the journey

Stronger Yo-Yo

For the kid in all of us....

You gotta love this!

Instead of saying "more cowbell," I just might start saying "more yo-yo." Well, then again, maybe not. ;-)

HT: ymexchange.com

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Dr. Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture

I watched this video for the first time today.

Wow. It's touched me in ways that I can't begin to describe.

I hope--if you haven't seen it-- that you'll take a few minutes to watch The Last Lecture.  And before this link is broken, I hope you will also watch ABC's Primetime report on this inspiring man.

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I.O.U.S.A.

I ran across a new movie...

It deals with a compelling, bipartisan topic that can't be ignored.

I've heard the film is a bit dry, maybe boring in parts, but it's a topic that warrants conversation and immediate action.

Here's the trailer for the movie.  Here's the web site.

See for yourself.

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Childhood fears

One of my friends had a recent blog post entitled Childhood Fears in which he talked about a movie that scared (or dare I say scarred) him as a child.  It got me thinking about movies that have frightened me too.

In a similar vein (pun intended), my dad and I once attended a double feature at the old Shenandoah Theater in St. Louis featuring one of the Hammer Dracula films (and another B-horror flick).  I'll never forget having my dad drag me home half-way through the blood and gore of the first movie--the feature film staring Christopher Lee. He was frustrated-- he didn't want to leave--but I didn't care.  I wanted to get the hell out of there.

I had seen enough.

Though I've seen much worse since then, it just dawned on me that I rarely (if ever) revisit this childhood fear.  I think I've only seen 1-2 of the Hammer Dracula films in their entirety.

Maybe it's time to rent one from Blockbuster, pop some popcorn, and watch it to see what all the fuss was about.

During the daytime of course, lol.

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Redemption Song

I love Bob Marley's stuff.

Therefore, I was drawn to this video as well.

Enjoy.

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Those silly TV preachers

Well, today is my birthday and I couldn't resist the temptation to post something funny.  And in the case of this YouTube video, I haven't stopped laughing yet.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

Click here.

Prayer Hour, Christian parody

This is way too funny.

Enjoy & have a good weekend.

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Contextless links: 08.13.08

I've posted cool links in the past and have decided to resume that practice by posting new/interesting links in the future.

• Grunge textures: Free graphics for church/worship use.
• Learning my lines: Interesting news/articles for parents, youth workers and youth pastors.
• Millennials & activism: An interesting article.
• Twilight, the movie: Trash or treasure?  We'll see.
• The latest on "The Shack" phenomenon.
• On Faith: The Washington Post's religion articles.
• Pictures taken just at the right time.
• Jan Richardson Gallery: I really like her work.
• The periodic table of awesoments: Hilarious.
• Next-wave: The skinny on Missional.
• China pulled Milli-Vanilli during Olympics opening ceremony: What an awful way to treat a young child!
• New York Times: Keeping it Rielle: Probably the best assessment of the John Edwards debacle.
• Another outdoor NHL game, this time at Wrigley.
• Make the switch, repower America:  I'm sorry, but the answer isn't simple.  It will also need to include drilling.
• Tokin the Ghost:  No, this isn't a spoof.  John Crowder is a real-live evangelist. Lord help us.  Ugh. 
  

I'll post more from time to time.

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Revelation Song (with lyrics)

Though I cringe at lyrics that portray God as the distant (and disinterested) old man in the sky, I have to admit this song-- as it stands-- is very powerful.

Here's Kari Jobe shown singing this powerful song. Here she's shown singing it live.

HT: Paul Dazet

Tags: Revelation Song, Kari Jobe

Church Pirates

This YouTube video featuring Ed Young Jr. addressing his church staff has attracted both criticism and concern.

It comes across as typical passive-agressive conflict resolution-- shooting a public shotgun of concern-- instead of privately addressing the person (or people) who needed to hear this the most. 

Interesting.

HT: MondayMorning Insights

Tags: Ed Young Jr., Church Pirates