You won’t find a more inspiring film clip than this one. Viva la 1999!!
Just found a 10 year anniversary of the film clip here.
Bluejuice – Broken Leg
Lacking blog inspiration. Don’t worry. It will be back. While you wait enjoy this vid:
(I’ll be finishing my Vanuatu series very soon… stay tuned for that)
Lecrae – Far Away (Haiti Relief)
The following is a moving rap from Lecrae in response to the recent earth quake in Haiti. Its theme is similar to the theme of Habakkuk. In chapter 1, Habakkuk is crying out to God for answers to the injustice he sees around him. In chapter 2, God says to wait and see that he will bring justice. Finally in chapter 3, Habakkuk, though he doesn’t fully understand, continues to trust and rejoice in God his Saviour.
Help raise awareness and money for relief work in Haiti. Buy this single on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/a1sxJg or buy the video here: http://bit.ly/bjymoY
Donations go to helping rebuild the church in Haiti through Churches Helping Churches.
Produced by Desiring God in partnership with ReachLife, Lampmode, and Reach Records.
Tribes of Sydney 2010 – Youth Subculture
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m a closet anthropologist. Dave, you don’t even know what that big word means!?! I do. I think. It’s got something to do with studying people. I find it fascinating to study people, cultures, subcultures and generational distinctives. Anthropologists and sociologists often make generalisations, that’s okay. Understanding people enables a greater ability to minister to people in different contexts.
SMH had an interesting article in January on the youth subcultures of Sydney. Are you involved in ministry to youth and young adults? Go read it. It might give you some insights into the people you work with.
The author wrote a similar article in 1998 and this update compares then with now. “For the young, tribalism is rife, thanks to a complicated network of groups defined by clothes, music, slang and outlook. This network, it turns out, has become more complicated than ever.” He suggests 8 key youth subcultures/tribes found in Sydney (these are in the order of the line up in the above picture) –
- The Emo
- The Supergeek
- The Jock Dolly
- The Gangsta
- The Punk Lite
- The Glamazon
- The Hipster
- The Techno Boho and Techno Bobo
Read the article for an explanation on each
What do you think? Has he got it right? Which do you most identify with? Do you think there are others that deserve to be on the list? Will these observations better help you to reach young crew with the good news of Jesus?
The West Wing = Brilliant. What next?
We’ve just finished watching the 7th (and final) season of The West Wing. Such a good television series. Brilliant! I loved the script, character development, story, drama, acting and cinematography. I didn’t always love the politics. I feel smarterer from watching.
Over the past year, I’ve tweeted/facebooked that we were watching it a number of times, and it consistently generates favourable discussion and ‘likes’.
What should we consider watching next??? My guess is you won’t be able to name a better series. Give it a shot anyway – would love to hear it in the comments…
We Can be More – new single from Sho Baraka
Here’s the latest press release from my homies over at Reach Records:
Check out the first single “We Can be More” (Ft. JR), from Sho Baraka’s highly anticipated sophomore album Lions & Liars! Get it now on i Tunes
Everyone wants love. Everyone needs love. Everyone at some point has expressed or experienced love. However, love is so misunderstood and abused. With “We Can be More” Sho attempts to communicate love from a perspective that goes beyond the contemporary views of lust and selfishness.
For another taste of what you can expect from the Lions & Liars album, check out Sho Baraka’s Revolutionary Died video. A revolution is coming 3.30.10
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Australia Day 2010
To celebrate Australia Day on DMDC, I originally planned on having a rant about Racism in Australia. I got lazy. Australia Day has now happened. Expect a rant on racism sooner or later… but in the meantime, check out Jeremiah’s Australia Day post. He has recently started blogging again – and has been churning out lots of quality posts. Check it.
Here’s a snippet:
Here are three things that I love about Australia:
- Egalitarianism
- Unity
- Creativity
Here are three things that concern me about Australia:
- The void
- The nation within the nation
- Alcohol