Why does Spirit want to be embodied?
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Quick Thoughts, Seen on the Web, Spirituality, Teacher / Practice, Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Here's just two reasons:
Into the wild
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Love, Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 7 Comments »I could write a thousand-word review about this movie. I could call it the Walden of our times. I could tell you how it is an ode to the beauty of America as The Constant Gardener was to that of ...
Heroes
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I almost feel like I'm coming back to life after being gone awhile! For the last three days, I've been on a "detox" diet, eating vegan, avoiding sugar, limiting caffeine, and exercising. I already feel a vast difference... I have ...
Snapshots
Monday, April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Language, Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »Just some quick notes on what's going on now: Peaceful Warrior was great. My teacher's Zen and martial classes saw it together on Sunday. Everyone loved it. The audience as a whole seemed very appreciative. Hopefully, it will stay in theaters ...
See Peaceful Warrior Free
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality, Teacher / Practice | 8 Comments »Anyone who knows me well knows that in my opinion, far and away the best movie of 2006 was Peaceful Warrior, based on Dan Millman's beloved autobiographical novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior, which has been a portal to the ...
Pan’s Labyrinth
Monday, February 12th, 2007 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 5 Comments »An evil stepparent. a lost princess, a magic book. a dangerous maze, a series of challenges, a terrible choice, and a world of war and woe. Guillermo del Torres' movie, El labirinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) operates at many ...
Firefly
Thursday, February 1st, 2007 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | 9 Comments »I'm watching Firefly. A friend lent me the series on DVD, and I've got to say I'm impressed. In my opinion, it's right up there with Deep Space Nine and the new Battlestar Galactica as some of the best science ...
Beyond Belief: Rocky Is the Way
Thursday, December 21st, 2006 Posted in Humor, Jesus / Christianity, Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 2 Comments »<sarcasm on> Hey Pastor! Having a bit of trouble coming up with Sunday's sermon? Is your congregation tired of those humdrum "Love your neighbor" messages that just make them feel guilty? Are they fed up with this "turn the other cheek" crap ...
Blogjam vs. Block
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Site log / Geek, Spirituality | 11 Comments »Everyone's familiar with "writer's block," the point where a writer working on a specific project either can't start or can't finish. (The movie Stranger Than Fiction not only gives a great portrayal of the problem, but some wonderful spiritual analogies ...
PW II
Monday, October 2nd, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I'm so sorry that I haven't had much time for blogging and reading blogs this week. We've had a major project going on at work . . . I've been putting in 11-hour days for a week, and it's ...