Letters To God

Faith is often seen most easily in the lives of little children. Jesus confirmed this during His teachings to the adults watching Him play with the little ones.

Mark 10:15,
“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”

This is wonderfully projected in the film “Letters to God”. A film that is based off of a true story, this is an impact full movie packed full of important messages and the Gospel.

Sometimes we question God. “Why do our loved ones die”? “How could you let this happen to this person? - they don’t deserve this!”
Or sometimes we tell Him outright. “I don’t want your will!”

This is exactly what the Doherty family felt and said as their son/brother/grandchild was dying from cancer. Tyler though doesn’t let his sickness become a stumbling block. Instead he writes letters to God about how he is feeling; and in beautiful and simple faith he puts them in the mailbox expecting God to read them.

God of course knows everything and He didn’t need the letters; but instead works through them to impact the drunken postman- Brady McDaniels. It doesn’t stop there- but effects everyone involved in Tyler’s life.

This film is an awesome example of what one person can do when they have a mission to “be a warrior for God” and armed with a child’s faith. It also shows that our lives are like “letters” being read by the world- they WILL impact someone….. Hopefully our “letters” will lead someone to Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:3
“You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”- NIV trans.

Overall-
Alcohol content? Check. Humor? Check. Emotional parts? Check. People coming to know the Lord Jesus as their Savior? Check.

Just as a warning- there are two unacceptable words said; the “J” word, and “sc—w”. A little bit of Alcohol content is also shown including a bar scene.
Besides those questionable items:

Recommended?
Definitely.
This is a great family movie.

Trailer

The Incredibles

Heroes are often made, but in “The Incredibles” directed by Brad Bird, they are born. What is a hero? The answer is found in
John 15:13,
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
In this film, this love can be seen many times as each hero puts his life on the line in order to save someone.

One of the many “plus” things of The Incredibles, is the focus on family. Mr. Incredible and Helen are shown kissing multiple times- showing the love that they have for each other. In the middle- He is shown playing with his children and overall having better family time. It is also shown the issues that Mr. Incredible had with his family. He is shown “missing” his family growing- he is so focused on the days of old with super-power-work, that he is not seeing the issues starting to grow inside his family. Fortunately in the end, Mr. Incredible is shown admitting his fault and realizing that family is much more important than anything else- even saving people.

Another lesson that we find- is the importance of telling the truth. Although not as clearly brought out in the film, its plot is intermingled with the problems and issues that arise from not being truthful. It broke the Incredibles family; caused contention, it caused doubt in Helens mind about Mr. Incredible being faithful in marriage, it caused fights among the children, and almost cost all the Incredibles their lives. Lying is a killer- and it comes in many forms; little white lies, not being straight-forward, or deceiving.
Proverbs 19:9,
“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who tells lies will perish”.

A major lesson that I find that Pixar missed- is investing in the lives of others- especially the younger generation. Mr. Incredible could have saved himself the trouble and deaths that were caused by Syndrome if only he had taken the time to be a hero to “Incredi-boy” earlier on. Instead he shunned Buddy and gave him 15 years to ponder his revenge. When the day came- it was too late to take back the bitterness that Mr. Incredible had created.
Proverbs 14:30,
“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy (or bitterness) the rottenness of the bones.”

Overall;
Great Family values? Check. Valuing life, even your enemies? Check. Awesome Animation and graphics? Check. Some great action? Check. A plot? Check. A great Soundtrack? Check. Slight language including two times the “H” word is used? Unfortunately; Check.

Recommended?
Besides the bit of Language and bad attitudes between the children; Yes- this is definitely a great family movie.