Helping the Whole World Find and Follow Jesus
Northstar Presents At The Movies – Captain Phillips Introduction: In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other. Suddenly, Somali pirates race toward the vessel, climb aboard and take everyone hostage. The captain of the ship, Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), looks to protect his…
Northstar Presents At The Movies – The Impossible Introduction: “The Impossible” is a film about a family torn apart and dying. One moment they are on an island vacation, and the next they are subjects of a cruel, natural disaster. It is based on a real story that started December 26th, 2004 when the Indian…
Northstar Presents At The Movies – Saving Mr. Banks Introduction: Movies have a way of communicating unlike any other art form. In them, we find powerful stories of the human experience—an experience often marked by intersection with the divine. Whether filmmakers know it or not, God’s fingerprints can be found all over their stories. We’ll…
You Asked For It – Are We Living In The End Times? Introduction: Earthquakes. Famine. Wars. Moving away from God. We have all heard the signs that occur during the time the Bible calls “the last days.” Well guess what—we could be living in them right now. The Bible prophesies of many events that will…
You Asked For It – Dealing With Difficult People Introduction: The reality is we’ve all experienced people with personalities that, well, let’s just say—aren’t too pleasant. Some can be slightly annoying, while others can be infuriating. It can be a spouse or a co-worker, even a person at church. Even Jesus had to endure difficult…