Tag Archives: PTSD

Unbroken: A Second Look (Movie Review)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by

A month after seeing Unbroken for the first time, I went back with a group of folks from church to see what new insights I might glean from director Angelina Jolie’s cinematic translation of Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller Unbroken: A World War II Story … Continue reading →

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Dogs Of War: Who Supports Our Veterans? (TV Preview)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

What happens when veterans return from the war but they’re broken in body and soul? They’re clinically diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) but how they get through that journey varies. So, when  three-tour veteran of the Iraq wars, … Continue reading →

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Laura McBride’s We Are Called To Rise: Facing Tragedy (Book Review)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

Call it Crash with housewives and PTSD. Call it melodrama with politics and family dynamics mixed in. Call it whatever you want: Laura McBride delivers a stunning, compelling, soul-search-invoking debut about four disparate stories that collide in one explosive moment. First, we meet … Continue reading →

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Iron Man: You Know Who I Am, But Do I?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Iron Man 3 was a different kind of superhero movie than we’ve seen before, more akin to Dark Knight Rises than The Avengers, but it was still officially the first sign that summer is upon us. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) returns … Continue reading →

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