September 2009
20 posts
WatchStar Wars in concert - looks fun.
August 2009
31 posts
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sex can wait
When a non-Christian attended a semester undercover at Liberty University, he learned a ton about Christians and about how the American culture gap isn’t nearly as big as he thought. Furthermore, he found the school’s rules on abstinence oddly helpful:
“Having pre-ordained physical boundaries took a huge amount of pressure and anxiety out of my dates, and made for more...
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“A third, clearly overcome by emotion, held the photo close to her chest —...”
– Report on female gorillas after they received a photo of a potential mate joining them soon at the London Zoo.
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change or die, Abercrombie
Time recently posted an interesting article about while most retailers are struggling in the recession Abercrombie is hemorrhaging.
Retailers, Non-Profits and Churches all struggle with change at various times. But “change” is the constant.
If they’re not careful, the only people wearing Abercrombie will be 40-somethings yearning for the old days.
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WatchThe audio didn’t work well on this video but it was Faith Day at the ballpark so after the game there was a concert by Mercy Me. They did a great job!
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When Things Settle Down
“I’ll just do it when things settle down.”
It’s a common statement many of us think and say, but the underlying assumption is that when things do calm down life will be the same as it was the last time things calmed down. Bad assumption!
Change is constant - always with us, always happening. Instead of fearing it I try to lean into it.
I try to ask, “what am I...
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“But if you think it’s over, if you truly believe we’ll end this myth...”
– Mythbusters Narrator, in “Thermite vs. Ice,” 2009
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WatchI love this year’s powerful intro to the Willow Creek Arts Conference, “Behold, the Dreamer Cometh.” Out of simple staging and basic props comes a powerful message about redemption and the creative process.
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WatchHere is a great example of what I like to call Cirque du Parkour. Amazing!
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On NFL, Twitter, and the Denver Broncos
With real-time updates hitting the web as fast as you can text from a mobile phone, sports teams are developing official “Twitter Policies” which amuses me. Teams that refuse to acknowledge Twitter or fail to develop anything other than a twitter blackout policy are still in the dark ages. (Why would you want a computer? An abacus suits me just fine.)
Can you imagine the ways a...
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WatchThis is a phenomenal example of how our brains expect logical progressions — with Bobby McFerrin, an audience, and the pentatonic scale.
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