{"id":3886,"date":"2018-08-16T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2021-02-17T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:54:57","slug":"denzel-washington-man-on-a-mission-by-jan-janssen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/denzel-washington-man-on-a-mission-by-jan-janssen\/","title":{"rendered":"Man on a mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-excerpt\">\n    <p>Denzel Washington is a man with a deep sense of mission in life. It extends to his family, his movie career, and most importantly, to his faith in God. The son of a Pentecostal preacher, Washington has long been driven by an abiding belief that we are summoned to bring greater good to the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have a spiritual nature and I don\u2019t think we should deny that \u2013 we should embrace it,\u201d says Washington. \u201cI am trying to suggest that there is a higher calling to life and you can interpret that any way you want. My belief is that we are all born with a purpose to bring something good to the world and not just think in terms of our narrow self-interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have faith that we have a greater purpose in life and that is what inspires us to be good men and women and it\u2019s up to us to take responsibility for living up to a higher morality than simply whatever base instincts move us. \u201dThat powerful spiritual message regularly finds expression in the characters the 63-year-old Washington h...<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Subscribe to one of our subscription packages<br \/>\nto get digital access to our articles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Unlimited digital access.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"headerbutton1\" href=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/subscriptions\/\">Start a Subscription Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Already a subscriber? <a href=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/login-member\/\">Login<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denzel Washington is a man with a deep sense of mission in life. It extends to his family, his movie career, and most importantly, to his faith in God. The son of a Pentecostal preacher, Washington has long been driven by an abiding belief that we are summoned to bring greater good to the world. 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