2007-12-09

Just Fun

This is really fun. I love the commericals and now I can be a part of them...awesome!

Reaching Well

YPulse recently had an article which offered 5 Tips on Reaching Teenagers. These are good enough to post, but please go ready the article too...it's really short, don't worry.

1. The message needs to be simple and clear.
2. Technology is everything.
3. Cool looking technology, or Technobling, is the new badge item.
4. It’s got to be ultra customizable.
5. Portability is king for these Technomads.

This brings many questions to youth ministry. Here's my first question of many: "How much should ministries invest in these ideas, or does doing so detract from the simplistic message of Christ."

Thoughts? Questions?

Stuff Makes Me Feel Better

According to a recent study materialism (specifically in teenagers) is linked to their self-esteem. This isn't revolutionary information, but it is confirmation in what probably anyone who works with teenagers already felt.
Will this result in marketing companies attacking student's self image in order to hock more stuff?
And do we in youth ministry use this understanding to promote events, series, growth, etc?

GymKata!

Andrew Osenga posted about this movie. I have got to find this and buy it! How have I never heard of this?
Here is the trailer

And here is fight scene from the film, just to tempt us even more.

How convenient to have one of those gymnastic horse-y things right in the middle of town.

Sign of the Times

Has anyone else heard this:

Dutch police recently apprehended a ring of teenage virtual thieves who were caught stealing furniture, worth 4,000 Euros, within virtual world Habbo Hotel.

I read it a while back on a TrendCentral newsletter, but haven't found an actual source.

Ninja Stars

wikiHow recently had an entry on my google homepage on how to make origami stars. I used to make these all the time growing up. These at little paper footballs, which I can kick
Why did I ever stop?
I've been making them all weekend.

NFL Picks...Week 14

I just walked in from church and need to through up my picks before I turn on the TV.
I promise (in case I finally have a good week of predictions) that I am being completely fair in my process to which I am accountable only to myself and which nobody else cares about. So I don't know why I'm defending myself to myself.

Carolina at Jacksonville = Jacksonville (cause Carolina sucks)
Tampa Bay at Houston = Tampa Bay (less affected by the loss of the starting QB)
Oakland at Green Bay = Green Bay (The land of the cheese)
Dallas at Detroit = Detroit (because I hate Dallas)
St. Louis at Cincinnati = St. Louis (a third string QB, but I'll pick them anyways)
Miami at Buffalo = Miami (winners of thier first game)
San Deigo at Tennessee = San Deigo (V. Young can't create a win every week)
New York Giants at Philadelphia = New York (McNabb sucks and will be pulled too late because of Andy Reid's pride)
Minnesota at San Fransico = Minnesota (it breaks my heart that my Niners suck so much)
Arizona at Seattle = Arizona (finally becoming the team they should be)
Kansas City at Denver = Denver (by a field goal?)
Pittsburgh at New England = New England (their streak forces me to pick them, but if there was ever a week for them to fall...)
Cleveland at New York Jets = Cleveland (just because)
Indianapolis at Baltimore = Baltimore (playing for pride after last week's meltdown)
New Orleans at Atlanta = New Orleans (a horrible Monday Night game)