Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen. During an interview with NPR last July, Ted was asked, “How often do you think about death,” to which Ted said, “A lot. I have faith that there’s an afterlife. I have faith in that there is something, you know, godlike or supreme-like, other than, you know, just what we see in front of us. I have faith that, you know, love can make change. I have all these different faiths, but if you call them beliefs, then I don’t want to defend them, ‘cause beliefs, all of a sudden, are like... Belief is, you know, so-and-so believes this because of their religion, and now you can’t have a conversation or, you know… I’m not interested in arguing with somebody over beliefs, or putting my belief out there with the assumption that I think it’s the way to go. No, everybody gets to have their own beliefs and their faiths and all of that. I’ve read all my different philosophy books, and my mentor took me years ago, when I was in my ‘40s, through all sorts of different spiritual explorations, and I went to church with my mom, who was Episcopal, then converted to Catholic, and I had all of that information, and then I was sitting with my mother while she was dying. All my beliefs and faiths and things went flying out the window, and I had this deep realization that I do not know.” Mary and Ted were both very kind. Mary at first ran inside because of the cold, just grabbing the gift as she walked in. Ted stayed outside for a moment looking at the Bible. I brought up some of his interviews, and he said, “Yes, I’m so tired of hearing people talk about their “beliefs.” I’m running out of time, and I want to hear facts. Why do you believe what you believe, and why do you know it’s right?” As we were talking, Mary came back out and said, “This is the most beautiful gift a fan has ever given me. I’ve not had a Bible since I was a little girl.” Ted showed her his and said, “Maybe this is the universe telling us we should be reading this together.” Please be praying for them. A special thank you to Keith Grommes and Claude Curran for sponsoring these personalized Bibles! #Elf #Cheers #NYC #Evangelism #BuddytheElf