The Back-Up Plan (3 of 3)

Resource Summary

Movie Description: Zoe decides to go with her ‘back-up plan’ & gets artificially inseminated... just before meeting the love of her life.

Clip Description: Just after finding out that Zoe is pregnant with twins, boyfriend Stan flees to a park where he talks with another dad who describes parenthood as “awful awful awful, then a moment so life-affirming, so magical, then awful awful awful awful.” (Detailed DVD start and stop times are provided in the resource.)

This resource explores the idea that parenthood is but one way to make sense of the idea that to follow Jesus means taking up a cross, of carrying a burden and yet that yolk is light.

Resource Notes

• Media: The Back-Up Plan
• Faith Topics: Discipleship, Self-sacrifice
• Related Quote Sample: Matthew 16:24-25
• Discussion Question Sample: What do you think about the idea that loving can sometimes be “awful awful awful”?

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