Videos recipes
Hallelujah Chorus by the Silent Monks
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU]
Rocking Out with a Balloon and a Box
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5l_Se8C_pw&feature=player_embedded#]
Steven Seagal: Lawman
I thought this was a joke until I heard Steven say: “It’s not a joke.”
Apparently, it’s not a joke. And according to Seagal, it’s not a job either: “It’s an adventure.”
I present to you the depths to which reality tv has fallen: Steven Seagal: Lawman.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99E16w0PxCA]
Happy Thanksgiving from the Swedish Chef
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-OFXUaMIv8&feature=player_embedded]
Great TV Commercial
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4WrUuyx1Ds&feature=player_embedded]
Mass We Pray
Seriously? I mean, seriously?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRMiRFJzIKA]
I don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or scream. I’ve got a pretty good idea which one Jesus is doing though.
Somebody tell me this is a joke.
Man Cold
I’m sick. Joshua’s sick. Jana has been sick. Just a little perspective this morning.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLHWmjA5IE&feature=player_embedded]
Piper on the Prosperity Gospel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLRue4nwJaA&feature=player_embedded]
Invictus
Clint Eastwood + Matt Damon + Morgan Freeman = Invictus
How good does this look?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqKjVo-9qso]
From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
What the Atheists Are Really Saying
“The highly anticipated documentary, Collision, featuring debate and dialogue between renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens and Doug Wilson releases today. For those of you who might not have seen a preview, you can do so below. Personally, I love the way in which it is presented. Not exactly your typical, sometimes boring, debate format. I’m sure you will enjoy this DVD and is probably a great means of dialogue with those around you who are not Christians.”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFENgBUllA]
Having read and watched clips from the movie, it’s sure to be interesting and thought-provoking, but what grabbed my attention was this quote from atheist Christopher Hitchens about Christian Doug Wilson:
Wilson isn’t one of those evasive Christians who mumble apologetically about how some of the Bible stories are really just ‘metaphors.’ He is willing to maintain very staunchly that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and that his sacrifice redeems our state of sin, which in turn is the outcome of our rebellion against God. He doesn’t waffle when asked why God allows so much evil and suffering—of course he ‘allows’ it since it is the inescapable state of rebellious sinners. I much prefer this sincerity to the vague and Python-esque witterings of the interfaith and ecumenical groups who barely respect their own traditions and who look upon faith as just another word for community organizing.
How about that? There’s no beating around the bush with Wilson. He knows what he believes and he can have an intelligent conversation about it. He’s not trying to back-door Jesus at all; rather, he’s up front and honest about the gospel. And that honesty and sincerity makes him respectable, even to someone who so radically disagrees with his world view.
I can’t help but wonder if perhaps one of the reasons why the gospel is so often dismissed as fantasy is because we try and water it down to make it more palatable. The truth is it’s not palatable. It’s foolishness.
I was reminded of what Madeline L’Engle wrote about the nature of Christianity:
“We try to be too reasonable about what we believe. What I believe is not reasonable at all. In fact it’s hillariously impossible.”
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