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Reel Parables
by La Mesa Church
Hollywood often gets a bad wrap when it intersects with Christianity, but there can be lot of deep theological illustrations that can be taken from many movies. It is the goal of this podcast to look at relatively family friendly movies with the goal of finding spiritual elements. In other words, we will use popular movies as modern day parables that communicate timeless truths about God, faith and what it means to be a follower of Christ.
Episodes
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The Martian
The parables from this episode are out of this world! This week we talk about "The Martian"
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Holes
In todays episode, Graham and Devin find some new parables in the film "Holes"
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Interstellar
Alright, alright, alright! Today's episode we dive into Interstellar, an awesome movie with plenty of parables to spare!
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Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
Graham and Devin of the La Mesa Church watched Chip 'n' Dale and share the parables they found!
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Rango
Graham and Devin talk about the parables they found in the movie "Rango"!
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Legend
This movie was LEGENDARY... actually not so much, but Graham and Devin have a fun time turning "Legend" into parables!
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Shrek
This week Devin and Graham find parables in possibly the greatest animated film of all time..."Shrek"?
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Free Guy
This week Graham and Devin watch free guy! This episode has Miriah Carey's voice stuck in our heads.
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The Mitchells vs the Machines
Devin and Graham watch the Netflix film "The Mitchells vs the Machines"
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Gross Point Blank
Graham and Devin discuss parables from the film "Gross Point Blank"
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Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
This week, Devin and Graham sit down and talk about the parables in one of the best Spider-Man movies of all time.
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Cool Runnings
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, listen to this weeks podcast, don't waste any time! This week we watched "Cool Runnings"in honor of the 2022 Winter Olympics!
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Napoleon Dynamite
Episode 6 of season 2 we watched "Napoleon Dynamite". We love this movie for more than the laughs and do our best to turn it into a parable!
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Ponyo
This weeks episode came a couple days late because we had Covid but we are excited to introduce you to our episode on the Studio Ghibli movie "Ponyo." So come listen in and and snack on some Ham!
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Nacho Libre
I ate some bugs, I ate some grass, I used my hands to follow this podcast. Listen in on this weeks episode where we watched one of our favorite comedies "Nacho Libre"!
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Encanto
We don't talk about Bruno, but we do talk about the Disney movie "Encanto" and the many parables in the story.
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Iron Man 3
Happy New Year! Lets celebrate with a new episode of Reel Parables! This week we talk about our resolutions for this new year.
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Elf
Welcome back to Reel Parables with season 2! We start off our new season by watching the Christmas movie Elf!
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Bonus: The Little Mermaid
This week we've got another bonus episode with Matt watching "The Little Mermaid". Listen in on some parables from under the sea!
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Bonus: Tron
In this bonus episode Devin talks about parables from the movie Tron Legacy.
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Bonus: Labyrinth
In this episode Graham dives into the imaginative, and odd, world of Labyrinth and its many parables.
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Bonus: Godzilla
Season 1 is over, but enjoy some bonus episodes like "Godzilla" until season 2 starts!
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Contact
Episode 18 of Reel Parables we watched the sci-fi film "Contact"! Let's talk about faith and aliens!
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Episode 17 of Reel Parables we watch the newest Disney movie "Raya and the Last Dragon"! Listen in on our discussion on unity and trust.
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Time Bandits
Episode 16 of Reel Parables we watch Graham's childhood favorite "Time Bandits"! This movie is a strange one, but very fun to talk about!
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Back to the Future Pt1
Episode 15 of Reel Parables we go back to the future and watch one of the best movies of the 80's, "Back to the Future". Listen in on our discussion of parables we found in this episode!
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Alice in Wonderland
Episode 14 we talk about parables from Disney's "Alice in Wonderland". We're all mad here.
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Harry Potter
Episode 13 of Reel Parables we talk about one of our favorite movie series, Harry Potter!
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Shrek 2
Episode 12 we talk about one of the greatest animated films "Shrek 2"! Join in on our discussion of parables in this film such as accepting people for who they are.
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The Wedding Singer
Episode 11 of our podcast we discuss "The Wedding Singer" a story of love and heartbreak.
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Tangled
Episode 10 we look into our first Disney princess movie! Listen in on our discussion of finding the truth and living our dreams.
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Knowing
In episode 9 we watch our first Nic Cage movie "Knowing"! We think he's a fun actor if you can't tell. Join us in our discussion of how this movie is a great parable of new creation!
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Yesterday
In episode 8 we watched "Yesterday" our first musical film. We discuss topics like how well would we remember scripture if everyone forgot the Bible, and focusing on the important things.
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Hook
Episode 7 we watched the Peter Pan film "Hook" and talk about being like children in our faith.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In episode 6 we watch the classic western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Listen in on some parables that we found in this classic film.
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Signs
Episode 5 we ask the question, do you believe in signs or miracles? We watched Signs, a movie about extraterrestrial life, and talk about the awesome messages pulled from the story.
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Goonies
Episode 4 we talk about the classic family film "Goonies" and the lessons we learn from friendship.
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Forrest Gump
Welcome to Episode 3 of Reel Parables! Today we look at the film "Forrest Gump." Join us as we discuss Christian themes in this classic film.
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The Princess Bride
Welcome to episode 2 where we dive into the wonderful adventure of The Princess Bride and how we see Jesus shine through the power of storytelling.
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Soul
For our very first episode we will be talking about Soul, a movie with a non-Christian view of afterlife, that teaches Christian values through its storytelling.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hollywood often gets a bad wrap when it intersects with Christianity, but there can be lot of deep theological illustrations that can be taken from many movies. It is the goal of this podcast to look at relatively family friendly movies with the goal of finding spiritual elements. In other words, we will use popular movies as modern day parables that communicate timeless truths about God, faith and what it means to be a follower of Christ.
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La Mesa Church
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Hollywood often gets a bad wrap when it intersects with Christianity, but there can be lot of deep theological illustrations that can be taken from many movies. It is the goal of this podcast to look at relatively family friendly movies with the goal of finding spiritual elements. In other words,...
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