Archives for March, 2002
Easter Sunday 2002
Our Sunday service in Spiritwood was tradition yet very multisensory and quite unpredictable. It was an amazing effort. I had high expectations for what they had planned but they sure beat what I was anticipating. The use of video and real-time interaction was amazing.
Some fairly random Saturday thoughts…
Slashdot | Announcing Slashdot Subscriptions Didn’t it occur to Slashdot that it’s subscription service hurts the users who use it the most. The ones who made Slashdot what it is? Slashdot is a site that has been created by its biggest users. To create a subscription system that makes your creators pay doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Speaking of things that make no sense at all. Tombstone advertising in the U.K. They pay for your tombstone so they can advertise on it. Leave it up to the marketers to take bad taste to an all time new low.
Please Explain this Jacob Shwirtz asks the questions that need to be answered in this great post. What were they thinking when they made this… Jacob has really cool blog. You will want to blogroll on it.
ThomasPacheco.org I know I am link bombing Google but this site is worth it. The site sells art to help Thomas Pacheco to cover costs that his health insurance does not while he is getting cancer treatment. If you have a blog or a page, dust off your link canons and add a link to the site. Thanks to Gary Turner for letting me know.
Burning Question
Most of you know that I am a big Calgary Flames fan. The question burning around the league is will the Calgary Flames keep probable league MVP Jerome Iginla? This isn’t about just Calgary but influences the Mike Comrie’s, Markus Nasland’s and other young stars playing in Canada. Will Canadian teams become the Montreal Expos on the National Hockey League. 2004 (collective bargaining agreement expires) can’t come soon enough.
Good Friday
Jeb wrote this between services on Friday at Lakeview Church Enough said.
Congratulations to Andrew Jones for the birth of his baby girl today! (he even managed to blog about it)
A couple of new weblogs that you will want to check out. They have been blogrolled on my blog for a while but if you haven’t discovered these yet, you will want to. John Wallis, publisher of seven magazine, John O’Keefe creator of ginkworld, and Andrew Careaga, author the books e-Ministry and e-vangelism.
All of them have built excellent corners of the web in their articles, books, and website, they are now sharing their voice with the rest of the web. You will want to check them out, add a link, make a bookmark or whatever it is to remind yourself to check back often. I am looking forward to see how their blogs and thinking evolves.
Some thoughts from today…
Great Performances in Cynicism The award ceremony that didn’t get televised. The nominees, the NY Yankees, Chuck Colson, Billy Graham…
The evolution of the Christian Bible A cool time-line from USA Today showing the evolution of the Bible.
CBC News: Levant decision to stand hurts Canadian Alliance party: observers Different leader, same controversy. The Canadian Alliance is allowing internal matters to become public once again. Ezra Levent’s website is www.loyaltocalgary.com but at what cost to his own party. The questions keeps getting asked of any party with internal problems. Can a party lead the country that can’t even organize itself? (it’s a fair question so hold off on the hate mail)
UPDATE
Levant decided to quit the nomination allowing Harper to run. I think Harper will win but it will be a hard fought battle. The Tories should not contest the seat and let him run as a sign of good will.
Amazon.com: Wish List
My Amazon.com Wish List, you may want to bookmark this.
Emergent, The Ooze,Allelon and ReImagine are coming together to host two get-togethers for the current leadership of new churches and those interested in new church development. These events are designed not to be a “conference”, but rather an opportunity for people of similar intentions and hopes to share stories of their experiences and encourage one another in our journey. Teams of people from the same church are encouraged to attend.
Pundits ‘Shocked’ By Friedman’s Peace Plan
No one else has a workable plan and seems to be content to keep hitting their heads against the same wall. A journalist comes up with an idea that can save countless lives and bring some peace to the region and he is criticized for it. As the article says, “a little old-fashioned journalistic jealousy may be at work here.” I find it funny that people are so upset that one of them was actually listened to.
Ad Age Group Acquires Adcritic.com
This is some cool news. Of all the sites that have gone dot.bomb, I miss Adcritic the most. I hope it is as good in version 2.0 than the original.
UPDATE
Check that. Adcritic is going to be a subscription service for ad industry executives. Adcritic is back but just not for us little people.
Who Writes Charles Colson’s Columns?
The LA Times was wrong when it said Colson just signs off on staffwriting, says CT’s editor.
The Skinny on Postmodernity Series: Part I Postmodernism and Global Worldviews
Andrew Jone (of tallskinnykiwi fame) is writing an amazing series on understanding our postmodern culture at TheOOZE. You will want to check it out.
Dan Gillmor: Bleak future looms if you don’t take a stand
Dan Gilmor asks the following questions. You need to read his article…
1. Do you care if a few giant companies control virtually all entertainment and information?
2. Do you care if they decide what kinds of technological innovations will reach the marketplace?
3. Would you be concerned if they used their power to compile detailed dossiers on everything you read, listen to, view and buy?
4. Would you find it acceptable if they could decide whether what you write and say could be seen and heard by others?
Four years ago today my mother died. She was 53. Brain cancer.
People found out at Lakeview. Had people trying to “be there” for me all day. I don’t want a candy. I don’t want to pray with you. I don’t want to share my feelings and memories. I want to work and I want you to get out of my office. There I said it. Now I feel guilty. Great.
Leadership Network e-publications
Leadership Network is discontinuing their free Explorer-Lite and making their monthly Explorer free. All of Leadership Network e-mail publications are quite good (although geared for the larger church) and now that they are free, it is one less excuse not to sign-up.
Our Cabin Weblog- Recently listened to music
- David Gray – Be Mine October 19, 2008
- David Gray – December October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Knowhere October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Real Love October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Last Boat To America October 19, 2008
- Recently additions to my library
- Messy Faith: Daring to Live by Grace by A. J. Gregory October 28, 2008
- Rediscovering Church: The Story and Vision of Willow Creek Community Church by Lynne Hybels October 26, 2008
- The Teeth of the Tiger, A Novel by Tom Clancy October 26, 2008
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell October 26, 2008
- The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy October 26, 2008
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