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3 Ways To Stop Being Offended And Start Making A Difference!

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The cardinal virtue that a person can attain in 2014 is “being offended”. A quick glance at any social media site will reveal floods of “offended” posts.                   “I can’t believe that we have soldiers in Iraq!”                 “How dare we refuse to send more soldiers to Iraq!”                 “Join me in boycotting this […]

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Why Can’t I Get This Right?!: How To Break Free From Your Past

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I think I have found the least likely verse in the entire Bible to be put on a t-shirt:                 “Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.”                                                 -Proverbs 26:11 Go ahead and cross-stitch that on a pillow for the living room. I guarantee it will be […]

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The Beginnings: 1930-1938 (Tony’s Addendum) As usual Michael is spot on with his movie selections. However, I think in this case he made one significant omission. No list of essential movies of the 30’s is complete without the incomparable “The Thin Man” (1934). The movie stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as charming and witty […]

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Films That You Absolutely Can Not Miss (The Beginnings: 1930-1938)

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The 1930’s were the most explosive decade in the history of film. The popularity of movies blossomed as the first “talkies” hit the screen. I refer to this decade as “The Beginning” for lots of reasons, the most important of which is that this decade boasted the beginning of almost every movie genre alive today. […]

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How To Truly Conquer Your Fear

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Fear feeds off of the unknown. All good filmmakers know it. It’s the thing behind the closet door that scares us the most. It’s that person out in the dark just beyond what we are able to see. When we can’t see what  out there to get us, our imagination takes over and fear floods […]

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Stress Kills!!! Here’s 3 Ways To Do Something About It

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Stress kills. Not only is it a leading contributor to several types of illness, it is also one the main reasons our effectiveness suffers at work and at home. It also severely limits our ability to enjoy life. If you are interested in increasing your quality of life, then eliminating stress is a good place […]

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Silent Film Edition (Tony’s Addendum) I completely agree with Michael’s selection of “not to be missed” silent movies. Each is a classic and a masterpiece (I especially love The General.) However, I wanted to add a couple of my favorites for consideration. My favorite Chaplin movie is Modern Times (AFI #81). It is a brilliant […]

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Films That You Absolutely Can Not Miss!!!! (Silent Film Edition)

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There hasn’t been a lot of “film” on this “faithfilmandfood” blog lately and it’s time for that to change! People have been making truly remarkable films for over 100 years. Great films have the power to impact us in ways that few other things can. A story that is well-told visually can affect our emotions […]

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Spanking vs. Time-Out: Parenting in 2014

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Everybody’s parents disciplined them in some way or another, and as they look back now, they either hate the way their parents did it or they love it. Their approach to parenting is most likely based on what they experienced growing up. Therefore, nobody is neutral when it comes to how to discipline children. The […]