Who Said That?

Who said,

"I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it."

I will post the answer next week. Remember, no cheating, googling, etc.

Buddy Holly by Weezer

One of my all time favorite music videos. Turn it up!

Who Said That?

Who said, "People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent."

It was Bob Dylan.

Watch Mr. Dylan and his interview with Time magazine from 1965. He talks briefly here of epistemology and the truth. And below that check out a performance of his famous song Blowin' in the Wind.

Who Was It?

Who was the guy playing the Martin guitar?

It was Van Morrison. He is a legendary Grammy Award-winning Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician for more than four decades. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl — a unique mix of throaty folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences — Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll. Critic Greil Marcus has gone so far as to say that "no white man sings like Van Morrison." (from Wikipedia)

Over the years, Van "the Man" has been INCREDIBLY influencial on modern music. Here he is performing with Robbie Robertson and the Band on their classic concert film The Last Waltz. If you watch it, make sure you turn your volume up a little louder and watch it all the way to the end. He does not really get into the song until about half way through!

Jerry Falwell...With the Lord

Jerry Falwell (1933-2007)

In his own words:

"My heart was burning to serve Christ. I knew nothing would ever be the same again."On how he became a born-again Christian.

"Is it ethically correct? Is it biblically correct? Is it morally correct?"His three-question test on why stem cell research was wrong.

"Labour unions should study and read the Bible instead of asking for more money. When people get right with God, they are better workers."On the union movement

"I hope to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we don't have public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them."On the education system

"[God] is a Republican. "[Jesus] was the First American."Falwell's statements on his beliefs.

"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'"On who was to blame for the 911 attacks.

"AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."On his opinions about AIDS and how it decimated the gay community

"I shudder to think where the country would be right now if the religious right had not evolved."On the influence of the movement he started.

MTM

courtesy of 20th Century Fox

Can anyone say "nostalgia?" The moment when she tosses her hat at the end is almost iconic.

What were some of your favorite shows during the '70's?

Could He Have Been?

Walter Hooper, the trustee and literary advisor of the CS Lewis estate, recently published a new collection of CS Lewis' correspondences. Lewis made the following statement in one of his letters:
"I take it as a first principle that we must not interpret any one part of Scripture so that it contradicts other parts . . . . The real inter-relation between God's omnipotence and Man's freedom is something we can't find out. Looking at the Sheep & the Goats every man can be quite sure that every kind act he does will be accepted by Christ. Yet, equally, we all do feel sure that all the good in us comes from Grace. We have to leave it at that. I find the best plan is to take the Calvinist view of my own virtues and other people's vices; and the other view of my own vices and other peoples virtues. But tho' there is much to be puzzled about, there is nothing to be worried about. It is plain from Scripture that, in whatever sense the Pauline doctrine is true, it is not true in any sense which excludes its (apparent) opposite. You know what Luther said: 'Do you doubt if you are chosen? Then say your prayers and you may conclude that you are.'" ( pp.354-355).

In light of this quote, can we conclude Lewis may have been just a little..., teeny bit convinced of the doctrines of grace? What do you think?

Who Said That?

Who made the following statement?

"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent."

I'll post the answer next week. (no cheating..., googling, etc.)

Who Is It?

Who is in the picture?

I will post the answer next week.

Tolkien on The Hobbit

Here is an interview with Mr. J.R.R. Tolkien concerning his book The Hobbit. If I had to guess, I would say it was shot sometime in the 1960's. I had never heard his voice until I saw this video first time a few days ago. He sounds quite different than what I had imagined. Does his voice remind you of anyone?

Is the Machine Us/ing (Us)?

This video is from Michael Wesch, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.

"Now the whole earth had one language and the same words." Gen. 11:1

Do we really know what we are doing...? What we are part of...? Where will computers lead us...?

"Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” 8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth." --Gen. 11:4-9 (emphasis mine)

What do you think?

Who Said That?

"Homesickness is a bit like seasickness. You don't know how awful it is until you get it, and when you do, it hits you right in the top of the stomach and you want to die."

It was the famous writer Roald Dahl.

Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, famous as a writer for both children and adults.

His most popular books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and , The BFG. (from Wikipedia)

Who Was It?

Who was the shy teenager?

It was Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen.

Mr. Springsteen graduated from high school in Freehold NJ in 1968. He went on to become one of the greatest performers of our time. He is a winner of 15 Grammy Awards, 1 Oscar and is a member of the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame.

Click below to watch his classic performance of "Quarter to Three" at Madison Square Garden in New York City at the 1978 No Nukes Concert.



footage courtesy of Warner Bros. copyright 1978

The Guitar

This picture was painted by the artist Picasso in the early 20th century. It is called "The Guitar." Do you see a guitar in the picture? It is an example of a type of art called "cubism."

Are you familiar with cubism? If you find it hard to understand, or appreciate, this may help:

Cubism is a painting of a normal scene but painted so that it is viewed from multiple views while the positions of some of the parts are rotated or moved so that it is odd looking and scrambled. In cubist artworks, objects are broken up, analyzed, and re-assembled in an abstracted form — instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context. (from Wikipedia)