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Rev. Jim Hughes shares the story of Gethsemane in drama and song. For more information, or to have Rev. Hughes share at your church, check out https://jimhughesministries.org.

In Peter Jackson’s rendition of Tolkien’s, The Hobbit, one of the early scenes gives a homey picture of life. Bilbo Baggins, a middle-aged bachelor hobbit, sits down alone one evening at his table in his comfortable home of Bag End. Bilbo loves all trappings of his agrarian civilization. His well-appointed…

The CBS Drama Blue Bloods includes in almost every episode a Sunday Dinner where four generations of the family get together to reconnect and process their lives. A rare event these days. Certainly, the four generations part, but also the sitting down and talking about life over a meal. Busy schedules…

The Golden Globe Awards, pandemic style in 2021 had the nominees at home watching the show and being filmed simultaneously. The twitterverse went crazy when it appeared that Al Pacino was sleeping (or looking down so it appeared that his eyes were closed) during his category-- Best Actor in a Television…

Clemency, a film that won the 2019 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for drama is about death row, dealing with some of the social issues involved. When the priest quotes Romans 8:38-39 for comfort, he omits the most important phrase, the last one. Romans 8:38–39 (CSB) For I am persuaded that neither death nor…

Burden is a historical drama about racism. It features the battle between the KKK and a Baptist Pastor in Laurens, SC. Mike Burden grew up amid poverty and prejudice and comes under the influence of a KKK leader. He falls in love with a woman who tells him he must choose between her and the KKK. The…

Run the Race is a new movie produced and presented by Tim Tebow, former NFL quarterback and now a professional baseball player. The drama is a realistic presentation of the difficulties of two brothers and their responses to it. The message is simple, “there are only two ways to run—to God or from God.”…

Operation Finale is a true-life drama about the capture of the Nazi who masterminded the holocaust. Israeli agents, acting on a tip, discovered Adolf Eichmann living in Argentina under an assumed name. After snatching him from the street they held him in isolation, waiting on the opportunity to transport…

Wu Hsia had an important decision to make. He and his girlfriend Rong Tsao had arranged to meet a former girlfriend, Jun Tang at a riverside park. Their intent was to tell the ex to stop trying to break them up. But Jun, trying to prove that Wu still loved her, jumped into the river and screamed for…

In 2015, Amanda Knox was granted a not guilty verdict by the Italian Supreme Court. A tearful Knox said she is glad to have her life back after an eight-year legal drama that gripped many around the world. She was prosecuted after the body of her friend Meredith Kercher, 21, was found in 2007 in the…

Star linebacker Manti Te'o relationship with a former Stanford student named Lennay Kekua turned out to be a hoax! She never existed! A relationship we heard about for the last year is mere fiction. Manti had us all caught up in the drama of his alleged girlfriends battle with leukemia, and finally her…

People are continually knocking on 59-year-old Wayne Dobson’s door claiming that he has their stolen iPhones. Dobson says for the past two years, strangers have come to his door, claiming that he has their phone, and a couple of times the police have come to his house responding to domestic violence…

Kentucky Youth Ministries YOUTH MINISTRY MANUA | OUR MISSION: We Build Students OUR OBJECTIVES Win … Reach students to Christ Build … Teach / Disciple students Send … Mobilize students !!! Kentucky Teenagers … … our mission field | YOUTH MINISTRY MANUAL INDEX Letter from the District Youth Director page…

“New research reported on in The New York Times Magazine outlines extensive study by Yale University researchers into the degree that right and wrong is recognized by children as young as a few months.” --Bred In The Bone? World, June 19, 2010, p. 26. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell…

EVENTS WITH A PURPOSE Church Picnic Old-Fashioned Sunday Mother's Day Father's Day Homecoming Independence Sunday Thanksgiving Christmas Easter Ice Cream Social Sweetheart Banquet Talent – Un-talent Show Church Anniversary Dessert-A-Rama Find A Parade Renewing Your Vows CHURCH PICNIC Go to a local park,…

FUTURE What if you looked into the future and caught a glimpse of yourself like you would be then? This is the premise of the television drama, Flash Forward. The whole world passes out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds during which they see themselves exactly seven months into the future. --World, October…

Peter Bergman was one of first people in line to purchase a new iPad from Apple. He was also one of the first to return the computer because he brought it back within a matter of days. On his personal blog, Bregman explained his reasoning, saying the iPad was too easy, and offered too much accessibility.…

An ethics professor at Princeton Seminary asked for volunteers for an extra assignment. At 2:00, 15 stu­dents gathered at Speer Library. There he divided the group of 15 into three groups of five each. He gave the first group of five envelopes telling them to proceed immediately across the campus to…

Relax. Just play it cool. Don’t panic and try to be yourself. People are perceived as more attractive when they are having a good time. Smile Remember a smiling face is what people want to see. So don’t go on a date with a serious face. A serious face gives all the wrong impressions, so keep smiling.…

FAMILY VALUES A study by the RAND Corporation and published in the November 2008 issue of the journal Pediatrics determined that Teens who frequently watch sexualized sitcoms and dramas are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy as adolescents with limited exposure. Researchers asked teens about…

Pride What virtue is impossible to have if you know you have it? If you have it, and know it, you don't have it. If you work towards it, and finally achieve it, you'll become proud of it and lose it. Give up? The answer is humility. It is as slippery as black ice, it is as difficult to define as it is…

Being moved by music is secondary to worshiping God. The Spirit is always to be free to direct our worship, whether the music moves us or not. It is only when being moved by music is coupled to a PRECEDING passion for God that we are truly moved. Behind all of this is the Lord’s continuous invitation…

Mother-Daughter Banquet May 12, 2006; 7:00 p.m. IDENTITY GAME _____________ (lady from church) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Born to privilege, was “Debutante of the Year” in 1947. She was married to the 35th President of the United States. Had two children, only one of whom is still alive. After the death…

The Archimedean Point 12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (NIV) From time to time throughout history, those calling themselves “Christian” have…

DEMONS The Exorcism of Emily Rose opened in theatres nationwide in September of 2005. This prompted the debate in many circles as to whether or not exorcism still occurs today, and if so, to what extent. The movie, loosely based upon the real-life exorcism of Anneliese Michel, describes how demons destroyed…