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I inadvertently helped to start a discussion on Paul Grimmond’s latest Sola Panel post. The discussion began with discussing how long blog posts should be, but then progressed to talk about how to use the blogging medium in general.
I’ve posted before on why I blog (2006, 2008, 2009). What do you think? What’s the point of a blog? How long should posts be? Why do you return to a blog (or subscribe)?
It’s been a couple of weeks since the last break it down. I’ve been breaking it down all over the place! Good couple of weeks. Hung out with lots of great peeps and it’s been exciting to see God at work as Jesus is proclaimed.
Break it down posts are supposed to mention something happening in culture. Probably the most significant cultural thing over the past couple of weeks was our new vodcast, onthevoddy.com, reaching #1 in the Australian iTunes rankings for Religious + Spirituality Video Podcasts. Here’s the evidence from some crazy australian.
I don’t want to keep talking about twitter, but… It’s been getting stacks of media coverage! I’ve had friends who don’t do computers ask me what’s the deal with twitter. Watch this video, and then it will all make sense! The Twouble with Twitter:
Facebook has changed their front page. It looks more like Twitter. I now find it easier to not waste time on facebook. Less grabs my attention and you have to go there too often to keep up with the stream of information. Break it down:
Sound Relief was a unique music event held simultaneously in Sydney and Melbourne. It raised about $5Million for victims of the Victorian Bush Fires and Queensland floods. We listened on and off during the day via triple j. Lots of great music moments!
The concert reminded me that group singing isn’t that weird. Lots of Christians claim that group-singing is something foreign to non-Christians. I disagree. Generation Y are happy to sing in a group. They sing heartily at karaoke, sporting events, football change rooms and live music concerts. Give them a cause and a reason to sing and they will. Churches could tap into that – don’t just song as a filler – but sing with purpose and passion. (See nath + dan for related ideas).
Word up homies. I’ve had a good weekend. Chores. Wedding. Reading. Church. Food. Bible. Sleep. Family. Things. Stuff. How was your weekend? Hope you have a killer week!
Excessive Celebration video above. Very funny. Watch until the end (h/t failblog)
See below for the weekly break down.
I really enjoyed watching the Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United A-League Football (Soccer) grand final last night. It was a gritty match with some bad refereeing decisions. While Adelaide played well in patches, I think that Melbourne deserved the win. The highlight was seeing Roddy Vargas’ undershirt “I love Jesus.” Very cool. Here’s a pic.
Kaka is also known for wearing Jesus t-shirts under his soccer jersey. It was a capacity crowd, 54000, at last night’s game. This got me thinking. Where do A-League crowds rank compared to other football codes in Australia? Here’s what I found on wikipedia:
Jesus Life Culture Design finished last week. Good Riddance. In it’s place is something bigger, badder and bolder – BREAK IT DOWN! The aim is to do a weekly break down of stuff in the news, in culture and on this blog. It will have some similar gear that JLCD had, but a bit more in the way of culturey stuff, and a bit more variety too.
I’ve been listening to Nova 969 for the last couple of weeks, but think it’s time to switch back to Triple J. I like to listen to pop music and commercial stations to see what they’re playing, and hear what people are listening to, but can only ever do it for a limited amount of time! Below are the current top 10 singles on the ARIA Charts.