawrence tag-build-community tag-burbank tag-cambridge tag-cantor tag-connected tag-dallas-willard tag-dave-schmelzer tag-deep-attachment-to-god tag-deeper
1989-place tag-director-korey-scott-pollard tag-disciples-to-pray tag-dressage tag-education-2 tag-emmy-magazine-article-featuring-emmy-winning-producer tag-emotionally-healthy-spirituality tag-equestrian-center tag-fasting tag-filmmaker tag-fruit tag-gallop tag-gary-david-stratton tag-gary-thomas tag-god tag-henri-nouwen tag-hollywood-2 tag-horse tag-horseback-riding tag-invitation-to-a-journey tag-ivy-league tag-james-bryan-smith tag-jesus tag-jesus-of-nazareth tag-john-ortberg tag-judeo-christian tag-jump tag-kurt-schemper tag-life-of-god tag-los-angeles tag-margaret-feinberg tag-meditation tag-micaiah tag-or-gospel-reading tag-peter-scazzero tag-phil-jackson tag-practices tag-prayer tag-professor tag-psalm-singing tag-rabbinic tag-re-center tag-rest tag-richard-foster tag-riding-lessons tag-robert-mulholland tag-ruth-haley-barton tag-sacred-pathways tag-sacred-rhythms tag-slider tag-soul tag-soul-deadening-world tag-soul-nourishing tag-souls tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-disciplines tag-spiritual-disciplines-handbook tag-spiritual-formation tag-stockbroker tag-study tag-susan-isaacs tag-the-celebration-of-discipline tag-the-good-and-beautiful-life tag-the-life-youve-always-wanted tag-the-organic-god tag-the-practice-of-the-presence-of-god tag-the-spirit-of-the-disciplines tag-the-way-of-the-heart tag-to-scientologists tag-tom-cruise tag-torah-study tag-trot tag-walk tag-wall-street tag-washington tag-yale tag-yoke tag-zen-buddhist"> 1990 <article> 1991 1992 1993 <header class="entry-header"> 1994 <h2 class="entry-title"> 1995 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/" title="The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond">The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond</a> 1996 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 1997 </header> 1998 1999 2000 2001 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/" title="The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond"><img width="616" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Josh-Hollywood.jpeg?resize=616%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond" title="The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13746" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/attachment/13746/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Josh-Hollywood.jpeg?fit=616%2C368&ssl=1" data-orig-size="616,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Josh-Hollywood.jpeg?fit=616%2C368&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2002 <p>Spiritual disciplines are designed not so much to âget you somewhereâ in your career so much as to keep you alive spiritually in the constantly shifting landscape of success and failure we call “life.”</p> 2003 </div> 2004 2005 2006 2007 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2008 <div class="entry-meta"> 2009 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 2010 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-
2010pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/" title="8:42 am">October 19, 2013</a></span> | 2011 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 2012 2013 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/#comments">8 Comments</a></span> | 2014 2015 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2016 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2013/10/19/riding-horses-and-learning-to-pray-soul-nourishing-practices-in-a-soul-deadening-world-2/" title="The Ride: Connecting to God in Hollywood, the Ivy League, and Beyond">Read more</a> </div> 2017 2018 </article> 2019 </section> 2020 <section id="post-947" class="post-947 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-faith-2 category-hollywood category-television-and-screenwriters tag-a-man-for-all-seasons tag-act-one tag-amish tag-ashley-smith tag-atlanta-hostage-crisis tag-believe-pictures tag-beverly-lewis tag-bible tag-bishop-jakes tag-bopha tag-brian-bird tag-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid tag-c-s-lewis tag-cable tag-call-me-claus tag-captives tag-character tag-chris-easterly tag-cinema-paradiso tag-culture tag-deep-in-the-heart tag-don-ingalls tag-epic tag-evening-shade tag-executive-producer tag-film tag-fox-searchlight tag-francis-schaeffer-art tag-gabriel-garcia-marquez tag-hallmark tag-hallmark-channel tag-horton-foote tag-interview tag-jr tag-ken-wales tag-legacy tag-literature tag-mentors tag-michael-landon tag-michael-warren tag-morgan-freeman tag-not-easily-broken tag-producer tag-ralph-winter tag-rick-warren tag-robert-bolt tag-screenplay tag-screenwriter tag-screenwriters tag-step-by-step tag-t-d-jakes tag-ted-smythe tag-tender-mercies tag-the-bourne-identity tag-the-family-man tag-the-mission tag-the-shunning tag-to-kill-a-mockingbird tag-tony-gilroy tag-touched-by-an-angel tag-tri-star tag-tv-writer tag-when-calls-the-heart tag-william-goldman tag-worldview tag-writing"> 2021 <article> 2022 2023 2024 <header class="entry-header"> 2025 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2026 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/" title="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird">Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird</a> 2027 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2028 </header> 2029 2030 2031 2032 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/" title="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2009_not_easily_broken_wallpaper_0031.jpeg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird" title="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13996" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/attachment/13996/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2009_not_easily_broken_wallpaper_0031.jpeg?fit=1256%2C796&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1256,796" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2009_not_easily_broken_wallpaper_0031.jpeg?fit=700%2C444&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2033 <p>Prolific writer-producer Brian Bird is co-founder of Believe Pictures (with Michael Landon, Jr.) with the mission of developing and producing âhigh quality, entertaining, and life-and-faith-affirming, films and television depicting positive images and compelling moral stories.” Bird and Landon wrote and… </p> 2034 </div> 2035 2036 2037 2038 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2039 <div class="entry-meta"> 2040 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2041 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/" title="5:53 am">April 14, 2011</a></span> | 2042 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/television-and-screenwriter
2042s/" rel="category tag">Television and Screenwriters</a></span> | 2043 2044 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/#comments">12 Comments</a></span> | 2045 2046 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2047 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/14/opening-doors-for-others-an-interview-with-writer-producer-brian-bird-the-shunning-premiers-saturday-on-hallmark/" title="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird">Read more</a> </div> 2048 2049 </article> 2050 </section> 2051 <section id="post-882" class="post-882 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-authors-and-bloggers category-faith-2 tag-crosswalk tag-cyberspace tag-ed-stetzer tag-gary-david-stratton tag-google tag-greg-boyd tag-internet tag-jeff-cook tag-jerry-walls tag-kevin-deyoung tag-love-wins tag-margaret-feinberg tag-mark-galli tag-mike-friesen tag-richard-mouw tag-rob-bell tag-ryan-hamm tag-scot-mcknight tag-sue-stratton tag-tim-challies"> 2052 <article> 2053 2054 2055 <header class="entry-header"> 2056 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2057 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/" title="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton">Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton</a> 2058 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2059 </header> 2060 2061 2062 2063 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/" title="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/frustrated-1024x6841.gif?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton" title="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14001" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/attachment/14001/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/frustrated-1024x6841.gif?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/frustrated-1024x6841.gif?fit=700%2C468&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2064 <p>“Christians are routinely taught by example and word that it is more important to be right than to be Christlike. In fact, being right licenses you to be mean, indeed, requires you to be mean.” -Dallas Willard, Renovation of the… </p> 2065 </div> 2066 2067 2068 2069 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2070 <div class="entry-meta"> 2071 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2072 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/" title="5:30 am">April 4, 2011</a></span> | 2073 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/authors-and-bloggers/" rel="category tag">Authors/Bloggers</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 2074 2075 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/#comments">9 Comments</a></span> | 2076 2077 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2078 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/04/04/cyberspace-wins-an-update-on-the-rob-bell-controversy/" title="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul’s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton">Read more</a> </div> 2079 2080 </article> 2081 </section> 2082 <section id="post-761" class="post-761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-authors-and-bloggers category-faith-2 tag-love-wins tag-rob-bell tag-theology tag-universalism"> 2083 <article> 2084 2085 2086 <header class="entry-header"> 2087 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2088 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/" title="Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy">Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy</a> 2089 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2090 </header> 2091 2092 2093 2094 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/" title="Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy"><img width="546" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/rob-bell-111.jpg?resize=546%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy" title="Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14015" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/attachment/14015/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/rob-bell-111.jpg?fit=546%2C345&ssl=1" data-orig-size="546,345" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/rob-bell-111.jpg?fit=546%2C345&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2095 <p>“Love Wins” may be the most ironic title in the history of Christian publishing. No matter how you slice it, love is the one thing that is NOT winning in this advance publication chatter. Gauge the intensity of the battle raging on the internet and it becomes immediately obvious that something else is a stake than asking whether or not Gandhi is in hell.</p> 2096 </div> 2097 2098 2099 2100 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2101 <div class="entry-meta"> 2102 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2103 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/" title="6:16 pm">March 6, 2011</a></span> | 2104 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/authors-and-bloggers/" rel="category tag">Authors/Bloggers</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 2105 2106 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/#comments">37 Comments</a></span> | 2107 2108 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2109 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/03/06/love-wins-the-irony-of-the-rob-bell-universalism-controversy/" title="Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy">Read more</a> </div> 2110 2111 </article> 2112 </section> 2113 <section id="post-354" class="post-354 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-culture-making category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world tag-a-credible-witness tag-andy-crouch tag-anne-lamott tag-blue-like-jazz-2003-donald-miller tag-books tag-brenda-salter-mcneil tag-christian-smith tag-culture-making-3 tag-dallas-willard tag-david-kinnaman tag-david-schmelzer tag-divided-by-faith tag-emotionally-healthy-spirituality tag-emotionally-healthy-spirituality-2006-peter-scazzero tag-faith-building tag-gabe-lyons tag-george-marsden tag-greg-boyd tag-henri-nouwen tag-imagine tag-invitation-to-a-journey tag-james-davidson-hunter tag-kingdom-triangle-2007-j-p-moreland tag-madeline-lengle tag-malcolm-gladwell tag-mic
2113hael-emerson tag-not-the-religious-type tag-nt-wright tag-outliers tag-parker-palmer tag-paul-g-hiebert tag-peter-scazzero tag-repenting-of-religion tag-robert-mulholland tag-stanley-d-williams tag-steve-turner tag-surprised-by-hope tag-the-blue-parakeet-2008-scot-mcknight tag-the-courage-to-teach tag-the-genesee-diary tag-the-moral-premise tag-the-outrageous-idea-of-christian-scholarship tag-the-renovation-of-the-heart tag-to-change-the-world tag-transforming-worldviews tag-traveling-mercies tag-unchristian tag-walking-on-water"> 2114 <article> 2115 2116 2117 <header class="entry-header"> 2118 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2119 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/" title="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton">Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton</a> 2120 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2121 </header> 2122 2123 2124 2125 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/" title="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton"><img width="198" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/toChangeTheWorldBook-198x3001.jpg?resize=198%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton" title="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14052" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/attachment/14052/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/toChangeTheWorldBook-198x3001.jpg?fit=198%2C300&ssl=1" data-orig-size="198,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/toChangeTheWorldBook-198x3001.jpg?fit=198%2C300&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2126 <p>Sue and I put our heads together over dinner at Outback last night and came up with our own twenty (popular) books on the two themes of Two Handed WarriorsâCulture Making and Faith Building. </p> 2127 </div> 2128 2129 2130 2131 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2132 <div class="entry-meta"> 2133 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2134 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/" title="7:00 am">January 6, 2011</a></span> | 2135 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a></span> | 2136 2137 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/#comments">11 Comments</a></span> | 2138 2139 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2140 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2011/01/06/20-two-handed-warrior-books-of-the-decade-by-gary-sue-stratton/" title="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton">Read more</a> </div> 2141 2142 </article> 2143 </section> 2144 <section id="post-138" class="post-138 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-hollywood category-leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity tag-168-film-project tag-actors tag-c-s-lewis tag-celebrity tag-clyde-taber tag-culture tag-david-mcfadzean tag-excellence tag-faith tag-faith-and-culture tag-family-matters tag-george-whitefield tag-god tag-god-given-celebrity tag-happy-days tag-heroic-celebrity tag-historian tag-hollywood-2 tag-home-improvement tag-human-driven-celebrity tag-imagedriven-generation tag-jack-gilbert tag-john-david-ware tag-jonathan-edwards tag-mediadriven-culture tag-mic
2144hael-warren tag-missionaries tag-notoriety tag-paparazzi tag-paparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god tag-philosopher tag-prayerfully tag-pseudo-celebrity tag-re-envision tag-reconstruct tag-redefine tag-reimagine tag-step-by-step tag-the-partridge-family tag-theologian tag-thoughtfully tag-two-handed-warrior tag-two-handed-warriors tag-virtue tag-virtuous tag-visual-story-network tag-what-women-want tag-wind-dancer-films tag-writers"> 2145 <article> 2146 2147 2148 <header class="entry-header"> 2149 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2150 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ">Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ</a> 2151 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2152 </header> 2153 2154 2155 2156 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ"><img width="300" height="202" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hollywood-sign1-300x2021.jpg?resize=300%2C202&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ" title="Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14060" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/attachment/14060/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hollywood-sign1-300x2021.jpg?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1" data-orig-size="300,202" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hollywood-sign1-300x2021.jpg?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2157 <p>The goal of Two Handed Warriors is to foster an ongoing conversation seeking to redefine, re-envision, and then reconstruct the relationship between faith and culture. Toward that end, I am posting a few responses to Paparazzi in the Hands of… </p> 2158 </div> 2159 2160 2161 2162 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2163 <div class="entry-meta"> 2164 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2165 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="10:15 am">November 12, 2010</a></span> | 2166 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity/" rel="category tag">Servant Leadership in and Age of Self Promotion</a></span> | 2167 2168 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/#comments">4 Comments</a></span> | 2169 2170 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2171 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/12/hollywood-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Hollywood Responds to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ">Read more</a> </div> 2172 2173 </article> 2174 </section> 2175 <section id="post-144" class="post-144 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity tag-bethel-seminary tag-celebrity tag-communications tag-crown-college tag-culture tag-david-a-ridder tag-dennis-ingolfsand tag-faith tag-faith-culture tag-faith-and-culture tag-fame tag-gary-david-stratton tag-george-whitefield tag-hero tag-heroic-celebrity tag-hollywood-2 tag-humility tag-influence tag-jesus tag-jonathan-edwards tag-jonathan-edwards-center tag-kathy-bruner tag-kenneth-
2175p-minkema tag-malcolm-muggeridge tag-marketing tag-mars-hill-graduate-school tag-media tag-media-communication tag-nyack-college tag-outpouring-of-the-spirit tag-popular tag-popular-culture tag-power tag-promoting tag-pseudo-celebrity tag-re-envision tag-reconceptualize tag-reconstruct tag-redefine tag-richard-l-gathro tag-scholarly tag-scholars-such-as-frank-lambert-and-susan-obrien-have-pointed-to-18th-century-evangelical tag-self-centeredness tag-self-promotion-advertize tag-sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god tag-taylor-university tag-the-other-journal tag-the-works-of-jonathan-edwards tag-two-handed-warrior tag-two-handed-warriors tag-yale-divinity-school"> 2176 <article> 2177 2178 2179 <header class="entry-header"> 2180 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2181 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ">Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ</a> 2182 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2183 </header> 2184 2185 2186 2187 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ"><img width="263" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jonathan-Edwards-263x3001.jpg?resize=263%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ" title="Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14061" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/attachment/14061/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jonathan-Edwards-263x3001.jpg?fit=263%2C300&ssl=1" data-orig-size="263,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jonathan-Edwards-263x3001.jpg?fit=263%2C300&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2188 <p>The goal of Two Handed Warriors is to foster an ongoing conversation seeking to redefine, re-envision, and then reconstruct the relationship between faith and culture. Toward that end, I am posting a few responses to Paparazzi in the Hands of… </p> 2189 </div> 2190 2191 2192 2193 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2194 <div class="entry-meta"> 2195 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 2196 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="1:56 pm">November 11, 2010</a></span> | 2197 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/leadership-and-in-age-of-celebrity/" rel="category tag">Servant Leadership in and Age of Self Promotion</a></span> | 2198 2199 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/#comments">4 Comments</a></span> | 2200 2201 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2202 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2010/11/11/educators-thoughts-on-%e2%80%9cpaparazzi-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god%e2%80%9d/" title="Higher Education Responses to âPaparazzi in the Hands of an Angry Godâ">Read more</a> </div> 2203 2204 </article> 2205 </section> 2206 <section id="post-809" class="post-809 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faith-2 tag-breast-plate tag-patrick tag-prayer tag-saint-patrick tag-shield"> 2207 <article> 2208 2209 2210 <header class="entry-header"> 2211 <h2 class="entry-title"> 2212 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times">The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times</a> 2213 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 2214 </header> 2215 2216 2217 2218 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13641" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/
2218attachment/13641/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?fit=850%2C315&ssl=1" data-orig-size="850,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?fit=700%2C259&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 2219 <p>Patrick developed his “shield” or “breast-plate” prayer to help him “put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:12) in the midst of the incredible trials he faced fostering shalom in Ireland. It’s the type of prayer our nation needs today.</p> 2220 </div> 2221 2222 2223 2224 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 2225 <div class="entry-meta"> 2226 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 2227 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="9:00 pm">March 16, 2024</a></span> | 2228 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 2229 2230 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/#comments">4 Comments</a></span> | 2231 2232 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 2233 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times">Read more</a> </div> 2234 2235 </article> 2236 </section> 2237 <ul class="default-wp-page clearfix"> 2238 <li class="previous"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/page/2/" >« Previous</a></li> 2239 <li class="next"></li> 2240 </ul> 2241 </div><!-- #content --></div><!-- #primary --> 2242 2243 2244<div id="secondary"> 2245 2246 2247<aside id="text-3" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widget-title">Welcome to Two-Handed Warriors!</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p data-start="110" data-end="453">The name may be playful, but our mission is serious: bridging the false divides that too often keep us apartâfaith vs. science, social justice vs. witness, business vs. ministry, art vs. STEM, culture-making vs. church planting, spiritual formation vs. theology, Hollywood vs. higher education, and professional studies vs. the liberal arts.</p> 2248<p data-start="455" data-end="735">We dream of fostering a movement of friends committed to leading lives of selfless service, shaped by both the life of the mind and the life of the Spirit. 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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.