Courageous: Helping Dads Excel
We put a lot of time and energy in our work – extra hours, extra effort to get the contract or meet deadlines. Hobbies can help give balance to the stress of our jobs, a needed outlet for creativity, or just release some pressure. These are both good things. But why don’t we put the same effort into our families? As Adam Mitchell says in the new movie, Courageous, “Jobs and hobbies are not eternal, our children are”.
Courageous is a movie about five police men living with exciting careers and challenges at home. One of them is moved to improve as a father. His co-workers are inspired to do the same, and they resolve to be better dads. But it doesn’t end there. Life happens, and they have to make decisions – will they be the men of integrity as they promised when it’s hard, really hard?
This movie is exciting, funny, and action filled. The police scenes will leave you at the edge of your seat. You’ll roar with laughter and be moved to tears. The movie portrays all sorts of fathers – fathers who favor one child over another, fathers of teenage daughters with boyfriends, divorced fathers and fathers who want to be better.
The press release for Courageous describes why a movie like this is so important:
Today, fatherlessness in Canada is widespread and its effects are far reaching. Studies show that fatherless children are at a dramatically greater risk of drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, suicide, poor educational performance, teen pregnancy and criminality. Even in homes where the father is present, he may be struggling with career, life’s purpose or marital issues. Dads are often busy and disconnected. The movie Courageous invites men to make a profound change for the sake of their families, collectively altering the future of our nation as men put into practice what fatherhood should be.
This movie is a must-see for families. In a culture that is becoming more and more desensitized to violence, Courageous adds some sensitivity back. Take your spouse, buddy, co-worker, brother-in-law, and vow to make a difference in the lives of children around you. Dare to be courageous – it’s not too late.
Courageous opens in select theatres September 30th.
Resources available
Resources have been created for small group studies and individual resolutions for men as well as women. Churches are encouraged to hold small groups and continue the process of fathers building stronger families. You can find these resources and more at http://courageouscanada.ca/resources
Are you a Dad wanting to make a difference in your child’s life? Get more tips:
Creative Parenting
When Parents Break Your Heart
Could you forgive your daughter?
Courageous
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What a great reminder of the important of fathers in our society and in our homes and families! Thanks for the reminder and for letting us know what a great movie this is. Hope to see it this week!
This movie says it all! We as dads need to be the role model for our sons and daughters, and to be there as a husband to our wives! We need to love and lead our families into our future GOD has for us on this earth, while being an example to others. This movie has left it’s mark on me for life! Life in one nation under GOD!
continued eagerly facing the future
This sounds like a great movie. I can hardly wait to see it. I grew up in a home without a father.
this movie was a movie from 2011 I am sure you can still see it somehow maybe via net flicks or rent it somehow from a movie store. just saying. sharon
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD OR HEAVEN. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO REPLY BACK? are you a friend to everyhone, or arfe you fake? GOD GAVE YOU ALL A MISSION, AND TGHAT IS NOT TO BE FOREGETTING PEOPLE. MY FRIENDS FORGOT ME, SO I DON’T BELIEVE IN THIS BOLONEY ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE. YOU ARE FAKERS. KAREN
to Karen our apologies if we forgot you it is not usually the intention of forgetting people how can we help or pray for you?? prayer father God forgive us forgetting Karen I pray that she can see that we are genuine and not fakers. I am sorry you don’t believe in this. I am praying for you whether you like it or not— Sharon
Karen–
Unfortunately it is true that many professing Christians do not convey the love for others that Jesus himself conveyed and commanded. However, that does not make God, Jesus, or heaven any less real. Is your denial of God based solely on the actions of others, or do you have other reasons for not believing in God?
Walking in the prcesnee of giants here. Cool thinking all around!
I am so sorry to hear about your not believing in God and Heaven. Where is it you think we all go when we pass away? I believe in God and Heaven because I went there last spring after I had respiratory failure. God took my hand and lead me to a healing place. I can tell you one thing – even though you don’t believe in Him, He believes in you. Life with Christ is a much easy life to live.
Karen, I so quickly relate to where you are because, educated as a scientist, I have been there (and so have many other folks). But in my 30s’, I witnessed the birth of a baby giraffe at the San Diego Zoo and started comparing giraffes with other animals’ reproduction processes. When I got to the caterpillar-butterfly cycle, I realized there is simply no way to explain that process as a result of natural evolution (that I had trusted). The astonishing “mantis shrimp” (go to theoatmeal.com) confirmed that I was wrong in my beliefs. Clearly there had to be a Creator behind these amazing creatures and the magnitude of our cosmos was the final proof that it would be foolish to deny this.
It is a long story but I ultimately came to confidently trust in God as revealed in the Holy Bible and in His Son Jesus who told “Doubting Thomas” who saw Him after His resurrection (like the butterfly!) that those of us who believe in Him having not seen Him are blessed (John 20:29). You can have this blessing too – please hit the “Talk to a Mentor” button on this page and someone will contact you by email and walk alongside you on a path to knowing God and living a blessed life.