Sweep the Leg

If you love the Karate Kid, you’ll love this music video directed by William Zabka (aka Johnnie).
[thanks Mike]

Real-life Musical

Ever watch a musical and think, “That would never happen in real-life. No one would just burst out into song like that.” Well, here’s what would happen if someone got up and started singing during a college lecture. Laugh & Enjoy.

How We Shower

Here’s a very funny article on how men and women shower differently.

Growing Churches

From thinkchristian.net on Why Churches Grow:
Churches are more likely to grow when:
• A church is multiracial.
• Men make up at least 60 percent of regular participants.
• Leaders describe worship as “slightly to not at all” reverent.
• Drums or percussion are always used in worship.
• Churches are located in new suburbs or downtown metropolitan areas.
• Churches [...]

Influence of Others

Anthony DeMello in “The Way to Love” shares some strong words on how deeply we are influence by others:
“Look at your life and see how you have filled its emptiness with people. As a result they have a strangle hold on you. See how they control your behavior by their approval and disapproval. [...]

Third World Farmer

Third World Farmer is an online game that puts you in the shoes of a family of farmers in one of the poorest areas of the world. You start out with $50 to live on for a year. Your decisions determine if your family lives or dies. Fun to play; not fun [...]

Gay Animals

Apparently there is good documentation for homosexual animals according to an exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway (see Times article). What does this do to the Christian’s belief that homosexuality is wrong? Hey, if the animals are doing it, it can’t be wrong. Right? Admittedly I struggle [...]

Prayer Principles

For a while now, I have been teaching the youth group certain prayer principles. These principles are easy to remember, yet open up the world of prayer if embraced. They are taken from Brennan Manning’s book The Signature of Jesus. Here they are:

You learn to pray by praying.
Pray as you can, not [...]