Many don’t know that there’s a lot more to Bobby McFerrin than “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. A lot. Not only can he sing well, he uses his voice like an instrument (lots of them, sometimes playing all at one time). This is skat singing x 100. This is true, live, improv. Awesome.
And, of course, Richard Bona is incredible as well. Enjoy.
The audio and video is a little out of sync, sorry… I didn’t make the video.
What Do You Think? Are Westerners Still Naive? While I don’t think we should be suprised by these comments, I find it disturbing that (in my perception) most of my neighbors and certainly much of our political system seems to think that Islam just needs to be pacified, coddled, and sweet-talked. Does this guy sound like he wants to cuddle to you?
From the video’s description: “this is not a Jihadists from Iran but a professor from Kuwait – a country with every reason to be grateful to the USA for liberating it from the tyranny of Saddam Husseins invasion.”
Bring on the comments!
I saw this video over at ChurchCrunch and I think we can learn a lot from it. This is is Twitter’s co-founder, Evan Williams talking about how Twitter was originally a marginal side-project based on little more than a hunch and curiosity.
The project bloomed, and users found all kinds of creative ways to use the simplicity of Twitter to innovate and add value. Don’t know what Twitter is? You especially need to watch…
It’s worth your time. My thoughts after the jump…
I actually got a little misty-eyed watching this. Not because of the sentimentality of the news man, but because this is a beautiful illustration of the church being what Jesus intended it to be. The key moment here is when the convicts say that every other team they played (presumably some even “Christian” teams) treated them like icky people that could transmit the sin-coodies if touched.
Thanks to one coach thinking like Jesus, and a group of Christians responding like Jesus, a group of men that the world had given up on discovered that Jesus offers them something different.
This is the essence of what it means to be “missional”.
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This is David Fitch and Ed Stetzer having a great conversation about what it means to be a missional church in the secular West. The term “missional” and “Miseo Dei” has gotten pretty muddy these days. It’s become a bit of a junk drawer term that tends to mean “everything we don’t like about modernism and mega-churches”. But this isn’t just a clarifying conversation for those who are confused about the terms. I think it’s a pretty forward thinking conversation.
What I found particularly helpful in this video was the discussion about “attractional” vs. “missional” churches. I like how they both avoid allowing the conversation to degrade into a rehash of the all-too-familiar culture wars debate between the hymn singers and the head bangers.
Check it out. It’s worth your time. But, what I’m really interested in is your thoughts after watching it. This is a topic that the American Church MUST engage in.
Ed Stetzer & David Fitch – a missional conversation from Missional Tribe on Vimeo.
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I’m a sucker for a good movie. I like all kinds. Comedy, drama, action, independent film, etc. But there’s something about the big budget blockbusters that get me excited. No deep explorations of the human condition. No social commentary (hopefully). Just pure escapist junk food for the senses. I’m a total sucker for the trailers and media hype. Here’s three I’m looking forward to. Add more in the comments if I missed any.
When I first heard about this one I was pretty skeptical. But then I saw Christian Bale was playing John Connor, and I saw some hope for it. The trailer looks great.
I like the gritty look to it and Bale will give it a little more realism and character depth. Either way, that “dundun dun dundun” gets me every time!
Here is Penn (from Penn & Teller) talking about an encounter he had with a Christian after one of his shows. Penn is an atheist.
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I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell, and people could be going to hell, and you think, ‘Well, it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward’… How much do you have to hate somebody not to proselytize?
I’d say he has a point. I’d also say that the christian that gave him the Bible has guts. Serious guts. First, he had to have enough of a Biblical world view as to not be intimidated by celebrity or atheism. Second, he had to have a soft heart so that he could respond to the urging of the Holy Spirit to follow through. Remember, he had to plan ahead and come a second night, buy another ticket and wait for Penn after the show.
What’s missing in most of us that we cannot see ourselves doing this?
Hat tip to Ed Stetzer
