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This post is not intended to sway you into letting children under the age of 13 to watch Courageous , but instead to discern as a parent if it would be right for your kids.  As you probably know, Courageous, came out on DVD last week.  I had received it as a gift and was interested in watching it again.  I have already seen the movie three times so I was familiar with the themes and content of the movie.  My children became very excited about watching the movie before ever seeing it.  My son was even going to pass going to a friend's house because he wanted to watch Courageous with his dad. So, on Saturday night, we sat down as a family to watch the movie.  We let our daughters (ages 9,8, & 4) know that there was some fighting and guns.  Molly, our youngest, watched most of the movie but the content was hard for her to understand. But she really enjoyed the scene in the cop car about the "snake kings".  Mackenzie is our highly sensitive d...

So, we decided to watch Soul Surfer tonight as a family. We were not sure how the younger kids would respond to the shark attack. They were excited to watch the movie, but asked to be warned ahead of time. So we did. For those who have not seen the movie, the shark attack is done well and is very quick. Mackenzie, our sympathetic and compassionate one, had to look away often. I think each of the kids took something away from the movie. After the movie, we had some kids pretending to surf and trying to do regular tasks with one hand. I hope it will spark some discussions in the days ahead. So, would I recommend it to families? Definitely. But remember you know your children best and if you have one that is more emotional or empathetic, you might want to watch it first alone. For older children, teens, and adults it is a great movie about faith, courage, and perseverance. I could watch it again! It makes me want to head to the ocean and try surfing. Probably won't...

Tonight, we watched "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" as a family movie. It was really good. It kept the interest of my 9 year old as well as my 2 year old. I highly recommend it to families to watch together. The theme of the movie is being a hero. Three unlikely heroes are chosen and keep making excuses for why they cannot be heroes. "They are not good looking, strong, smart, etc." Without ruining the ending, they discover that being a hero is about "doing what is right," not any of the things mentioned above. As Pastor Steve preached today, we need to look at this in light of God's Word. What does God say about being a hero? Here are a few Scriptures to get us thinking: 1 Samuel 16:7 says, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." Take heart God is not concerned with the sa...