Rated PG-13 for some violence and drug content.Starring Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes, Ken Bevel, Ben Davies and Rusty MartinDirected by Alex Kendrick (Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Flywheel)For a low budget film, Courageous packed a powerful message. Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes (and their partners), are confident and...
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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, brief language, some sexual content and teen partying.Starring Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Maria Bello and Sigourney WeaverDirected by John Singleton (Shaft and Four Brothers)The only thing I liked about Abduction…was seeing downtown Pittsburgh.For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that he's...
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Rated PG for some mild thematic elements.Starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris KristoffersonDirected by Charles Martin Smith (Air Bud)Dolphin Tale is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging...
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Movie Clip Discussions

Courageous

Main Point: We have to take responsibility for our actions, even our sinful actions. The Movie Clip: You are guiltyCourageous is the fourth and latest offering from Sherwood Pictures, the movie company based out of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. In their latest installment, the action-packed plot centers on four law officers who share two callings: to protect...
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Music Discussions

We Are Young

Main Point of Discussion: Being young has its benefits…and liabilities. God wants us to enjoy life, without using our youth as a license to sin. The Music Video: We Are YoungThe band Fun is best known for its hit single We Are Young featuring singer Janelle Monae. We Are Young reached number one on the U.S. Billboard hot 100...
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Rated R for some violence and language.Starring Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Marton CsokasDirected by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love)This is one debt that I was happy to pay for. The story begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Mirren) and Stefan (Wilkinson) about their former colleague David...
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