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MUSIC: A 'NEAT' DISC FOR OSTEEN FANS
If you’re an Osteen fan you already own this album, if you have no idea what an Osteen fan is you still may have a case to own this album. No, Joel and Victoria don’t sing on this one, this seems to be more like a companion disc to the rest of church's output.
Writers like Chris Tomlin, Israel Houghton (This Is His Church), Peter Furler, Steve Taylor and even Bill and Gloria get a gig on this one (that’s Gaither for the uninitiated).
It’s slick, well-produced modern church tunes led by voices that are very familiar these days in Cindy Ratcliff and Israel Houghton. Don’t let the ‘slick’ thing worry you though - it’s just the kind of thing the US does well, very accessible, poppy and yes, even honest!
JUSTIN MICHAEL enjoys Lakewood Church's Hope For Today Worship... |
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ON THE SCREEN: SCOTT PILGRIM'S CINEMA ADAPTION A LIGHT-HEARTED FROLIC WITH A SOFT CENTRE
Man, oh man, what a great film. I've been a fan of the great series of graphic novels by creator Bryan Lee O'Malley since I picked up Volume 1 last year. Since 2004 there have been six of the enchanting black and white digests, with the final volume, entitled, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, having just been released.
The books, from publisher Oni Press, centre on slacker Scott Pilgrim, who in his own words remarks,"I don't need fun to have a good time." Basically the story is like a manic soap opera that wears its much loved influences boldly on its sleeve. Those influences include pop culture, from comics to video games and classic TV series, and O'Malley manages to weave all that and more in his seemingly rambling, but not really, tale of Scott and his numerous friends as he must defeat the seven evil exes of the new love of his life, Romana Flowers.
KRIS BATHER enjoys the transformation of Scott Pilgrim from graphic novel protagonist to silver screen star... |
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It's the Bible at your fingertips. Faith Comes By Hearing, a US based non-profit organisation which aims to provide 'heart language' audio Bibles to the world's poor and illiterate, has released a free new Bible app for the iPhone. Features of the app include a dramatised recreation of the Bible which boasts more than 180 characters, music and sound effects as well as audio versions of the New Testament (in 63 versions and 37 languages), the complete Bible in English and the ability to simply share verses on Facebook.
DAVID ADAMS on an iPhone app that allows you to read and listen to the Bible... |
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Who are you? No, really, who are you? It’s this question that lies at the heart of Mark Sayers’ book, The Vertical Self - a book which attempts to explain why it is we struggle so hard to find our identity in God. And what we can do about it.
The book starts with an explanation of what Sayers’ means by the term ‘vertical self’ - in a nutshell, looking to God as the authority instead of our peers or the media - and then goes on to explain the sorts of identities we can assume when we take the wrong path.
Particularly interesting was Sayers’ discussions of the origins of the words ‘cool’ and ‘sexy’ - in the end just another attempt to define ourselves without reference to God.
He then looks at tough question of what it truly means to be holy, a concept which Sayers says doesn’t mean fleeing from the world or being scared of becoming a “Christian dork” and embracing the world’s values, but rather understanding that God’s interest in our lives extends far beyond the moment of our salvation to the daily challenges we face.
DAVID ADAMS reads Mark Sayers' latest book, The Vertical Self...|
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COMICS: TOY STORY #1 HITS THE RIGHT BALANCE OF "HUMOUR, EMOTION AND LIGHT-HEARTED FUN"
Following on from the first part of this story as seen in the recent Toy Story #0 from BOOM! Studios, The Return of Buzz Lightyear, Part Two is presented here in another charming instalment of this widely adored franchise.
Jesse Blaze Snider again impresses with his considerable writing skills. There's a lot to live up to whenever you stamp a Pixar property boldly on the cover, but BOOM! can afford to be confident. Jumping from the dark vampire romance of Dead Romeo to this kid friendly series with ease, Snider manages to erase any doubt as to his storytelling diversity.
The guy is funny. Like the previous issue, I enjoyed this more than I thought. Snider knows what Toy Story fans expect, that is, humour, emotion and light-hearted fun and with the third film set for a June release, now is the time to dive in and get reintroduced to these characters. Setting the comic between Toy Story 2 and 3 is a wise move, as it gives Snider more characters to...play with and creates a familiarity for fans of the films.
With the third Toy Story movie looming, KRIS BATHER takes a look at a comic that fills the gap since we last saw Woody, Buzz and friends... |
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"I can't regret the decision to go to war...I can say that never did I guess the nightmare that unfolded, and that too is part of the responsibility. The truth is we did not anticipate the role of al-Qaida or Iran. Whether we should have is another matter; and if we had anticipated, what we would have done about it is another matter again."
- Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in his memoir 'A Journey' (released on 1st September), speaking about the Iraq war. For previous 'They said it'... | more... |
THIS WEEK ON THE WEB
28th July, 2010
Afghanistan has been in the spotlight again this week following the leaking of thousands of the US military's internal logs relating to the period between January 2004 and December 2009. The files were leaked to website Wikileaks which has allowed several news organisations special access to the data, including UK newspaper, The Guardian. You can read its coverage here...
For previous 'This week on the web'... | more... |
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TRIBUTES MARK 70 YEARS OF TAIZE SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY
World Christian leaders are paying tribute to the ecumenical community of Taizé in eastern France, which is marking its foundation in 1940 by Brother Roger Schutz, who died in 2005.
In a message in advance of the 14th August commemoration to Brother Alois, who now heads the community, Pope Benedict XVI described Schutz as a "pioneer in the difficult paths toward unity among the disciples of Christ".
"Seventy years ago, he began a community that continues to see thousands of young adults, searching for meaning in their lives, come to it from around the world, welcoming them in prayer and allowing them to experience a personal relationship with God," Pope Benedict said.
STEPHEN BROWN, of Ecumenical News International, reports...| more... |
On 9th September, Jews in Israel and around the world will celebrate the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana: ‘Head of the Year’).
Rosh Hashana falls on the first day of Tishrei (the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar), and is the first of the Jewish High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (’Days of Awe’), on which Jews focus on repentance before Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).
On Rosh Hashana, Jews observe a day of rest (Leviticus 23: 24). Rabbis sound a shofar (a trumpet made from the horn of a ram, goat, or antelope), to symbolically awaken listeners and alert them to the coming judgement.
KARYN MARKWELL's blog on the history and culture of Israel...|
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THOUGHTS ON CONTROL...
U2's song Moment of Surrender has a line which simply says “to be released from control”. It is yet another line from a U2 song which has hit me like a brick.
Just about everything we do in life is designed to keep us in control of our lives. But the life of the cross is about relinquishing control to the only one who is ultimately trustworthy. Oh to be released from control on that day when we will have new bodies and new minds in the fully consummated kingdom of God.
NILS VON KALM'S blog on faith, life and how it all might fit together...|
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A RHINO CITY; WHY WE CAN PLAY A VUVUZELA BUT CAN'T GO WURFING; AND JESUS ON TENNIS We've already heard of island archipelagos designed to resemble palm trees or maps of the world. So why not a city shaped like a rhino in Africa? That's the design planners in southern Sudan have reportedly come up with for their capital, the city of Juba.
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THINKING ON POLITICS...
Thinking on politics... Sometimes a door opens and as a Jesus follower you have to decide whether to walk through it. If you are fair dinkum about following you don't leave your God clothes in a pile by the door - you just wear em and walk on in. Mine don't come off.... and they are always clean and fresh, He washes me daily!
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WOJCZUK's blog about life, the universe and possibly everything...|
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FRAGMENTS OF BRONZE AGE LAW CODE FOUND IN ISRAEL
Fragments of a cuneiform tablet containing a law code which parallels parts of the famous Babylonian Hammurabi Code have been found in northern Israel.
The find - the first of its kind in Israel - was made during excavations conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at Hazor. The fragments date from the 18th and 17th centuries BC - the Middle Bronze Age - and are written in the Akkadian cuneiform script. They refer to issues of personal injury law relating to the relationship between slaves and their masters and the researchers say they also reflect the Biblical concept of a ‘tooth for a tooth’.
24th September, 2008: Hear DAVID ADAMS speaking to GURYEL ALI, of 96.3 Rhema FM in Geelong, talking about some of the stories featured on Sight...|
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If you’re an Osteen fan you already own this album, if you have no idea what an Osteen fan is you still may have a case to own this album. No, Joel and Victoria don’t sing on this one, this seems to be more like a companion disc to the rest of church's output.
Man, oh man, what a great film. I've been a fan of the great series of graphic novels by creator Bryan Lee O'Malley since I picked up Volume 1 last year. Since 2004 there have been six of the enchanting black and white digests, with the final volume, entitled, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, having just been released.
It's the Bible at your fingertips. Faith Comes By Hearing, a US based non-profit organisation which aims to provide 'heart language' audio Bibles to the world's poor and illiterate, has released a free new Bible app for the iPhone. Features of the app include a dramatised recreation of the Bible which boasts more than 180 characters, music and sound effects as well as audio versions of the New Testament (in 63 versions and 37 languages), the complete Bible in English and the ability to simply share verses on Facebook. 
Who are you? No, really, who are you? It’s this question that lies at the heart of Mark Sayers’ book, The Vertical Self - a book which attempts to explain why it is we struggle so hard to find our identity in God. And what we can do about it.
Following on from the first part of this story as seen in the recent Toy Story #0 from BOOM! Studios, The Return of Buzz Lightyear, Part Two is presented here in another charming instalment of this widely adored franchise. 
CELEBRATING ROSH HASHANA...
THOUGHTS ON CONTROL...
THINKING ON POLITICS...