Apr 28
We used this Sunday during Phillip’s message on being World Class locally. An example of a woman who opened up her life and made a huge impact in the life of one young man:
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Apr 28
I have a pretty eclectic taste in music although I do have some favorites and some not so favorites (cough, cough..country..cough). My favorite is rock/metal that would probably scare most small children 
When I’m designing, I like to get in a creative “world” so I throw on the headphones with some trance/progressive jam. Trance is a vein of techno/house music. Kinda atmospheric. Think very cool matrix like soundtrack without a whole lot of words being sung. Lately, I’ve been in trance kinda mood. Here’s a sampling of somethings on my playlist:
Apr 26
“Before we can pray ‘Your Kingdom come’, we must be willing to pray ‘My kingdom go’.” - Alan Redpath
hmmmm….that one hurts. But to be the man of God, I have to be willing to seek the Kingdom of God….not alan. Chewing on this one. Whose kingdom am I ultimately building?
Apr 24
wow..you have got to check this video out. This is a must for leaders, minister, Christ-Followers..period.
Rick Warren Interview
Apr 20
Sitting here watching Star Wars Episode I on tv. I’m a big star wars fan. I remember one Christmas when I was a kid my older brother and I got just about every star wars figure conceivable. I was really excited when I first heard that they were filming the prequel and completing the saga. However, in retrospect, the original movies are still better than the newer ones.
Here’s why I see it that way:
1. In the original series of movies, Star Wars had excellent acting - Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Mark Hamill (probably the weakest of the lot) and the voices of James Earl Jones and Frank Oz (yoda). They really sold it. You believed what they were saying and doing. It had a lot of layers and depth. With Portman, Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor, so much of their dialogue seemed forced and stiff. You just had a hard time believing them. The one exception was probably Liam Neeson, but his character was unfortunately killed in Episode I. McGregor had a few good moments, too. Still, overall the acting was flat. And don’t get me started on some of unforgettable animated characters like Jar Jar Binks. You know that George Lucas had to be shaking his head over that one. Which leads me to my second point.
2. Too much reliance on CG (Computer Graphics)
- I would be interested to know what percentage of sequences in the new Star Wars were completely CG…it has to be a bunch. Don’t get me wrong…I love good CG and some of the CG in Star Wars is UNBELIEVABLE. Still, I felt that too much of the movie relied on CG as a crutch for poor acting too much of the time.
That said, do I own all of the new Star Wars DVD’s? In the words of Yoda: “Own them all, I do!” It’s Star Wars after all
Apr 19
I’ve began to do something that I’ve been putting off for a while. I have finally taken the dive into After Effects for creating some motion graphics (that’s cool looking animations/video for the non-techies). I love Final Cut Pro for editing and assembling projects, but for those very cool backgrounds, bumpers, and text effects - After Effects is the standard. I will say this, though: it has a VERY steep learning curve. I’m seriously loving tutorials right now as they have been a big help
I want to continually sharpen my tools and learn more as I go. One thing that I heard Rick Warren say one time is that “Leaders are Learners”. It’s critical in ministry and life that we be continually learning and teachable. Okay, it is getting late on Saturday so I’m going to chill for a while….l8r!
Apr 18
“Don’t let people put a period where God put a comma.” TD Jakes
Simple but profound. I’m still chewing on that one. We allow our job, our past, our income, our family, our friends, our fears, our weaknesses….(you insert your own obstacle here)…to limit and define who we are and quite too often who we WILL BE and BECOME. If God is calling you to a new direction, to follow Him in faith to a new place, don’t let people and obstacles around you define who you are and will become. Instead, believe what your Father says about you:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
“However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Apr 18
How would you define “World Class”? What does it mean to be a World Class Christ Follower? Be at CCC starting this weekend for this new series.
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Apr 16
found this site today that has some very cool vintage apple commercials and media. It’s called Vectronic’s Apple World. Check out the Gallery links. Of course, I think my favorite apple commercial of all time……1984:
Apr 16
yes, I am alive. For those that follow the blog, I’ll have a few things coming your way.Just been the week of meetings which can be a good and a bad thing. My head hurts right now Wanted to give a huge shout out to my good friend, the grand master of funk and all things kewl..Brent Cline. If you’re a business owner and are serious about some photography that will take your image to the next level…Brent is the man. I stopped by his house for some impromptu photos and he took some photos of me that I even liked (you have to understand…I hate photos of myself. I’m sure that’s some issue that I should have counseling about). A few examples on the front here and the about aj link.
