All articles by Charles Merritt
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ArticleTalking with kids about difference and stereotypes: Christian Parenting lessons from Zootropolis 2
Zootropolis 2 will help Christian parents explore prejudice with their children - Charles Merritt explains how
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ArticleWicked: For Good helps Christian parents show their children no one is perfect
Charles Merritt explores how Wicked: For Good is a great opportunity for Christian parents to show their children how there is good and bad in all of us
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ArticleChristian parents can usefully use KPop Demon Hunters to explore themes of idolatry and the Kingdom of God with their family
A Church of England School in Dorset has just banned singing songs from KPop Demon Hunters - Charles Merritt, however, suggests that the film can be a great springboard for important family faith conversations
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ArticleSketch is a film that will help Christian families stop and consider their emotions and take them to Jesus
Charles Merritt thinks that the latest offering from Angel Studios will be helpful for Christian parents looking to help their children open up about their feelings
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ArticleHow Taskmaster can inspire your family to celebrate God-given creativity
Taskmaster might look like a silly game show, but behind the chaos lies something surprisingly profound. It’s a programme that brings families together, sparks laughter, and reminds us how wonderfully creative God has made each of us
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ArticleFantastic Four: First Steps can help youth and children see the Church in a new light
Charles Merritt thinks that this latest Marvel offering has a lot to say about the value of the church as family
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ArticleHow To Train Your Dragon – What an empathetic Viking can teach us about fatherhood and masculinity
Film: How to Train Your Dragon
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ArticleThunderbolts* – Redemption in the face of darkness
It’s been a bumpy road since Endgame but this is a fantastic addition to the Marvel universe because it’s actually able to stand on its own as a good film.
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ArticleA creative world with no imagination – A Minecraft Movie fails to craft a story
Film: A Minecraft Movie
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ArticleCaptain America: Brave New World – Can people change (beyond turning into a Hulk…)?
It’s been a while since we’ve had a smaller scale story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – MCU – based on earth and it was a nice change of pace to have a story with more personal stakes than an alien invasion.
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ArticleWonka: Some powerful faith conversations lurk in this musical extravaganza
Your favourite Christmas film?
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ArticleIs the movie ‘Wish’ pointing us to something God has placed within us?
Do you have a favourite Disney movie?
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ArticleThe Hunger Games prequel’s war and violence: discussion starters for Christian families
Charles Merritt finds the prequel to The Hunger Games franchise provides much food for thought at a time when daily news is full of the same kind of violence
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ArticleDumb Money: probably a dumb choice of film for most Christian teens
Charles Merritt was confused and concerned by this stock-market comedy
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ArticleThe Creator - who’s the real villain, AI or human ambition?
Have you got to grips with what AI can do?
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ArticleHow is love for your family like a ‘superpower’? Watch Blue Beetle and find out
How ‘powerful’ are the bonds in your family?
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ArticleThe Haunted Mansion - Christian parents may want to give this a miss
How do your children respond to horror?
