4:44
Only Love
How does a church begin to reach beyond its own walls, even its own community, to make an impact in the world? One of the main ways, according to East Brook Church and its pastors, is for the leaders to cast a vision of missions and international service that is exciting and that a church congregation can really get behind. Can you see this sort...
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15:00
A Wayward Son Returns Home
There comes a time in the lives of many young adults when they feel compelled to venture out on their own. Apart from parental supervision for the first time, they may engage in any and all manners of destructive behavior. Although they may long to return home, they may feel embarrassed. How can they go back? Grace goes beyond forgiveness to say...
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8:59
Life Through Photos
Age eventually catches up to us all. Wednesday is the story of 70-year-old Roger as he goes about his life amidst the complexity of Los Angeles and throughout it all he photographs his every move. What the photographs mean says something about how we relate to others and to the world as we get older. What have you found to be most challenging and...
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8:09
Distracted
Peer pressure. We hear about it most often when talking about teenagers and their friends (and can see it powerfully at work in this film). But as much as we want to think we've matured, peer pressure can still affect us, among friends, at work, anywhere that we are sometimes faced with difficult choices. How do you fight against peer pressure?
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16:10
Toughen Up
"I want you to toughen up. Be a man. 'Cause I ain't raised any girls. You understand?" 17-year-old Damien never realized that the only man he's ever looked up to might not be the best example of what it means to be a man. "Be the Man" dramatically explores a young man's coming of age in a harsh, sometimes cruel world. How can we better deal with...
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A New Family: Learning to Love my In Laws
There is often truth to some to the things we joke about. I have heard lots of jokes about in-laws and how awful they can be, but I never thought I would be the one to experience anything like that!
When I first got married I didn’t know much about my husband’s family. I knew a little, but my concern was my husband so I didn’t bother...
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16:12
The Toughest Choices
A doctor's note. Hastily scrawled, it can change your life, or leave you with excruciatingly difficult decisions to make. This short video explores the difficult decisions of life, and the consequences of making decisions. Have you experienced something similar? Are there difficult decisions you need to make (or have been putting off making) recently?
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