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2024-08-29T07:20:58-07:00

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The Book of Eli: Taking the Bible Seriously in Dystopia

Last updated on: August 29, 2024 at 7:20 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post reflects on the film, The Book of Eli, and the importance of preserving, properly interpreting, and applying the Bible to our lives today to guard against a dystopian future. It is the first in a series of posts reflecting on the interface between biblical-theological themes and pop culture. The Book of Eli and Biblical Illiteracy I was reflecting on the film, The Book of Eli, the other night. Like in the movie, it’s almost as if we are... Read more

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2024-07-29T07:58:29-07:00

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Bringing Hope Back to Life in the Valley of Dry Bones

Last updated on: July 29, 2024 at 7:58 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post on Ezekiel’s apocalyptic vision of dry bones coming to life highlights how honesty and humility help foster hope amid the harrowing circumstances of life. Honesty and the Apocalyptic I was reading Ezekiel during my morning devotions this past week. Such an apocalyptic book, which stretches the imagination. Such apocalyptic stretching, while imaginative, is completely truthful and honest in accounting for boundary experiences hovering between life and death. I must confess that I have always liked the apocalyptic. Take... Read more

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2024-07-14T08:52:58-07:00

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Show Up Every Day: Patience & Perseverance Key to Success

Last updated on: July 14, 2024 at 8:52 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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Show Up Every Day to Realize Your Dreams We show up every day at my adult son Christopher’s care facility to be with him. My wife and I take turns in this marathon race with TBI, which extends over three plus years. It is important that we show up to be with Christopher in pursuit of meaningful recovery. After all, as Woody Allen once said, “80% of success is showing up.” This post is about the importance of showing up... Read more

2024-07-05T08:53:04-07:00

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Independence Day Every Day: Choose Freely and Responsibly

Last updated on: July 5, 2024 at 8:53 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post reflects upon the importance of not taking our independence as humans for granted. Independence entails choosing freely and taking responsibility for our actions, thereby affirming our dignity. When we do so, every day is Independence Day. Growing in Conscious Awareness of the Freedom to Choose My daughter Julianne and I cherished the opportunity to sit outside in the shade with Christopher at his care facility on the Fourth of July. Christopher is my son and Julianne’s older brother.... Read more

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2024-06-16T14:19:13-07:00

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When Superlatives Fall Short: A Father’s Day Remembrance

Last updated on: June 16, 2024 at 2:19 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post is about the importance of fostering and cherishing good, better, best, and “bestest” memories of fatherhood and parenting. In my granddaughter’s experience, superlatives fall short in remembrance of her daddy on Father’s Day. Stimulating the Brain with Exceptionally Superlative Goodness Recently, I was with my son Christopher at his adult care facility. I called to speak to his daughter Jaylah and asked if she could talk to her daddy. Jaylah got on the phone. She immediately said to... Read more

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2024-06-04T07:47:46-07:00

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Stimulate Your Brain and Soul with Good Medicine and Music

Last updated on: June 4, 2024 at 7:47 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post is about our family journey with TBI and how important it is to stimulate your brain and soul with good medicine and music. Trial Medications and Trials Friday was a good day. My adult son Christopher received the first dose of a trial medication a doctor prescribed to stimulate his brain. Within fifteen to twenty minutes, he started showing signs of responsiveness. This continued on and off for some time. Christopher started off by suddenly moving both hands... Read more

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2024-05-27T09:36:35-07:00

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Memorial Day & Cultivating Your Daily Rhythm of Remembrance

Last updated on: May 27, 2024 at 9:36 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post builds on the annual rhythm of Memorial Day to consider the import of cultivating a daily rhythm of remembrance in honor of those who have sacrificed so much for your life. Memorial Day and the Annual Rhythm of American National Life Memorial Day is part of my country’s liturgy. It is a key aspect of the annual rhythm of American national life. The intent is to remember and honor members of the US military who died while serving... Read more

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2024-05-22T09:40:44-07:00

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Pentecost Season: Ordering Your Life for Maximum Growth

Last updated on: May 22, 2024 at 9:40 am By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post reflects upon the import of Pentecost season for ordering your and my everyday life for maximum growth. Fear of the Holy Ghost in Our Secular Age I remember tucking my daughter Julianne into bed one night when she was a little girl. She asked me to protect her from the Holy Ghost. No doubt mention of the Holy Spirit in my good night prayers conjured up all kinds of scary notions of ghosts. No doubt, my daughter wasn’t... Read more

2024-05-12T18:38:18-07:00

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A Mother’s Day Search for Secure Attachment in a Secular Age

Last updated on: May 12, 2024 at 6:38 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

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This post pays tribute to mothers on Mother’s Day and the importance of secure attachment for all of us in a secular age. The Grinch and his Mother’s Deep Affection I was watching Dr. Seuss’s 1982 classic, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat with my granddaughter Jaylah yesterday afternoon. Like a master psychologist, the Cat in the Hat discerns that the only thing that will change the Grinch’s nasty disposition is to reawaken the Grinch’s mother’s loving memory.... Read more

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2024-05-06T20:00:39-07:00

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Learning to Let It Go: The Fine Art of Renunciation

Last updated on: May 6, 2024 at 8:00 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

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This entry focuses on the importance of learning to let it go and not fixate on the fruit of one’s action in life. If you are anything like me, it will take a lifetime to learn the fine art of renunciation. Elsa learns to let it go. My granddaughter Jaylah tells me with a cheeky smile on her face that I am a “horrible Elsa singer.” She loves to sing “Let It Go” from Frozen with her karaoke microphone system.... Read more

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