Movie Summary<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Con-votionals questions<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Scripture<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Application <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Prayer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n When teaching my kids about the Bible, the most important thing for me is ease and accessibility.\u00a0They\u2019re attention spans are already zapped from the movie, but I want to strike while the iron\u2019s hot and connections can easily be made. I need something that I can pull up on my phone during the end credits and engage my kiddos. Hopefully, with this format they will learn how to observe culture and connect it back to Christ like Paul in Areopagos who took the words of a Greek poet named, Aratus,\u00a0 \u201cin Him we live and move and have our being\u201d to reveal God to the people of Athens.\u00a0 I hope these \u201ccon-votionals\u201d spark conversations to reveal God to my children and yours.<\/p>\n All of the questions for the \u201ccon-votionals\u201d have been tried on my kids and they\u2019ve pretty much memorized Psalm 68:6\u00a0 so I hope that\u2019s enough research study and field testing \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Love for the Lonely Con-Votional<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cDespicable Me\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Running time:\u00a0 95 minutes<\/p>\n MPAA rating: PG<\/p>\n Content:\u00a0 Nothing questionable.\u00a0 Some comedic violence and silly bathroom language.<\/p>\n Biblical Themes to look out for:\u00a0 Forgiveness, redemption, identity, acceptance.<\/p>\n Summary (from IMDB):<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n I<\/i>n a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world\u2019s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes. Written by <\/i>Universal Pictures<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0Con-votionals questions<\/strong><\/p>\n 1: What do Gru and the girls have in common<\/p>\n (answer: both are lonely, both need a family, both have no one to love.)<\/p>\n 2:\u00a0 How did they show their loneliness?<\/p>\n (answer Gru: was mean, cruel, unfriendly, kept to himself<\/p>\n Girls: Didn\u2019t smile very much in the beginning, asked for a new family, prayed for a new family)<\/p>\n Sometimes when people are lonely they are mean and unkind like Gru. Sometimes they look sad and keep to themselves. Sometimes they may ask to play\/join\/hang out with you, but most of the time they\u2019re too afraid someone will say \u201cno\u201d so they avoid people all together\u2026like Gru.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>3: What interesting thing did the girls do to try and try and fix their loneliness?<\/p>\n Prayed to God for parents.<\/p>\n![\"1366773328483_ke-trom-mat-trang-2-despicable-me-2-820e86\"](\"https:\/\/oshetablogs.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/07\/1366773328483_ke-trom-mat-trang-2-despicable-me-2-820e86.jpg\")
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