Fri, Jun 28, 2013
Joy witnesses the theft of a bike by a school bully. To Joy's surprise, the principal offers mercy to the thief instead of offering justice. Joy, Chris and Gizmo join Jonah on his journey, from inside the whale to saving the sinful Ninevites. Joy relates to Jonah's frustrations, but is also convicted to live out God's forgiveness, even with someone she doesn't like.
Wed, Aug 28, 2013
Chris has a very precise plan for how he is going to get what he wants; and he can't handle it when things don't go according to his own plan. Superbook transports him back to ancient Egypt. As he watches Joseph rise from prisoner to governor of Egypt and gain a long lost bond with his brothers, Chris learns to forego his own plans and trust a little more in God's plans instead.
Wed, Jul 17, 2013
Chris wrestles with making a moral decision between right and wrong, a decision Joy warns could get him in big trouble. Superbook takes him and his friends back to Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar to meet Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Three men who chose to obey God and trust Him for their protection no matter the cost.
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Fri, Aug 16, 2013
Joy is challenged to stand up to a classmate who questions Joy's selection of a new girl at school to join a special club. If Joy pushes for the new girl she could lose her own position in the club. Superbook whisks the kids off to meet Queen Esther, who is facing a moral crisis of her own. As Joy befriends the Queen, she learns that her own dilemma pales in comparison to the life and death choice Queen Ester is grappling with. At the moment of truth, Ether shows her true colors and stands up for what is right, even though it could mean death. She is rewarded for her bravery, protects a nation, and with that Joy returns home full of the resilience and fortitude it will take to do the right thing in her situation at school.
Wed, Jan 8, 2014
When Chris is faced with a challenge between choosing to act truthfully or to take the easy and more "fun" pathway, Superbook whisks the kids back to meet John The Baptizer. During an exciting journey that takes the kids from witnessing John preach and baptize on the Jordan River, all the way through to his incarceration and ultimate death at the hands of Herodias and King Herod, Chris comes to understand what it means to live truthfully and point others toward in the direction of being more like Jesus. When Chris returns home, he applies what he's learned. Although it doesn't change the boy he is trying to help, Chris himself is that much stronger, for the effort he's putting in and for the experience of meeting John the Baptizer firsthand.
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
Joy and the Quantums are helping with a disaster relief effort. However, the circumstances are so arduous that Joy soon finds she doesn't have the strength to continue, even though her heart is in the right place. At her lowest moment, Superbook takes the kids back in time to meet a man who is also facing adversity. The kids land onboard a ship taking a prisoner, named Paul, to face authorities in Rome. Before he gets there, Paul must face one disaster after another, and when the journey seems the most dire, God gives him the strength to carry on and even minister to others in the their darkest hours. Joy is uplifted my sharing Paul's journey and his miracles in Malta. Joy then returns, through time, to the relief project so filled with the Spirit that no hardship can stop her now.
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Fri, Nov 8, 2013
When Gizmo catches Chris and Joy skipping school to hang out with a bad role model (Pearce, the leader of an extreme skateboarding team), Superbook sends them back to a time when the world was fraught with evil. So evil, in fact, that God vows to destroy the world, saving only Noah "The only righteous man on earth", his family and a menagerie of animal species. As they witness the Flood, and Noah's unwavering faith in God, our heroes see how their bad behavior paralleled the world's descent into sin. Heartened by Noah's example and God's covenant with Mankind to never again destroy the world with a flood, they return to the present and reject Pearce's dangerous influence.
Thu, Mar 6, 2014
Chris is desperate to play with some of the cooler kids in school in an afternoon pick-up basketball game. Just as he demonstrates his Quantum Corkscrew jump shot, Joy runs in to excitedly announce that she's been elected Chess Club President. Realizing how "un-cool" that sounds to the guys he's trying to impress, Chris pretends he doesn't know her. Gizmo promptly arrives with Chris' sneakers, but there will be no game for him today. Instead, Superbook sends the trio back in time to meet the disciple Peter, who ends up denying Jesus three times. Later, after seeing the risen Jesus forgive Peter on the shores of Galilee, Chris realizes that like Peter, he was acting out of fear when he refused to acknowledge Joy's friendship. Once the kids return to the present, Chris takes a pass on the pick-up game and heads off with his true friends to celebrate Joy's accomplishment.