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The Mysterious Islands DVD Review

Posted by html404 on December 2, 2010
in DVDs & CDs

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

The Mysterious IslandsDVD was released from Provident Films on 8/31/2010 and we were privileged to receive a copy to review. This is a documentary film about the Galapagos Islands.

Doug Phillips and his research team, which included Dr. John Morris of the Institute for Creation Research, visited the islands in 2009, which marked the 200th year since Darwin was born. Darwin also visited the islands in 1835. This research team sought “to determine whether the Galapagos Islands are a laboratory for evolution, as Darwinists claim, or a showcase for the biblical account of creation.”

The movie showed beautiful footage of the islands and the creatures who live on them. From views of the depths of the sea to the gigantic turtle, our family enjoyed learning about the Galapogos and hearing the insights shared by16 year old Joshua Phillips, the team scientists and those along to observe.

Whether you follow the thoughts of Darwin or Creation this is a movie is a valuable educational tool for your family.

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UPSIDE ~ A DVD Movie Review

Posted by Professor on November 29, 2010
in DVDs & CDs, Movies

About Uside

The DVD UPSIDE was a great film. Basically, it reminds us that no matter what life throws at you there is always an “upside”! The premise of the movie revolves around a High School senior, Solomon White who seems to have everything…but when he suffers a head injury that distorts his vision he is left looking at the world in a different light. The movie showcases the challenges that Solomon faces at home and school. During the course of the film Solomon begins to fall for Wren, a young girl who has been blind since birth. This is an inspiring movie about faith and perseverance.

One of the things I enjoyed was going to the website after the movie and perusing around. I found that www.upsidemovie.com has a study guide available to accompany the movie. They have taken 2 scenes from the movie and have planned lessons to use in accompaniment with the movie. Study Guide 1 talks about how God gives us a fresh start and Study Guide 2 talks about how God measures success. Each study guide is complete with a Leader Guide, student guide and a video clip. As a Sunday school teacher I found these quite useful!

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Bringing up Bobby ~ A DVD Movie Review

Posted by Professor on November 28, 2010
in DVDs & CDs, Movies

Bringing Up Bobby was a very entertaining movie. The movie revolves around the Wyler family and their ups and downs of family life. The head of the Wyler is James (big brother and surrogate parent) who trusts in God for help in raising his three siblings. There are some great events within the film, including Bobby’s 16^th birthday, which make the film enjoyable. I enjoyed that the filmmakers were able to present the Gospel in such a way to make it enjoyable and believable, while using real life circumstances. The movie has a solid theme and is cute for the whole family!

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Sweet Exchange

Posted by html404 on October 7, 2010
in DVDs & CDs

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

If you are familiar with the group Point of Grace, then you will remember Heather Payne who sang with the group before she left to focus more on her family. In spending more time with her family she and her husband were interested in teaching their children more of the traditional hymns that have all but disappeared from some mainstream churches. That led Heather to consider recording her own single album with all the old hymns but with a modern flair.

Sweet Exchange is Heather’s her new album as a soloist artist, which she recorded in a friend’s home studio on days her children were at school. What a mom, eh?! Her album is beautiful and will appeal to the younger generation who is not use to singing or listening to the old hymns. The words are the same but Heather has attempted to update them to appeal to a wider audience. So even if you don’t attend church this album just might surprise you and appeal to your ear.

Personally, I love the old hymns, but I grew up singing them in church so they are what I know. They are so rich with meaning and truth of who Jesus Christ is and what He has done for each and everyone of us.

Heather’s Sweet Exchange album is available here.

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The Moms Blog Letters to God DVD Giveaway

Posted by html404 on September 3, 2010
in DVDs & CDs, Giveaways

Letters To God

We posted a review of Letters to God on Monday and I came across The Moms Blog which is giving away 5 copies of the Letters to God DVD. Visit http://themomblogs.com/momblog/?p=152 to enter to win your copy.

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