this is just cool. that’s all i have to say about that.
ok go – this too shall pass
i love rube goldberg machines and this one for ok go’s song “this too shall pass” is amazing. you need to watch it right now.
audience of one
i had a hard time sleeping last night (probably the coffee at tapestry (i would do decaf if everyone else was cool with it but unfortunately they are not) so i watched “audience of one” off of our netflix que. wow!
i love a good documentary and this is one. this is a good one. it follows the the mission of richard gazowsky, pastor of voice of pentecost and founder of wysiwyg filmworks. richard gazowsky is convinced that GOD told him to make the world’s greatest movie, a combination of star wars and the 10 commandments. the documentary is about him and wysiwyg trying to make the movie. they complete two scenes. again wow!
i truly believe that GOD calls us to do things that we think are impossible. yet i think the stories of scripture show GOD calling us to things different from making major motion pictures. for some reason telling people you have 50 … no … 100 … no 200 million dollars worth of funding when you actually only have in the thousands doesn’t really seem to me the way that JESUS does business.
anyhow it was an interesting movie to watch late at night.
planning with eric
i thought i would share with you guys what it looks like when eric and i discuss and plan for a tapestry gathering. the above image is our discussion of what to do the week before easter. it all makes sense now, right?
SIDE NOTE – i finished “the tangible kingdom
i think the book was well worth the read if for nothing else other than attractional and incarnational approached to evangelism i blogged about earlier and their 4 aspects to living incarnationally, which are: leaving, listening, living among, loving without strings. these 4 chapters are worth the read by themselves. if the church universal would do those four things more we wouldn’t be known for buildings and places but rather for being involved in people’s lives and GOD making a difference.
i also loved the fact that they were open about people sometimes screwing up. why do we often expect people who aren’t CHRISTians to act like followers of CHRIST? just because someone is involved in a church doesn’t mean they are CHRISTian. we should expect stupid and even sinful things to happen within CHRISTian communities because these are supposed to be groups where screwed up people can come and be loved. once someone becomes a follower of CHRIST we should expect them to strive to be more like CHRIST but that still doesn’t mean that everything is going to be perfect. if anything it means that even more of our errors and rebellion are going to come out in public as we attempt to move closer to CHRIST. of course, we would rather just hide everything. too bad.
70s chase scenes
the 70s had some of the best car chase scenes ever and i love car chase scenes. the above scene is from the movie bullitt (probably the greatest chase scene ever involving cars). neatorama linked to a page that details the author’s view of the best chase scenes from 70s movies. it’s not a bad list.
bullit doesn’t make the list because it was made in 1968 but it is such an amazing chase scene.
till we have faces
oh how i love c.s. lewis. noah’s middle name comes from “the great one” – i even tried to convince pamela that clive would have been a good first name since it is a sansom family name but she wouldn’t go for it. i think pamela expresses my thoughts best when she says that she hates reading anything by lewis because she feels like highlighting the entire book (well i agree with her except for the “hate” part – every line being amazing is why i love reading lewis).
anyhow i used the drive to my atlanta workshop to listen to an unabridged recording of “till we have faces
some of the last lines of the book blow me away every time i read them. orual’s last words are..
i ended my first book with the words “no answer.” i now know, lord, why you utter no answer. you are yourself the answer. before your face questions die away. what other answer would suffice? only words, words to be led out to battle against other words. long did i hate you, long did i fear you. i might —
goosebumps! i’ve read the book 7 or 8 times and each time near the end of the book i get excited about reading those words.
lewis is the man! you need to read this book. go get a copy now!
fickering pixels
last night i finished “flickering pixels
like i said i finished the book last night. it was great. shane is a great speaker and this has translated well into his writing. i haven’t heard anyone else discussing how technology can and does shape our faith or the dangers of some of the methods that we use. how do our cell phones, computers, dvr, etc. effect our love for GOD and others? its an important question and one that i think hipps does a a great job of bringing up.
if anyone in point wants to read it my copy is now available.
regrets
i used this video at tapestry sunday night for an intro to the sermon. it looks pretty somber at the beginning but i think it turns it to a positive, grace orientation at the end. may 2010 not be ruled by our regreats.
a great shirt
surfing around for some new slides to display in the loop before tapestry each week (i make a few and i “”acquire” a few every now and then) i found this shirt. it was an idea for a CHRISTmas outreach at table rock fellowship. it made me smile.
if the simpsons were from estonia?
an estonian tv program decided to show how the simpsons intro would look like if they were an estonian family. pretty sweet.
ht netorama.