Elvis vs. Cobain

A recent report clains that Kurt Cobain (of Nirvana fame) out-earned Elvis Presley this past year, among dead celebrities.
(read story here...Cobain bumps off Elvis as top-earning dead celeb
This is the first time in the six years of the study that Elvis has been beaten.

However according to GoogleFight.com Elvis defeats Cobain 5,820,000 to 2,830,000. (as of October 27, 2006)

The INVOLVED Generation

Here is a fancinating article about the current teenage generations passion to be involved...

Generation Y gets involved

Along with the web-site are some more links that bring to light characteristics and qualities of Generation Y.

In the article we read about students who are becoming actively involved in the causes of their world. They are active in issues of AIDS, poverty, education, the enviroment, etc.

My question is this: In light of this article what would our student's ministry look like if we became actively involved in the things that students are already concerned and involved with. What if our student's ministry created opportunities to lead our city in cleaning our enviroment? What if our student's ministry created opportunities to redeem someone from poverty? What if our student's ministry created opportunities to collect and distribute resources to single mothers, orphans and prisoners.

This is the student ministry I want to be apart of. I do not want to be a youth pastor who becomes a social planner. While I love hanging with student's at Six Flags, or the high school football game, I want to be about something more than recreation.

Thoughts?
-T-

Pee & Poo?

This is so incredibly silly that I can't understand why I want it. Actually it's pretty gross when I think about it.
Then again I've never been sure why you would want to purchase underwear meant for others to see. Who is going around showing people the pictures of the un-mentionables?

Click on the picture for the web-site.

-T-

Here's an interesting story.

Captain Underpants and the peeved principal

While I think that the girls were being creative in their costumes, I think that they probably knew they would be pushing the envelope of what is acceptable.
I'm reminded of a student, during my ninth grade year, who came dressed as a giant condom, and then acted like he didn't understand while the school administration asked him to take it off.

If you are going to push boundaries you have an idea that others may be offended and upset. Nudity, vulgarity and bathroom humor, even if it's the hint of the idea, will always push boundaries.

If you push boundaries, do not come back with, "I don't understand why their upset." You have a clue. Just take responsibility.

I more turned off by the fact that others try to convince me that they are clueless, than the issue behind their cluelessness.

-T-

Don't Mess With Bambi!!

This is a great story...

Deer Chases Boy, Uses Him as Human Salt Lick

The video is great too.

-T-