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Commit to Bring Your Bible to School October 6

Celebrate religious freedom with other students across the U.S. on October 6— Bring Your Bible to School Day ! Students from kindergarten to college will be bringing their Bibles to school and sharing God with their friends in just a few short weeks. Sign up to be a part of the movement to protect religious freedom for future generations. By signing up, you’ll receive a free guide with tips, downloadable posters, sticker and T-shirt designs, information on your legal rights, and other fun, interactive activities. You’ll also be automatically entered for a chance to win a free trip for four to hear the Newsboys, an award-winning Christian music band, in Dallas! Plus Bring Your Bible to School Comes to Adventures in Odyssey   Getting used to a new school isn’t easy, especially for someone as paranoid as Buddy Norman. In “A Predicament of Biblical Proportions” he envisions wacky worst-case encounters with townsfolk who seem like mobsters, snoops and fairy-...

Film Review: Voiceless

Voiceless  (PG-13) is an excellent pro-life film presented with passion, compassion, and understanding. Jesse Dean (Rusty Joiner), a discharged war veteran, starts his new job as a community outreach leader at New Life Fellowship Church in Philadelphia. He notices there's an abortion clinic right across the street from the church. He knows he must take action to stop the ongoing killing in that clinic. Sadly, he receives opposition from community, church, and even his own wife, Julia (Jocelyn Cruz) who is afraid he may lose his job or get arrested. Both Jesse and Julia still wrestle with their past that keeps haunting them. Pastor Gil Solomon (James Russo) tries to protect the reputation of his church and chooses to turn the other way, avoiding the problem right outside the church's door. One man (Jesse) refuses to stay silent and do nothing. He chooses to do what he believes it's right, no matter what the consequences may be. His faith and courage are to be commended. ...

Book Review and Giveaway: I Am Found by Laura Dingman

My Review: I Am Found: Quitting the Game of Hide and Seek with God and Others  is a 6-week women's Bible study from Moody Publishers on shame, freedom, and identity. Deep down we know we can never hide from God but why do we still try to hide? The author wants to help women realize that they have no need to hide whatsoever and that they are made to live shame-free, grace-filled, authentic lives in Christ. You and I are fully found (known) by God and perfectly loved by Him. This truth alone is absolutely liberating and comforting! The book explores God's truths vs. Enemy's lies. It also includes practical steps to put into action what we learn from each lesson. Each week's lesson starts with an introduction and is followed by 5 daily sessions. Each day's session is sometimes divided into 4 sections: Listen, Linger, Learn, and Live. It always ends with Prayer for the Day. There's room for readers to write down their answers/thoughts. This Bible study cov...

Book Review and Giveaway: An Unexplainable Life by Erica Wiggenhorn

  My Review: An Unexplainable Life: Recovering the Wonder and Devotion of the Early Church is a 10-week women's Bible study on Acts 1-12. It's an in-depth verse-by-verse study; there are 5 lessons for each week. It includes great questions for personal reflection and/or group discussion. The leader's guide for this study and Deeper Discoveries (extra material that corresponds with each week's study) are available for free at www.ericawiggenhorn.com.  Do you desire to turn the world upside down like the early church? If so, this Bible study is for you! Dig deep into God's Word and you'll never be the same. Once God unleashed His power through His Holy Spirit on the apostles, their lives became unexplainable and unstoppable. Their  unshakable faith and radical transformation point to unexplainable work of God!  He wants to do the same for us. He still uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in order to fulfill His purposes.  When Christ is ...

DVD Review: When Calls the Heart -- Forever in My Heart

When Calls the Heart series  is a wonderful romantic adventure drama series about life on the frontier, inspired by Janette Oke's novel. Forever in my Heart  is Season 3's 4th DVD. Cody's sister, Becky, returns to Hope Valley in a wheelchair even though her legs are fine. Abigail (Lori Loughlin) decides to adopt Cody and Becky. She is understandably shocked and dismayed when Carolyn Connors, Cody & Becky's long-lost, rich aunt shows up in Hope Valley to take Cody and Becky away, intending to raise them up in Davenport. Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) notices Becky's talent for drawing and proclivity for science. She encourages Becky to enter her work in a science fair. Jack (Daniel Lissing) tries to help a young settler couple (Edith and Roy) get back together. Henry Gowen is arrested for sabotaging Lee Coulter's sawmill although he claims he has nothing to do with it. Rosemary is torn between seizing a rare opportunity to star in a film which requires her to ...

Movie Review: Pete's Dragon

Opening Date:                  Friday, August 12 th       Rating:                              PG Running Time :                 95 minutes REVIEW: Pete's Dragon is an imaginative film about Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10 year old orphan and his green dragon friend, Elliot. An old wood carver, Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has been telling local children about a dragon that lives in the forest but no adult ever takes him seriously, not even his own daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) who works as a forest ranger. But all that changes when Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11 year old girl finds Pete and follows him into the forest. Natalie's dad, Jack (Wes Bentley) owns ...

DVD Review: Caged No More

Caged No More is a powerful film about human trafficking, inspired by true events. Aggie Prejean (played by Loretta Devine) is on an urgent mission to find her missing two granddaughters, Skye and Elle, who have been taken out of the country by their own father, Jack (played by Kevin Sorbo). The only lead she has is the laptop Jack left behind. The only help she finds is Jack's twin brother, Richard (the girls' uncle) who is a wealthy & well-known man in Louisiana, his wife, Lottie, and their son, Wil, who is former Special Forces. Regardless of the dire circumstance, Aggie puts her trust and hope in the Lord. Aggie, Wil, and his friend, Tyler travel to Greece to search for the girls. Wil and his Greek friend, Aeton go through brothels after brothels. Will it be too late? What happened to the girls? Watch this remarkable, eye-opening DVD to find out! Caged No More (PG-13) successfully portrays the horrendous realities of human trafficking and the peace made possible...