Archive for January, 2007
C.S. Lewis On Excellence
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Paul showed me this quote the other day. I think it captures the heart of why I am passionate about excellence in our ministry (our music, our Web site, our promotions, our speaking, everything…).
“‘Great works’ (of art) and ‘good works’ (of charity) had better also be good work. Let choirs sing […]
New Elena Photos: December 06, January 07
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007We posted 100 new photos of Elena on Flickr. We hadn’t added any in about a month and a half, so we know you’re all dying for a fix.
Set: December 2006
Set: January 2007
Recent Changes in The Rock Music Ministry
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007I have no picture to go with this post!! Why aren’t people taking photos at The Rock anymore??
You probably already have noticed some changes going on with the lineup of bands at The Rock on Friday night, and I wanted to take a bit and explain what’s going on.
The Lone Strangers (or one form of […]
DA BEARS!!!!
Monday, January 22nd, 2007WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
BEARS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!
Savoring Fine Wine: Mark Chapter 1:21-28
Thursday, January 18th, 2007(If you missed it, check out my post on Mark 1:14-20))
And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
Capernaum was a small but influential town of 1500 or so (at it’s height). It was situated on a crossroads in that made it a highly […]
Godbit Project Features RockISU.com
Thursday, January 18th, 2007The Godbit Project did a kind review of rockisu.com
The first thing that grabs your attention when visiting the site is the texture. I love the way the look of ruggedness intermixes with the clean lines. The two conflict yet compliment each other, for a sort of modernly urban feel. The next thing that […]
Current Reading and Listening
Thursday, January 18th, 2007You can see in my footer that I’ve updated Nancy and my current reading and listening. You can see that Nancy is a bit more spiritual and classic than I, and I a bit more “pomo” and hip than her. (hehe…)
Matt Reading: Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church […]
National Geographic: Neandertals, Modern Humans May Have Interbred
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007I think I could have told you this just from driving around Ames on a daily basis (oh snap!) but: Neandertals, Modern Humans May Have Interbred, Skull Study Suggests
Comparisons to other skulls suggest the Romanian skull clearly belongs to a modern human, said paper co-author Erik Trinkaus, an anthropologist at Washington University in […]
Savoring Fine Wine: Mark Chapter 1:14-20
Monday, January 15th, 2007Last week at The Rock, Craig McClannahan encouraged us to really dig in to The Gospel of Mark, which we are studying through this semester. I am following him up this week by teaching through Mark 1:14-2:14 (gulp), and I have decided to take him up on the challenge.
Mark’s telling of the gospel is […]
Best Buy Gift Cards: Oh The Dilemma
Monday, January 15th, 2007Finally coming up for air. I have a ton of posts, pictures, and videos to make about the move to our new house, but in the meantime, I have a dilemma that maybe you can help me solve.
I have a $20 gift card to Best Buy and I have absolutely no idea what to […]
Face To Face: Shoot The Moon
Saturday, January 6th, 2007Merry Christmas to me.
Pat tipped me off to this wonderful piece of Punk Rock amazingness. I have been a Face to Face fan since I was introduced in 2000-ish, which was entirely too late to catch much of them live. This DVD make me feel that I’m making up for lost time. […]
Accessibility of Worship Lyrics
Friday, January 5th, 2007Relevintage asks about the wisdom in using worship lyrics containing phrases that would require a large amount of explanation to someone who is not familiar with the biblical concepts they are speaking of. Ie, “God of Jacob..”
Is it beneficial to sing songs with phrases that need that much explanation? Don’t we want […]
Lance Armstrong’s Ex-Wife on Divorce
Friday, January 5th, 2007From ABCNews.com:
Kristin Armstrong, ex-wife of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, has written a new book she describes as her “365 page thank you note to God, with a hopeful side effect of helping other people walk through a difficult year.”
Kristin response is a great example of faith.
Live Strong, Lance… Live Strong…
Morning News: January 4, 2006
Thursday, January 4th, 2007The news is amazing today…
Mysterious Object Crashed Through Roof
Nobody was injured when the golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup, struck the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night. Federal officials sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft.
Pakistan Lifts Kite-Flying Ban
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Mark Driscoll on The Future Of Worship Music
Thursday, January 4th, 2007From the “850 Words” E-newsletter from Relevant Magazine.
Editor’s Note: In the latest issue of RELEVANT, we got the chance to ask seven leaders about seven big questions facing the Church. Here’s an excerpt from their responses. To read more, be sure to check out the January/February issue of the mag.
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Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007This was in my “Web site-ings” sidebar yesterday, but I felt it deserved it’s own post.
The Fantastic Four sequel: “The Rise Of The Silver Surfer” is coming July 15th this year. This is the teaser trailer and is an amazing chase scene. If you want good quality, head over to the official F4:Silver […]
Pachelbel Rant
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007I know I’m like a month late on this, but still worth it.
update: hat tip Pat Blair
Is Jesus Coming Back in 2007?
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007churchrelevance.com » Is Jesus Coming Back in 2007? According to an Associated Press-AOL News poll, 25% of people in the U.S. anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ in 2007.
Is he coming back this year? Probably not. But he might. No one knows. I personally happen to believe […]
God Is Able
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007At the Faithwalkers Conference, Herschel Martindale spoke on God The Magnificent Grace Giver, and challenged us to memorize 10(ish) verses. One of them was 2 Corinthians 9:8.
Nancy took this challenge to heart, and started memorizing some of these. She showed me this one specifically (I hadn’t “gotten around to it” just yet… ;-)). […]
God Likes Anchovy Pizza
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Last night Nancy and I went to Pizza Hut. We were going to split a medium pizza, and I’m pretty sure God was telling me to get anchovies on my side, which was strange, because while I have a secret “thing” for anchovies, I very rarely order them in public.
I got counsel on whether […]
