Paul McDonald and Sam Eldredge enter a galaxy far, far away and discuss Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. While there are many scenes and themes we could talk about, we chose identity as the path to pursue. Luke had accomplished all he had dreamed about on Tattoine, but he was missing out on his true calling. In order to discover who we are, we will have to make difficult decisions. But those choices reveal our true identity, and who we will become. Climb on your tauntaun, we’re going where no man has gone b...
Paul McDonald and Sam Eldredge enter a galaxy far, far away and discuss Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. While there are many scenes and themes we could talk about, we chose identity as the path to pursue. Luke had accomplished all he had dreamed about on Tattoine, but he was missing out on his true calling. In order to discover who we are, we will have to make difficult decisions. But those choices reveal our true identity, and who we will become. Climb on your tauntaun, we’re going where no man has gone before…nope, wrong movie. May the force be with you, and lets discover God’s truth in this movie.
About Sam Eldredge:
Sam Eldredge is the co-founder and director of And Sons, a platform designed to reach and initiate the young man's soul. And Sons produces a magazine, a podcast, and other content that can be found at andsonsmagazine.com. When not at work, Sam loves getting outside into the wilderness of Colorado with his family or watching movies in his head.
Questions
- Where do you feel like Luke: adrift without a mentor, training on Dagobah, fighting a battle that’s over your head, dealing with the unthinkable?
- How have you simplified your story into black and white? Where should there be more gray?
- What do you tie your legacy to?
- What’s the pinnacle of your existence?
- How many decisions do you make? How often are you doing what others tell you to do?
- Where do you feel like you’re killing it?
- How can success pull you away from your true identity?
- Where do you feel comfortable?
- What feels risky? Uncertain? Unready?
- What kind of man do you want to be?
- What battle do you engage in feeling unprepared?
- What past mistakes has God redeemed? How has He created something beautiful from what you regret?
- What is your metric for making the right choice or gauging success?
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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
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