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"The Passion...": A Divine Love Story It took ten days from the time "The Passion of the Christ" opened in theaters throughout the country before I was able to get in to see it for myself. I could have gone alone and gotten in earlier, but because I wanted to go with a group from my church it took a little longer to buy a sufficient number of tickets on the same day to accommodate all of us. Consequently, I had almost a full year to read all the reviews of the movie, many of which were written by people...

We shall not cease exploring And the end of our exploration Shall be to return to the place where we started And know it for the first time. -- T.S. Eliot The story of the Prodigal Son is the story of each of us. It is your story and mine. The prodigal son is heir to a great estate, along with his brother. He asks for his share, gets it, and goes wandering off from his father’s rich estate. Eventually, the prodigal son runs out of money and returns home. His father throws a banquet for him, much to the...

We shall not cease exploring And the end of our exploration Shall be to return to the place where we started And know it for the first time. -- T.S. Eliot The story of the Prodigal Son is the story of each of us. It is your story and mine. The prodigal son is heir to a great estate, along with his brother. He asks for his share, gets it, and goes wandering off from his father’s rich estate. Eventually, the prodigal son runs out of money and returns home. His father throws a banquet for him, much to the...