Movies for Preaching
Ida (2013)
Ida (2013). Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska. PG-13. 82 mins. Rotten Tomatoes 96%; Metacritic 91%. A young Polish novice, Ida (Agata Trzebuchowska), a WW II orphan raised in a convent, is summoned by the Abbess with the instruction to visit an aunt she…
Additional content related to Piety
Luke 2:22-40
We have a number of characters in this story. There’s the rather passive Jesus, who is brought to the Jerusalem for a dedication by Mary and Joseph. Then there’s Simeon and Anna, seemingly fixtures of the temple community. What links all of these characters is one trait: piety. Specifically, each participant’s piety is borne from…
Matthew 22:34-46
Comments, Questions, and Observations We are still in the temple, still dealing with the temple leaders engaging Jesus in the hopes of trapping or discrediting him. Last week we read about the Pharisees sending their disciples to question Jesus, and in-between those verses and this week’s text, the Sadducees took a round in the inquisition….
Preaching Connection: Piety