Choosing Small Acts of Courage | Jeremy Jennings

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/choosing-small-acts-of-courage/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Sometimes in life it only takes 20 seconds of insane courage to do something extraordinary. At least that is the way the movie We Bought a Zoo summarizes it. In a tearjerker of a scene, Matt Damon who plays the dad takes his two young kids to the diner where he met their now deceased mother. The family has been mourning for the past few months because of her passing, and in the meantime he bought a zoo in the middle of nowhere to help his family heal. Why should he buy something he’s never tried owning or operating before? “Why not?” he replied and went through with his plan. The story goes well; the family heals from the loss. The final scene ends with this moment in the movie with the whole family at the diner. The dad, who has used this line before in the movie, starts by saying, “It only takes 20 seconds of insane courage.” He runs outside the diner to recreate the moment when he first sees their mom from the outside window. Then he rushes into the diner while counting down the seconds and keeping his children engaged in the story. Then, he shares his 20 seconds of insane courage line that started their story: “Excuse me, why would an amazing woman like you even talk to someone like me?” All a sudden their mom becomes visible in the room. The camera then pans to her. Her response, “Why not?” Courage beckons the response of why not. It invites us to do exciting things. Neurologically speaking, the younger you are, the more wired you are to take risk. The older you get, the harder those risks become to take. But risk is what helps your brain to grow. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW