Jesus Life Culture Design #10

Big weekend in sport: Usain Bolt of Jamaica smashes the world record in 100m Olympic sprint final; Grant Hackett came so close; Michael Phelps becomes the greatest Olympic Athlete of all-time; Stephanie Rice proves she’s a better swimmer than her ex-boyfriend; the A-League and English Premier League kick off; and DAVE MIERS scores his 3rd goal of the season in EV’s 4-2 victory over Bayside.

Remember, don’t worship sport. (ps – this blog just hit 50,000 hits)

Latest delicious.com bookmarks. You can subscribe to them via RSS or just keep an eye out on the left sidebar. Here are the latest 10:

Continue reading “Jesus Life Culture Design #10”

Jesus Life Culture Design #9

Well known Christian Musician, Steven Curtis Chapman, and well known Christian Pastor + Evangelist, Greg Laurie, both recently lost a child in tragic circumstances. This morning we watched the Chapman family on Larry King Live and some heart-felt words from Laurie to his church last weekend. The resurrection of Jesus gives Christians a hope in suffering that the world doesn’t understand:

13Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. (1 Thessalonians 4)

Latest delicious.com bookmarks. You can subscribe to them via RSS or just keep an eye out on the left sidebar. Here are the latest 10:

Continue reading “Jesus Life Culture Design #9”

2008 Beijing Olympic Games

While it’s not as important as the World Cup Football, the Olympic Games are the bomb! They start this Friday. Bring it! With no TV, I’ll be following the Games online. Here is the ABC website. It’s interesting to compare web design from the 2004 and 2000 games.

Above is a pic (click it for full glory) of fireworks exploding over the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, during an opening ceremony rehearsal on August 2, 2008. Looking good. (taken from here)

What’s your fav event?

Jesus Life Culture Design #8

I attended the 2008 Theology of Youth Ministry Conference on Thursday and Friday. It was very good. Three highlights: 1) Graham Stanton’s insights on the doctrine of “accommodation” in thinking through 1 Corinthians 9 and incarnational ministry. 2) Ian Fry – he smashed it to bits! 3) Hanging out some cool peeps. Stay tuned for more…

Latest delicious.com bookmarks. You can subscribe to them via RSS or just keep an eye out on the left sidebar. Here are the latest 20:

Continue reading “Jesus Life Culture Design #8”