Les Miserables – Quotes
Click here to read our review of Les Miserables. Bishop to Jean Valjean: “You left so early, you forgot, you left the best behind… Use this precious silver to become an honest man.” Bishop to Jean Valjean: “God has raised you out
Les Miserables – Review
Whatever you may think about the various choices the directors made in this current version of Les Miserables—you like the singing, you don’t like the singing, or the close-ups, or what have you—wherever your personal tastes may lie, almost none
Zero Dark Thirty – Review
“You really believe this?” “Yeah.” “What convinced you?” “Her confidence.” Maya was recruited by the CIA out of high school. She had been with the bureau for more than a decade, and all she had done was hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Even when
Zero Dark Thirty – Quotes
Click here to read our Zero Dark Thirty Review. About a detainee: “He has to learn how helpless he is.” “In the end, everybody breaks, bro. It’s biology.” “They attacked us – on land…sea…air…and what have we done about it?” Maya: “A lot of
Rise of the Guardians – Quotes
Click here to read SPM's Rise of the Guardians movie review! Jack Frost: “Why I was there, I’ve never known, and part of me wonders if I ever will.” Jack Frost: “My name is Jack Frost. How do I know that? The
Rise of the Guardians – Movie Review
I was so excited when I saw Rise of the Guardians because of how many strong, clear messages there were about faith and calling and your relationship with your Creator. Of course, those messages were couched in the traditions of
Life of Pi – Quotes
Click here to read SPM's movie review and discussion points from Life of Pi! Pi: “What has mamaji told you?” Writer: “That you have a story that would make me believe in God.” Writer: “I didn’t know Hindu’s say ‘Amen’.” Pi: “Catholic Hindu’s
Life of Pi – Review and Discussion Points
Pi’s family owned a zoo in India, but they decided to sell the animals and move to Canada in search of a better life. The boat sank at sea and Pi was left alone on a life raft with a
The Twilight Series – Resources for Careful Consumers
Whether you love the Twilight series, really just don’t get it, or fall somewhere in between, having to admit with no small amount of embarrassment and even regret that you did get sucked in and you do get it, (though
Breaking Dawn Part 2 – Review
If you want to use Breaking Dawn Part 2 as a gateway into a conversation about the Christian life, here are two very easy segues. Edward’s Gratitude There is a scene where Edward looks to Carlisle and thanks him. Carlisle had turned
Playing for Keeps – Quotes
Click here to see our Playing for Keeps movie review. George: “You ever wonder what it would’ve been like if I hadn’t screwed it all up?” George: “How’d you get to be so much more grown up than me, Stace?” Stacie: “Somebody
Playing for Keeps-Review
A former soccer great, George is now broke, without a job and separated from his family. At the center of all George’s problems is the fact that he never really grew up. He has never learned to sacrifice or do
Is Christmas really a transformed pagan festival?
I came across an article this morning that I think you'll find very interesting. In short, it argues that the traditional date for celebrating Jesus' birth (i.e. Dec. 25th) was chosen for reasons that had nothing to do with pagan
The Bachelor – Part 1 – Could Jesus Have Been Married?
As the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”[1] recently demonstrated, interest in the possibility that Jesus was married remains high. The reasons for this are not entirely clear to me, but I suspect several factors are in-play: Modern culture loves a good
Problems with Special Creation
This is a brief supporting article for XXX. Below is a short list of theological problems related to the theory of Special Creation, the belief that the immaterial aspect of human beings (i.e. the soul/spirit) is produced by a direct