Happy Halloween, a few weeks late! What do Cruella DeVil, a group of humble Christians singing praise songs, and you all have in common? Well, probably a lot more than nothing, but for today’s purposes, we’re talking about how we re-write our own stories, and how we use our imagination to do it! We have been remembering our stories, releasing the parts that don’t serve us anymore, and now we will reimagine them with compassion, for healing, and transformation! Scripture (not included in the episode) is about the Year of Jubilee continued – Leviticus 19:9-10 and 25:8-12.

Popular Media that we recommend in the episode:

Cruella: Rated PG-13, a live-action prequel to Disney’s “101 Dalmations” that follows a young Cruella DeVil.

Maleficent (2014): Rated PG, a vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019): Rated PG, Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

Hocus Pocus 2: rated PG, two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

BBC’s Ghosts: Rated TV-14, a group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country home. To their despair, a young couple inherit the house with hopeful plans to renovate it into a luxury hotel.

Content Warning This episode contains references to fairy tales which include sexual violence and murder.