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Inspiring the self-server to self-sacrificer transition in fiction, part 2
The examples of Andrew Carnegie (real life), Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), and Phil Conners (Groundhog Day)
Inspiring the self-server to self-sacrificer transition in fiction, part 1
Moral health, discontents of the self-server pattern, and the related tragic and redemptive character arcs
Inspiring the transition from self-comforter to self-server in fiction, part 2
The story arc of Jenny in "Forrest Gump" and inspiring such change through fiction.
Inspiring the transition from self-comforter to self-server in fiction, part 1
Awakening greater self-interest, energy, and responsibility
Transition points in seeking God
Inspiring readers to take those steps toward God for which they’re ready
An Easter visualization
To accompany the song "Christ Is Risen" by J. Donald Walters
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Stories that are spiritualizing but don’t look “spiritual”: Part 2
Pattern-appropriate themes for directional spirituality
Stories that are spiritualizing but don’t look “spiritual”: Part 1
Directional spirituality and heroic, anti-heroic, and tragic story arcs
Wondrous — Chapter 4: Impact, part 2
(An experiment in writing in installments)
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Deus in Fabula
Deus in Fabula
A quest for spiritual, devotional, and mystical realism in fiction.
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Foundational Posts
Mystical realism: joining the converation
Mystical realism: motivations, inspirations, and opportunities
What do I mean by “spiritual, devotional, and mystical realism”?
Mystical, Magical, and Mystical
Untwisting a triplet of tangled terms and their associated styles of fiction
Inner experience: a unique value of written stories
The privilege of sharing the thoughts and feelings of another
The privilege of writing inner experiences: part 1
Sharing in the thoughts and feelings of another
The privilege of writing inner experiences: part 2
Writing fiction as a practice in empathy, self-expansion, and meditation

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