During my first review of Awesome Science: Explore the Grand Canyon with Noah Justice, I introduced you to 14-year-old Noah Justice the host of the Awesome Science video series. In the second video of this series, Noah takes us to Wyoming to visit America’s first national park, Yellowstone. Yellowstone is one of the national parks that is still on our “to visit” list. In Exploring Yellowstone with Noah Justice, Noah continues with his educational yet entertaining presentation style as he compares the two different views of the Yellowstone. The video itself is a good quality production. Noah’s Dad, Kyle Justice,…
Let me introduce you to 14-year-old Noah Justice. Noah is the host of this new video series called Awesome Science. He’s going to take you on field trips to some incredible places like the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. These field trips will be presented from a Biblical (creation) worldview. Noah will be comparing the traditional evolution viewpoint found at most of these locations to the Biblical account of what happened. Having been to the Grand Canyon a couple of times since moving to Az, we were interested in watching Exploring the Grand Canyon with Noah Justice. Noah is quite entertaining…
VeggieTales Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men takes the classic tale of Robin Hood a puts a huge VeggieTale spin on it. Robin Good and his men are fundraising in the forest to raise money to purchase hams for the poor. When his men decide it would be easier to steal from the rich to give to the poor, Robin Good tells them it’s wrong to steal, so his not-so-merry men part ways with Robin. This hurts Robin deeply, but when he hears his not-so-merry men have been captured he needs to decide if he can put aside that hurt to rescue them.
While this latest VeggieTales video wasn’t exactly what we were expecting, it was a fun twist on the classic tale. It’s a wonderful reminder that God is greater than all hurts and problems in this world. Yes, it’s a little cheesy at times, but that’s what makes VeggieTales a fun way for kids to learn important lessons.
This disc features the short Lenny & The Lost Birthday starring Junior Asparagus (a fun take on birthdays and leap year) and Silly Songs with Larry starring Bubble Rap (gotta love a rap that is all about bubble wrap).
Other features include:
Leapin’ Leap Year lesson
“Fun”-Raising with Larry
“Things Will Get Better” – singalong song
“Prince of Ham” – singalong song
Robin Good’s Guide to Handling Hurt – Discussion Guide
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Ernest Otto (John Ratzenberger) has recently lost his wife and is having difficultly in finding hope for the future. Matthew Stevenson is hurting due to his the pending divorce of his parents which leads to some poor choices. When this unlikely pair come together, a beautiful mentoring relationship helps Otto once again find purpose in his life and Matthew find direction in his life. Together, they find that through faith they can accomplish great things. Through Otto’s mentoring Matthew learns not only the skill of woodworking but also how to live his life in a manner that would be pleasing to Jesus. Otto also finds himself mentoring Matthew’s parents and guiding them to a healthier marriage with Christ as the head.
The Woodcarver (rated PG) is a follow-up to the movie What Would Jesus Do featuring John Schneider which we haven’t watched. We’ll probably add that to our list of “to watch” family movie night movies. We found that The Woodcarver shares many similarities to another movie – The Last Brickmaker in America which we enjoyed a few months ago during one of our family movie nights.
Overall, we all enjoyed the movie. We found ourselves talking through the movie when a variety of situations arose with the teen and parents or with the interactions between the parents. It definitely lends itself to a great deal of discussion about the family. We also talked about the importance of putting Christ first in a marriage and family as this was one of the central themes in the movie.
If you’re looking for a clean movie for family movie night, you’ll want to add The Woodcarver to your list.
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We had just received The Mighty Macs in the mail on Monday, and we decided it would be fun to watch on Valentine’s Day. Since we enjoy based on true story movies as well as sport movies, we were looking forward to sitting down to watch it. I got everything set up for our evening in, so we were ready to go when Daddy finally made it home. It was time for family movie night!
The final verdict? We all enjoyed the movie. During the movie, we provided some background information for Munchkin and explained a few things here or there. Since we live in a time where girls playing basketball (even at a professional level) is not as big of a deal, we needed to go back in time a little to help her understand why many of the things happening were not the norm.
While not everyone will appreciate Cathy’s approach to life, marriage, and career, we appreciated her passion and zeal when it came to her team. There was one line in the movie that stuck out to us… “It’s the small things that matter.” This is very true in both life and relationships.
About the Movie:
It’s 1971. Cathy Rush is a woman ahead of her time … and she’s about to embark on an adventure for the ages. A new era is dawning in the country and in collegiate athletics, where a national champion will be crowned for the first time in women’s basketball.
In the lead up to this historical season, major universities are preparing their game plans to win that first title. Meanwhile a tiny all-women’s Catholic college in Philadelphia has a more modest goal: find a coach before the season begins. Providentially, Cathy Rush is about to find Immaculata College.
Recently married, Cathy is dealing with the aftermath of a truncated playing career. While cultural norms would have her staying at home, she’s willing to do the hard work necessary to help her new team reach their goals—or perhaps she’s just trying to achieve her unfulfilled dreams through them.
From the beginning, her challenges are as imposing as the big-school teams Immaculata will face on the court. Cathy learns there is no gymnasium on campus, she receives little support from the school’s Mother Superior, and the school is in dire financial straits. To top it off, she may not even have enough players to field a team!
While it appears the Macs don’t have a prayer, all hope is not lost. With the help of Sister Sunday—a spunky assistant coach—and the support of a booster club of elderly nuns, Coach Rush creates a new game plan that just might bring the team—and the school—together.
Will this pioneer buck cultural norms and spur her rag-tag team to unexpected heights? Or will her hard-driving ways create a wedge between the coach and everyone around her? One thing’s for certain: there’s never been anyone like Cathy Rush at Immaculata!
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VeggieTales Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men takes the classic tale of Robin Hood a puts a huge VeggieTale spin on it. Robin Good and his men are fundraising in the forest to raise money to purchase hams for the poor. When his men decide it would be easier to steal from the rich to give to the poor, Robin Good tells them it’s wrong to steal, so his not-so-merry men part ways with Robin. This hurts Robin deeply, but when he hears his not-so-merry men have been captured he needs to decide if he can put aside that hurt to rescue them.
