Blog, Gifts of the Dark Wood, Week 1: Gift of Failure
Ricky Gervais is an outspoken atheist. He is also a comic, actor and producer. His latest television project is Derek. The first season is out on Netflix and on YouTube. Derek is a character that Gervais has portrayed for years. He calls Derek a funny little nerd...
Blog, Gifts of the Dark Wood, Week 1: Gift of Failure
There is a curious story in the Christian scriptures which suggests that the failures that beset us may serve as channels through which we experience fullness of life. It’s a story about Jesus’ disciple Simon, better known as Simon Peter, or simply Peter....
Blog, Week 1: Gift of Failure
by Eric Elnes Welcome to the Dark Wood. The purpose of our new “Gifts of the Dark Wood” series is to explore the proposition that our best help on life’s journey often comes from the most unlikely and misunderstood of places: a place known most...