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noteworthy 5.01.10

Killers Singer Brandon Flowers to Release Solo Debut, 'Flamingo', Songs from Together for the Gospel 2010, Do You Hate Reproof?, Reflections on Leading at Together for the Gospel 2010, The 2010 TIME 100, Francis Chan on the New Middle Road, Can The Office Survive Without Steve Carell , Radical: Responding to the Bibical Call to Follow Jesus – David Platt, Apple Shutting Down Lala, St. Louis School in Session Despite Murder in Playground Just Before Bell, Wash. U. Prof Joins Obama and Lady Gaga onTime's Most Influential List, DNA Tests Confirm Long Lost Brothers Are Indeed Related, Nightclubbing: Foam Coffee & Beer Anchors Cherokee Street with Live Music, Lounging, How We Can Image God Through Suffering, Lost iPhone Earns Apple Engineer Free Cargo Pants, The End of BYOB at Busch Stadium?, What Demons Say About Jesus Christ, Pastor Mark Driscoll: Millennials are honest on faith, Expository Listening, Why Fight Sin If God Uses It for Good Anyway?, 10 Reasons to Under-Program Your Church

one pen

came across this video in one of relevant's slices yesterday

noteworthy 4.23.10

good things from around the web:

what is the fruit of the spirit?

Rams Draft Sam Bradford No. 1; Mizzou's Sean Weatherspoon Goes in First Round

R.I.P. Whitney Harris; St. Louisan was Last Surviving Prosecutor of WWII Nazis

devious talk

noteworthy 4.22.10

here are some good things from my google reader feed today:

11 things God does for church leaders

happy earth day: st. louis will save money (and the planet) by letting parks grow au naturale

approaching the pulpit: a preacher and his notes

contextualization without compromise

one dream for bethlehem in my 8-month absence

music monday

don't count on this being regular but i felt inspired today. last night my friend stephen had an extra ticket to the OKGO show at the Old Rock House. it was a fantastic show and has had me thinking since last night, mainly because i just came from church and so the difference and similarities of concerts and worship services where standing out. hopefully those thoughts will come on paper one of these days.

anyway the band that opened really caught my attention. The Booze is from Atlanta and is straight up rock 'n roll/soul/blues from yesteryear. they had a great lighthearted approach and tight sound. you can find their stuff on iTunes or Amazon.

check out the slideshow and the review from the RFT.

(photo courtesy of Jason Stoff)

all i have is Christ

we are all theologians

Check out this 2-minute trailer for Josh Harris's book Dug Down Deep, on why theology matters:

DugDownDeep_Carnahan.mov from Covenant Life Church on Vimeo.

from theresurgence.com

how to build a god

this was sent to me by my good friend kelly beth, amazing

Cam Huxford from the Mars Hill Downtown Seattle campus created this beautiful video to tell of his idolotry. It's amazing to see how each of the Mars Hill campuses are growing in maturity, in skill, and in the gospel. I'm thankful to be a part of this movement.

switchfoot rocked my face off

some sweet friends of ours, the konieczka's, bought us tickets to tonight's switchfoot show at the pageant. first let me say that the pageant is my absolute favorite place to see a show in st. louis. it is big enough for good sound but small enough to still be intimate.

second let me say switchfoot, oh switchfoot! they put on one of the best shows i have seen in a very long time. it was meshed from beginning to end with ridiculously awesome, but simple lights, old and new songs, and an energy and passion that i have almost never seen. i knew we were in for a treat when i got my hands on their new album months ago. it was filled with passion and raw energy that i had not heard since the beautiful letdown. and tonight hello hurricane did not disappoint.

the best thing about tonight was the hope and conviction that lead sing jon foreman sang and most importantly spoke with. the Gospel was present and real in his words. he talked of hope, redemption, salvation, and grace. tonight i saw what it meant to be a Gospel-centered rocker. i say that somewhat in jest but there were moments that i was overcome with overwhelming thankfulness for Jesus' mercy.

it was a great gift and an amazing show. i am so thankful to see the Gospel being played out in the lives of others doing different things than i am. i am and will continue to be a huge switchfoot fan. i pray God uses their music to plant the song of the Gospel in the dying world's ears. (photo courtesy of Todd Owyoung)