27.Aug.2010 What are we teaching again?
21.Jun.2010 Content Creation
That is what it is all about. But do I want to? Am I willing to take the time? Why am I lazy?
It is much easier to just be a filter, tweet, retweet, repost, refacebook, whatever, than to write or create my own thing. Why haven’t I written all of my crazy thoughts into posts of late?
Thoughts on:
How I hate the old argument of what if our “good” athletes played soccer. You know the real ones like Lebron or Michael Vick. Boy if they had played that growing up then we would have a team! Hogwash. It is so egotistical to think that the athletes we have on the national team are only there because the really good ones didn’t play that sport… MORE
or How it is cool to dislike soccer and how somehow that makes you hip… MORE
or Why most Christian, sorry Christ Following, blogger types these days are going to be bored in heaven, what with being surrounded by those fuddy, duddy, people hating, all white christian, American (western) christians and all… MORE
or What is up with the continued gender-neutrification of society and how that has crept into the Church… MORE
or How the real hole in our Gospel is that you are trying to cram more into it than ever was intended, and what is the Kingdom anyways… MORE
or A how to on building end tables out of junk chairs form garbage pickup day… MORE
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But if I wasn’t lazy I would realize that Content is still king. And original content (I mean at least original to you), whoa. (And don’t give me there is nothing new under the sun argument either). I could write on a whole post on that…
20.May.2010 Che Che Che . . .
23.Apr.2010 Junk Food
I like it.
Don’t we all. But, no, seriously, I like it.
Here is something I have unscientifically noticed. If you are eating a twinkie and having some dew, you are supposed to feel guilty about finding pleasure in it. And not your run of the mill guilt, more like: you should find your joy in God kind of guilt instead of junk food. God is my all in all, you don’t need those other things. and on and on.
Yes, I get it. But why does no one say that when you are eating a tasty apple or some broccoli? “Oh, man, this is so good, I feel so much better now…you should find your joy and good feelings in God.” No one says that. Nope. You are allowed to enjoy the food if it sold at some Whole Grain place but if Sarah Lee sells it, well you are dishonoring God somehow and your joy must be misdirected. Huh? Apples can rob you from finding joy in God too.
Either way you are not finding your satisfaction in God, or you are. Does he care which one I eat? Don’t be a glutton, see, it is a sin…you will say. Well, so is vanity. In fact both on the 7 deadly list. I know, I have seen the movie. (You knew it was going to be her head in that box…).
Denial you may say. But deny what. My point is why are you always having to deny the cup cake but never the grapefruit? Because one is “natural” and one isn’t? Is one more spiritual than the other? If God designed us to eat everything in the natural, “raw” state he wouldn’t have given us opposable thumbs and the ability to manage an oven.
God is your everything. Check. Don’t use it as an excuse to eat anything or as a club to eat nothing.
22.Apr.2010 Brands Cannot Be Stopped
Brands Cannot Be Stopped | Phil Cooke The Change Revolution.
Great article above on the power of brands and how brand can and is much more than looks. The former USSR and branding? Who knew…
07.Apr.2010 Tiger
The marketing/communications guy in me happens to like this new nike ad for Tiger. If you are going to stand by him, just go after it head on and get out in front of it. Nike has a history of great Tiger ads…
(That is Tiger’s late father’s voice).
What do you think?
06.Apr.2010 Getting Paid
What it is like to try and get paid in the creative world… especially in the freelance realm of it. (Disregard the german subtitles…) Thanks Barton.
22.Mar.2010 The Future is Here
This was a fascinating article I came across the other day. It comes from Darin Anderson, the founder of OneFlesh the world’s first online marriage global resource foundation center.
You know what the future of marital bliss is? That’s right online marriage, and this time the church is leading the way.
I am not talking about online ceremonies. Those are already here and already passe. No, I am talking about your entire marriage existing in the online space. Tied together, living apart. Tweeting, texting, facebooking, skyping, pinging, DMing and yes even the archaic stand byes of emailing and actual phone calls between you and your spouse are what it takes to make a marriage work. Don’t believe me? Think this is lunacy? Join the crowd. But the stats and stories of relationship transformation are too overwhelming to deny. The brick and mortar of the marriage institution is changing whether you like it or not and for the new connected world online marriage is a real option . . . a real option that may be more than “real” it may be better.
And yet, along the way, I’ve heard from countless skeptics who reject the idea of online marriage. Arguing the legitimacy of online marriage has created a division in traditional marriage the likes of which has not been seen since the same-sex movement. It’s an issue likely to become even more salient in 2010, as more and more marriages go online. Though our relationship with a mortgage lender, graduate program, or bookseller may exist within the 17-inch confines of our computer monitor, rarely do we question the respective legitimacy of these institutions as banks, schools, or businesses. The question will inevitably continue to surface like an unwanted pop-up ad–is online marriage really marriage?
So what is online marriage? Just what you think. Legally married but living apart. Some have been this way from the beginning, others have adopted it over time and gradually moved into online marriage. There is still a segment that use this as an onramp and pre-living together marriage arrangement. But either way it is a viable and legitimate choice for marriage. Where God is at work why should we be so quick to be against it.
You should hear the thousands of emails and comments I get about how this is working. “Our conversations are richer and deeper than ever.” “I really feel like we are communicating more than ever before.” “The relationship I have with my spouse (online) is better than any I have had previous.” “People say this isn’t real, well they have not seen the transformation that has been made in our marriage.” “God is at work in our lives like never before.” “It is like I know my spouse in new and wonderful ways each day.”
Now to those who say, yea but what about actually “being” together, or get those with the language of touch and greet one another with a holy kiss. Well, many if not most of the couples still fly or drive and meet each other 2, even up to 4 times per year. That shows the true level of commitment they have, willing to give up time and money to travel great distances to be together. Would a traditional marriage do that?
And what about children? Well, while most of the couples involved are still without kids, there is a growing segment of folks with kids who find it works every bit as well with them. “My children love it when daddy skypes them to tuck them in at night.” And the computer skills they are learning will prove invaluable to them in the future. So what is left to say?
All that’s left to say really is THANK YOU JESUS. Online marriage really is making a difference in so many relationships. These are just a few of the messages we’re getting and each represents a changed marriage. It’s about people, and getting them the chance to have a marriage with the hope that Jesus gives - and we’re seeing it happen online.
What do you all think?
28.Jan.2010 Have you read it?
OK, random ranting post today.
I look at a lot of reviews. Of books. Of Movies. Of the new Ipad. Whatever. I like reviews. I like to read them by people I trust all the way to others I don’t know. But the ones I trust, well, I value their opinion. And, yes, you know what…it influences my opinion.
But, you will then invariably get the counter of “Have you read/scene/held it?” No I haven’t. “Well then your opinion doesn’t matter and you are uninformed,” they will scoff. Really?
I was thinking about this this morning. (yes two this’s’s…) Anyways. If someone tells you that the milk is spoiled. Do you trust them? Or must you try it yourself first. You know. Just to make sure. I say that is foolish.
So if someone I trust says a book or movie or song is rubbish, I don’t feel the need to “try it for myself” just to prove they were right.
And you?
