I’ve only read one chapter of Free Book* by Brian Tome and can already tell I will love this book.
Any book where the author writes,
I’m also pissed that I’ll have to fight to keep the word ‘pissed‘ in this book because the publisher will want to cave to more conservative types who want to keep everyone boxed into a specific type of language.
is an awesome book.
That is all.
From the creators of LOLCATS and iCanHasCheezBurger comes the LOLCAT Bible Translation!!!
Seriously.
But it’s actually pretty funny, and, from the portions I’ve read, it’s at least more accurate than most children’s Bibles.
More info over at ChurchCrunch.
HT: ChurchCrunch.
So if anyone tried to view my blog over the past couple days they probably saw a message stating “this website is parked free, courtesy of GoDaddy!”. Apparently last year when I thought I was switching domain and hosting provider from GoDaddy to Media Temple, I only switched hosting providers.
For the non-geeks out there, that means my web address/domain (religionsucketh.com) was still hosted by GoDaddy while all the files for Religion Sucketh were hosted by Media Temple.
My bad.
On top of that, GoDaddy had an old (and unused) email address on file. So while I’m sure they tried to contact me to notify me of my impending due date, I never got those notices.
My bad.
Again.
So I apologize to anyone who was forced to look at the ugly mess that is GoDaddy’s website, as opposed to the not-so-ugly mess that is my blog. Should be getting my domain switched over to Media Temple soon enough.
For those who’ve been following my Tweets you’ll know I’ve been reading The Search for God and Guinness, by Stephen Mansfield which tells the story of not only the famed Guinness beer, but also the story of the family behind that beer. From the history of beer to the history of the Guinness clan to the modern day Guinness, Mansfield weaves an engaging and informative narrative. Even if you aren’t a beer drinker there is something to gain from the Guinness story. I may be somewhat biased, as my favorite beer is Guinness Draught,
but reading of how faith played such an important role in the Guinness family and how their faith in Jesus Christ permeated every aspect of their lives – even the way they brewed beer – was amazing. Arthur Guinness was a follower of John Wesley and, like Wesley, believed that worship was not limited to gatherings in church, but was something you lived out. He believed how he managed his brewery was an act of worship, the care he put into his beer was an act of worship, even what the company could do to give back to it’s employees and community was an act of worship. The stories of the Guinness family using their wealth over the last two and a half centuries to not only better the lives of their employees but their communities and more astounded me. Here I was thinking, “I just like the way Guinness tastes”. Ever since reading this book though, every time I buy a Guinness I feel as if I’m part of the story – part of the good that Guinness is doing. Samuel Adams may use the tagline, take pride in your beer, but now I believe Guinness actually deserves that line.
I usually check Google Reader daily, but the past couple days I hadn’t had a chance, so this morning I checked and had quite a few posts to catch up on. Here’s a few that stood out to me:
Jason Boyett rants on not “standing” for Christmas. I have to say Jason puts into words some things I’ve been thinking for a few years now.
Carlos Whittaker discusses the idea of being TOO excellent in ministry. As someone who has felt the pressures of people who mistake perfection for excellence, or think more money = excellence I can say Los’ post definitely got me thinking.
Jared Wilson writes about fears that the Church has encouraged, and in some cases even created. I think everyone who grew up in church between 1970 and 2000 experienced at least some of these fears. And it was doubled if you went to a Christian school.
Last, but not least, NewSpring Church makes an announcement to their church family. While the announcement is directed toward those who call NewSpring their church home, it serves as a witness to all Christian communities that the more you do to spread Jesus’ fame, the more attacks will come. Possibly even from within.
