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I’m sitting here having a fresh look at the various texts which will serve as my “lenses” to see the world in this great 50 Days of Easter.  I’m a little intrigued how I have landed up loving the “lectionary” way of reading the Bible. 

Thanks Johnny Baker for the hard work, and I’m delighted by the second series that’s already on the move!

I think this library of a variety of articles and videos would be more accessible to those who had difficulty with the more theological stuff in the last post.

I “googled” and finally found John Bowen’s website. I appreciate the facty that he made some of the booklets available online (that’s especially helpful for people like me on this side of the earth!)

Some funny titles are like …

The Gospel according to Robin Williams

God and The Simpsons

Jesus is alive, Elvis is alive

What Jesus says to Smashing Pumpkins
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Just finished a topic with TAR College Christian Fellowship which my tweaked title “Beyond the idiotbox”. Gave them a 2 page pdf (Download file) which a creative commons human-readable idea I found helpful.

The Center of Media Literacy (CML) MediaLit Kit is a useful tool. And it’s free!

Thanks Justin Baeder for this idea:

Purpose: To allow people to explore Christian spirituality in a multisensory, move-at-your-own-pace environment of immersion in Christian word, symbol, and practice.

Format: 12 or so stations set up in a large but cozy room.
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Thanks to The Heart of Worship click this link for short-Quick time music tuition (check out the archives for lots more!!) Those with Broadband will enjoy this more!

Here’s a sampling of topics (probably especially relevant for BLC .. heheh!)
Not so basic Djembe
Vocal Tech – making sound, dynamics&adlibs, Vowel sounds, etc.
Tambourine and Shaker
Warmup and Technique – acoustic guitar, Developing rhythmic feel, etc.