Rachael and I are sponsoring a new KC Film & Theology Event on Friday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m. We’ll be meeting at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lee’s Summit (501 N. Missouri – just off Douglas).We’ll be watching and discussing Rob Reiner’s “The Story of Us” and discussing the question: What if God designed marriage to make us holy, more than happy? After a brief introduction, we’ll view the movie and have a short discussion about the issues it raises. Childcare will be provided and will include a children’s movie dealing with love. We hope this will spark family discussions about love and marriage.
Movie Description: The Story of Us, starring BRUCE WILLIS and MICHELLE PFEIFFER, is the very real and humorous examination of Ben and Katie Jordan's marriage. After 15 years, the couple is wrestling with the universal paradox: why are the qualities that made them fall in love in the first place now the very things pulling them apart? Emotionally drained from their relationship, the Jordans attempt a trial separation while their children, Josh, 12, and Erin, 10, are away at summer camp. For both Ben and Katie, fighting has lately become the condition rather than the exception, and they believe that their only option is a silent retreat to neutral corners. During their time apart, both Ben and Katie reflect on the value of their shared history -- the dance, perfected over time, that has made them an "us."
How can these qualities that were once so endearing become so infuriating that you lose sight of what is important? At what point do you forget that without the other person you are incomplete? Where do we get the idea that marriage is supposed to make us "happy ever after?"
Come join us for an evening of cinema and discussion.
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