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StarTrekIntoDarkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

The real “darkness” the film is referring to is the place where you’re no longer certain what the right thing to do is, the area between right and wrong where those in your care are threatened with extinction.

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The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

The fact that the film spans time, means it can clearly demonstrate that actions have consequences and can irrevocably alter lives.

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Life Of Pi

Life of Pi, on a huge scale, is a fable of faith…

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Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

Black’s masterstroke is to first show us how dependent the traumatised Stark is on his iron cocoon, then to force him to spend most of the film operating without it.

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jack-reacher

Jack Reacher

Based on the highly popular Jack Reacher series by Lee Childs, this action crime thriller is a little short on twists and in parts is bordering on cliché…

Opinion

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Positivity abounds in God’s autumnal hue

Yet Christ calls us on, and calls us anew to a deeper spirituality that enables a more profound experience of God…

editorial

Welcome

When I take a moment to consider the implications of Uniting for the Common Good – the theme that will carry us through to the next Synod in 2014 – I am reminded of our legacy and our roots.

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Reclaim your soul

I ask that our whole Community of Faith might be prayerful and active as we support one another through this and other times where the pain of loss and grief becomes difficult to bear.