The Sandman, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Santa. In the animated tale "Rise of the Guardians," these fairytale heroes team up to save the world. Rev. Kathy Ellis brings us a playful message about nurturing each other and ourselves.

When successful Hollywood director Tom Shadyac suffered a life-changing injury, he asked, What's wrong with the world? Inspired by Shadyac's film "I AM," Rev. Ken Beldon reminds us to establish a spiritual practice and explore our capacity for compassion and connection.

When successful Hollywood director Tom Shadyac suffered a life-changing injury, he asked, What's wrong with the world? Inspired by Shadyac's film "I AM," Rev. Ken Beldon reminds us to establish a spiritual practice and explore our capacity for compassion and connection.

In the wake of the Boko Haram kidnappings and the Santa Barbara atrocity, Rev. Ken Beldon was reminded of the action movie "Wanted," a disturbing fantasy of masculinity realized through bloodshed. "As a man," he said, "I want to see more clearly the pathological sludge we're swimming in and producing. I want to do better, and I want us to do better.

In the wake of the Boko Haram kidnappings and the Santa Barbara atrocity, Rev. Ken Beldon was reminded of the action movie "Wanted," a disturbing fantasy of masculinity realized through bloodshed. "As a man," he said, "I want to see more clearly the pathological sludge we're swimming in and producing. I want to do better, and I want us to do better.

"When a child is hungry, he oughta be fed." Those are the opening words of soul singer Naomi Shelton's song "Am I Asking Too Much," this week's inspiration for Rev. Ken Beldon's message. In a competitive culture where many of us feel we're in survival mode, how do we continue to see clearly so that we can love deeply?

"When a child is hungry, he oughta be fed." Those are the opening words of soul singer Naomi Shelton's song "Am I Asking Too Much," this week's inspiration for Rev. Ken Beldon's message. In a competitive culture where many of us feel we're in survival mode, how do we continue to see clearly so that we can love deeply?

Allow yourself to be surprised by joy. Rev. Ken Beldon is inspired by the Sean Staples song "Joy Comes Back" as he reminds us to prepare ourselves to feel joy, even when it seems very far away indeed.

Allow yourself to be surprised by joy. Rev. Ken Beldon is inspired by the Sean Staples song "Joy Comes Back" as he reminds us to prepare ourselves to feel joy, even when it seems very far away indeed.

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