And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substanceBut you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand
Hold your hand

I’ve probably listened to this song 10 times today and 20 times yesterday. Thought you should know that.

if you can’t see the video, click here.

Parents, the video below may make you feel old or like you don’t know what’s going on. Teenagers, the below video will shock you. You’ll realize that the “normal” of today is relatively new. I think this should help bring some clarity…..

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[via churchkreatives]

Here are the top places I send people. Follow the links. Everyone’s doin’ it…..

i suppose that this is a fairly decent commentary on the nature of our hurried society. someone stops for a minute to pause, and it throws everything off. Great vid.

(ht to allierose)

The Bible never speaks of “spiritual,” doesn’t even have a word for “spiritual,” and never uses the phrase “spiritual life,” thus indicating that all growth is spiritual (see Rob Bell’s “everthing is spiritual”). Physical growth is spiritual. How I pay my taxes is spiritual. For sure (as indicated by the number of times Jesus speaks about it) how we handle our money/possessions is spiritual. How i treat my neighbor is spiritual. Everything is spiritual.

I say this because is the church world we tend to hold “spiritual growth” up as the crowning form of growth. It seems that – in typical American Christian settings – it is great if you get into shape, but it is much better if you are a good, church member. We hold that up as higher. This is the beginning of a heresy that Paul was confronting: gnosticism. The view that God is only spirit and that all flesh is bad and that only the spirit is good.

That being said, I’ve experience (and my reading has backed me up) that people grow within relationship. The Good News is that we can be reconciled with God and with one another.

Richard Dunn writes that “trust produces relationship. Relationship conceives spiritual life exchanges. Such exchanges are the sacred places where the Holy Spirit reaches through the life of a Christian spiritual caregiver to change forever the life of a student.”

Read “How People Grow” by Cloud and Townsend. They give excellent insight in the murky water of growth.  and search “Rob Bell Everything is Spiritual” on YouTube for more talks.

Numb -

In this age of sensory and information bombardment, it is hard to know what to pay attention to, what to respond to, and what to care about. Everyday we’re overloaded with images, sounds, people, tasks, responsibilities, media, and pressures from every angle. If we respond to each of the forces, we’d run ourselves crazy, but if we don’t respond we become numb; we lose our capacity to feel.

Take a moment to think about the forces that bombard you every day…

When was the last time you were simply quiet w/God?

When was the last time you went a day without internet, tv, music, movies, etc?

again, some sites that i found interesting, intriguing, funny, or something else…..

Global Rich List- figure out where you stand

FreeFax- a site that allows you to send faxes via internet for free. great if you are like me and don’t have a fax machine.

a list of one couple’s arguments (funny) – if a counselor is reading this. contact the man who wrote this page and offer him some advice…

39 ways to live (not merely exist) – motivational: GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING

God’s Yellow Pages – good references.

Godtube.com – it’s a Christian youtube?

pregnant woman worried about jackhammer – seriously!?! (funny pic)

Mountain Dew Christmas Tree – ummm…..

Financial Success for a Minimum Wage Earner -  great tips for college students, those making 6 bucks an hour, or people who aren’t doing so hot with the money

let me know if you’ve got any other sites that are cool/funny/neat/interesting/insightful/etc….