Feeding The Fish
Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, embodied the principle James describes in chapter 2. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who believed television could be a
Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, embodied the principle James describes in chapter 2. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who believed television could be a
In 2005, Will Ferrell starred in Kicking and Screaming (directed by Jesse Dylan, Trimark Pictures). Ferrell’s character gets stuck coaching his son’s last-place soccer team. The team
We’ve all seen videos of people standing in line at the grocery store when a random stranger walks by and pays the bill. The beneficiary’s
The film Pay It Forward (directed by Mimi Leder, Warner Bros, 2000) follows a seventh-grade boy who is given an assignment to develop a plan
An illustration of our freedom from condemnation can be seen in the novel Do We Not Bleed? In that novel, the character Jon Mote is
Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida paid off almost $40,000 in school lunch debt so that graduating seniors and rising juniors would not be penalized
In the Disney movie Hook (directed by Stephen Spielberg [Sony Picture Studios, 1991]), Captain James Hook is an example of a common bully. He harasses
Be Kind Rewind (directed by Michel Gondry [New Line Cinema, 2008])is the silly story of two clerks in a video rental store who accidentally erase
In an episode of the television show Gilmore Girls, Lorelai Gilmore is having her home remodeled. Consider showing clips from this episode (season 6, episode 3,
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses two sensory-rich descriptions for the people who are his disciples. He states, “You are the salt of
Disabled medical student Zoie Sheets has shared some helpful reflections on how medical professionals should approach “Google warriors”—patients who have compiled their own research and
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a lawyer in the American South who defends Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongfully
Many times our claims that we want to do the right thing just don’t line up with our actions. The television series What Would You
You don’t need to make a huge move or change in order to begin living in the purpose that God has for you right now.
In our foster-care system today, many young children are left to navigate a maze of court hearings and new schools all on their own. Through the
At the heart of the gospel is love. God so loved the world he sent his Son, Jesus, to die on the cross (John 3:16).
The film Pay It Forward imagines what can happen if everyone gave someone an act of kindness that could not be paid back and then
Rosaria Butterfield is a well-known speaker and writer who converted from a life filled with questions about sexuality, uncertainty, and disdain
In the May 2015 issue of Christianity Today, Richard Clark highlighted an emerging group of Christian video game-makers who were rising to prominence.
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”- John Bunyan