Description

Paul McDonald and Rob Porter talk about The Last Samurai (2003) starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.  We love these stories of transformation because they give us hope that we can be restored.  We desire having a robust and settled disposition, a sense of inner peace and becoming content in all circumstances.  The ancient and the modern are at war for our souls.  And the only way to find rest and honor is to follow the ancient paths.  Put down your gun and pick up your sword, and let’s discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions

• How can a man be so radically transformed by this process of excavation?
• What ancient paths are available to you?
• How does the ancient and modern collide in your life?
• What has died to progress?
• What does honor mean?
• What do you do to numb the pain?
• What pain, regrets, and shame do you carry from your past?
• What patterns, habits, and behaviors do you need to unlearn (think of ones that aren’t working well)?
• Where do you find rest for your soul?
• When was the last time you stopped to think?
• What gets in the way of resting?
• How do we live in a way that we have live in every moment?

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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