Life Point

Ode to the Broken, a groundbreaking combination of personal testimony and soul-stirring artistry. Speaker Mercy Hope talks from her background of a childhood of poverty and domestic abuse to the incredible healing power of God. The dance portion of the production features the dramatic choreography of Soli Deo Gloria Ballet’s Carolyn Currey, along with readings by Rachel Starr Thomson. Ode to the Broken is a truly life-changing production that delves deep into brokenness and, especially, the healing that is found in the love of God.

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A look at some of the hottest movies and the spiritual lessons they can teach us. Popcorn and movie clip discussion guide provided!

In 2001, General Manager Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s lose to the Yankees in the playoffs then lose three stars to free agency. Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. To the consternation of his scouts, Beane hires and listens to Peter Brand, a recent Yale grad who evaluates players using a radically new approach. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.

Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mechanical man) that doesn’t work without a special key which Hugo needs to find to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets with a shopkeeper who works in the train station and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton. Winner of 5 Academy (Oscar) awards

In twenty-two years of marriage, Lindsey Hall Yeskoo has moved fifteen times in and out of overseas Embassy and Consulate postings with her husband, a diplomat. Their children were each born in a different country. As you might expect, their unique circumstances presented them with extraordinary opportunities - and challenges too. However, nothing compared to the journey they began to take as a family when things suddenly started to go terribly wrong with their middle child, Emily. Medical investigations eventually resulted in a shocking diagnosis at age ten of a rapidly terminal, neuro-degenerative disease. As Lindsey, her mother, unfolds the astounding (and continuing) story, there will be no doubt in your mind as to why Emily's ongoing life, fragile though it is, continues to powerfully impact people all around the world with hope and renewed perspective in the face of broken dreams and daunting odds.

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