Archive - June, 2009

values & vision~Talking Jesus: Obama vs. Bush

centervvif  you don’t know about the center for vision & values at grove city college…you should.  their team is insightful and they offer some great observations on our political life.  go here to sign-up for their occasional email.  its worth your time…and its free.

there’s an interesting observation in the most recent offering from Dr. Paul Kengor on the growing observation on how Obama has spoken the name of Jesus more often and in less time than his predecessor.  its amazing how the political tide turns…its  just really interesting.  here’s a clip.

“Obama will pursue these goals with the secular-liberal media’s acquiescence, silent approval and encouragement, and warmest appreciation. To cover for this political recruitment by their president, liberals in the press will ignore the activity, and certainly not expose it in their news coverage.” In “Talking Jesus: Obama vs. Bush” (880 words), professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Paul Kengor—discusses a recent article in the Politico, on the topic of President Barack Obama’s frequent references to Jesus, which exceed that of his predecessor, President George W. Bush. But this is nothing new, as Dr. Kengor notes the “tip of an iceberg. I’ve devoted chapters and books to liberal Democrats’ extremely expressive public expressions of faith. A core element of that story is how the press embraces these expressions but then, on a dime, turns and blasts conservative Republicans for much milder statements.” “So, be prepared to be greatly frustrated,” Kengor concludes. “The press has made it abundantly clear: there are different sets of rules for conservative Christian politicians and liberal Christian politicians.”

get the full article here

seismos? redux viva animoto

awhile back i spent the a few days at seismos? with some great-hearted folks talking about ysmarko’s new book youth ministry 3.0.  i produced a video from our time via animoto (on twitter – @animoto)  and posted it on facebook.  facebook pulled the video for supposed copyright issues and i challenged it..it took a month, but got an email this a.m. saying it had be restored.  can’t believe it.  two points… things are worth challenging and if you don’t know about the end of slide shows via animoto…you should!

Do the best with what you’ve got. Be human. Connect.

chris brogan is one smart dude….and his story here is worth some consideration.  all in the context of not being able to change our circumstances.   i’ve been in several conversations lately and it seems they all come down to learning to deal with what we have to work with.  it seems there’s never enough money, enough time to plan…to…? you name it.  but there is something here in the reality of living between what we know is the end of the Story and what we have to push thourgh every day.  in midst of it all…let’s learn like the pilot at US Air to jump the curb and re-route ourselves.  the journey and process is worth the effort.

USAir wasn’t responsible for bad weather. The flight attendant wasn’t responsible for the rules. The pilot wasn’t responsible for a 45-plane lineup.

But our flight attendant gave us a cookie. She disarmed a few frustrated passengers (me included). She didn’t go on and on about the situation, but instead did what she could with what she had. The pilot did the same, and further more, he got creative and went around a few roadblocks.

In all, it felt to me like a really great customer service turnaround, and judging by the looks of other folks on the plane who’d endured an equally bad travel day, we all felt similarly satisfied by what went down.

Do the best with what you’ve got. Be human. Connect.

pushing through a spirit of fear -wisdom from dave ramsey

here’s a great clip with dave ramsey from the folks at catalyst. practical advice for living in our times. worth the watch.

the class of ’09 @ //the.evolution

sat down recently with three of our graduates. here’s the result. will be showing this in big church this weekend.

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