My message last night at The Rock on “Faith and Forgiveness (or Jesus Goes Ballistic) did not get recorded. Our sound man didn’t show up so Luke VG had to run sound and neither him nor Paul knew how to operate our recording gear. They didn’t realize until I was about to start speaking so they couldn’t pull me to do it either.

The reaction to the message seemed to be really good, and several discussed a lot of disappointment that it wasn’t recorded. If there is enough interest, I may attempt to recreate the presentation (speaking to a mirror is a lot harder than speaking to a crowd that laughs, amens, and cries at what you are saying…).

The Autoblog redesign has been remarkably well received. We’ve been looking forward to making blogging history by giving away a brand new 2007 Dodge Nitro to celebrate the relaunch of this huge blog.

Head on over and enter. And hey, if you are interested in cars… check the site out ;)

I’m looking to unload a DLP projector that I purchased as sort of a failed business move. It’s only been used twice (to my knowledge). Once to watch the Superbowl, and once to watch Kingdom of Heaven. It works like a charm, I just don’t need it, and want it out of my house. I have all the original packaging and cables. I also have a screen and ceiling mount (see below).

It’s an HP VP6320, check out the specs and reviews at projectorcentral.com, and here’s the product info at HP.

I’m also offering the screen and ceiling mount I bought to go with it. Both new-in-box. The screen is an EliteSCREENS M136UWS1 136″ Manual Projection Screen,the ceiling mount is a Peerless PRS-UNV Ceiling Projector Mount. I got all this at NewEgg.com, hence the links back there for specs.

I’d part with it all for around $800 OBO, I’ll even ship it to you if need be.

In the interest of making my Del.icio.us linking more visible, I’m going to attempt to round them up at the end of every week (prediction: I’ll make it 3 weeks before I quit).

This week’s interesting links:

• Bait and Switch Evangelism – Noel Heikkinen on bait and switch evangelism methods
• Leadership Development – Brief, to the point post on leadership development by Drew Goodmanson
• Is American Christianity Syncretistic? – Kathy Hanson ponders the extent to which we have internalized “American values” into our Christian values.

Yesterday’s poem is the first part of a series. I’ll write the next part… when I get there.

I can look straight ahead for now and grip the sword because I know the ending. That song has already been written. United Live did an excellent job of capturing a piece of it, so for now, I’ll post the video.

This is why I sing, to keep myself stepping.

Shout Unto God – Hillsong United (from the album “Look To You“)

The enemy has been defeated
And death couldn’t hold You down
We’re gonna lift our voice in victory
We’re gonna make Your praises loud

Shout unto God with a voice of triumph
Shout unto God with a voice of praise
Shout unto God with a voice of triumph
We lift Your name up
We lift Your name up