Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live Sarah Silverman presented Jimmy (her boyfriend) with a gift of this music video. It's incredibly inappropriate, but really really funny. Completely everything you'd expect from Sarah, but Matt Damon surprised me.
2008-02-01
Becker
When I was sick this week I did only two things (well three, but nobody wants the details of me hugging a toliet). The first thing I did was sleep for about 24 hours over a 36 hour perioid. The other thing I did, in and out of sleeping, was watch recorded episodes of Becker.
Becker was a great show and I was curious if anyone else watched and loved this show like me. 
"Lost"
I watched this season's premiere tonight with the Deuce, Chris, Talia and my brother Todd and all I can say is, "Frikin', freak, friking, frik, frik...freaking, frikin' frik, frik!!!" Argh...so many questions...
2008-01-31
Quote
Just saw this quote over at Mark Waltz's blog... 
Had it not been for Mark Buchanan's book, The Rest of God, I may not even care about this quote. Seriously go buy and read his book.
Had it not been for Mark Buchanan's book, The Rest of God, I may not even care about this quote. Seriously go buy and read his book.
2008-01-30
2008-01-27
A Good Post
Thanks Shaun for this very thought provoking post.
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"What will you do to feed curiosity and starve fundamentalism in yourself?"
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"What will you do to feed curiosity and starve fundamentalism in yourself?"
2008-01-26
2008-01-24
Heard This?
Here's the story.
I have no clue what to think of this. On one hand I think, "Good for her.", and on the other hand I think, "Wow, that was unnecessary." I wish I could hear the message he left on her machine.
Confessions
I like saying beverage. And not just saying beverage, but giving it an extra syllable. Bev-ver-age.
I also really, really like to chew on toothpicks.
I also really, really like to chew on toothpicks.
Risking It
I know that when someone passes there needs to be a certain level of tact and compassion and respectable grievance, but because this is where I put thoughts down I'm going to risk something here.News articles and television stories, as they typically do, have begun canonizing the life and career of Heath Ledger.
Now I didn't know Heath, or his daughter or anything about who he was, I just watch movies.
But isn't it a little pretentious to start immortalizing him with comparisons to James Dean, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrixs and other unfortunate famous people who died too early.
The fact of the matter is that Brokeback Mountain was no Giant and 10 Things I Hate About You was no Rebel Without A Cause.
Not to say that Heath wasn't talented or that his death isn't a loss in the acting community. I really do feel for his family and friends and I wish our strange media obsessed world would remove the cameras from their faces and let them grieve in peace.
I don't want to glorify someone just because they did young and/or tragically. I want to honor someone on how they lived.
I guess I'm just annoyed that when I received a rare communication, via text message, from my sister (which is fine because she's a college student and that's what I expect of college students), it was to inform me of the passing of someone we've never met and had little to no influence in our lives.
2008-01-23
Great News!
They're back. How amazing is this news? Leigh Nash could sing a phone book and I'd buy the recordings. And a tour is being planned for sometime in April. Now if Leigh can help resurrect PFR I could have my much of my high school years back.
Tonight #2
I led youth group tonight and tried to mix things up a bit. This really put a stress on the time allotted, but I'm hoping the students were able to engage fully and enjoy and learn.
We've been speaking to students about the responsibility of taking personal ownership in their own spiritual development, particular how to feed themselves using Scripture. Tonight I taught on how to use Scripture in our worship, using Colossians 1:15-23 as a base camp.
To begin with I had Nathan, a student who volunteered to lead worship, playing and singing as students arrived so that students entered into worship, instead of beginning worship. We never begin worship, we only enter into the worship that is before God day and night. By the way, because of a last minute absentee, Nathan had to wing a lot of things and I'm really proud of him handling it all and still engaging himself in the midst.
Then we wove (really is this how it's spelled?...seems weird), the music and singing, with the teaching and with break out activities. We had several new songs, choosen by Nathan, that I'm hoping the students knew. From where I was I couldn't really tell how much participation there was.
The teaching outline was simple. Four 3-4 minutes (maybe longer, I don't know) sections. One section being Who We Worship. Another being What Is Worship. The third was Why We Worship. And the last was When, Where and How We Worship. I know super creative huh?
And the activities we did in four rotations with groups were as follows:
1) finger painting a portrait [two good works of art were a result. the point with these were that the God who created us in His image delights in our creativity. and that our small efforts combined with the whole can produce masterpieces.]
2) positioning and meditating on Col. 1:15-20, [the scriptures instuct us to meditate on God's word day and night. by positioning scripture we can double the impact of this meditating. by physically positioning or bodies to reflect what the scriptures are speaking we engage the words and meanings on a entirely new level. suddenly you feel scripture and God can speak through the positions. if you've never done this you really should try it. let's get together sometime, and i'll help lead us.]
3) communion using milk and cookies, [Jesus never closed his Passover meal, according to the traditional practices of the meal. (there are four significant cups to drink, one upon entering, two that we read about in Luke, and a fourth to close...there was no fourth, not until he returns) therefore whenever you and i enjoy a meal we are still involved in that last supper. so cookies and milk and communion with Christ and His church are significant and everyday parts of our worship.]
and 4) Scripture memorization. [each group memorized a verse from Col. 1:15-23, reciting later in our public reading]
Later in our combined group we did a symbolic hand washing and confession (Col. 1:21-23 speaks of how God reconciled us and presented us without blemish), as well as a public reading of Scripture.
I told you there was a lot going on. It was fun.
Ultimately I wanted to get across, with the help of Romans 12:1 (the Message version is great!) that everything we do is worship, with God at the focus or not. That we need to take every normal typical day activity and turn...er...realize it is worship.
The Celtics used to call the moments when the spiritual rubbed up against the physical the Thin Places.
The challenge was to create opportunities and recognize the Thin Places in our lives.
I'm hoping the students have a lot to think about and questions to ask. I'd love more dialogue with them.
Wow I didn't even get into the teaching that I did, but that's all you get 'cause I'm tired.
Night.
We've been speaking to students about the responsibility of taking personal ownership in their own spiritual development, particular how to feed themselves using Scripture. Tonight I taught on how to use Scripture in our worship, using Colossians 1:15-23 as a base camp.
To begin with I had Nathan, a student who volunteered to lead worship, playing and singing as students arrived so that students entered into worship, instead of beginning worship. We never begin worship, we only enter into the worship that is before God day and night. By the way, because of a last minute absentee, Nathan had to wing a lot of things and I'm really proud of him handling it all and still engaging himself in the midst.
Then we wove (really is this how it's spelled?...seems weird), the music and singing, with the teaching and with break out activities. We had several new songs, choosen by Nathan, that I'm hoping the students knew. From where I was I couldn't really tell how much participation there was.
The teaching outline was simple. Four 3-4 minutes (maybe longer, I don't know) sections. One section being Who We Worship. Another being What Is Worship. The third was Why We Worship. And the last was When, Where and How We Worship. I know super creative huh?
And the activities we did in four rotations with groups were as follows:
1) finger painting a portrait [two good works of art were a result. the point with these were that the God who created us in His image delights in our creativity. and that our small efforts combined with the whole can produce masterpieces.]
2) positioning and meditating on Col. 1:15-20, [the scriptures instuct us to meditate on God's word day and night. by positioning scripture we can double the impact of this meditating. by physically positioning or bodies to reflect what the scriptures are speaking we engage the words and meanings on a entirely new level. suddenly you feel scripture and God can speak through the positions. if you've never done this you really should try it. let's get together sometime, and i'll help lead us.]
3) communion using milk and cookies, [Jesus never closed his Passover meal, according to the traditional practices of the meal. (there are four significant cups to drink, one upon entering, two that we read about in Luke, and a fourth to close...there was no fourth, not until he returns) therefore whenever you and i enjoy a meal we are still involved in that last supper. so cookies and milk and communion with Christ and His church are significant and everyday parts of our worship.]
and 4) Scripture memorization. [each group memorized a verse from Col. 1:15-23, reciting later in our public reading]
Later in our combined group we did a symbolic hand washing and confession (Col. 1:21-23 speaks of how God reconciled us and presented us without blemish), as well as a public reading of Scripture.
I told you there was a lot going on. It was fun.
Ultimately I wanted to get across, with the help of Romans 12:1 (the Message version is great!) that everything we do is worship, with God at the focus or not. That we need to take every normal typical day activity and turn...er...realize it is worship.
The Celtics used to call the moments when the spiritual rubbed up against the physical the Thin Places.
The challenge was to create opportunities and recognize the Thin Places in our lives.
I'm hoping the students have a lot to think about and questions to ask. I'd love more dialogue with them.
Wow I didn't even get into the teaching that I did, but that's all you get 'cause I'm tired.
Night.
Tonight #1
Crap! I said Celtic (as in the Boston basketball team) and not Celtic (an in "kelt-ic") tonight. And apparently enough times for people to come up and say something to me. I seriously read it properly and hear myself say it properly, but heck if my mouth would cooperate.
2008-01-22
Lisa Loeb Saved My Marriage
Mark, who's living in IKEA, was having some marriage problems (due to living in IKEA I think), and...well just watch...
Someday I hope to get married, screw things up, plan a personal concert with Lisa Loeb, jump on beds together, and of course save the marriage. Awesome!
Someday I hope to get married, screw things up, plan a personal concert with Lisa Loeb, jump on beds together, and of course save the marriage. Awesome!
Dream a little dream...
Bill Clinton had some trouble staying await during a MLK remembrance service. My favorite part is the wake-up-nodding-in-agreement maneuver. (Been there before!) And at the end the glance at the watch.
Brillant.
Brillant.
Warning: Graphic
This video is not easy to watch. But it's images that are haunting and heart breaking. Please be careful watching it and showing it. (I really wish there was another image displayed below even.)
2008-01-21
MLK
Here is Martin Luther King Jr's famous I Have A Dream Speech. The famous pat begins around 12:20, but in light of today the whole should be watched.
Three thoughts from this video:
1. This was almost 40 years ago, and while we've made improvements, we have to continue to ask and evaluate whether or not racism is still an issue in our society. These past few years would tell us it is. With Mel Gibson, Don Imus and Golf Digest making headlines, I think we have to say yes. And it's not just a black and white issue anymore.
2. MLK's speaking abilities are amazing. His cadence, his vocabulary, his passion and his building of tempo (using the repetition) is incredible. This has to be one of the greatest speeches ever.
3. I heard someone say that it should only take you 18 minutes to say what you need. Any longer and you've gone on too long. And I don't mind long sermons. Driscoll and Bell preach just around an hour each week. I know Robin Sigars preached almost two hours one time, and I was engage throughout it. But if you can't say it in under 18 minutes you really should try and think through what you need to say. MLK's speech here is under 18 minutes, and it changed a nation! Amazing.
Click HERE for his final sermon, I Have Seen The Promised Land. Powerful and prophetic! He was killed the next morning.
Three thoughts from this video:
1. This was almost 40 years ago, and while we've made improvements, we have to continue to ask and evaluate whether or not racism is still an issue in our society. These past few years would tell us it is. With Mel Gibson, Don Imus and Golf Digest making headlines, I think we have to say yes. And it's not just a black and white issue anymore.
2. MLK's speaking abilities are amazing. His cadence, his vocabulary, his passion and his building of tempo (using the repetition) is incredible. This has to be one of the greatest speeches ever.
3. I heard someone say that it should only take you 18 minutes to say what you need. Any longer and you've gone on too long. And I don't mind long sermons. Driscoll and Bell preach just around an hour each week. I know Robin Sigars preached almost two hours one time, and I was engage throughout it. But if you can't say it in under 18 minutes you really should try and think through what you need to say. MLK's speech here is under 18 minutes, and it changed a nation! Amazing.
Click HERE for his final sermon, I Have Seen The Promised Land. Powerful and prophetic! He was killed the next morning.
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