There’s an old Travis Tritt song that says, “I do my drinkin’ from a Dixie Cup”
What does it say about you if you eat your instant oatmeal from a Styrofoam cup?
Category: misc
Homebrewed Christianity
My buddy Chad Crawford has started a new blog and podcast on the world wide interweb.
“Home brewed Christianity is Christianity that’s made at home. It’s good and it’s delicious. It can be a little dark sometimes, it can be a little bitter sometimes. But that’s what we look for in our Christianity. This is not corporate Christianity. This is stuff that we make ourselves that we enjoy.”
Christianity and beer. Some might not like the combination, but I think it’s great.
I’m listening to their original/test podcast – sounds like they’re using blogtalkradio.com or something similar and one of the guys is breathing a little heavy into the phone – but I’m looking forward to seeing what Chad and his friend Tripp talk about.
Visit the podcast page on iTunes or visit Chad’s new blog, Chad talks to strangers.
You never know what you’ll find
I was looking for an e-mail address of a friend today and came across this via Google Books:
I don’t think it’s the same Charles R. Diffee I was looking for, but if I can find his current e-mail address I’ll be sure and ask him about it.
Quote of the day
“Evangelical pastors have to read A New Kind of Christian wrapped in a Playboy cover.”
-Tony Jones
in his latest book The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
Christianese and Techno-garble
Common Craft shares a great video highlighting the features of Rockwells Retro Encabulator.
Be sure you watch this one. The technology is amazing!
Ok… did you watch it? Truth be known, it’s a hoax.
Behind the announcer is simply a bank of large circuit breaker panels. You can find these in any large building. This is a hoax video produced by Rockwell for a sales meeting.
But it got me thinking – is this what we sound like when we talk Christianese to “non-believers?” Is this what I sound like when I talk government and history to my wife? Is this what I sound like when I talk about technology to my friends and family?
Consider the audience.
While terms like Son of God, kingdom, good news, Messiah, Parousia (or presence), Savior, faith, Lord and Emmanuel may have been familiar to Jews and Romans in the time of Christ (see “Jesus for President
While I’m not suggesting we change all our terminology, I think we need to be careful to explain and share our understanding of the terms and ideas that those outside (and maybe even inside) the church aren’t familiar with.
Otherwise, to them it may feel like standing in line at Starbucks for the first time, hearing folks in front of them rattle off, “Venti, skinny, 2 shots, no-whip, Cinnamon Dulce Latte.”
animoto
Have you checked out animoto.com yet?
Very cool. They take your photos (you can upload them yourself or import them from another online service like Flickr), add music and make an impressive looking video. No more lame picture slideshows for you. You’ll have the coolest slideshow on the block.
You can build a 30-sec video for free, or pay for their premium service that gives you unlimited time.