tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60185573187783566842009-11-10T19:38:35.177-05:00This blog serves as a place to share some thought provoking observations that I see in the world around me... buckle your seat belts.Brandon Schneiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379052334141922703noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018557318778356684.post-313893496066163212009-08-18T09:30:00.002-04:002009-08-18T09:32:34.818-04:00

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One of my favorite people who I feel have a great pulse on adolescent culture and youth trends just wrote an intriguing article. Enjoy.Raise your hand! By Walt Mueller Okay, this one might get me in some trouble. And it’s all because I’m increasingly convinced we’re doing something wrong in youth ministry. We’ve been chugging along thinking we’ve been doing it right. As a result, we continue to

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Today, an epiphany! I am currently taking a Seminary class on Practical Theology. As part of the required reading, I have been engaging in Alister McGrath's book, Theology: The Basics. While reading a theological discussion on the topic of Heaven, McGrath turns his attention to an age old question of what our appearance will be as we walk the streets of the New Jerusalem. He writes:A final

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Complete 10 part video of Civil Forum held Aug 16th at Saddleback church with Rick Warren moderating. Felt that it was an interesting angle that the American people don't always get to see through the bombardment of speaking points and slur campaigns. Would love to hear your comments on it.

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So I am new to CraigsList personally. I usually buy everything on eBay and Amazon with the occasional glance towards Pricegrabber and Woot. While on CraigsList today, I found the "best-ofs" page that lists the top postings voted on by readers. I could make a blog solely on these....some of these are hilarious. Here is one of my personal favorites because I can relate with our current living

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I was reading Clyde's blog and it would seem that he tagged me....so here you go.6 Random Things About Me:1) Napkins....gotta have em. I rarely ever eat anything, even if it is one chip or a piece of candy without having a napkin in hand. I feel like any piece of food I put in my mouth leaves a residue either in my hand or on my mouth and I have this overarching need to wipe my mouth...

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This video came across my RSS feed a few days ago. This is a talk given by Billy Graham in 1998 at the annual TED conference. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design and annually brings together the "world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes)." Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power

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What you need to know about the issues facing affluent youth (young rich rulers)...Great article written by Curtis Miller with Fuller's Center for Youth and Family Ministry.Read Article Here

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My Yearly Plug to do something with your gift of Leadership The Lord has given you. The Leadership Summit, hosted by Willow Creek, (and satellite fed to churches all over the world) is unbeatable.... my yearly dose of encouragement and inspiration for leaders, by leaders. Click on this blog title above to see the website, or check out the promo videos below for more information. Make this year

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So I am sitting here today and I see an ad on TV for these new wraparound sunglasses that go over your regular glasses (for those of us that come with hardware). The glasses on the ad were so bulky and big, yet the "real customers" loved how sleek and stylish they were. It reminded me of Blu Blockers- those great infomercials that used to bombard your television set every Saturday morning for

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This question popped in my head a few days ago while showering (the time in my day when I do my best thinking…which though thought provoking, requires a lot of hot water).Could I create space for God to use me more?A few weeks ago at our church, they showed a small drama presentation of a day in the life of a young "normal" man. He woke up in the morning and acknowledged God through his

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INTERESTING FACT: Did you know that you can't do a Google Search on Chuck Norris? Click here and see what I mean.

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Haven't been much in the writing mood lately....sorry to all of my fans (or lack thereof). I've been more in the reading mood. Here is an interesting article I read written by Margaret Manning (from Ravi Zacharias International Ministry).I suppose its beginning was long before the end of World War II. Indeed, I suspect that its beginning grows out of human hearts since time began. But this

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I remember an old movie clip from one of Adam Sandler's better movies, Mr. Deeds. If you recall in one of the last scenes of the movie Deeds is standing in front of the shareholders of his father's company, in a last ditch effort, begging for them to make a decision that would save the company and 50,000 jobs. In a room full of millionaires and "successful" business professionals, he asks them to

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"When He Has Come"When He has come, He will convict the world of sin . . . —John 16:8 Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin. We know the experience of being disturbed because we have done wrong things. But conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit blots out every relationship on earth and makes us aware of only one— "Against You, You only, have I sinned . . ." ( Psalm 51:4 ). When a

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Been awhile since I blogged and am way too busy to write! Here is a great article that I had sitting in my files...enjoy. -BrandonHow a movie from our childhood can help us understand the changing nature of leadership in a postmodern cultureby Brian McLaren Okay, I admit it. I spent most of the '80s and early '90s wishing I could be just like Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, or John Maxwell. They were

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Where stands the real problem?I write this article today with a mix of feelings- I'm both a little embarrassed and a little angry. Angry at the fact that yet another situation is currently taking place in which we as humans are again repeating history, instead of learning from it, and have yet again launched a brutal injustice against fellow humans based solely on outward appearance (and the

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