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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006Back when the Passion of the Christ movie was being lauded as the “greatest evangelistic tool of all time,” I wrote of the film’s director, Mel Gibson: “Mel earned the right to make his movie, and the respect of his would-be audience, because for the prior 25 years, as an actor and director he has [...]
Six Degress of Reality Show separation
Monday, July 31st, 2006Not even. More like one degree. Last winter, my college friend was a contestant on Project Runway (Andrae Gonzalo). This summer, the son of Generation Xcel’s judo teacher is a Contender (Nick Acevedo). And in the upcoming season of Yo Momma, one of my former youth group kids (Jonathan Maldonado) makes us, hmm, we’ll see. [...]
Bling Theology
Thursday, July 27th, 2006via Mary J. Blige: “My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. I don’t know what kind of God y’all are serving, but the God I serve says, ‘Mary, you need to be the hottest thing [...]
Messengers of the Undeniable God
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006… a/k/a Motug or “Monsters of the Unda-Ground,” is a collective of 10 legendary graffiti artists and designers spearheaded by an original hipster, NYC LASE. I met LASE two weeks ago during Jesus Loves You New York. He’s an all-around urban renaissance man (musical composer & DJ, interior decorator, collectible toys & fashion designer, muralist [...]
Why should I care so much … and other Christ-like Musings on MySpace
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006Ed. note: Jeremy’s latest article, published in Tri-State Voice (Aug. 2006) “Are you listening to me? Really listening?†– Jesus (Matt. 11:15, The Message) Radioactive B! @H, Suckan*t Sl*t, Boyish Sex Machine, NaughtyXXXAsh – porn stars or teens on MySpace? “Why should I care so much for everyone else when no one gives a s!*# [...]
50 Most Influential Churches
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Church Report lists the nation’s “50 Most Influential Churches,” based on 2,000 surveys conducted with leaders of the largest non-Catholic congregations. Congratulations to the honorees. The top-ten: 1) Willowcreek, Pastor Bill Hybels 2) Saddleback, Pastor Rick Warren 3) North Point, Pastor Andy Stanley 4) Fellowship Church, Pastor Ed Young 5) Lakewood, Pastor Joel Osteen 6) [...]
The Economist weighs in on megachurches
Saturday, December 31st, 2005From “Jesus, CEO: Churches as Businesses” (12/20/05): … The corporate theme is not just a matter of appearances. Willow Creek has a mission statement (“to turn irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christâ€Â) and a management team, a seven-step strategy and a set of ten core values. The church employs two MBAsâ€â€one from [...]
Behind the curve, again
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005Five years ago, a global evangelical ministry asked a group of youth workers how to become relevant to young people. We suggested leveraging the power of the internet to create a “virtual youth center” where kids could share interests and ideas, find their voice, and connect. Several months later they hired me to write a [...]
Kirk Franklin on overcoming pornography
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005On Oprah, earlier this month: Kirk says he thought marriage would “fix” his obsession with pornography. “[But] that’s when I started realizing how much it was an addiction.” He found himself sneaking to watch videos while Tammy was sleeping and craving porn more than ever. When marriage didn’t erase his feelings of loneliness, he realized [...]
Peep my homie’s book
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005My friend Phil Jackson of Tha House in Chicago co-wrote The Hip-hop Church: Connecting With the Movement Shaping Our Culture (InterVarsity Press) with Efrem Smith. I haven’t read it yet, but it’s on my list for 2006. Check it out. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/28/2005 09:20:00 PM
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