Current Series and Discussion Questions

Songs of Hope and Love 

Sundays July 5 – July 26, 2026 

For millennia, our human experience has been shared through stories, songs, and artistic expressions that transcend our present reality and fire our imagination. They ground us in the security of our shared traditions and open us to the possibility of what might be—new ways of thinking, dreaming, and being. Sacred texts are rich with such content in written form, and in this series, we will specifically explore four different songs in the Hebrew Scriptures. We’ll marvel at their beauty, let them draw us into the divine heart of love, and allow hope to expand our consciousness so that together we can sing a new song!

Good stories have the power to move us, challenge us, and open us to a new awareness of ourselves and of God. Movies are still, perhaps, one of the most compelling forms of storytelling in our culture.

For four weeks in August, Cedar Ridge’s speaking team, made up of people from our church community, will present the series God in the Movies. Each week, our speaking team will explore a beloved film and connect aspects of its story to the ways they experience the work of God, inviting you to discover those connections for yourself as well.

God in the Movies serves as a reminder that we can find God in many expressions of culture, even in unlikely places. Through the subtle art of storytelling, humanity often reveals its deepest longings, its greatest wonder, and its most heartfelt angst. These are all places where God is present, whether we recognize it or not.

Note: If you think it would enrich your experience, consider researching each week’s featured movie before Sunday. As with any film, we encourage you to use your own judgment about how you’d like to engage with it.