The seventh instalment of the fast, furious franchise is now showing at cinemas. Furious 7 slops over with gargantuan stunts involving expensive cars and petrol-heads who fear nothing except being responsible drivers. Don’t worry about the plot, as it merely is pin-striping on the paintwork of a drag racer. Instead, as I can confirm, these movies are silly bursts of adrenaline that you know you shouldn’t enjoy so much.

Fast and Furious 7 hits Aussie cinemas on 2 April 2015.

While Furious 7 and its earlier models are all about taking frightening risks, don’t worry about teens and 20-somethings being inspired to try the same things at home. Instead, let them know Fast and Furious car stunts are child’s play. The real rush is deciding whether to be a devoted follower of Jesus Christ.

As Jesus himself stated, no-one can be his disciple without “bearing their own cross” or “saying good-bye to all their possessions” (Luke 14:25-33). Strong, scary words which require more investigation and understanding. But they indicate that putting your faith in Jesus is not for the faint-hearted, and come at a personal cost.

However, the good news is, unlike Fast and Furious risk-taking, following Jesus isn’t actually risky business. The end result is assured and death-defying – in an eternal, protected way. Vroom, vroom.