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A Place Prepared: Helping Children Understand Death and Heaven

Type: DVD
Author: Charity Spatzeck-Olsen
( Children , Coping , Death/Dying , Fear , Grief/Death , Life , Parent/Child Relationship , Pastoral Care , Tragedy )

For children, death seems unreal and at a distance - until it comes close: a grandparent, a father, a mother, a sibling, or a pet dies. Suddenly death becomes real and immediate, and children have questions about what has happened: What does die mean? Where is Daddy now? In Heaven? Can I go see him? And what is heaven? A Place Prepared will help you talk with children about death and heaven, and help yo uto prepare them for the inevitable losses that they will experience throughout their lives.

Convergence ( Frustraions and False Gods: Living in a Fallen World )

Type: DVD
Author: Donald Miller
( Christian Living , Life , Sin , Small Groups )

Are Christians supposed to be happy all the time ? Why is life so unsatisfying? What do I use to fill my heart? My time? My mind? What does the Gospel have to say when I am disappointed with life? How are we to live in a world filled with God's goodness yet plagued by sin and disappointment?

GodFilms: Christine

Type: DVD
Author:
( Bible , Christian Life , Faith , Family , Group Study , Healing , Life , Marriage , Small Groups )

Exploration not explanation, that's GodFilms. Each open-ended short film invites us to search, discull and discover Biblical application together. Are we imprisoned by past choices? Christine is the story of a young woman struggling to understand her past while trying to save her marriage. In a dark, mysterious dream, she revisits her childhood, grapping with the emotional scars remaining from her father's abandonment of their family. Will Christine run away from her own marriage - or...

GodFilms: Laura

Type: DVD
Author:
( Adult Studies , Christian Life , Faith , Family , Group Study , Jesus , Life , Small Groups )

Exploration not explanation, that's GodFilms. Each open-ended short film invites us to search, discull and discover Biblical application together. Laura must look inside herself, amidst her complicated and busy life, to discover what it means to let go. Does Matthew's gospel still have meaning for us in this digital age? "Do not worry, Set your hearts on his kingdom first and these things will be given you as well." (Matt 6:33). Comes with a 32 page discussion guide with biblical...

GodFilms: Robby

Type: DVD
Author:
( Christian Life , Faith , Family , Grace , Life , Personal Growth , Small Groups , Spiritual Growth , Spiritual Life , Young Adult )

Exploration not explanation, that's GodFilms. Each open-ended short film invites us to search, discull and discover Biblical application together. Robby is a coming of age story, and yet a story for us all, in which Robby learns to accept his family and gain strength from his relationship with God. Includes a 32 page discussion guide.

Living Fully - Dying Well

Type: KIT
Author:
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Life , Pastoral Care )

8 Sessions include: 1. Living Fully 2. Theology of Aging 3. Our Culture's View of Aging 4. Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life 5. Getting it All Together 6. Dying Well 7. What Happens When we Die 8. How Then Shall We Live? Includes: Leaders Guide and Participants Guide

Lost in Woonsocket

Type: DVD
Author:
( Alcohol , Forgiveness , Homelessness , Hope , Life )

Missing for years form their families, two alcholics are discovered hiding In the woods of woonsocket, ri bu a film crew. A series of profound coincidences lead to a miraculous reunion with their children, signifying the power opf love and forgiveness . Just as the men begin their second chance at life one of them is forced to face a new challenge…small town fame .

NOOMA Matthew

Type: DVD
Author: Rob Bell
( Christian Life , Coping , Faith , Grief/Death , Healing , Inspiration , Jesus , Life , Small Groups , Spiritual Life )

Suffering the loss of someone w love can be the most difficult thing in life to deal with. One moment we have them and the next day they're gone. What are we supposed to do? how are we supposed to feel? the truth is, there's no certain way we're supposed to feel. Whatever we're feeling, it's okay. It's okay to feel shock, anger, denial, or whatever we may feel. It's okay. And if we don't feel anything at all, that's okay too. It's okay to have no answers and no explanations. Because...

The Reason for God

Type: DVD
Author: Timothy Keller
( Adult , Adult Studies , Bible , Christian Life , Christians , Christianty , Faith , God , Grace , Jesus , Life , Small Group , Spiritual Life , World Religions )

Pack containing one softcover guide and one DVD. Captured live and unscripted, pastor and author Timothy Keller meets with a group of skeptics to address their doubts and questions about Christianity. This course will train you on how to deal with six of the most common questions from skeptics as well as give you the resources to meet with your own group. Description: In the New York Times bestselling book The Reason for God, Timothy Keller established himself as a modern-day C. S. Lewis...