A message from the series “Demo Series.” This is a hybrid service with participants either in-person or on-line. Through a focus on the return of the Israelites from Babylonian exile, we gather together to worship God with our whole selves–through celebration, lament and reflection.
A message from the series “God in the Movies 2021.” Today, Gina Richardson discusses the movie “A Hidden Life.” The clips have been omitted due to copyright laws, so the timestamps for the clips mentioned are below:
(3:30 to 7:51) Franz and Frani are living the life they had dreamed of in a small village in the mountains of Austria, but their idyllic life is interrupted when Franz is drafted and sent to a training camp to fight for the N*zis where he begins to wrestle with the justifications for war and his spiritual beliefs.
(31:38 – 34:58) Franz wrestles with his spiritual beliefs and goes to visit the Bishop to discuss his objections to the war. The Bishop tells him to support the war and Franz finds out later that priests are being threatened if they don’t preach solidarity with war and country.
(59:20 to 1:00:57) Franz questions what God wants from him. After much struggle he follows his conscience decides to enlist.
(1:50:36 – 1:52:24) A lawyer visits Franz in jail to help him get out of fighting, but he would still have to pledge to H*tler, but he keeps to his convictions and refuses
A message from the series “God in the Movies 2021.” Today, Andrew O’Day discusses the movie Groundhog Day. The clips have been omitted due to copyright laws, so the timestamps for the clips mentioned are below:
Clip 1 – 25:18 to 26:50
Clip 2 – 30:27 to 34:40
Clip 3 – 46:07 to 50:18 and 54:34 to 55:26
Clip 4 – 58:33 to 1:00:52
Clip 5 – 1:19:51 to 1:22:30
A message from the series “God in the Movies 2021.” In this message, Alison Pasternak discusses the movie “Remember The Titans.” The clips have been omitted due to copyright laws, so the timestamps for the clips mentioned are below:
Clip 1— 0:00-4:34
Clip 2— 29:11-31:20 and 32:22-35:57
Clip 3— 1:25:36-1:28:06
Clip 4— 1:44:30-1:46:00
A message from the series “Bottled Up .” This week, Ruth will be giving the final message in the series, where we explore disappointment in ourselves and in the Bible.