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Larry Norman “the father of Christian rock” died last week. Here’s some coverage from blogs I read: Challies, Marko, JT, Doxologist, Steve and now saturdayEV. In the vid below Jon Baldwin from saturdayEV performs a tribute.
ps – here’s a longer version of the same vid
Welcome to Autumn! 3 Random Autumn decisions follow. 1) I decided yesterday that Autumn is my favourite season. Spring came a close 2nd. The decisive factor was that Autumn leads into winter and Spring leads into Summer. I like Winter better than Summer… You can always put more clothes on – but there’s only so many you can take off!! I like the leaves too. 2) I also decided to finish my first week of Bible Skool by filing all of my paperwork. Good start. 3) I also decided to write more book reviews on this blog this year. I read lots of books – I think I’ll read even more this year. Stay tuned.
WEB WATCH WRAP: my bookmarks through del.icio.us. You can subscribe to them via RSS or just keep an eye out on the left sidebar. Here are the latest 10:
Download this article (pdf) now! It’s one of the best articles I’ve read on the emerging church. Check out some of his other notes & resources + the sermon on the emerging church (I haven’t listened to it yet).
Mark Driscoll helpfully traces something of the beginnings of the emerging church, what it looks like now and some thoughts on the future.
He describes 3 different types of churches:
I’ve been asked a few times recently for some resources on Kids and the Internet. Here are some notes that I’ve written previously for this page.
My talk to Parents
MyKid on MySpace – Wary but Willing Parenting of Techno-Talented Tots, Tweens & Teenagers
Download – from summerfest 08
Download – from good news week 09
Generation Next embraces the A-League is an interesting article comparing the crowd at yesterdays football (soccer) match and the crowd at the cricket match next door.
Here’s a snippet:
Yesterday, generation next chose soccer over cricket. There were more aviator sunglasses at the SFS than on the set of Top Gun. Twenty-something women in tight shorts almost outnumbered the blokes with designer sideburns. They all marched through the gates to the techno beats of an outdoor DJ, who bleeped and tweaked alongside the main entrance.
I think this has implications for churches engaging with their culture. Continue reading “Soccer vs Cricket”
Newcastle Jets defeated Central Coast Mariners 1-0. By the looks of it, the Mariners didn’t deserve to win, but nonetheless there were some frustrating decisions from the referee. The match ended in controversy. Watch the videos below for more…
The match highlights:
The big game is tonight and I’m not going. I’m not going because I worship the Creator and not creation. I’m not going because I worship the Saviour and not soccer.
We finished at our old church in January and it was a genuine temptation to not start at our new church until March, so I could spend February watching all the big Sunday night matches. How stupid! That would have been serving a false god (soccer) instead of the True and Living God (Jesus).
If you know me at all, you’d know that I love soccer, but I hope you also know that I love Jesus more.