Main Point: Our security as believers doesn’t rest in man-made things, but in God alone. He is the only One who can be totally trusted with taking great care of us. Discussion Starter: Which is More Secure?This discussion starter requires some way of “showing” students contrasting images of similar items. It’s best to have a video projector, but if...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Angela Bassett and Tim RobbinsDirected by Martin Campbell (Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale and The Legend of Zorro)Green Lantern followed the superhero formula almost perfectly…almost.In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite, powerful force has existed for...
Rated PG-13 for violence and creature terror, and some sensuality.Starring Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Julie Christie and Gary OldmanDirected by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight and The Nativity Story)TODD’S WORD: I didn’t really care for this Twilight movie.JONATHAN’S WORD: Ummmm this wasn’t a Twilight movie.TODD’S WORD: Are you sure?JONATHAN’S WORD: Yeah…just the same director and the same daytime soap mentality. Valerie...
Main Point: When we choose to forgive those who have wronged us, our lives – and theirs – can be changed. Discussion Starter: The Power of ForgivenessIn February of 1993, Mary Johnson’s only child, her 20 year old son, was shot to death by a 16 year old kid named Oshea Israel. Israel spent 17 years in prison...
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Juliette LewisDirected by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory)The Switch is a surprisingly likeable relationship comedy-drama.Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, The Switch stars Jason Bateman as Wally, whose best friend...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Kyle ChandlerDirected by J.J. AbramsAnytime you have J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg involved in a big budget summer movie, expectations are going to be really high. Well they exceeded every expectation and then some. In the summer of 1979,...
(Dreamworks, 2010)Main Point: No matter how terrible our circumstances are – or how terrible we’ve been treated – we never get God’s permission to do evil.The Movie Clip:Megamind was one of my favorite movies of 2010. It had a star-packed cast of Will Ferrell (Megamind), Brad Pitt (Metroman), Tina Fey (Roxanne Ritchie) and Jonah Hill (Hal/Titan), and provided plenty...