Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity.Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams Richard Jenkins, Bradley WhitfordDirected by Drew Goddard (First feature film)A clever new take on an ancient story.A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country...
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Rated R for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, and some drug use.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael PenaDirected by David Ayer (Harsh Times)This is one of the best movies I have seen this year, but I don’t think I ever want to watch it again. End Of Watch stars Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and...
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Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense action sequences and language.Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon and Wole ParksDirected by David Koepp (Ghost Town)Premium Rush was way better than I expected.Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and...
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Campus Ministry

Would You Join Me?

My phone buzzed and there was a message asking us to come to pray for a dying grandfather. I actually was aware of the situation already. Earlier in the week a Vice-Principal at the local high school had sent me an email about two brothers – Scotty and Chase – he knew we worked with and he was concerned...
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Main Point: God purposefully created the universe. That view may be unpopular, but it’s still true, and there are good reasons to believe it. Discussion Starter: Bill Nye (The Science Guy) on CreationismNOTE: This video is probably on the high school level; it uses some scientific jargon that may be above the understanding of many middle school students. If...
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Movie Reviews

Brave (11/13/2012)

Rated PG for some scary action and rude humor.Starring The voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane and Craig FergusonDirected by Brenda Chapman (Prince of Egypt) and Mark AndrewsHas Disney/Pixar ever made a bad movie?A rugged and mythic Scotland is the setting for Pixar's action-adventure Brave. The impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a...
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Rated PG for mild rude humor and action/peril.Starring The voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Wedge and Nicki MinajDirected by Steve Martino and Mike ThurmeierThe Ice Age franchises needs to be put on ice.Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences...
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