Popcorn and Inspiraton: ‘Heaven Is for Real’: Daring, Disarming, Dogma-Challenging
PG | 1h 39min | Biography, Drama, Family | 16 April 2014 (USA) America’s best products are movies and music. So what’s the deal with Christian movies? While they unfailingly have the best of intentions, they tend to share an overly saccharine sweetness. But is it that they’re actually too sweet, or that today’s society has become too sophisticated and jaded? The latter, of course. “Heaven Is for Real” falls solidly in the saccharine category; however, the story itself is quite interesting. It’s also true. Colton Burpo (Connor Corum, L) walks with Jesus, in “Heaven Is for Real.” (TriStar Pictures)The Pastor and His Son Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear) is an Iowan pastor, volunteer fireman, wrestling coach, and business owner. He’s a do-gooder of extreme do-goodness. He keeps it real; his…
Residents of Cathedrals on Fraser Island have been urged to leave as a significant bushfire burns towards the area and conditions deteriorate.
The Queensland Fire and Emergency service says the blaze is expected to impact on the local community late on Saturday afternoon.
It said people should follow their bushfire survival plans.
“Your safest option is to leave now if it is clear to do so,” the service said.
“If you are not in the area, do not return, as conditions are too dangerous.”
The fire is burning from north of Lake Bowarrady in the vicinity of Awinya Road, south towards Cathedrals on Fraser.
Residents and visitors are asked to leave by Maheno Beach and travel south toward Happy Valley.
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Focus News: Bushfire Warning for QLD’s Fraser Island
Rediscovering the Art of Poetry
There is something magical about a well-written poem. Using nothing more than ink on paper, one can experience the same thrill as produced by a scene that costs millions of dollars to put on the big screen; one can experience the same momentous payoff that may take hundreds of pages of novel reading to reach. No screen, no battery, no app required—heck, not even electricity required. And yet, if you were asked to mention a magical experience of reading a poem that you recently read, chances are you would be hard-pressed to produce one. That is the reality of poetry reading today. The really good poetry was written by some dead poet, who is eternally removed from the present. As good as a poem may be, the feeling of connection…
