Success and Emotion

Brueggeman on Preaching

this will be interesting

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New Interview with Tim Schmoyer

Church in a Brothel

Craig Gross on Ministry in Sin City from Url Scaramanga on Vimeo.

what do you think?

Hope from Coke...

You must watch this video on the economy

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Shane Hipps interviews by Rob Bell

(Thanks to Zach)

The Roots

There is no band on late night TV like The Roots. period.

Years and years ago it was a casual jimmy fallon interview on streets where he mentioned a little known band he'd been listening to and couldn't get enough of. The White Stripes.

Jimmy Fallon will be great at this, if we give him enough time to figure it out.
The Roots, are a brilliant pick for a house band. brilliant.

Khrusty Brothers

Those aren't tears, they're allergies... really.

If it doesn't work go here.

wow...
allergies i say....
you will have allergies too.

My first Youtube Video

don't fall asleep to quickly.

Wisdom and Rules

"We're gonna be in the Hudson"

Man, I want this guy flying my plane when I'm in the air. Unbelievable.

Link

Black Cab Sessions

I could spend a lot of time on this site.

A few of my favorites:
Death Cab for Cutie (this one is so good.)

Fleet Foxes

Seasick Steve I've posted this one before. so great.

The New Pornographers

Bon Iver

Badly Drawn Boy

Ryan Adams

Fun Music Video

Her Morning Elegance
Directed by: Oren Lavie, Yuval & Merav Nathan
Photography: Eyal Landesman
Featuring: Shir Shomron

Creative pro life ad

What do you think?

Flip mino HD

anyone out there own a Flip mino HD? I'm considering getting one, but I'm interested if anyone out there has one and what they think about it.

My favorite song on youtube

I can't get enough of this song. The album comes out March 3rd.

Have a great year!

Have you talked to you kids about this yet?

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Refuse to Lead

What Pete is saying here, I believe is the way in which we will move to more healthy churches in the Western world. This is what my next book proposal will deal significantly with. This is the nature of Church B. This is the nature of leadership, refusing to enable citizens of the kingdom to give away their responsibility as citizens by leading.
There's way more to this, but this is a good snippet I came across today.

Here's the video.. what do you think?

For my Fisherman Friends!

Penn (of Penn and Teller) on evangelism

Penn seems like a smart guy. I'm fairly certain he is based on the seeing him speak on tv or interact with people. I can't tell you how great this video is. You really need to watch it. Things that stood out to me was his description of the man who gave him a bible and his line "How much do you have to hate someone not to proselytize?"
What do you think?

Penn reminds me of several friends I have. I'd love to hear more of his story (from him, please don't email any links) and hear more about where he's coming from.




(thanks to Ed)

Not Sure what to do with this

Mankind is no island

(thanks to Jim)

An unbelievable proposal

My buddy Brandon put this on his blog. His buddy proposed to his girlfriend. Pretty much how I proposed to Pam 16 years ago. (not quite)

Iranian Bloggers

Iran: A nation of bloggers from Mr.Aaron on Vimeo.

I thought this was interesting. I wish it would have been longer.

The Sarah Palin Turkey Massacre

This pretty much exemplifies the Palin I know. She's talking all happy, without knowing that they are cutting the throats of turkey's behind her. Who does this woman's media relations?

The US and the World

You simply must watch this video of Thomas Barnett. It's required. You will understand what's happening in our world so much better. I'm not kidding. You need to watch this. It's not that he has all the answers, but his ability to condense a tremendous amount of information into a 23 minute talk is pretty incredible. You will see the world differently. We will see ourselves differently. Watch it.

(Thanks again to Bevan)

Pete rollins on Irony

Sufjan- To be alone with you

When I think of Michigan. It's often to the tune of Sufjan. or maybe it's the other way around. when I hear Sufjan, I think of my friends and life in Michigan with a deep fondness and gratitude.

fun

Ray Lamontagne - Shelter + one

subtle and beautiful.

I can't get enough Bill Mallonee

One of the greatest songwriters of our day, who is by and large unknown. The genius isn't in his guitar playing, but in his lyrics. He writes lyrics you think with my friends.

Unfortunately, folks who love him are also crappy videographers. The youtube footage of this guy is tough to come by and often poor in quality. Someone do the world a favor and record this guy live with something other than a camera phone or camcorder.



Below is an older song. but with an actual video.
lyrically he captures you in the story of the dust bowl.

"lost my first born that winter, my wife on the first day of spring.
so I poured sweat into the earth, yeah to see what that harvest would bring."
amazing.

Classic Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters on Craig Kilborne. just good old fun. Dave Grohl hits the solo just about note for note. This is mostly just fun,not beauty.

Stairway to heaven



Then there's this with Will Ferrell. (warning: a bit of language)

I dig Chris Cornell's voice...

This guy can sing.

Toying with an idea

I'm toying with an idea. My good friend David Welch recently suggested this idea and I've been tossing it around and thought I'd get your input.

Folks email me questions pretty often these days wanting some outside perspective to various issues and I respond to every email I get. I give my take and I try to get the takes of others I know. When appropriate I might even spend some time talking with them you) on the phone.

Still others invite me into the church and I partner with them in their own context.

David suggested that I answer some questions that people ask me via video and post them in a video blog post.

What do you think?

I'm really asking here friends. What do you think?

Educating my friends

For Bevan and Ryan who haven't heard of Dimitri Martin.
I think of Dimitri as the Sufjan Stevens of comedy.

so cool looking

XDR-TB

Yo Gabba Gabba meets Jimmy Eat World

This is fun, and a bit trippy actually. Zach the drummer for Jimmy Eat World blogs here. I don't know Zach, but we have some mutual friends I think. One day maybe I'll be able to share a beverage with him and he can tell me what it's like to fly through the sky on the back of a house pet.

Jimmy Eat World-Beautiful Day-Yo Gabba Gabba

Women Pastors in the news

Did you see this?

Link

Sad and Funny Videos Part 4

This is old school. You've probably seen this. But I can't have a Sad and Funny Videos without adding this. We've all done something like this actually. So I suppose it makes it more Funny than Sad.

Greenspan

I never had the patience to listen to Greenspan all those times he has appeared before Congress. Frankly, I'm not a numbers guy and I get lost with the economic jargon very quickly. But it's very interesting to listen to him here. Where he is invited to share his opinion on the current economy. Frankly, I would love to see more of him. There are few people in the world who understand the global and US economy like this man does.

sad and funny videos part 3

Look into my eyes.

Fun and Sad Videos Part 2

It does seem to have a live band! It has that going for it. This video is more funny than sad.

I laughed... a lot

Funny

Sad and Funny Videos Part 1

I'm starting a new series named, sad and funny videos. Here's my first installment. Enjoy.



Yes it's for real.

i laughed a lot

To quote Brant,

"This video again demonstrates a Kamp Krusty postulate: There's a fine line between "touching and inspiring" and "this will haunt me the remainder of my days."

Rove and Stewart

Just so good.

Juan Williams

You don't have to like Obama to appreciate the moment do you? The emotion of Juan Williams as he talks is what stands out to me and the meaning it seems to have for him in a moment of something akin to vulnerable. As followers of Christ, regardless of your political stance, or lack there of, can we recognize this as meaningful and important for us all? I keep watching this video over and over.
Tell me what you think.

on Biden

I personally don't know who I will vote for in November. Chances are you will never know who i choose. But Biden is such an interesting choice for VP to me. I know the criticisms. But I have been a Biden fan for a long time.

Do you remember this in the debates? I thought Obama's and Biden's answers were memorable.

Mental Health Break

Bad idea

Kite Boarding. Hurricane.
Video.

Link

Jesus Ransom and Weiner Poopie

Very funny

(thanks to Michael)

Chiggers

This song is fun. not what i was expecting when he got in the car. He's good.

thanks to Paul

A funny political ad

I laughed out loud.

Water

Thanks to Kyle

God's Children - McCain

More on T. Boone's Plan

I confess I know little about the systemic implications of his plan. I'm sure he'll benefit from it. I'd love to hear your thoughts and incite. Here's more on his plan.

I dig this

Brandon Grissom

If you haven't heard of Brandon Grissom, it's time for you to pay attention. He's a good friend, musician, song writer, worship leader and pastor in Chicago. (On loan from Oklahoma.)

Check this video out and then go buy his album on iTunes.

Clever Men's retreat ad

The Atheist Nightmare??? um....

Saw this on Andrew Sullivan last week. I have words, but I'll refrain, and let you draw your own conclusions.



Andrew then has a reader post this.

Here's what a reader says

The banana in question is a Cavendish Banana, which actually are asexual offshoots of larger, bulkier banana plants. These supermarket mutants bear little resemblance to their progenitor, the wild banana, which is a green oval-shaped thing full of large seeds and liquid (see above). The domestication of the wild banana began between 5000 and 8000 years ago, and only after thousands of years of farming and breeding (one can call that evolution if one wishes) did they even begin to slightly resemble their celebrated yellow hue, curved shape and 'natural' wrapper.

Christian apologetics has certainly deteriorated over the centuries. From Saint Thomas Aquinas and Rene Descartes with their long treatises to washed up child stars with poorly constructed 'common sense' appeals in only 800 years. The fruit, I suppose, has fallen far from the tree.

(sigh)