I love Community. You should too. The TV show more than the gathering of people… well. I like gatherings of people too.
Here’s why.
Author: Nathan Campbell
Nathan runs St Eutychus. He loves Jesus. His wife. His daughter. His son. His other daughter. His dog. Coffee. And the Internet. He is the pastor of City South Presbyterian Church, a church in Brisbane, a graduate of Queensland Theological College (M. Div) and the Queensland University of Technology (B. Journ). He spent a significant portion of his pre-ministry-as-a-full-time-job life working in Public Relations, and now loves promoting Jesus in Brisbane and online. He can't believe how great it is that people pay him to talk and think about Jesus. If you'd like to support his writing financially you can do that by giving to his church.
Tumblrweed: Actors with their action figures
Unless somebody makes a series of action figures for obscure figures in the Presbyterian Church of Queensland there’s not much chance that I’ll ever fulfil every boy’s childhood dream without paying a substantial amount of money for a customisation. Oh well. Here’s a tumblog that collects people with that dream coming true. Actors with Action Figures.
Tumblrweed: Pets that hate life…
In the spirit of the just posted Sad Etsy Dogs comes Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves…
And Animals Dressed as Other Animals…
Peter Costello on how Christians should approach the media
I miss Peter Costello, and it seems being out of politics has freed him up a little bit in terms of speaking about his faith and dishing out advice to church leaders. This talk he gave to Anglican Ministers in Melbourne last week looks like a cracker.
He’s still funny.
“If I had been to church 40 weeks a year, I have probably listened to 1000 sermons and tonight could be payback time.”
Here’s the substance from a story with the Melbourne Anglican…
“You only get a good media coverage if you agree with the media’s views.”
“The media has its own view of the world… and if you fall in with that, you will get a good press but if you want to promote the Christian Gospel, you will not.”
“The first thing I would say to the Church is, don’t measure your relevance by the amount of media coverage you get.”
“I actually think that media and celebrity is one of the great false idols of the modern age.”
“If the Church is going to speak on the issues of the day, it should be a distinctive contribution,” he said.
“The historic message of the Church, the Gospel, is a timeless message. It’s for every age. It does not have its relevance defined by what preoccupies us for the moment.”“My message to you is that you have a wonderful calling and a timeless message and we look to you to keep us in faith.
“Don’t ever overlook the fact that no matter how high you are in Australia, you still need nourishment for your soul.”
Drumming for Jesus: Quantity over quality
They call him Dr. Mark. Good morning how are you. He’s Dr Mark. He’s interested in things…*
Don’t see this post as knocking drummers. Drums are great. But the key to drumming is knowing what, and when, not to play… seems like that might be a problem for this American preacher/drummer.
Here are some details about the kit, and Dr Mark Temperato. The man behind who bashes things with sticks.
I have designed and play The Largest DrumSET in the World with an arsenal of unusual sounds to Worship God and Wage War against the enemy
since 1978. God’s presence & power upon these sounds bring LIFE, healing,
deliverance and miracles. We get to kick the devil out of his place of
power…in our lives and in our world!
Here he is behind the skins…
* Can I also say that this guy gets some points for reminding me of that They Might Be Giants classic.
How to tell the difference between a yo-yo champ and a yo-yo chump
Remember K-Strass? The Yo-Yo Man who tricked his way onto national television in the US. Well. It turns out his ruse should have been much easier to see through. Because real Yo-Yo champions are impressive.
This. Is K-Strass.
The truth about Smart Phones
I still can’t believe how many smart phone case sales outlets there are in your average shopping centre.
From Basic Instructions.
Lego Godfather: An offer you can’t refuse
Luca sleeps with the fishes.
Those are from AT94’s Cinematic Set on Flickr.
There’s a whole pool of mafia themed legos. Awesome sauce.
Stop Bible Bashing, use a Witness Stick
This Trademarked Stick will help you convince your friends that Jesus is Lord. Just like Moses used a staff to convince Pharaoh that God is God.
It’s a real thing, but it doesn’t have an official website. Just the trademark registration page which includes this description:
“The WITNESS STICK trademark is filed in the category of Furniture Products . The description provided to the USPTO for WITNESS STICK is Non-metal poles that have been carved and painted and used for educational purposes.”
Via Scotteriology.
A Taxonomy of Wrestling Names
My enduring love of WWE is not something that gets a lot of air time here. Because I feel like it’s a decomposing skeleton lodged firmly in the back of my closet. But this Pop Chart Labs chart is useful next time you want to come up with a wrestling name when you’re creating a character on your wrestling game…
Click it for a bigger version. Though if you want a legible version you probably have to buy it as a poster.
Pizza Cutting: Shear awesomeness
You’ve got no excuse for unevenly sliced pizza with these bad boys.
That is cool. But cutting pizza with lasers is, well, cooler.
More on Real Life Superheroes
I continue my fascination with the sort of psychological make up that leads people to don spandex, leather, and bulletproof vests to patrol the streets as super heroes. This article has done nothing to convince me to put an end to such fascination, but nor does it make me think the heroes in question are even remotely sane.
Here is Phoenix Jones. I’ve posted about him before. He’s still alive, which is possibly miraculous.
This story covers a meeting of Real Life Superheroes in Washington around Comic Con. It is pretty amazing stuff.
Social Media Propaganda: Because the Internet needs you
The social media war is heating up. Soon Google Plus, Facebook, and Twitter will be doing just about anything to get you on board. I’m on all three. And I’ve got to say, for the record, that the number of conversations on each platform about the other platforms is getting a little out of hand.
Anyway. These posters might help you decide.
