Ladyhawke with Paul McDonald, Sarah Daniels, and Britt Mooney
Coming up on the Men at the Movies podcast, I talk with Britt and Sarah about Ladyhawke. This movie reveals the failure of false religion in contrast to the conversational relationship Mouse has with God. Like Isabeau and Navarre, we long for intimacy but constantly fail. We need a community to succeed. Join us as we discover God’s truth in this movie.
Quotes
Loneliness is when the expectation of the relationship is greater than the reality of the relationship. That gap is loneliness.
The devil loves religious activity without the presence of God.
Part of the curse is a gap instead of unity.
With the wolf and the hawk we have fight or flight. But we need to learn to be still.
Themes
False religion contrasted with Philipe’s conversational relationship with God.
Isabeau and Navarre long for intimacy but always fail. Need community to succeed.
Resources
“Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord!” he replied.
The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.”
“But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” - Acts 9:10-16 (NLT)
Questions
How would you define your communication with God?
Who has God sent in your life to be a bridge back to him? Or to bridge the gap with someone else?
Where do you experience the gap between expectation and reality? Relationships? Work? With God?
Is your instinct fight or flight? Where would it be helpful to learn to be still?
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Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).
Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock.
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