Music Discussions

Survival

Main Point of Discussion: Just like Olympic competitors, Christians are also competing. But the race we are running is far more important than any competition that happens every four years. Discussion Starter: Survival by MuseIn 2011, Matthew Bellamy, of the English alternative rock band Muse, was asked to compose a song for the London 2012 Olympics. Survival is that...
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Main Point of Discussion: When we think about our future spouse, it is critical that we trust in the powerful hand of God rather than just our own hand.Introducing the Clip: The clip we are going to watch comes from the movie Brave. It is set in medieval Scotland during a time when women’s husbands were chosen by...
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Music Discussions

I Cry

Main Point: We don’t have to lose heart when evil abounds because our trust and our hope is in the Name of the Lord our God. The Song: I CryWith the release of Flo Rida’s fourth studio album comes the single, I Cry. Flo Rida has found a system that works well for him: take lines and beats from...
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Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references and language, some drug material and partial nudity.Starring Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara and John LeguizamoDirected by Julie Anne Robinson (The Last Song)Katherine Heigl just can’t catch a break…or she just can’t act.Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl) can’t catch a break. At 30, she finds herself newly-divorced, recently laid-off, and living with her hamster in...
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Rated R for some bloody violence.Starring Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler and Brian CoxDirected by Ralph FiennesI’ve never been accused of being artsy or even a real film critic, but I really liked Coriolanus.Caius Martius Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling...
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(Paramount, 1995)Main Point: Leadership is a gift and anyone with it needs to display it. If leaders lead appropriately, others will follow. The Movie Clip: If You Would Just Lead Them Braveheart follows the legacy of a man named William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson), a bold Scotsman, who used his sword and his intelligence to rally and free...
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