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Unmet Expectations | 1:44

What did you want to be when you grew up? Are those hopes now reality? Have things happened according to plan? In this poignant interview clip, people describe how their real lives differ from their dreams.

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What Are We Missing? | 1:19

We begin our lives dreaming about the things we are going to do, but often, along the way, we lose sight of those dreams.

Free Throw | 1:46

In this dramatic video illustration, in the final seconds of a basketball game, a player is called upon to score the winning basket. Will he be ready?

Abraham - God's Covenant | 2:05

If God promised you the “impossible,” could you trust Him? God promised Abraham a son with Sarah, but their age and infertility reminds us of many couples today wrestling with similar issues. This video illustration depicts the struggle we all have in trusting God when our human minds cannot comprehend His plans.

Dead End | 2:32

This clever video illustration reveals that even when life isn't turning out like we planned; we can remain positive and trust that God is still working.

Joseph - Trapped | 2:32

This clever illustration parallels how Joseph was stuck in a hopeless situation. In a few short years he had fallen from a fortunate son to a forgotten prisoner in a foreign land. It is an example of how we can respond when our lives aren't what we expected.

Which Came First? | 1:26

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Though the answer has been debated for centuries, the simple answer is God came first. This clever video illustration helps shed light and insight into questions about God and creation.

Blah Blah Land | 2:50

Meb and Sia are drawn together by their common desire to embrace the colorful, exciting world of adulthood. But as disappointment and responsibility mounts, cold, hard reality begins to fray the fragile fabric of their optimistic immaturity. This humorous illustration is featured in Adulting with JP Pokluda.

Disenchanted | 3:01

He seemed like Prince Charming! But now, ten years later…things are different. He’s not quite so charming. What once was a fantasy has been crowded out by fantasy football, and the man who used to slay dragons now won’t even kill spiders. What happened?

Your Mountain is Calling | 3:40

Adulthood looms before you like a mountain. There are so many questions, so many unknowns, and you don’t yet know the way. But this is testing ground, a place where God will forge you. You will never go alone. His goodness follows you. Your mountain is calling. This illustration is featured in Adulting with JP Pokluda. 

Goodbye Home | 2:37

Home changes as we grow up. We all know what it feels like to look back longingly on the homes of our past. This moving illustration reminds us of the loss of home we all experience. It originally appeared in Keeping Place with Jen Pollock Michel.