Jesus' Noblesse Oblige
"It is as you say."
Certain details in the Gospels carry a note of personality. We are surprised by something in Christ’s manner, sense intuitively what it might have felt like to be in his presence.
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The Secret of Mary Poppins
Clue: It's about Love
When I was five years old, I broke the videotape of Mary Poppins. Not through childhood negligence, but because I watched it so often that the player ate the tape. Why did I love the film so much? I thought the answer was obvious: great music, comedy, whimsy—all things I loved as a boy. But there’s more to Mary Poppins than meets the eye, and I didn’t realize it until I grew up and saw it again after many years.
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