(the whole “Church Marketing Sucks” blog this comes from is actually an interesting read, take a look)
I have attended (once anyway) a couple of Christian groups before where I felt that in the urgent rush to make Jesus seem cool and hip (not even entirely for selfish reasons perhaps, but certainly that was part of it), everybody had missed the whole reason that the message of Jesus was really relevant to us at all: hope, life, freedom. I think this is an important reminder (particularly to me as the web guy perhaps, but to all of us) not to “market” Jesus but instead be totally authentic with people about our personal experience with Him — both the joys and the struggles. It’s not only the honest way but it’s the way which will truly make people sit up and take notice — no more powerful ad campaign than a changed life.
(thanks to Jason Silver for pointing out this link from his blog)
So here’s the deal - since nobody has commented on any of my blog posts or posted anything themselves since I posted the word puzzles a month or so ago, I figured I might as well take a hint and post another set of puzzles for you. Check out the previous post for instructions and examples on how to do these — it’s good fun (and with reading week coming up, you should have more time on your hands anyway!) Again, feel free to post your answers as comments and I’ll post answers in a week or two.
- Todd
P.S. - Speaking of you having more time on your hands… I feel lonely blogging in solitary here! I’m sure you all have some interesting thoughts/articles/jokes/favourite scripture verse/whatever to post! It’s easy to do (just click here, type in a title, your post, and hit “Save” - that’s it!)
This one comes courtesy of Mike, who sent this to me because he is well aware that anything involving Lego will get me pumped:
How long to build it? It was about a year and a half of planning, building and photographing.
How many pieces of LEGO to build it? more than 75,000
How big is it? About 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches (2.2 m x 1.7 m x 7.6 m)
How many lego people does it seat? 1372 (this impresses me muchly — I built a domed Lego stadium at one point but could only pack around 140 in at maximum capacity
How many windows? 3976
It features a balcony, a Narthex, stairs to the balcony, restrooms, coat rooms, several mosaics, a nave, a baptistry, an altar, a crucifix, a pulpit and an elaborate pipe organ.
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