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The Pursuit of Happyness Written by: Jane Dratz
Position: Project Coordinator
Posted: 01-29-2007
Chris Gardner, played by Oscar nominee Will Smith, is desperate. His life has hit the rocks. An unsuccessful venture trying to sell expensive bone-density scanners has left him financially devastated. On top of trouble with taxes and parking tickets, his girlfriend walks out on him (and their five-year-old son). Through all the tough stuff, the joy of Chris' life is his young son, Christopher.
Dreaming of a better future, Chris applies for and lands a promising internship with a big-name stock brokerage firm. But there's a major obstacle along this road - the internship is unpaid. The doors this opportunity may open are impressive, but definitely not guaranteed. Still Chris decides to go for his dream and accept the unpaid internship, despite the major downside risks. But with no money for rent, it isn't long before the father and son team are evicted from their apartment, and soon after, from their motel room. Now homeless, their new life on the streets of San Francisco unfolds, bouncing from homeless shelters to public restrooms to Public Transit stops.
Yet through it all, Chris' undeterred devotion to his son and determination to be a good father, provider and protector shine through. The movie father and son team are played by the real-life father and son team of Will and Jaden Smith, and together they powerfully portray the incredible, bonding, emotional journey this homeless twosome are walking together.
The close, trusting relationship between father and son in The Pursuit of Happyness can make an easy springboard for talking with your friends about God as our heavenly Father. The Bible describes our incredible relationship with God this way in 1 John 3:1:
What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it-we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to. (The Message)
Romans 8:15-16 also captures the picture of our trusting, Father-Child relationship with God:
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. (The Message)
When you talk about this movie with your friends, try using some of these questions to move the conversation toward God talk.
We often live like we believe 'the pursuit of happiness' is our ultimate purpose in life. But as Christians, deep down we know we will only be happy when we are pursuing God at full-throttle, and transforming our world for his glory in on the process. Go for it! Be happy!
...of Homosexuality
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This is a survey from Alan Chambers President of Exodus International. They are a leading ministry in helping people come out of the Homosexual life. SmAIC is going over this subject "How to prove grace to a Homosexual" in the YAK shack (JH/SR only) the next couple of weeks. Adults, as always are welcome.
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