I recently had the opportunity to watch the movie, Courageous. Wow. It is a great movie, highly recommended for families and especially for fathers. The main point of the movie is “our society has a huge problem with fatherhood waning in significance … and the solution is for Christian dad’s to embrace their God-given role as spiritual leader in the home.” I wholeheartedly endorse this observation.
The movie is about group of guys, most of whom are police officers, making a pact to become better dads. During the course of the movie we laugh, cry, laugh, and cry a lot more. It’s a huge emotional roller-coaster. For me, there was a bit too much emotionalism, not “over the top” but nearly so. There’s also a lot of humor, in fact a scene featuring the back seat of a police car was one of the funniest movie bits I’ve seen in a long time.
See the movie. You can rent it, buy it, or watch it via cable or satellite. It has the potential of being life-changing for you (dad’s) and your family.