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Sights and Sounds Category
Why I love Dr. Horrible
Yes yes Dr Horrible came out like 20 years ago. Why am I writing a post about it now? Well it just came up in my itunes shuffle (yes I own the soundtrack). But listening to it this morning got me thinking. I think the thing that I love about Dr Horrible is the evil of the good guy and the goodness in the bad guy.
It reminds me so much of Christianity. The Captain Hammers of the church look great and they do everything so everyone knows how great they are. But then there are the broken ones, the ones who don’t try to pull together their image. Now granted this is where my little comparison kinda falls apart a little, but let me try to pull it together. Dr. Horrible wants to get into the Evil League of Evil (the cool kids in his circle. He wants to fit in and does things that he doesn’t really want to for acceptance. I am the same. I do things that I normally wouldnt act ways I normally don’t all for approval from others.
So who are you most of the time a Captain Hammer or a Dr. Horrible?
Thankful
Since most of us here at Fractured Saints are big Derek Webb fans, and today being Thanksgiving, I thought it would only be fitting to post a link to this video:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dealing with “Guys”
Just interesting to listen to Mark Driscoll Talk about this after we went through what a man looks like with the guys in our youth group over the summer. Good stuff.
Derek Webb – Intro to “Nobody Loves Me”
Yes, yes, I am infatuated with Derek Webb it seems. But when I get convicted every time I listen to something, I feel compelled to share it. This is from The House Show and it’s him explaining the basis behind the song Nobody Loves Me. And I am amazed every time I hear it how right he is and how I still refuse to apply it in my own life.
“Flattery at its very best will encourage really nothing more in you and your community, then behavior modification. Modifying your behavior to act the way you should, to hide the things you do that are wrong, and to try to amplify the things that you do that are right.
But see here is the truth, all the behavior modification in the world will never change your heart and it can never change our communities. Jesus however, He does change our hearts and He will change our communities.”
Enjoy.
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Derek Webb’s How Shall We Then Vote
I really dig this. Not sure I agree with all of the ideas presented 100% but it definitely brings up some interesting points about matters of conscience.
While voting is over I think it brings up an interesting point for Christians who do not believe that there can be any gray area in Christianity.
“We are diverse members of one body in our following of Jesus, it would be suspicious if we all reached identical conclusions to such complex problems.”
- Derek Webb
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One Republic – Secrets
Gonna give all my secrets away. Hope to post some similar ideas from Derek Webb later. But Enjoy.
Free Credit Report Parody
I liked this. It’s weird how some videos that are attempts to be funny aren’t but this little parody was well done and intended to be funny. I think it works.
Derek Webb on Chrisitans and culture
As discussed previously on twitter. Derek Webb talks about Christians and culture.
Derek Webb’s – Stockholm Syndrome
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Ok for those of you who don’t know Derek Webb just came out with a new album that’s caused a bit of controversy. The above are 3 of my favorites off the album. The song that is making a bit of a problem is What Matters More. The album Stockholm Syndrome is really good though. Derek did an amazing job marketing this with a 4 month scavenger hunt/puzzle solving adventure across the US and the web. If you want to read more on that you can read it here, if you want to get the nitty gritty on it you can do it here.
What Matters Most is kinda based on the quote by Tony Campolo below, you can read more about that here.
According to a profile in Christianity Today entitled “The Positive Prophet,” Campolo would often begin a speech this way: “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a shit. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said shit than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.”
Hope you enjoy let me know what you think. Oh yeah and can I just say how cool it is that it says “I wholly support and encourage the free distribution and consumption of music. Please share this record.” In the liner notes.