easter sunday video
On Easter we had James go out and get some jelly beans for Vince and he got a little more than he bragained for… check this out:
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wanting all the right things
My wife and I have really ejoyed the show, Desperate Housewives since it started a few years ago. I preached a series on it last year and it has a quite a few parallels to the Christian life (or lack thereof). Anyway, I was browsing the site and saw a book that would be great for young women lossely based on that series and how women relate to the world around them.
Here is a promo video for the book, check it out:
post modern bible stories
What happens when you take some of the most interesting stories from the Bible and weave them together with some awesomely talented artists and illustrators? You get Post Modern Bible Stories.
It’s a collection of postcards and stories interpreted by: Chris Collenberger, Chris Koelle, Mark Sgarbossa, Violaine Barrois, Alejandro Fuentes, Ric Stulz, Jon Di Venti, Andy Hayes, Nigel Dennis and more.
Check out http://www.relevantbooks.com for more info and ordering details.
egg walkin’ and car pullin’
Seriously, this is crazy. (taken from http://www.stunning-stuff.com/read-weird-news-stories/126.html)
A Chinese man has managed to pull a car while walking on eggs without breaking a single egg.Not only did he pull the car 20 meters, he actually did it with his ears!
The 38-year-old probably has the strangest talent ever seen, but he sure drew a big crowd while he was pulling the car in Dehui, Jinli.The onlookers were astonished by the man’s performance. Zhang says he started learning the stunt when he was only 8 years old. Another amazing thing this Chinese can do is pick up a 25 kg bicycle with his mouth while, of course, standing on eggs.We can’t figure out what his talents are good for, but they sure are amazing.
so fresh n’ so clean
So I’ve had to flee my house because my wife is hosting a baby shower for a friend at church. So what’s a better idea for a bright sunny day then sitting at the Car Spa and getting the car all cleaned up.
One of the guys who is washing my car has dropped more “F Bombs” than the words “and, the or like.” It’s a very interesting conversation that got me thinking… How do most Christ followers react when they are introduced to things of the world in a fairly blatant manner?
I know for me it isn’t a big deal to talk to an unchurched person and kind of overlook to a certain extent their language, actions, etc. to try and build a relationship with them. For many people in the church they would view this as “conforming to the world” or becoming callused to things than break God’s heart.
I guess the bigger thing for me is letting people be themselves. Who am I to totally change their world in a matter of moments? I need to build an understanding. Something that makes them sit back and think, “Sure, I’ll talk, open up a bit, this isn’t too strange. I think this person is alright.”The American Church-Goer has fallen into mainly two categories:
1. Beat them Rodney King style with the Bible and his word (check out the movie “Saved” for a great example of this, it’s funny stuff) or
2. They just don’t care about sharing (It’s like God is some Dirty Little Secret… thanks All-American Rejects!)
We are now at a crossroads where we as Christ-followers make a conscience effort to be real and treat God and His life changing power more like the exciting partnership it is and less like the plague or an excuse to condemn everyone who doesn’t believe what we do. Just something to think about…
Jdel *over and out*
