Main Point of Discussion: God saw our desperate situation of being lost in sin and took action to rescue us from death.Discussion Starter: Jesus Makes Duck Dynasty Crew Different…Very, Very DifferentThe hillbilly crew from Duck Dynasty has taken over America. Their bearded faces are on TV, billboards, product endorsements, magazine covers, and much, much more. But they’re taking advantage...
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language.Starring Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders and Chris PrattDirected by Ken ScottDefinitely not the best Vince Vaughn film.From DreamWorks Pictures comes Delivery Man, the story of affable underachiever David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn), whose mundane life gets twisted in a knot when he finds out that he fathered...
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Rated R for strong violence, language and drug content.Starring Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker and Sam ShepardDirected by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart)Out of the Furnace and into the raw, gritty and very violent fire.From Scott Cooper, the critically acclaimed writer and director of Crazy Heart, comes a gripping and gritty drama about...
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Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references.Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike and Paddy ConsidineDirected by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz)Maybe it was the subject matter or maybe it was one too many films for this group of friends, but I couldn’t wait for The World’s End...
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HershelIt was the final episode of the fall and the final show for some key characters—probably one of the most emotional episodes in the series. But the most difficult part of this episode (SPOILER ALERT) undeniably was losing Hershel.

When we first were introduced to Hershel long ago on his farm, I didn’t know what to think. He was reluctant to take Rick’s group in and he often objected to some of the groups’ methods of survival. But as we grew closer to Hershel and Hershel grew closer to the group, we saw his heart for others. Any hesitation or reluctance Hershel had towards Rick flowed from his compassion for humanity. Hershel struggled with killing to survive. Hershel made every effort to preserve life

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Mitch-and-PeteIs it okay to rob someone to feed your own family? Where do we go to find answers to these kind of moral quandaries? That’s the discussion in this week’s The Gospel According to the Walking Dead.

Rick, Carl, Hershel… Daryl? For the second week in a row we are forced to hold off on that story line and focus instead on the apparent metamorphosis of The Governor. Last week we couldn’t help but wonder if The Governor changed. This week, we find

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(Warner Bros., 2013)Main Point: Jesus came to Earth to lay down His life – and take it up again – for those He loves. The Movie Clip:In Man of Steel, Warner Bros. provides the background and storyline of America’s most iconic superhero, Superman. Of course, we see him save Earth from the villainous plans of General Zod and his...
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