The Song: BelieverMain Point of Discussion: As we face painful things in our lives, God can produce good things through these experiences. No matter what we encounter, there is hope through Jesus.Introducing the Song: Imagine Dragons came on the scene as Billboard’s Breakthrough band of 2013. Hailing from Las Vegas, they will release their...
Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, thematic elements, some sexuality and brief drug material.Starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan and Vincent D’OnofrioDirected by F. Javier GutierrezNot as scary as the original, but an interesting storyline.A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the...
Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references.Starring Keith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener and Betty GabrielDirected by Jordan PeeleI really like this surprisingly intense thriller.Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine...
Main Point: For good or bad, the decisions we make today forge who we become in the future. So, what advice would an older version of you give to you right now? The Discussion Starter: Dear Younger Me In this music video, viewers see several people holding cardboard signs set to the music of MercyMe’s song “Dear Younger Me.”...
Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity and action/peril.Starring Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen and Laurence FishburneDirected by Morten TyldumPassengers is an interesting sci-fi film. Two passengers board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As...
Rated R for violence, realistically graphic injury images, language throughout and some drug use.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons. Kevin Bacon and John GoodmanDirected by Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor, Battleship and Friday Night Lights)Another solid film from Peter Berg.In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors,...
by Thom McKee
Who would you rather be, Negan or Rick?
Think about it. Negan has pretty much everything he wants, including immense power and access to most of the material things that people only enjoyed before the Zombie apocalypse. He also leads a very large community that may eventually become an established government in this new world.
What does Rick have? He doesn’t have much power and most of his material possessions have been stripped by the saviors – but he has