Yesterday I lad the Brigade Service at Church on the theme of “A Different Christmas”. We had a quiz based around the following Christmas statistics (source) and then reflected on them and what they say about how we ‘celebrate’ Christmas: £600 million – spent on decorations annually 2 million metres – of fairy lights put up each year 15 hours…
From Urban Dictionary: Christmas Adam Word of the day…Definition:1. The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and the need to be equitable in the holiday season, Christmas Adam creates further anticipation of Christmas Day.Usage:“When is your family coming to our place?””On Christmas Adam and leaving New Year’s Day.” Enjoy the rest of Christmas Adam, have a…
Hat tip to Mark Berry at Way Out West for this post:The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington Chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well: Bonus Question:…
This is a poster I created in 2005 to “encourage” some of our young people to get involved in the planning discussion for our Christmas Event.Just as well I’m doing an ethics module next term.
In the words of James Morrison, I’m not lost, just undiscovered… Take the test for yourself.
Not only is this another awesome video from the Bravia people, but it’s also something we’re planning to try at Amicus only in a slightly less ambitious scale: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFgBMtIawqU] Some of the details of the creation process are available in an interview with the Animation Director of the advert, Darren Walsh, over at the Creative Review blog.
I love to quote out of context – its just so much fun. “I could fart and lead someone to Christ. That’s not the point.”Context: Picking a Fight by Stuart Delony
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efuiDgJuIMc] Hat Tip to Mikey at ThinkChristian
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLXHB0mooo0]I’m not quite sure why, but to me there’s a touch of genius to this advert. There are very few ads that I watch and remember what they are trying to sell, but this one has worked on me.
Just seen this post from Marko where he’s writing about an imaginary dinner party that you can invite anyone along to (alive or dead). He’s following someone else’s lead, but goes on to add a couple more rules. In particular, I draw your attention to: “Jesus doesn’t count. It’s a dinner party. Therefore, 2 or more are gathered. Therefore, Jesus…
At Uni on Tuesday we were discussing Pete Ward‘s book ‘Liquid Church‘ and critiquing the premise it contains: “a vision for how the church can embrace the liquid nature of culture rather than just scrambling to keep afloat while sailing over it. Pete Ward presents his vision of a Liquid Church that addresses the needs of the isolated consumer-Christian by…