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Leaving
He is doing the unthinkable,the unimaginable.Going away so he can be closer to us,leaving so he can be always here.They see him slipping away from them,and their hearts must have …
The Zone of Interest
This film is set in the house and grounds of the Commandant of Auschwitz, during World War Two. Though the house sits right alongside the camp we never see the …
Take Up
Jesus invites us to take up our crossand follow him,But he also invites us to take up his yoke –His ways of comfort and challenge,His perspective, his rhythms of life, …
With You
With your nature revealed in the work of your hands,With the choice you have made to treasure these lands,With your heart so broken by the worst of this place,The creases …
Back to Black
In the film Back to Black, the biopic of Amy Winehouse, the character of Amy says several times that it is not about the money. It’s about the music. And …
Those Things
Those things which seem inconsequential. Those things which carry little weight.Those things which don’t make headlines. Those things which don’t seem great.Those things which don’t feel cool, or seem too …
Hero
I wish I was a hero, a stronger person,calmer, wiser, more able,knowing what to say in every situation,knowing what to do in every crisis or challenge.I wish I was more …
Mean Girls
The film Mean Girls began life as book, not a work of fiction, but a factual book – Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and …
Jonah
There’s a creature in the seas like a giant oil slick,and a grumpy prophet who feels a little sick,he’s stormy inside with an angry swell, he’s come to know his …
Nothing
No day, no night, no wrong, no right, no blame, no game, no worry, no hurry, no fear, no smear, no pushing or rushing, not this day, or this minute, …
Let There be… & Possible
Let There BeLet there be love…Let there be peace…Let there be patience…Let there be hope and understanding…Let there be courage and strength…Let there be dignity and listening…Let there be kindness …
Reality and Parables
The film Mean Girls began life as book, not a work of fiction, but a factual book – Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities …
Turning Up
I love you Lord, we love you,and we praise you with all we have,this jumble of our lives –at times full of the good things,at times more like a mess …
This Road
Prophets have walked this way,heroes and villains too,the weak have come limping,the strong with their heads held high.Some have found it as they searched for hope,some have found it as …
Blessed
Blessed are the shy and nervous, those low in confidence and self-esteem,for they know their need of God, and he is with them.Blessed are you when you feel out of …
Good Friday People
We are Good Friday people,with Resurrection on our mind.With a Saviour who plunged into the worst things of this life,he offered open hands to the rebels and the lost,gave everything he had …
The Holdovers & Hope
It’s the Christmas holidays at an elite New England boarding school, there is snow everywhere, and the boys are going home for the celebrations. All of them that is, except …
Argylle – Thinking about the best things
In the film Argylle, Elly is an author who has written a series of successful and popular novels around her super spy Argylle. However, little by little the actions she has …
Sacred Joy
Dear Lord,please restore to us the joy of knowing you,the joy that can inspire our hearts and souls and minds,the warmth of friendship with you,the joy that lifted the people …