“That which is belittled in plain speech finds the respect it warrants in the subtleties of metaphor.” -Donald Braun
It’s a Wonderful Life: Frank Capra’s Worldview Masterpiece
Like George Bailey and Ricky Gervais, we all eventually find ourselves wondering: Is there a reward for knowing and trying to do the right thing? (Either in heaven or on earth) Or, is it all a waste of time?
Jay Barnes, President of Bethel University, on “The Influencers Who Influenced Me”
ay Barnes, President of Bethel University and Consummate Servant Leader, shares “the influencers who influenced me.”
The Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais’ Atheism and Sentimental Hogwash: It’s a Wonderful Life, Part 1
Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais’s Atheism joke and recent essay in the Wall Street Journal “Why I’m An Atheist,” provide a great background for examining an all-time great Christmas movie and one of the best defenses of Theism in Hollywood history–It’s a Wonderful Life.