Happy Feet Mashup
Dec 23, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Happy
.:itunes:. Deliverance by Seventy Sevens
Transformers
Dec 23, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Patriotic
.:itunes:. Sweet Child Of Mine by Sheryl Crow
When I first heard about the Transformers movie, I was pretty psyched. This new trailer makes me beside myself with excitement.
Sign of the Day
Dec 23, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Appreciative
.:podcast:. Revolution 21: Merry Christmas…from 1969
Thanks to Letters from Kamp Krusty for this gem:
Moby on Christians
Dec 23, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Great
.:itunes:. Without Me by Eminem
While I disagree with a lot of what he believes (he would hate even the fact that I said that), I do think Moby is a fascinating picture of many Christians I have met. It’s worth reading his Christmas message on his blog for that reason alone.
Here’s a quote that I like:
“I find dogmatic and judgemental christians to be just as offensive as dogmatic and judgemental muslims, jazz fans, pure-bred dog owners, etc.”
- Moby
The Reason
Dec 22, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Great
.:itunes:. By The Rivers Dark by Leonard Cohen
Freakin’ Brilliant
Dec 22, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Laughing Outloud
.:itunes:. Nobody’s Fault But Mine by The Seventy Sevens
Some of you are very aware of the so-called watch bloggers out there. They are the folks who are deeply concerned with….well…just about everything. Recently, you may remember that they went after my friend Greg.
Anyhoo, major thanks to Michael for pointing me toward an amazing parody of the particular watchblog that went after Greg. The parody site is sliceolaodicea.com and they say their goal is:
Exposing the naughty trends of the contemporary church and finding new ways to be jerks for Jesus!
Today’s site redesign and commentary let me know I’m going to love this site. Here’s today’s entry:
Welcome to the Slice Christmas Edition.
We hope you enjoy this moving theme celebrating the holidays with bright and festive (but not to be confused with gay) colors.
Pachelbel
Dec 21, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
As a violinist, I appreciate this piece from Jeff. Thanks for the link. Trust me, make it past the first minute or so. It gets worth it.
u2 Mashup
Dec 20, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Relieved
.:mashup:. Last Christkind In Hollis (Frohes Fest) by DJ Clive$ter
OK, so I have been searching around for the perfect example of a Mashup for this weekend’s service at Riverview and I was about to give up hope. So, I took a few minutes to surf blogs and stumbled on a post by Dave which pointed me to what I was looking for. U2′s new video is the primo example. Here it is:
Revelation
Dec 20, 2006 New Testament Book Summaries
.:mood:. Accomplished
.:podcast:. Mi Amigo Rudolpho by Voicedude
Well, with this post, I finally wrap up my quick summary of New Testament books.
Revelation
Author
The Apostle John
Intended Audience
To seven churches in Asia (modern day Turkey): Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea,
Theme
This book starts with the most popular portion of Revelation: the letters to the churches. These are a stunning warning to these churches, which all Chrsitians should take to heart. These letters spell out how important it is for Christians to live a godly life and it reminds us all that someday Jesus will come and deal with sin once and for all.
The rest of the book is written to reveal the events surrounding the second coming of Jesus (when he will deal with sin once and for all). It also talks about the thousand year reign of Jesus here on earth. This caused some (such as Martin Luther) to doubt that John was it’s author and that it was Scripture. The reason? It disagreed with his theology. That is part of the problem with letting our theology interpret scripture instead of the other way around.
Random Thoughts
It’s very appropriate that the New Testament ends with the book of Revelation. First of all, because it was the last written of all the books in the Bible. Secondly, it deals so clearly with Jesus’ return, which is something we should always keep at the forefront of our minds.
I end this brief New Testament Survey the same way John ends Revelation:
Revelation 22:20-21
He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
Tags: new testament
Calvinist Romance
Dec 20, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
.:mood:. Irresistible
.:itunes:. Texarkana by R.E.M.
OK, this is awesome:
In case you can’t read it, the caption says:
“Baby, your name must be Grace, because you’re irresistible.”
Classic.
