IMAGES FROM THE GATHERING (3.5.04 ORCHARD VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH)

NOTITIA

What brand are you? Find out here.


(Thanks to Seth Godin for the link.)

TED JESUS CHRIST GOD

I really hope this is a joke...

PASSION OF THE CHRIST BLOOPERS

The Morning News has some transcripts of bloopers from The Passion of The Christ.

THE GATHERING



Attention CHICAGO PEOPLE! Friday night we are having The Gathering at Orchard Valley Community Church in Aurora. Begins @ 7:15pm.

For info or directions contact: (AT)orchardvalleyonline(DOT)com or call 630/897.8888.

Hope to see you there.

SAVED!

I guess The Passion of the Christ isn't the only Christian themed movie hitting the theatres. Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit star in a new movie called Saved!

SPIRITUAL TYPES

I took a quick "spiritual types" profile online tonight and found out that I am a "sage". It's quick and is helpful to you regardless of where you may be in your spiritual journey. (Although, I'm not sure how accurate it is, but fun anyway...)

So I'm "sage"... This is what I "discovered" about myself:

You are a Sage, characterized by a thinking or head spirituality. You value responsibility, logic, and order. Maybe that's why you were voted "Most Dependable" by your high school classmates. Structure and organization are important to you. What would the world be like without you? Chaos, that's what! Your favorite words include should, ought, and be prepared. What makes you feel warm and fuzzy? Like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof it's tradition! tradition! tradition!
Because you love words, written or spoken, you enjoy a good lecture, serious discussions, and theological reflection. Prayer for you usually is verbal. You thrive on activity and gatherings of people, such as study groups. Sages on retreat likely would fill every day with planned activities, leaving little time for silence or solitude.

We need Sages for your clear thinking and orderly ways. You pay attention to details that others overlook. Sages make contributions to education, publishing, and theology. You often are the ones who feel a duty to serve, give, care, and share with the rest of us.

On the other hand, sometimes you seem unfeeling, too intellectual, or dry. Can you say "dogmatic"? You may need to experience the freedom of breaking a rule or two every now and then. God's grace covers Sages too, you know!

Try it out - post your "type" in the comments.

(Thanks Kevin for the link.)

**If you're looking for info on the ugly baby in the PASSION OF THE CHRIST, scroll down to the 2/26 post**

THE POWER OF SUGGESTION VIA A WEBCAM



So I'm sitting at my desk eating a bowl of Cap'n Crunch cereal and chatting via webcam to a friend in Arizona.

AZFRIEND: "Is that corn cereal?"

ME: "Yes. Cap'n Crunch"

AZFRIEND: "Thank God for Cap'n Crunch"

ME: "Yes."

(5 minutes later...)

ME: "Hello?"

(30 minutes later...)

ME: "Hello?"

AZFRIEND: "Hey"

ME: "Where did you go?"

AZFRIEND: "To the grocery store."

ME: "Thank God for Cap'n Crunch"

AZFRIEND: "Yes."

SUNDAY NIGHT

Wow... What a day. Tonight 25 or so people from our church community made a public profession of their faith in Christ by participating in water baptism.

The coolest part was seeing entire families being baptized together.

Diverse people, diverse journeys, common commitment. Lots of "stories" represented tonight. Another chapter completed.

So awesome...

UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES!