[Kid Inspiration]

Quotables from Phil Baker
Snakes on a Plane.
There are snakes on our journey through life we need to be aware of:

Sloth -
Solo - Going it alone
Self-reliance
Speed - microwave maturity

Wisdom:

I reckon 80% of my theology is correct - I just don’t know which 80%
God specializes in using ordinary people.
God takes the water of our life and [...]

Nice article about ‘contemporizing’ the bible for kids.

A pain-free way to get a little blip on the attention-o-meter is to look for strategic places you can contemporize the language. In other words, add some modern lingo, even pop culture references, to tug them in.

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Author Donald Miller wrote this after attending screenwriting course:

It [...]

Godtube.com
Why?
WHY?
From MSNBC
GodTube is the best example of a new group of Web sites that aim to do the same things regular Web sites do, but with a Christian (or Christian conservative) point of view. Like the idea of MySpace, but hate the thought of your children as prey? Try Famster, a secure online community for [...]

Ah!
Sad news.
Craig Jutila has resigned as Children’s Pastor of Saddleback!
There is a messsage from Rick Warren on the Purpose Driven site. Announcing that this years PDYM is cancelled.
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Excerpt:
I’m saddened to share with you that last week, Pastor Craig Jutila, our Children’s Pastor for 13 wonderful years, resigned from the Saddleback staff due to personal issues.
Craig [...]

The one sports team I would love to be in.
(If I was a child again)
The Texas Titans
Backed by a billionaire who pays for three full-time coaches, two skills instructors and a trainer-nutritionist; putting them up at posh hotels; and giving them whatever else they need to win.

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When I was about 2 or 3 my dad made a now famous (in our family) stop-motion film (okay about 10 seconds), using his Super-8 Camera (really old school video camera).
Now you can do the same with the insanely cool iStopMotion
And it’s $40 after a free demo version.
So first check out a reiview from [...]

A church leader I love hearing and reading is Andy Stanley.
Great speaker and writer…
Here are some thoughts from a conference he spoke at late last year… I know a little behind the times but better late than never.
God works through systems. For example, your body is a complex system designed by God. It’s systematic and [...]

The Scholastic Corporation, US publisher of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, has reported a net loss of US$ 7.7 million for the quarter that ended February 26, 2007…
Now overall the company is doing fine, but you would think that selling over 300 million books just in one series would help your companies bottom line?
No?
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Most films are made in the USA. But since Peter Jackson began using New Zealand as a backdrop for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy it seems that studios are more willing to outsource their movie-making to other countries!
So the ‘Matrix’ and ‘Superman Returns’ we both filmed partly in Sydney Australia.
This is cool for one [...]

A bad day for Muppetville and Sesame Street…
Elmo has hooked up with Barbie.
Barbie Loves T.M.X. Elmo Doll
From Amazon product description: It’s fun synergy! Always on top of what’s hot, Barbie knows everyone loves Elmo. Barbie also knows what Elmo is up to, but isn’t telling! Dressed in cool T.M.X. Elmo graphic print tee, Barbie is [...]