Jonathan,I was wondering about the importance of having your wife actively involved in your ministry. I am in college and I am not yet married but I believe I have found the person I am supposed to marry. The problem is that recently she changed majors and is planning on having a type of ministry in family law. This...
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Jonathan,I am listening to Doug Fields at the moment about hurts and he keeps referring to young people as students and it's really, really annoying me! I was just wondering...why do you call young people 'students?' Does it mean that you only work with university students?PhilKent, EnglandAnswerPhil,Wow. I never realized someone could be annoyed by the word "students." Maybe...
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Jonathan,I have a ministry that involves mentoring urban kids. They range in age from 9-19. Basically I try to do for them everything a caring father would do for them .... rides to sports, shopping, etc ... alot of day to day stuff. Ok, here is the background and the problem. When the kids do some work for me...
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual materialDirected by Andy FickmanStarring Amanda BynesShe’s the Man is a 21st century version of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a girl who needs to dress like a boy just so she can be taken seriously as a soccer player. But then, like Twelfth Night, a love triangle develops that isn’t...
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images.Directed by Gore Verbinski (The Ring, The Weather Man, The Mexican…)Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira KnightlyPeople’s reaction to this film demonstrates the power of expectations. Let’s face it, the first Pirates film really delivered. It was a box office smash, and then everybody rushed to...
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Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences.Directed by M. Night ShyamalanStarring Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, M. Night Shyamalan…I’ve seen two trailers for this film: the first is the one I call the “fairy tale” preview. It begins with the words “Once upon a time,” ending with the words “A Bedtime Story by M. Night Shymalan.” The second...
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Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.Directed by Steve Oedekerk (writer of Bruce Almighty, Kung Pow, Patch Adams, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls)Starring the voices of Kevin James, Courtney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott…It’s been a while since I’ve seen an animated film this good. Barnyard will end up on my DVD shelf next to Finding...
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