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Some (not quite real) Hollywood Director’s help McCain
Ok, while I am not going to comment on the election, apart from saying pray hard and consider the choice, I found this today which made me laugh, I guess because I appreciate the take on well known film director’s and genre’s being used to promote/poke fun at McCain. While not real, these are done quite cleverly. Enjoy.
Posted in Politics, USA, youtube |
No Comments »Empty Opulance
Wondered what to call this small piece. Settled for Empty Opulance as that were two words that spung to mind when viewing the images I am going to point you to look at now.
By USAmerican photograher Joe Johnston, the series is called MEGACHURCHES and can be found on his website.
Click through on the left, once the flash page has loaded, to PROJECTS then MEGACHURCHES and have a look at the many pics of USAmerican Megachurches - ok taken while they were empty, but still the vast opulance and offensive use of money is evident in EVERY picture. Have a good look and leave some comments here about it.
Posted in USA, Web, failure, megachurch |
No Comments »Hilarious jibe at the US Political Race
I have tried to stay out the various commentaries and talks about US Politics for a c ouple of reasons; 1. I am not up-to-date and don’t feel qualified to comment; and 2. It bores me no end.
But, here goes my one and only (so far!) post about the US Presidential Race, courtesy of my mate Hirschy who featured it on his blog at The Forgotten Ways.
Posted in Politics, USA, humorous |
No Comments »Victims of Fashion: Worker Abuse in USAmerican Sweatshops
The film, “Victims of Fashion” is about local sweatshops and the effects they have on the workers in the USAmerica economy, exposing audiences that sweatshop use is not only a problem in developing countries, but within USAmerican borders as well.
By: Tyler Garner, Jarrel Phillips, Jay Yu, and Tania Cervantes. This item is part of the collection: Bay Area Video Coalition: Youth. Producer: Tyler Garner, Jarrel Phillips, Jay Yu, and Tania Cervantes.
Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
Posted in Social Justice, USA, human rights |
No Comments »Just what the middle-east needed…
… and many of the right-wing USAmerican “Christians” - George Bush telling the Israeli’s that they are a “chosen people” who can count on USAmerican support against enemies like Hamas and Iran.
Speaking of the “promise of God” for a “homeland for the chosen people” in Israel, Bush told the Israeli parliament after a visit to the Roman-era Jewish fortress at Masada: “Masada shall never fall again, and America will always stand with you.”
And this was while he is trying to set up talks with Palenstine and Israel. But it get’s worse…
Bush described the “bonds of the Book” — faith in the Bible shared by Christians like himself and Jews — as bolstering an “unbreakable” alliance between Israel and the United States.
Oh great…..
(Source)
Posted in Kingdom, Politics, Social Justice, USA, human rights |
No Comments »Missio Dei Breviary
One of the guys I admire and have been following on the net, is a fellow by the name of Mark Van Steenwyk, who founded Missio Dei, an Anabaptist new monastic missional community in Minneapolis. I admire Mark for the work he is doing and for the way he rallies others who share the same or similar vision to join together to dialogue with The Jesus Manifesto and Christiarchy.But it is the Breviary that Missio Dei recently published that I am going to write about in the coming weeks as I start to utilise the breviary for morning and afternoon prayers. My plan is to start tomorrow morning, and try establish a rhythm of spending time with God in the mornings and afternoons with the aid of the breviary. Why did they create the breviary? (more…)
Posted in Blogging, Personal, USA, Uncategorized, Web, prayer |
No Comments »RIP Sydney Pollack
One of Hollywood’s gentlemen and true Director’s has just passed away in his home from cancer.
From the ABC News feed…
Posted in Personal, USA, film |
No Comments »Compassion Bloggers
I have just signed up with Compassion Bloggers, to be part of the effort to spread some of the news and efforts of Compassion International. Shaun Groves whom I wrote about in a previous post, works part-time with Compassion International and runs Compassion Bloggers. Shaun writes on his shlog:
Every month I’ll be sending out an e-mail (to folks who sign-up for it) asking bloggers to post about a specific Compassion-related need. Last month, for example, it was a campaign to buy malaria nets. Thousands of dollars were raised through the efforts of bloggers so that thousands of kids can now sleep without being bitten by a malaria-ridden mosquito. That’s thousands of kids released from disease.
I’m calling these little e-mailed thingies “assignments”, but think of them as “missions” or “directives” or “stuff to blog about when you’re out of stuff to blog about” if that’s better for you. No matter what they’re called, they’re important in mobilizing bloggers to use their words and their corner of the blogosphere to make real changes in the developing world.
And another thing. If you blog for Compassion like this on a monthly basis, I’ll send you a little bitty badge thingy you can put in the sidebar of your blog that simply says “I’m A Compassion Blogger.” That’s coming soon.
I would encourage you to sign up and add just one post a month on your own blog to Compassion and the work they are doing.
Posted in Blogging, Compassion, Link, USA, Web |
No Comments »Thanks for the linkage!
Well I must say that I was pretty chuffed today when I opened NetNewsWire to read my daily dose of blogs when I cam across Shaun’s Grove’s blog to find that he had written about my link to him (in the right column) and recommending my humble blog as something to read!
Shaun Groves, musician, song writer, performer, author and advocate for Compassion International and a fellow discipler from the USA, linked to me from his blog - shlog recently, encouraging folks to read mine after I linked to his blog. I must admit that I have been an avid reader of Shaun’s blog (hence the name - shlog) - very cool looking design of an open newspaper, coffee stains and all - for some time now, reading his insights and travels with Compassion International to Haiti, as well his thoughts and work with IKON, a college and young adult Bible study he began co-teaching at his church lat year. Also really enjoyed relating to his posts while his wife was away - including the videos!
I am pleased he has started to also read Alan Hirsch’s blog - The Forgotten Ways - recently, I know that he’ll enjoy that (and I hope hear and meet Al sometime!)
If you get a chance to hear Shaun speak or play - I have only heard him online - I would recommend it! Otherwise, have a look at his site and enjoy Shaun’s music and musings!
Posted in Church, Link, USA |
No Comments »Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church
From the New York Times comes this piece on churches using Halo 3 as a tool for outreach. Guess they never heard of discipleship or love or perhaps even Jesus.
By MATT RICHTEL
“First the percussive sounds of sniper fire and the thrill of the kill. Then the gospel of peace.
Across the country, hundreds of ministers and pastors desperate to reach young congregants have drawn concern and criticism through their use of an unusual recruiting tool: the immersive and violent video game Halo.
The latest iteration of the immensely popular space epic, Halo 3, was released nearly two weeks ago by Microsoft and has already passed $300 million in sales.
Those buying it must be 17 years old, given it is rated M for mature audiences. But that has not prevented leaders at churches and youth centers across Protestant denominations, including evangelical churches that have cautioned against violent entertainment, from holding heavily attended Halo nights and stocking their centers with multiple game consoles so dozens of teenagers can flock around big-screen televisions and shoot it out.
Posted in Church, USA |
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