The importance of learning truth

12.4.08

My mom as a young woman, before I was born, worked at a large bank in Manhattan. As a bank employee, she was trained to recognize counterfeit bills. Down in the basement of the bank, my mother counted bill after bill, touching, feeling the money. She learned color, texture, weight ...

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Does the book Eat, Pray, Love preach Christ?

10.28.08

Comments are still coming in on this post about Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert, so that means it's time to Educate the Masses. Are you ready masses? Class is in session. Here we go - This is a comment from Adam. ...

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Answering questions: more on author Elizabeth Gilbert

8.11.08

Christian believers are still seeking answers about the author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, so here is a video from Authors@Google. It's embedded, and I can't figure out how to get the video here; just follow the link. The video is ...

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When two worlds collide: Elizabeth Gilbert and why I home school

7.28.08

Did you feel that tremor last week? The lighting, the rolls of thunder, the shifting of the earth under your feet? Two of my favorite subjects – Elizabeth Gilbert and home schooling - collided Friday when my husband brought home the local newspaper. I was writing a blog post about ...

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Why I read controversial books

6.12.08

For conversation, to engage a stranger while waiting in line. True story. Recently I needed my mental escape, so off I went to a real brick and mortar bookstore without the kids. While waiting to make my purchase, the woman in front of me suddenly plucked up a copy of Eat, ...

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