new Nooma Video for viewing only 48 hours though...

And it is only on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=588666405663&oid=21600640369

A conference that might be worth your while, Visual bible, and Mahalo social....

while in Orlando, Florida last week I found out about a conference that I going going to try to help at and attend. If you are UM and or Presbyterian and interested or got questions about the Emergent Church then this is the conference for you......

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Emerging Church for the Existing Church

To see the brochure for the conference click here.

This conference will provide opportunity for dialogue between younger leaders of the Emerging Church movement and leaders of the established church. It will be held on April 8-10, 2008 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. Speakers include:

Doug Pagitt ... Dan Kimball ... Tony Jones

Bob Whitesel...Janet Forbes...Katherine Turpin

not pictured: Lilly Lewin, Karen Sloan and Don Payne.

This conference is being cosponsored by the Emergent Village, Clergy Uniting for Growth and Ministry, Iliff School of Theology, and the United Methodist Publishing House in cooperation with Denver Seminary. For more information send an email to info@leadershipnexus.net

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Also here are a few other cool things i found as of late:



That is a visual look at the bible and all of the cross references shown with different colors! How freaking cool is that, there are several more was of showing the bible visually, and I would encourage yall to go check them all out...very cool creative stuff (just go click on the pic and it will take you to the site)!!

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Well, I am trying to show in a new and different way all of my online life...and there is a new one out there called Mahalo...so here is a link to it, and it is just a better looking way to keep track of my online presence/life with tabs to several online things I am apart of. Go check it out here:

Holy COW!!!! This is amazing...!!!! come on nintendo, Microsoft, and sony...lets get this tech rolling!!!

THE HOBBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

official press release:

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER PETER JACKSON AND NEW LINE CINEMA JOIN WITH MGM TO PRODUCE “THE HOBBIT,” EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED FANTASY ADVENTURE EPIC

NEW LINE AND MGM TO CO-PRODUCE AND SHARE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

PETER JACKSON AND FRAN WALSH TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE TWO FILMS BASED ON “THE HOBBIT”

Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following series of agreements:

* MGM and New Line will co-finance and co-distribute two films, “The Hobbit” and a sequel to “The Hobbit.” New Line will distribute in North America and MGM will distribute internationally.

* Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as Executive Producers of two films based on “The Hobbit.” New Line will manage the production of the films, which will be shot simultaneously.

* Peter Jackson and New Line have settled all litigation relating to the “Lord of the Rings” (LOTR) Trilogy.

Said Peter Jackson, “I’m very pleased that we’ve been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a legacy we proudly share with Bob and Michael, and together, we share that legacy with millions of loyal fans all over the world. We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth. I also want to thank Harry Sloan and our new friends at MGM for helping us find the common ground necessary to continue that journey.”

“Peter Jackson has proven himself as the filmmaker who can bring the extraordinary imagination of Tolkien to life and we full heartedly agree with the fans worldwide who know he should be making ‘The Hobbit,’” said Sloan, MGM’s Chairman and CEO. "Now that we are all in agreement on 'The Hobbit,' we can focus on assembling the production team that will capture this phenomenal tale on film."

Bob Shaye, New Line Co-Chairman and Co-CEO comments, “We are very pleased we have been able to resolve our differences, and that Peter and Fran will be actively and creatively involved with ‘The Hobbit’ movies. We know they will bring the same passion, care and talent to these films that they so ably accomplished with ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy.”

“Peter is a visionary filmmaker, and he broke new ground with ‘The Lord of the Rings,’” notes Michael Lynne, New Line Co-Chairman and Co-CEO. “We’re delighted he’s back for ‘The Hobbit’ films and that the Tolkien saga will continue with his imprint. We greatly appreciate the efforts of Harry Sloan, who has been instrumental in helping us reach our new accord.”

The two “Hobbit” films – “The Hobbit” and its sequel – are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of “The Hobbit” release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.

The Oscar®-winning, critically-acclaimed LOTR Trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide at the box-office. In 2003, “Return of the King” swept the Academy Awards®, winning all of the eleven categories in which it was nominated, including Best Picture – the first ever Best Picture win for a fantasy film. The Trilogy’s production was also unprecedented at the time.

This is VERY GREAT NEWS!!!! I hope you share in my excitement! Funny that I just mentioned the Hobbit in my last post and then this today!!!

Way to go microsoft winning over parents everywhere....

But forcing husbands of non-child couples to pray that their wifes do not find this...ha ha ha......

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15037/Xbox-360-Parental-Timer-Officially-Announced/

Very funy ad from Chipotle...

I was checking out the Chipotle website the other day...yes...it is a very cool website...and I found this radio ad...and I thought it funny.... especially if someone Jewish heard the ad....

Pork MP3

Any green car entheusiests out there?

I was looking through the Orvis catalog the other day and saw this! man I wish it was full size for this price, heh!



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speaking of gadgets...it is starting to be that time of year again, when my birthday, and Tiffany's birthday, and Christmas all hit together... and since I was jsut looking at gadgets... which I love I remembered something I saw on time on Webbalert....



So if any family are watching, I think this would be a great gift!!! wink...nudge, nudge, ;) just click the picture to go to the website, heh.

I got Leopard (Max OS update)....and now I am scared....

Well, I purchased Le0pard for my Mac Book pro yesterday, primarily for the (Time Machine) backup feature that will allow me to back up everything on to a hard drive, and be able to find it depending on the last time I remembered having it..very cool stuff, if you want to see what I am talking about then go to apple's website and you can see.

I also, loved chatting with Kevin this morning, with a roller coaster going on behind me:




heh...anyway... so I registered online with Leopard, and I got this email from Apple:


So, needless to say, I am very happy so far with Leopard...but I am sorry that Smiley face gives me the creeps! It is almost like, "ha ha... got your number sucker!"

Anyway, hope yall have a great day today!

A little bit more Flight of the Conchords... for yall....

Emergent email article...

I received an email from Emergent the other day and it had a quote from an interview Brad Pitt did with Bishop Desmond Tutu... I just wanted to share it with yall....

The interview starts with Tutu explaining the
African concept of ubuntu...

Brad Pitt: What is this concept of
ubuntu I keep reading about?

Tutu: "Ubuntu is the essence of
being human [...] we say a person is a person
through other persons. You can't be a human
in isolation. You are human only in
relationships. [...] So we say that 'I need
you to be all of who you are in order for me
to be all that I am.' Because no human being
is totally self-sufficient. In fact, a
self-sufficient human being is subhuman."
[...] If you want to be human, we are not
going to be able to be human in isolation.
It will be that we are human together."


What do you think about this understanding of "Ubuntu"?

oh and yes, this just so happens to be a Linux operating system as well, heh ... never knew the history behind the word, and what an awesome name sake for an open source operating system!

Anyone seen this before...M.A.S.K.....and speaking of TV...

I am digging deep in my favorite cartoon series from my childhood, but this cartoon, I remember being a very close second (to transformers) in my mind. it was like a mix is transformers, and G.I. Joe.... very cool, and I remember the theme song to this cartoon almost as good as Transformers....so enjoy the clip: man this is making me wish I had the Toys again, heh.



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OK here are the shows out of all the new shows on that i have seen and do/do not care for:

BAD:
Carpoolers
Cavemen
Chuck (it just makes me mad that they are playing him off as a nerd, geek, and it is obvious that this guy have never played D&D or taken an advanced class in anything....Tiffany likes it though, heh...)

Good:
The Office (still VERY funny)
Pushing Up Daisies (This show is awesome! If you like Big Fish, and Stardust...i.e. fairy tales...then this is the show for you...voice over narration and all!)
Heroes (of course..duh)


Have not seen yet:
Bionic Woman (I still need to see this one on the DVR... but I will find out soon.


So do yall agree with the shows I like or would add another one? let me know!

more stuff from the emergingumc: a gathering MP3s, presentations, and a few great stories!

(cool logo Carl...or who ever made it!)

Hey everyone here is a great link to summarize a few of the sessions and a few power points from the sessions at the event!

http://emergingumc.blospot.com

if you just want the MP3s/podcasts then go here:

The Emerge Detroit Podcast

This is a freaking awesome site and podcast BTW! (love ya Carl!)

And I think this is the first official podcast with my voice in it! So enjoy!

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I think this is a FREAKING cool logo:

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OK, Tiffany and I were in Michael's the other day and I just had to buy these:
There will not be any question as to the gender this year of our Christmas Tree! Can't wait to hang them!
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Oh and this one has a great story behind it!...As some of you know, I was at an "emergingumc: a gathering" event in Nashville, TN this past weekend! It was great and a fun time was had by all!

Now a few of you need some background on this picture. The unofficial headquarters of most of the world wide denomination of the United Methodist Church is found in Nashville. And the building that we had all of our sessions and discussions in was the General Board of Discipleship of the entire United Methodist Church. (GBOD for short). The building that the beer truck is parked in front of is this building! It was so funny that i just had to get a picture of it!

(now, please know that the truck was unloading across the street to a restaurant, and NOT to the GBOD, but it was too classic of a statement!) God bless yall, and KUTPs!!!

Now this is funny......

Here is a Lark news article about Emergent church spoof!......

Oh an yes, lark news in The Onion of the Church news world.

My new favorite thing....Man I wish I had HBO...for this...Flight of the Conchords!!!!

enjoy the best laughter in the world...right now at least.



I want to ing this song in church when we talk about laughter and love..... Seriously, anyone other guy out there that wants to sing with me? oh and we probably need someone that can play a few instruments by ear...cool thanks!

Apple has three new toys....

OK, now I want a few new things on my iPhone, and I know it could happen! here is the new toys:

Apple.com


Yeah, now the iPod world has jumped into the iPhone world! heh... but man i would love to be able to bu from iTunes from my phone! Come on apple I want to give you more money!!! heh heh

so every now and then I head over to the Quicktime website...

I love movies and I love movie trailers, it started with the ones before the movies, and now of course it is either through HDNETs "Nothing but Trailers" show, or the ever greatest, "Apple QuickTime website for trailers" And so here are a list of movies that I am looking forward to watching:

Beowulf

Horton Hears a Who

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

Lars and the Real Girl

The apple Site has HD trailers for your viewing, if you have a computer that can handle them... Way to go Brad!

The Last Legion

Playing around on the Simpson's movie Website...

Here is Tiffany and I "Simpsonized"

No one can ever get my hair, but it will have to do. And even though I know I am fatter than that, Tiffany would not let me put the fat one up, because, "your sholders are still wider than the rest of your body." heh heh

Oh and guess what? I will be on vacation with my parents the week Halo 3 comes out and the first episode of Heroes (and that new show called Chuck that looks good) comes on!!!! I can not believe it! I will have to play the game for the first time while my friends are playing it the second and third...on line together with them. Oh well, Life goes on! Vacation should be fun still none-the-less, heh.

Love yall and as always..... KUTPs!!!

Don't mess with Texas!!!!

In the last game the picture (12 years old) threw a 100 mile an hour pitch!

So I was reading another blog....

My friend Alan had a Myers-Briggs kind of assessment on his blog, and so knowing that they change all the time in one's life, I decided to go ahead and see what I was now-a-days. here it is:



And here is the description...yall tell me if it is right or wrong....(sometimes I wonder if my wife should fill this out fro me instead of me, heh.)

Here is the website's description:

ENTP - The "Originator"

ENTPs are logical, innovative, curious and downright inventive. They see possibilities for improvement everywhere and possess the ability to understand complex concepts. ENTPs are introspective and carefree nonconformists. They often neglect the more common areas of life while pursuing new solutions. ENTPs can be good conversationalists and exciting company.

If you want to know uch more about this personality type just go here.

funny video from my friend Eric...

I was reading Eric's blog today and if any of yall know me you know that I really love Revelation (the last book in the bible) and of course you know that I am not a freak when it comes to reading it, but it is just cool, well here is a video that I thought was cute enough for yall to see about one man's challenges with all the interpretations, thanks Eric!



Oh, and Happy Anniversary (yesterday) Tiffany! 9 years and counting! Woo hoo! Love you girl!