Talented designer Jim Lepage is doing a creative series of posters based on every book of Bible. It’s not a small undertaking to stay creative and illustrate a concept from every book of the Bible. Well done! Your work is inspirational in more than one way.

Art of The Word

Today was a day to honor and remember those who were lost 10 years ago on September 11, 2001. I hope that as we remember them we will also remember those who they left behind and keep them in our prayers.

Time To Remember

For World Water Day, BDDP  Unlimited partner NGO Solidarity International, which specializes in  coverage of basic needs (including water supply), created an  unprecedented display, using water directly as a medium. The display was set in the  heart of Paris and delivered messages about the damage caused by the non-potable water  in the world.

Photographer Esther Havens and the charity: water team head back to Murinja Village, Rwanda, to find a boy whose story has crossed the world to raise money for water projects.

His name is Jean Bosco. He’s 17 years old and used to collect water every day from a muddy swamp. Now, he and the hundreds in his village drink from a charity: water well.

Just two years of clean water had transformed this village. Jean Bosco and his friends told us they don’t get sick like they used to. What an amazing story!

A Basic Need

Quotables

What are the the things you walk by everyday but don’t really see? What are the amazing moments that we fail to capture because we don’t see them. I think this principle not only applies to photography or videography, but to every area in life. What opportunities do I miss to help someone, bring hope or a smile to a face simply because I’m only looking in and not looking out. I for one want to broaden my perspective and really see the world. How about you?

What If?

Tony Morgan posted a great article on 10 Easy Ways to Keep Me from Visiting Your Church Because I Visited Your Website. They are great points to remember if you’re in ministry or website development.

How To Keep People From Visiting Your Church

If you are into Bible Study or just history then check out www.biblemap.org. The site connects every location in the Bible with Google maps. It’s great for looking up that obscure location you just read about in the Old Testament. You can search by chapter and verse and even find out more about the location. Read an interview with one of the developers Tim Kimberly. What a great resource!

Where In The World Is Ziklag?

Interesting article from Time about how churches are using Twitter to encourage communication among the congregation. Having recently joined Twitter myself I can see the possibilities of using it to further communication, but I can also see some of the pitfalls as well. What do you think? Should Twittering be encouraged during the service or is it a distraction?

Twittering & Theology

I love this line from the song “Stand Up Comedy” on U2′s latest album. How often have I tried to “help” God and forget just how awesome and powerful He truly is. I think the God who spoke the world into being has things under control, don’t you?

Quotables

[Day Forty-Seven - DNOW]

Project 365 – Day Forty-Seven

Leigh Anne, who happens to be a ridiculously talented singer herself, sang her song “Beautiful” a few weeks ago in church, and it was so moving and powerful that I wanted to share it with you.

Beautiful

I’m a little slow to blog about this, but if you haven’t already checked out Kristian Stanfill’s new LP Attention, you need to. Kristian is a talented worship leader and this is his first release under the Six Steps label.

Attention

I discovered Samm Hodges work this past weekend on Vimeo and was moved by the above piece. If you are interested in learning more about you can stop slavery in the world visit Call + Response.

Story of Seema

Pastor Ed Dobson decided to live like Jesus for a year and discovered it was tougher than he thought. My favorite quote from him about his experience is this: “If you get serious about the Bible, it will really mess you up.” At first glance you might disagree with this quote, but I think it’s quite true. If we are really serious about following what Jesus said and did,  we will find our world turned upside down, and we won’t ever be the same. Read the full article here.

What Would Jesus Do?

Cool new video by Andy Reale for Cool Hand Luke. I love the camera angles, the story telling and the look and feel of this video. The song is not half bad either. The group is called Cool Hand Luke and their music is great.

Cool Hand Luke

I love the way Charles Schultz expressed his faith using the creativity God gifted him with. I thankful that a Savior was born to us, so that I might receive the gift of His grace. I hope that you have a great day of celebration with your family & friends and that you experience the greatest gift of all.

Merry Christmas

Checkout this behind the scenes video of the 2008 Passion World Tour. It was put together by Daniel Meigs, Jeremy Cowart’s assistant on the tour. Jeremy is one of my favorite photographers and I’m envious of his opportunity to capture and document this years tour in photographs.  A book featuring Jeremy’s pictures and Louie Giglio’s thoughts from the tour will be out in Spring 09.

Passion World Tour

I came across this video about a month ago and loved the concept, execution and movement behind it. I encourage you to visit Advent Conspiracy and find out how you can become involved. I know God has been stirring me lately to always be “about His business” and become more focused on how I can serve instead of being served. What better time of year, when we are celebrating the greatest gift ever given, to reflect on how we can give back to those who are in need.

Give Presence

I just recently returned from a Caribbean cruise and was continually amazed by the creativity of my God. From the amazing sky to the gorgeous waters and all the creatures in them, it blew me away as I once again realized I serve the most creative designer of all. You can see my pictures from the trip here.

“So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:21

“He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.”
Psalm 146:6

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