![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He also wrote television sketches for Beppe Grillo at the beginning of Grillo's career, and one of these sketches – called "Pietro Longo=P2" – caused the Psdi to ask the RAI commission to remove Grillo from RAI TV their request was denied. He has also worked with the weekly magazines L'espresso and Panorama, and with the satirical Cuore and Tango, the monthly magazines Linus and Il Mago (where he began and published in installments part of Bar Sport), and the newspapers La Repubblica and il manifesto. Benni has written many successful novels and anthologies, among which are Bar Sport, Elianto, Terra!, La compagnia dei celestini, Baol, Comici spaventati guerrieri, Saltatempo, Margherita Dolcevita and Il bar sotto il mare. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments The maidens book review![]() ![]() ![]() Mariana Andros is an intelligent group therapist who is still reeling from a personal tragedy when she receives news her niece, Zoe’s, best friend has been brutally murdered at Cambridge, where her niece is also attending university. It’s a kind of blindness-but unless you wake up and see clearly, it will persist throughout your whole life, affecting how you see yourself, and others too'” – Alex Michaelides, The Maidens You can’t love someone if you’re afraid of them, Mariana. ‘It’s not dependent on jumping through hoops to please someone-and always failing. Anyways, after reading The Maidens, I was totally intrigued and pressed for more by the end. I’m on a music listening trend right now… and most likely itching towards a podcast kick before I resume my audiobook kick. This is mostly due to being less inclined to listen to audiobooks as I’m doing my daily tasks or during my drives to/from work. I have definitely slowed down on the audiobooks and upped my physical book reading material. I did so by finishing The Maidens by Alex Michaelides on Audible Audiobook. Hello and happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a satisfactory end to their week. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Happy go lucky book review![]() ![]() And back on the road, he discovers a battle-scarred America: people weary, storefronts empty or festooned with Help Wanted signs, walls painted with graffiti reflecting the contradictory messages of our time: Eat the Rich. Newly orphaned, he considers what it means, in his seventh decade, no longer to be someone's son. His offer to fix a stranger's teeth rebuffed, he straightens his own, and ventures into the world with new confidence. As the world gradually settles into a new reality, Sedaris too finds himself changed. He vacuums his apartment twice a day, fails to hoard anything, and contemplates how sex workers and acupuncturists might be getting by during quarantine. To cope, he walks for miles through a nearly deserted city, smelling only his own breath. ![]() But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, he's stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most. ![]() As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes. Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask - or not - was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Little leaders visionary woman![]() ![]() The Sacred Worth Books database, a resource curated by the General Board of Church and Society, provides a way to search for children’s books that highlight the sacred worth of all by featuring diverse main characters and stories. What better way to celebrate amazing women this month than by reading their stories together with the children in your life? ![]() In addition to these observances highlighting women, March is also National Reading Month, in which Americans of all ages are encouraged to read daily. These observances allow us as United Methodists to also reflect on our commitment through our faith to follow in Christ’s footsteps by uplifting the voices and contributions of women and seeking to ensure that their equal worth is affirmed around the world (see here for how and why Church & Society works toward justice for women and children). ![]() The month of March is also when we observe Women’s History Month in the United States, recognizing the vital role of women in shaping American history. ![]() March 8th, when I am typing these words, is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women all over the world and highlight the ongoing global movement for women’s rights. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments William lane craig faith![]() ![]() Finally, there is fiducia, which is trust in the relevant person or thing. Next comes what he called assensus, which is assent to the proposition in question. At the most basic level, faith involves what Luther called notitia, which is simply cognizance or understanding of a proposition. Now “faith,” as the Reformer Martin Luther emphasized, is a multivalent word. However, the trouble starts when he defines “faith.” In answer to the question, “What Does It Mean to Have Relationship with God?” Craig says this about faith: However, I stopped giving to Reasonable Faith because I became concerned about Craig’s view of salvation.Ĭraig says he believes salvation is by faith apart from works. ![]() For a time, I was even a (small) monthly donor to his ministry. ![]() During university, I found his books on natural theology to be enormously helpful and I regularly recommend them to others. ![]() William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and apologist who has done excellent work in defending the existence of God from atheism. ![]() |