Courage to Stand Alone/Courage to Live in Community 

Bank of Dave is a 2023 British biographical comedy-drama film that tells the true-ish story of Dave Fishwick, a self-made millionaire from Burnley, England. Frustrated by the traditional banking system’s refusal to lend to local businesses, Dave decides to set up his own bank, with the goal of helping his community. Despite facing numerous challenges,…

Hear and Listen

Have you ever been a stranger? Started a new job? Joined a new family? Perhaps the first time you met your in-laws? What was that like? How did you feel? Disorienting? You didn’t know the ‘rules or norms’ for behaviour. The inside jokes. What about travelling alone to a foreign country? Where you didn’t speak…

Trickery and Truth

Trickery, bribery, lies… the Bible has it all! You probably expected me to say that the movie had it all! 😉 And it does! One of the questions that rolled around in my head and heart this week was: Does the ends justify the means? Normally my answer would be no… but after I watched…

The Armour of God

Tender. Passionate. Strong. Compassionate. Words that we could use to describe Jesus. They are also words I would use to describe Wonder Woman as she is portrayed in the movie. Here is a brief synopsis of it: Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, daughter of Hippolyta, who told her that…