Paul McDonald and Britt Mooney discuss Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson and Leah Thompson. In this movie, every character is chasing some status that they hope will give them a sense of belonging. The lie they believe is that status is where they have value. But truth and trust go together, leading to the intimacy and belonging we are all searching for.
Join us as we discover God’s truth in this movie!
Questions
- What jobs/roles do you try to avoid?
- How do you perceive the other roles? If you work in a blue collar job, what do you think of the guys who work in the office? And if you have a white collar job, how do you look at the men who work in the trades?
- How do you define success? Belonging? Value?
- Where do you feel “not good enough?”
- When was the last time you felt anxious? Alone? Not enough? Can you identify the message you were believing in those moments?
- When have you said, “I’d rather be ________ for the wrong reasons than _______ for the right ones?” What is the part that feels terrifying, feels like death?
- What frequent message do you listen to that doesn’t align with what God says? “Just a sinner?” “Worthless screw up?” “Loser?”
- Have you ever asked God what He thought about you? If not, try it (and if you hear something that isn’t confirmed in the Bible, it’s not God you’re listening to). Start with the simple question, “God, do you love me?” Because you know the answer is yes.
- How would you feel being Amanda on the date? The extravagant dinner, a portrait of you, having the amphitheater to yourself, and being given a beautiful gift. Could you accept it?
- Do you believe that you are worth it?
Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (https://graysonfoster.com/)
Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).
Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock
