Update: This week David Crowder preforms live on the Relevant Podcast. The preformance comes at about min 22 of the podcast. Check it out!
David Crowder Band is up for MSN Music Artist of the Month for July. They currently have 70% of the vote. Let’s push ’em higher.
Update: Oh well, according to Brit’s rep. there will be no Namibian birth for K-Fed’s number 4.
First is was Brangelina. Now Brit and K-Fed are setting their sights on a Namibian birth.
Following in the steps of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Britney Spears is considering a Namibian birth for her next baby, a government official said Friday.
Deputy Environment and Tourism Minister Leon Jooste said officials have received an inquiry on behalf of the 24-year-old pop star, who has a 9-month-old son, Sean Preston, with husband Kevin Federline.
“She has shown interest to come over to Namibia,” Jooste said by telephone from a conference in neighboring South Africa. “Nothing has been confirmed yet, but there is a definite possibility of that happening.”
He declined to provide further details, saying: “She wants to come in very low profile and have some privacy. She might change her mind if we reveal too much now.”
There was no immediate response from Spears’ New York-based representative, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, to requests by The Associated Press seeking comment.
Celebrities: There’s Nothing Like ‘Em.
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As you can see by the new header image this week I am gearing up for the movie I have been anticipating all year. In only a couple of more weeks the last son of Kyrpton will make a his first appearance on the silver screen since I was in kindergarten and I couldn’t be more excited.
There has always been something about Superman that has captured my imagination. Maybe because he was adopted too. Maybe I relate to Clark since I’m a little clumsy. Maybe it’s something a little deeper.
Indeed, I believe Superman points beyond the comic book page to something and someone who is close to my heart. Superman points me to my Savior.
I can hear you now, “What? How dare you. Irreverent!” or “Are you crazy?” or “Yeah, I remember when Jesus defeated Gen. Zod and sent him to the forbiden zone! Now I see it.”
No, it’s not that far of a stretch. Hang with me.
Superman
Sent by his father, Jor-El, to save the world; raised by Ma and Pa Kent in Smallville, KS; chose his destiny to serve the weak, poor, and the helpless; moved to the big city of Metropolis where he used his powers to save humanity
Jesus
Sent by his Father, Elohim, to bring salvation to the world (Jn 3:16); raised by Joeseph and Mary in smalltown Nazareth; chose his destiny to serve the weak, poor, and the helpless; went to the big city of Jerusalem where his sacrifice glorified the Father and and brought salvation to the world
Now do you see it? Did you see a glimpse of what I was talking about?
I hope that Superman Returns is worth the wait. More importantly though, I hope this film can be a stepping stone to help me share the Gospel with students. The trailers have made my theological radar go crazy for quite some time now so my hopes are very high.
I love catching glimpses of the Gospel in film. For you, Superman might just be some kiddie filck. For me it is another reminder of how great my Savior is. He can’t leap tall buildings or freeze enemies with his breath. No, my Savior, the ultimate hero, defeated sin. The last son of Krypton has nothing on the Son of God.
Keith Olberman rubs me the wrong way. His show, Countdown with Keith Olberman is quick and to the point but his personality comes across as condesending and snarky. He also complains about what other talkshow hosts do on their own shows a lot. Whenever he does, it sends me over to their show to check it out. I guess when you’re up against ratings king O’Reilly a few veiwers turning you off isn’t going to matter much anyway.
Well, it seems that Olberman’s snarky attitude isn’t limisted to his show. Keith disdains just about everyone from Bill O to his new boss Dan Abrahms. Not only does Olberman complain on air he also complains through email.
Now that Dan Abrams has given up his MSNBC show to run the third-place cable news outlet, he might want to focus on the rising tensions between two of his prime-time personalities: Keith Olbermann and Rita Cosby.
Olbermann, whose “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” airs weeknights at 8, apparently has precious little respect for Cosby, whose “Rita Cosby: Live & Direct” airs at 10 p.m.
“Rita’s nice,” Olbermann wrote to a fan from his MSNBC E-mail account, “but dumber than a suitcase of rocks.”
Yesterday Cosby retorted: “Keith got it wrong. I’m not that nice.”But a Cosby intimate gasped when informed of Olbermann’s E-mail. “That’s incredibly disappointing,” he said.
An MSNBC spokesman didn’t dispute the authenticity of the months-old E-mail, which came to light this week after the recipient shared it with this column on condition of anonymity.
In his E-mail, Olbermann was also dismissive of then-MSNBC President Rick Kaplan, who left the network last week with six months to go on his three-year contract.
“And Kaplan?” Olbermann wrote to his fan. “He was the producer of that special last night — now known as the Kanye West Show.” It was a reference to an embarrassing incident during NBC’s Hurricane Katrina telethon on which the popular rapper departed from his script to claim President Bush “doesn’t care about black people.”
Olbermann, who didn’t comment yesterday, was said to be on vacation — though he managed to turn up Monday night at a book party for Al Gore at the American Museum of Natural History.
There, the media blog Jossip.com asked Olbermann — who was accompanied by “his self-described ‘friend’ Katie” — if he’ll now be answering to Abrams.
“I don’t answer to anybody,” Olbermann insisted.
We’ll see.
Although the journal has a lot of great, pracical ministry advice I read Leadership often more for the cartoons. I loved this one so much.
Often this is how visitors feeel upon entering a new church. Group Magaine even stated that visitors often feel so isolated and unwelcomed that they never visit again. What a shame. Instead of retreating to our comfort zones, let’s bust out of our holy huddles to bring more people into the body.
There are plenty of reasons people don’t come to church. Don’t make the Christians in your church be one of those reasons.
For all the rock music that I love (U2, Led Zep, The Police, Allman Bros., The Who), man, I sure do like me some Billy Joel.
I could sing Scenes from an Italian Resturant into my steering wheel from here to Allentown and never get tired of it.
Don’t Ask Me Why.
It has been a long but awesome week.
I was formally introduced to the congregation and charged with leading the youth ministry last Sunday. The elders placed hands on us, prayed for me, and sent me into the fields. It was a humbling and exciting moment for me.
While in the office this week, I was again struck with how awesome my job is. Not only do I get to hang-out with students, not only do I get to tell them about my Savior, and not only do I get to walk with them through their teenage years but I get paid to study the Bible. I have been planning on teaching 1 Corinthians this summer so I have loved living in and with this letter over the past 2 months. This week’s time in the Word was just wonderful! Praise God!
I have also been reading Practicing the Presence of God by Bro. Lawrence and God is Here, a modern-day commentary on Bro. Lawrence. This is now the fourth time that I have read PtPoG and I am overwhelmed with how much this little book, written 400 years ago, speaks to me. Good stuff.
One of my jobs this week was to change the church sign out front of our church. I thought, “If I’m going to do this, I want to do something that is different from your typical church sign.” So…
Other events this week included buying tickets to Dave Matthews Band in August, getting a new desk for my home office, and a trip to the movies with my teens to see Cars. A fun time was had by all.
Well folks, that was my week in review. I hope everyone has a blessed week.
Peace.
DC Talk’s ground breaking, chart topping, legendary album Jesus Freak turns ten this year.
Could it really be 10 years already?
In honor of the date Gotee Records is releasing FREAKED: The Official Jesus Freak Tribute Project. Follow the link to hear some audio clips. The StorysideB and Reliant K tracks sound great and Sarah Kelly does her best Tori Amos impression. It’s worth a listen.
Wow, 10 years ago I was 16. I had an ’85 Mustang Convertable and I would crank “In the Light” and the title track as loud as I could. As I sang these songs I felt the immense weight and meaning behind the lyrics as they pointed me deeper into the Word and into the arms of my mighty Savior. You can’t help but be sold out to Jesus Christ when you listen to this album.
I remember how much broad appeal this album had. My friend who listen to bands like Cannibal Corpse and Tool was head over heels in love with it. The drive time DJs on the hard rock station here in Dallas would play “Jesus Freak” during their 5 at 5 as commuters headed home. The same for “Colored People” when it was released as a single. I’m not sure I would have ever given Christian music a fair hearing if this album hadn’t come out during this time in my life. In fact, I think we need another album produced as well and as creatively as the original Jesus Freak. An album that unabashedly knocks down stereotypes and reintroduces the world to my Jesus and his kingdom. Truly, that would be a real and fitting tribute.
The FINAL reason to get an iPod Video.
