tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181278992009-10-13T07:37:28.371-04:00Art. Life. Joy. All find their greatest expression in and through one Source: the Creator of the universe, the Savior of the spiritually dead, the Fountain of lasting pleasure. Apart from Christ, art is a mere distraction, life a mere triviality, joy a mere fable.Cap Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672605971033296263noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18127899.post-33992296992351679742008-11-01T14:05:00.002-04:002008-11-01T14:08:47.020-04:00

Here’s my first try at a political ad. Thanks to Laura Luster for the original idea!For the uninitiated: Jeff Hodgson is the pastor who oversees FX (our church’s singles ministry). And he really is a former military pilot. Ryan Mefford (the other guy in the video) assists Jeff in leading the ministry.(If the above video doesn’t work, try this link.)

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...or maybe not.

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Our nominations will be announced on January 29, and the awards presentation will begin on February 26. Let the anticipation (or something like it) begin.

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I know I haven’t written anything in ages. Real life is keeping me real busy. In the meantime, here’s a little something I found quite entertaining. If you’ve seen the new trailer to next year’s Batman film, The Dark Knight, and if you’re a fan of The Office, you will get a kick out of this.

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Last night’s episode of The Office (4.07: Survivor Man) was one of my favorite episodes of the show’s existence. I can’t remember the last time I laughed that loud and hard watching television. Below are some highlights from the script. (Note: if you haven’t watched the episode yet, I’d advise skipping over these quotes. Some of them won’t make sense in and of themselves, and there are minor

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Check out this impressively creative short film, produced by some of Gene Edward Veith’s students for the 2007 Insomnia Film Festival. I’m particularly fond of the cinematography and the script—not to mention the editing.

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KNOXVILLE, TN — No good deed goes unpunished. So Martin Erasmus Hinn believes, based on the events of the last couple weeks.The 14-year-old Knoxville native recently wrote a letter to the editor of the City Chronicle in an effort to make more people aware of the existence of Reformation Day, which happens to fall on the same day as that other little-known holiday, Halloween. “This day isn’t just

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View the trailer HERE.

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I went to Jiffy Lube the other day to have my oil changed. The attendant who came out to help me was an extremely friendly guy. As we went through the process of getting checked in, he explained every minuscule detail of the process, which quickly started to irritate me. Did I really look like I had the word dumb written on my face? I had been coming to Jiffy Lube for quite some time; I knew how

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This morning, I discovered a blog update by John Piper and broke down in tears. Events like these make me tremble at the greatness of Piper’s ministry. I tremble because it is a sobering reminder that there is a price to greatness. The servants of God whom we admire most are esteemed in large part because they have shown by example what it is like to pass through the valley of the shadow of death

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I never thought it would actually happen, but I got paid to go watch a movie. Along with a few other members from the media center, I had the privilege of attending an advance press screening of the movie Bella, which is set to be released in theaters on October 26. I had heard about the film several months ago and was interested in seeing it, since it is one of the first blatantly pro-life

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One of my common tendencies is to believe that I will be happy only if my circumstances change. During my (pitifully short) devotion yesterday morning, I was reminded of God’s sufficiency in meeting all my needs and satisfying all my desires. The Lord graciously brought two verses to my attention, calling me to recognize that circumstances are not the source of my joy. Instead, God is the only

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Who would have known that a measly school project would get so much attention? No one is more surprised than my co-producer and I that God has shown us so much favor. In the last couple years, our documentary has garnered the attention of the Knoxville News Sentinel (including a favorable article by Betsy Pickle!), Carmike Wynnsong 16, Avid Technology Inc., and now cable television.A few months

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From the blog of author Randy Alcorn:Part of [my] time away...will be spent going over the screenplay for my novel Deadline, which, if all goes as planned, will be made into a movie.I’ve not yet had a book made into a movie, though I’ve had many years of discussing various projects with interested parties. I’ve learned this about moviemaking: everything takes longer than expected and there are

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Last Friday night, I accompanied some friends to Barnes & Noble for the release of the final Harry Potter book. Having not pre-purchased a copy myself, I didn’t stay until midnight like the rest of them. (I’m more a fan of the movies than I am of the books. Surprise, surprise.) However, the highlight for me was an announcement made over the loudspeakers somewhere around nine o’ clock. What made

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“…the foundation of pleasure is labor with pain, and the foundations of pain are vain and lascivious pleasures.”-Leonardo da Vinci

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Thanks to Carolyn McCulley for posting a link to this outstanding article on cultivating an attraction to what really matters in the opposite sex (written specifically for guys). It’s simultaneously a breath of fresh air and a slap in the face.

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If we realize our joy in God is lackluster, we must seek to discern what our hearts are prizing more than God. This is the pursuit of a saint determined to eradicate all idols from his heart, by the grace of God. This is the pursuit of the Psalmists. This, I believe, is the ultimate aim of the book of Psalms—to show us how normal believers in times past fought for joy in the living God. The only

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Dwight Schrute = James Bond? Check out for yourself!

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Last time, we looked at how the book of Psalms can powerfully change our prayer life. Now, let’s examine one specific example.You might be familiar with John Piper’s prayer acronym IOUS. What you might not realize is that this extremely helpful model—which can be found in his book When I Don’t Desire God (pages 57-59)—is based on the Psalms. Let’s look at the acrostic.“I” stands for Incline, and

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Time Magazine has an insightful article about the Virginia Tech killings. It rightly looks past the surface issues and places the blame on mass murderer Cho Seung-Hui’s narcissistic worldview. The article may not quote Scripture (in fact, it quotes Freud instead), but the main point remains the same. I’d recommend reading the entire thing, but here are a few excerpts:Psychologists from South

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You’ve probably seen several (if not all) of the GEICO caveman commercials. They’re priceless. Well, you might not be aware that these persecuted primates have their own interactive website: www.iheartcavemen.com. It’s hilarious. There’s lots of stuff to view and participate in on the site. And just when you think you’ve gone through all the material, you find new stuff. My favorite part of the

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“The Psalms are prayers for those who are engaged in an ongoing, spiritual conflict. No one else need bother even opening the book.” (Patrick Henry Reardon)One thing we learn from the Psalms is that prayer is an essential weapon in the Christian Hedonist’s arsenal. The Psalmists don’t merely apprehend truth about God in a stoic manner, they use those truths as catalysts for prayer. And these

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John Piper argues that the gift of prophecy, while still in use today (as we Reformed charismatics believe), is not the norm for discerning the will of God:So we are alerted not to carry our enthusiasm for prophecy beyond limits. It is not supposed to become the usual way we make the hundreds of decisions that we must make each day. Why do you think this might be? I think the basic reason is this

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I am reminded of a phrase in the English language: “damn with faint praise.” If we commend something with little enthusiasm, we are showing that our praise is not heartfelt. It is fake, superficial—even hypocritical. Words of praise only ring true when flowing from a heart full of praise.The true state of our heart is revealed when we praise something. For example, my coworkers don’t doubt my

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