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Reviewed by Eric Larsen Documentary Rated PG. Running time: 1 hour 34 min. Are our favorite foods doing us harm? 2008 Magnolia Pictures Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. …
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 2; S/N-3 . Running time: 2 hours 3 min. If anyone of the ordinary people among you sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord’s commandments ought not to be done and incurs guilt, when the sin that you have committed is made …
Rated R. Our ratings: V- 3; L- 3; S/N-3. Running time: 1 hour 35 min. A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. Proverbs 14:16 Linda and Chad are the two bumblers who set things in motion in this Coen brothers spy spoof. 2008 …
Courtney Hunt’s somberly realistic film focuses upon the distraught lives of those whom our politicians claim that they want to help, those left out of the American Dream. In upstate New York by the Canadian border Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is left with two sons and unpaid bills when her husband runs off with …
Rated PG. Our ratings: V- 1; L-2 ; S/N -3. Running time: 1 hour 31 min. …for truly in this city there were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take place. From a prayer …
Rated R. Our ratings: V- 5; L- 2; S/N-1. Running time: 2 hours 21 minutes. a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 Crusading minister Dr. Gustave Briegleb champions the cause of wrongfully treated Christine Collins. 2008 Universal Studios He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the …
Rated R. Our ratings: V- 0; L-2 ; S/N-5. Running Time: 1 hour 40 min. Remember the days of old, consider the years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you; your elders, and they will tell you. Deuteronomy 32:7 The film begins with Simon sharing his paper with his teacher Sabine and …
Rated . Our ratings: V- 5; L- 6; S/N -2. Running time: 2 hours 56 min. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love… 1 John 4:7-8 All who hate …
Rated R. Our ratings: V- 2; L- 7; S/N-4. Running time: 1 hour 34 min. The human spirit will endure sickness; but a broken spirit—who can bear? An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Proverbs 18:14-15 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their …
Rated R. Our ratings: V-5; L-3 ; S/N-1. Running time: 1 hour 58 min. Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those …