Barbecuing the Sacred Cow

Warming the coals.
Change is hard, I know that, but unless we are talking about vending machines, change is inevitable. Change is coming. Now I do not believe in changing something just for the sake of change. There needs to be a reason or a purpose for change. But on the flip side of this there need to be a logical reason and a purpose for not changing something. "Because I said so" or "that's just the way we have always done it" just doesn't work for me. I like to know why things are done a certain way. What was the reason it was first done this way. What was the purpose for the tradition. Somethings need to stay the same. For example science has discovered that a healthy diet and exercise will assist you to live longer and with more mobility than those who do not. That message is solid. There is no need to change it. Now the way you present that information is free to frequent and radical change. As long as the message is retained the manner in which it is delivered can, will, and should change. Almost everyone would agree to this philosophy. So why is it so controversial when it comes to Church? Many intelligent people who are champions for change and progress in the workplace succumb to some kind of lobotomy on Sunday morning once they cross the threshold of the front door. All of a sudden the practices and policies they guide their professional lives with are not good enough for God. What worked Monday thru Friday isn't appropriate for Sunday. I wonder who gave you the brain to think up those policies and procedures, who bless you with the wisdom be successful at what you do? You know gravity is not mentioned in the Bible but I am pretty sure God invented it.

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY

Got to love the modern look at a timeless story



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PVC instrument

I have got to get me one of these.

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Zahra Baker Vigil

Me and my family went to the candlelight vigil for Zahra Baker on Tuesday which would have been Zahra's 11th birthday.
This is a very emotional time for us as my daughter Madison sat right next to her in school and ate lunch with her most everyday.
Here is a video clip from WBTV



Happy Birthday Zahra

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Up & Over It

Not sure if my reaction to this should be "WOW" or "WHAT?"

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Dad's Life

One for the Guys

Dad Life from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

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Mommy Rhapsody

Classic

Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

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Anthem - Casey Darnell at Bigstuf 2010

I love this stage design

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Plan B - Are you Absolutely Confident God is With You?

This topic is at the center of my broken heart for those who's life is crumbling down around them.



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Life in 90 seconds

This is one of the coolest commercials I have ever seen.


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Happy Mothers Day

Sunday's Coming!

This is what I learned at Drive 10

"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

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Scott Rigsby - Do the Unthinkable

Never think that you are out of the game.

"I can do more than you can possible imagine." Eph 3:20

Scott Rigsby- Do the Unthinkable from Scott Rigsby on Vimeo.

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I Know Nothing

I consider myself to be a semi creative person but this makes me feel like maybe I am not as smart as I think I am.
[You will need to enlarge this to get the full effect.]

Making Of Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

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This too shall pass

This is too cool not to share.

And yes I am considering doing this now.
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Ten Years in a Day

For the last 10 years I have ignored the fact that I am getting older. I am the most experienced 27 year old on the planet. I would joke that I am only having anniversaries of my last birthday. But today I have decided that it's time to face the truth, I am getting older, and that time keeps on slipping into the future. Whether I celebrate it or not my time here on Earth is getting shorter. And there is nothing I can do to stop it.
But I can say this, the last 365 days have been the best of my life, only second to the next 365 days. Time is too short to pretend, to play "life", to not be who you really are. I know who I am and I am who I was created to be, I won't apologize for it, take it up with God if you don't like me. I've stopped running from who I am, and I will live out the rest of my life making full use of the gifts and talents that I have been given. To do any less is just spitting in the face of my creator.

My name is Ethan and I am 37 today.

Plan B

I think the video speaks for itself

Plan B from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.


Thanks Pete Wilson and Cross Point Church

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Me Addicted to Technology? What makes you say that?

OK so I have a "Mild" addiction to technology. But I can quit anytime I feel like it. I just don't feel like it...yet.

Are you addicted to technology?

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Empty Seats

I am always watching videos.
Always watching what some of the best and the brightest are doing, so that I can learn something or just steal some great ideas that they stole from someone else.

At first I was drawn to this video for it's artistic quality.
But then the message in it was so incredible.
I love the attitude of always wanting empty seats. Our past history has taught us that we are only successful if the seats are always full. But if they are full then where are the ones you are trying to reach going to sit???
But for Pete Wilson and the Cross Point team it wasn't enough just to have empty seats. They realized that there are some people that will never sit in the seat you have open for them.
I am very excited about this movement in God's Church today.
It's time to GO where they are, to show them Love, and show them Hope, and to bring that empty seat with you.

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Faith Hope & Love from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.