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Debate Tuesday: Superheros

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I saw the above tweet from American preacher Mark Driscoll the other day, and… Well… It made me stop and wonder a few things…

  • The implication in the tweet is that guys in their 20s shouldn’t argue about superhero characters, if this is the case then what is an acceptable topic to be arguing about?
  • What if your in your 30s, married, and like having these types of debates?
  • Who is the best superhero?
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10 Things Not To Say…

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… When you’re chatting to other Christian type people that you’ve met for the first time… perhaps you’re at a wedding with ALOT of folks from another church or something…

  1. “Baptist? Really?”
  2. “Urgg…. I’m so hung over…”
  3. “Oh you go to that new Church? How many conversations have you had since you started?
  4. In response to “How do you know the lucky couple?”, DO NOT SAY “We used to go out drinking together”. The person you’re talking to probably hates drinking…
  5. “So do you reckon Rob Bell is a heretic?”
  6. “Hey, How YOU doin”
  7. “Yeah… I go to the cool church down the road…”
  8. “You like Driscoll? Really??”
  9. “How can you like Quiche????”
  10. “yeah… we baptist people the biblical way in our church…”

Not entirely made up…

Is there anything else of note that we’ve not included? 

Weekly Roundup – The Internet Edition

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Hello, and welcome to this weeks edition of the weekly roundup:

  • The Beaker Folk wonder what life would like if it looked like Facebook?
  • The Guardian takes a long look at not just the speed of broadband, but with comments like:

    “At which point, issues of straightforward ideology start to take over. A broadband connection could become “a universal right”, says the Lords committee chairman, Lord Inglewood. What kind of policy leaves out 10% of the country – the elderly, the poor, the underclass who raise so many fears and challenges? What about the rolling acres of rural Britain which need broadband and commerce to save them from depopulation? It’s the digital divide opening wide again. If TV’s true future is broadband, then whole communities may be excluded from great national moments. Cue topical Olympics reference. Cue, also, a much closer scrutiny of broadband’s fundamental benefits.”

    The Guardian also asks, where is the high speed society taking us?

  • theresurgence.com offers a guilt powered guide to being an excellent wife.
  • Jon Acuff looks at a subject VERY close to our hearts. Church Notice Boards, and asks are they the worst tool for evangelism ever?
  • Are you thinking about packing for university? Take time to read this from fusion; is it time to draw a line in the sand?
  • The Gonna Be Dad blog presents 101 Things to do when you’re bored on Maternity Leave…
  • … and finally… remember Sixpence None The Richer? Here’s the song Radio from the new album called “Lost in Translation”:

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Weekly Round Up: The Thank You Edition

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Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another weekly round up:

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Mars Hill. The Record Label.

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Sorry but did Mark Driscoll just say that they’re supplying a “better alternative”?

Sounds less like a marketing spin, and more like the sort of mind games Alex Ferguson plays before a big game…

What do you reckon? Is this going to shake up Christian music as much as being suggested? Or is it going to end up being a quiet little Mars Hill thing that people wont care about?

(h/t @TylerLClark)

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