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323    			<p>Author of The Jesus Climb: Journeying from Student to Disciple “Gradually, 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 appeared” &#8211; George&hellip; </p>
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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&hellip; </p>
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385    			<p>College professors don&#8217;t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?</p>
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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> |
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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>
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416    			<p>Gary visits Philip Dearborn&#8217;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&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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>
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447    			<p>The &#8220;Breaking New Ground&#8221; capital campaign kicks off with an announcement of our new campus science center. Click the link below to watch Gary&#8217;s announcement video. (Who knew he would clean up so well?) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2136001646756985 You can help create much-needed&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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 “benevolent empire” of c
478are for the poor, freedom for the oppressed and education for all. </p>
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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> |
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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">
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509By linking the choice of new birth with his audience’s 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>
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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> |
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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>
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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> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,676" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="moana-1200&amp;#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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
571    			<p>Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana<br />
572Moana can’t 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>
574“Don’t you think it’s 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?” she said. How was I supposed to answer that?</p>
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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> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1480,602" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 10.06.35 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
605    			<p>Gary&#8217;s interview on the Deeper Magic podcast with Dr. Peter Kapsner and his daughter, Anna Try this link if embed won&#8217;t work for you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QE0k6QXVLqcNQEjJmCmFU</p>
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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> |
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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">
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629    				<a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/09/02/watch-for-the-the-jesus-climb-april-2024/" title="Watch for the &#8220;The Jesus Climb,&#8221; April 2024">Watch for the &#8220;The Jesus Climb,&#8221; April 2024</a>
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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 &#8220;The Jesus Climb,&#8221; 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Watch for the &#8220;The Jesus Climb,&#8221; April 2024" title="Watch for the &#8220;The Jesus Climb,&#8221; 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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2828,1338" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1608,902" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2023-02-21 at 1.54.09 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Asbury Revival Service, Religion News Service&lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
668    			<p>That Asbury University&#8217;s chapel has become a &#8220;hot spot of sacramentality&#8221; {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 &#8220;the great age of Christian higher education.&#8221; </p>
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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> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,562" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
699    			<p>While Asbury University’s current revival appears a modern anomaly, it is very much in keeping with the history of higher education in America.    </p>
700  			</div>
701
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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> |
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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>
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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
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,602" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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
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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> |
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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>
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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&#8217;s Theology in Film Introductory Video">Gary&#8217;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&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Gary&#8217;s Theology in Film Introductory Video" title="Gary&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1896,982" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-10-04 at 2.49.43 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
761    			<p>Hollywood dominates “the stories we live by,” while the church&#8217;s influence diminishes with each passing year. </p>
762  			</div>
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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> |
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,2222" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
792    			<p>The stunning &#8216;pause&#8217; forced upon our modern world places an unprecedented challenge before the church: How do we remain faithful to God&#8217;s glorious dream of Shalom-making in the midst of a world in crisis? </p>
793  			</div>
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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> |
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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">
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1596,688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
823    			<p>
823If the stable teaches us anything it&#8217;s that you can&#8217;t always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginnings.</p>
824  			</div>
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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> |
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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">
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844			
845			<header class="entry-header">
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="514,116" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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
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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> |
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;
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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1232,548" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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             	 
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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">
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905
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907			<header class="entry-header">
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;
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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1530,1026" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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  			
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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> |
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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 &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)">Can You Really Call Yourself a &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)</a>
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942  			</header>
943
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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 &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Can You Really Call Yourself a &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)" title="Can You Really Call Yourself a &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;
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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1694,1076" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-7.26.44-PM" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Gary and Peter Kapsner (Ph.D. Edinburgh) discuss Luke 6:42 &amp;#8220;Why do you call me, &amp;#8216;Lord, Lord,&amp;#8217; but do not follow my teaching?&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
948    			<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 teachings?&#8221;</p>
949  			</div>
950
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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> |
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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 &#8216;Follower of Jesus&#8217; if You Don&#8217;t Follow His Teachings? (Podcast)">Read more</a>    		</div>
963			    		
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="868,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1488,770" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1084,618" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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             	 		          				
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2546,1056" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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             	 		          				
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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="God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;s at Stake for American Christians in 2020">God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;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="God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;s at Stake for American Christians in 2020" title="God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;
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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="2470,952" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1103    			<p>What two factors might lead God to &#8220;regret&#8221; 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> |
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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="God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What&#8217;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;
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1134    			<p>Let us not value a false peace over a righteous justice. </p>
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1136
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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> |
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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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;resize=670%2C300&amp;
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1165    			<p>&#8220;Shelter in Place&#8221; 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> |
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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
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,424" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1196    			<p>No one plans on a volcanic eruption in their backyard, but they&#8217;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&#8230;</p>
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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> |
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1 468w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Anxious-Avoidant-Secure.png?resize=300%2C147&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="468,230" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&#8230; if you know where to look.</p>
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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> |
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1242			    		
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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 &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2">Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ 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 &#8216;Lose it’ 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments, Part 2" title="Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,370" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1258    			<p>The stories, beliefs and strategies we develop to survive life&#8217;s most painful experiences inevitably fail us in high stress environments. Here&#8217;s why.</p>
1259  			</div>
1260
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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> |
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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> |
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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 &#8216;Lose it’ 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 &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments">Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments</a>
1283    			</h2><!-- .entry-title -->
1284  			</header>
1285
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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 &#8216;Lose it’ 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments" title="Story Failure: Why We &#8216;Lose it’ 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1236,496" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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.  It&#8217;s adrenaline.</p>
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1291
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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> |
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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 &#8216;Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments">Read more</a>    		</div>
1304			    		
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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>
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1311			<header class="entry-header">
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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>
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1315  			</header>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,680" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1320    			<p>&#8220;The shaping of our character is, to a great extent, the effect of stories that have captivated us, that have sunk into our bones.&#8221; -James K.A. Smith</p>
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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> |
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1331    				             		<span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2018/10/26/worldview-and-story/#comments">11 Comments</a></span> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,395" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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> |
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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			    		
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="879,398" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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
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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> |
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1397			    		
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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">
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1028" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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> |
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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> |
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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>
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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
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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>
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1439  			</header>
1440
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="921,552" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.21875&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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&#8217;s not green beer.)</p>
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1446
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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> |
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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			    		
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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
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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&#8217;s Colleges Need Revival?">Do America&#8217;s Colleges Need Revival?</a>
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1470  			</header>
1471
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1474			<figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="Do America&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Do America&#8217;s Colleges Need Revival?" title="Do America&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="5312,2988" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G920P&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500914571&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3000001907349&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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 &#8220;business as usual&#8221; was failing his students. </p>
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1477
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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> |
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1489    			<a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/12/04/book-review-a-god-sized-vision/" title="Do America&#8217;s Colleges Need Revival?">Read more</a>    		</div>
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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
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,657" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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&#8230;</p>
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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> |
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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> |
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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>
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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>
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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>
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1532  			</header>
1533
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,583" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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 &#8220;No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world.&#8221; -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton The main characters of&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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>
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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 &#8220;Carpe Diem!  Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.&#8221;  -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton Dead Poets Society, 1989 Oscar winner&hellip; </p>
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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
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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> |
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1599    			<p>Raised in a culture dominated by Hollywood storytelling—from Disney to Tarantino—my students often know Hollywood’s stories better than they know their own.</p>
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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> |
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1610    				             		<span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2017/05/05/teaching-worldview-through-film/#comments">20 Comments</a></span> |
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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>
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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 Rick’s">Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rick’s</a>
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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 Rick’s"><img width="646" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Casablanca-Slate1.png?resize=646%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rick’s" title="Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rick’s" 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="646,353" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1630    			<p>By changing the foundational story of Rick&#8217;s life from that of a &#8220;self-centered love-betrayed&#8221; to the story of a &#8220;other-centered love renewed&#8221; Ilsa transforms Rick&#8217;s values and rule of life as well. </p>
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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> |
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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 Rick’s">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>
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1652			<header class="entry-header">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="900,350" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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> |
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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>
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,768" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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 “scripts” to us. But how do we change our story if we&#8217;re a character in somebody else&#8217;s play?</p>
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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> |
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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>
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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">
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1 638w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Efrem-Smith.png?resize=300%2C106&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="638,226" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&#8217;s kickoff to Black History Month.</p>
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1725
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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> |
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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> |
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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
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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&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 2012)">Father&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 2012)</a>
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1749  			</header>
1750
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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&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 2012)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dad-1024x3791.jpg?resize=670%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Father&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 2012)" title="Father&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,379" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1754    			<p>&#8220;The only way to know for sure if a decision is motivated purely by good ethics is when it is bad for business.&#8221; Warren K. Stratton, University of Washington School of Engineering</p>
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1756
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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> |
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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> |
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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&#8217;s Day Week Tribute to my Father, Warren K. Stratton (1933 &#8211; 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
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="840,560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420100684&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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 “right” and more secure in taking the risk to say, “I don’t know. Let’s explore this.”</p>
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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> |
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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>
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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">
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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>
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1811  			</header>
1812
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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 &#8220;Deep Culture&#8221; Impact films.  Will this year&#8217;s winner one day join this august company?</p>
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1818
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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> |
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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
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1840    				<a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2015/02/22/oscars-2012-why-deep-culture-impact-films-are-so-rare/" title="Why are &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; Films so Rare?">Why are &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; Films so Rare?</a>
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1842  			</header>
1843
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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 &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Why are &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; Films so Rare?" title="Why are &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="645,370" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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&#8217;s Why.</p>
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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> |
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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 &#8216;Deep Culture Impact&#8217; 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&#8217;t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?">High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn&#8217;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&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn&#8217;t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?" title="High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1878    			<p>One helpful (if imperfect) way to estimate &#8216;deep culture&#8217; impact is to look for films that have achieved success what at what Hollywood sometimes calls the “double bottom-line.” </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&#8217;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 &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film">The Oscar &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; 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 &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Oscar &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film" title="The Oscar &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="860,442" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1909    			<p>The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg recently opined: “I try to vote in a way so that, in 50 years, people aren’t going to go, ‘Huh?!&#8217;” 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. Here’s why.</p>
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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> |
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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 &#8220;Huh?!&#8221; 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 -->
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="635,423" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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>
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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> |
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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			    		
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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>
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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 -->
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
1971    			<p>Think the fiery Puritan who preached America&#8217;s most famous sermon, &#8220;Sinners in the Hands of Angry God,&#8221; would threaten to dangle celebrities over the pit of hell?  Think again.</p>
1972  			</div>
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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> |
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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> |
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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>
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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
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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>
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="616,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
2002    			<p>Spiritual disciplines are designed not so much to “get you somewhere” in your career so much as to keep you alive spiritually in the constantly shifting landscape of success and failure we call &#8220;life.&#8221;</p>
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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> |
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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> |
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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>
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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">
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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 &#038; Mentor Brian Bird">Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer &#038; Mentor Brian Bird</a>
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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 &#038; 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer &#038; Mentor Brian Bird" title="Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer &#038; 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1256,796" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" 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&amp;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 “high quality, entertaining, and life-and-faith-affirming, films and television depicting positive images and compelling moral stories.&#8221; Bird and Landon wrote and&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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> |
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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 &#038; Mentor Brian Bird">Read more</a>    		</div>
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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			
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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&#8217;s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton">Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul&#8217;s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton</a>
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2059  			</header>
2060
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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&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul&#8217;s Cyber-Relationship Checklist, by Gary David Stratton" title="Danger! Angry Blogger: The Apostle Paul&#8217;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
2064    			<p>&#8220;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.&#8221; -Dallas Willard, Renovation of the&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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&#8217;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
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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&amp;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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="546,345" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;ssl=1" /></a></figure>              			<div class="entry-content clearfix">
2095    			<p>&#8220;Love Wins&#8221; 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>
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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> |
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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>
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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>
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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 &#038; Sue Stratton">Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary &#038; Sue Stratton</a>
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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 &#038; 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&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary &#038; Sue Stratton" title="Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary &#038; 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="198,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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 Warriors—Culture Making and Faith Building. </p>
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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> |
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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> |
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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 “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”">Hollywood Responds to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”</a>
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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 “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”"><img width="300" height="202" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hollywood-sign1-300x2021.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Hollywood Responds to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”" title="Hollywood Responds to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”" 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="300,202" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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> |
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2184
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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 “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”"><img width="263" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jonathan-Edwards-263x3001.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Higher Education Responses to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”" title="Higher Education Responses to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”" 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&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="263,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" 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&amp;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&hellip; </p>
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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> |
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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">
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2219    			<p>Patrick developed his &#8220;shield&#8221; or &#8220;breast-plate&#8221; prayer to help him &#8220;put on the full armor of God&#8221; (Ephesians 6:12) in the midst of the incredible trials he faced fostering shalom in Ireland. It&#8217;s the type of prayer our nation needs today.</p>
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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> |
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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> |
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