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Advent & Christmas Linkapalooza!

December 7, 2012 — 1 Comment

This is a great time of the year. We get to celebrate and remember the amazing mystery of God with us.

The season of Advent leading up to Christmas is a wonderful time for furthering our own spiritual journey and that of the congregation we’re part of. It’s also a great opportunity to draw new people into this life changing reality of the Gospel.

But sometimes, the story can, how shall I say it, get kind of old feeling when we’ve been engaged with it for a long time. Which is kind of unfortunate because it is an amazing wondrous story that has never been repeated. It is a story that signals the beginning of the ultimate redemption of mankind, and it is a story that many people still don’t know fully.

Or at all. Continue Reading…

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[Creativity] The Gospel of John in 3 minutes

November 15, 2011 — Leave a comment

This week’s creativity post is a video that I came across thanks to fellow blogger Shane Sooter. Shane produces and creates media and film with his team through City on a Hill Productions. On a regular basis, he’ll post creative church media pieces he discovers over at his blog for Church Media Monday.

Today’s video was done by a group called Spring of Life Youth telling the complete story of the Book of John (from the Bible) in three minutes.

I was a little skeptical that it was even possible, but they do a great job. Click though to check it out. Continue Reading…

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2 Time-Lapse Videos that Inspire and Amaze

September 10, 2011 — 4 Comments

If you been following me for a while, you know that I’m a big fan of time-lapse vidoes. Especially ones that feature the sky and space, clouds and stars. There is just something majestic about seeing the world God created in motion in a way we don’t often see with the human eye.

Today, I’ve got two great time lapse videos for you. Continue Reading…

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An Ancient Story for a New Generation

September 6, 2011 — Leave a comment

What is one of the most commonly told Old Testament stories? What is this story that has captivated the imagination of children in Vacation Bible School and Children’s Church for generations? What story has the power to even draw adults into its narrative?

Adam and Eve? Noah and the Ark? The escape of the Israelites from Egypt? Jonah?

How about…

DAVID & GOLIATH! Continue Reading…

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Stop Motion Videos Can Be HUGE

August 27, 2011 — Leave a comment

Remember making flip books when you were in school?

Image Credit: Flickr/Creative Commons/williamcromar

When you got bored, you would draw little pictures on the edges of the paper in notebooks or handouts, each one changing slightly, and then flip the pages showing the action of the character.

It was pretty cool.

Now people are making stop motion stories with all kinds of media. Continue Reading…

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The Next Superhero, Episode 6: Fear

July 24, 2011 — Leave a comment

Here is the final episode of The Next Superhero. In this episode, Average Joe finds courage to face his fear of pepperoni.

This has been a great experience. It’s been a lot of work, and a great learning experience.

I’m thankful to all who have been a part of the production team.

You can watch all six episodes at The Next Superhero page.

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