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In Case You Weren't Aware

I have abandoned this blog and resurrected it as our Grace Youth Blog. It's still called BrainCud, but it's now here.

Switchfoot Bootlegs

Free and legit.

I just got a Switchfoot fan email today. They've been doing something really cool on their tour these days. At each concert, they burn 100 copies of a bootleg CD from that show. Each one has 6 songs on it.

A fan created a site where people who have attended each concert can upload the songs from that bootleg. Switchfoot endorses their site. They currently have bootlegs from shows since February 13.

So go click here and start downloading. Enjoy!

Al Mohler and James Cameron on Larry King

If you've read anything about James Cameron's documentary on the claim to have found the remains of Jesus, Mary his mother, and Mary Magdelene, you'll be interested in reading about Larry King Live last night.

Tim Challies blogs about it here and provides links to the transcript from the show and another response by New Testament scholar, Ben Witherington.

Walk for Life 2007

I just registered for the Walk for Life on March 3rd and set up my fund raising page. As I find the time, I'd like to post some links to other helpful information about the fight to defend the rights of unborn children. If you'd like to sponsor me, the money goes to the Whittier Pregnancy Care Clinic.



Articles on Abortion from Desiring God

New Pictures from Karisa

Karisa has updated her online India photo album. There are some amazing pictures in there. Go check 'em out and then pray for Karisa. Here's one of my favorite pictures.

Classic Bollywood

Do you think this kind of stuff happens when there aren't cameras around? I think I could watch this and chuckle at least once a week.

HT: Pecadillo

Mouseketeer

We took Lily to Disneyland for her first birthday and got her the obligatory mouse ears. Too cute not to post a picture! Click on it for full size.

India Team Update

Donna Thoennes wrote this one.

It's OK. You CAN Swallow Your Gum.

For anyone who still thinks chewing gum stays in your body for 7 years if you swallow it, read this. (I told you, Lexie!)

Tobias

Scene from my new favorite tv show which has already been canceled after three seasons.

MySpace Alternative

Just read about HisHolySpace, a Christian version of MySpace. No trashy ads. That's a plus.

(HT: Tim Challies)

Happy Birthday Lily Mei!

A few noteworthy people who share(d) the same birthday-

• Benjamin Franklin – 1706
• Anne Bronte – 1820
• Al Capone – 1899
• Eartha Kitt – 1927 (singer/actress, Catwoman on the original Batman TV show)
• James Earl Jones – 1931
• Shari Lewis – 1934 (puppeteer, creator of Lambchop)
• Muhammed Ali – 1942
• Andy Kaufman – 1949
• Jim Carrey - 1962 (played Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon)
  

Reminisce, Recycle, Repeat

For those of you who still know what a floppy disk is and think they are completely useless now, here's a suggestion.

What Jesus Thought of Noah

For the second week of our high school Hebrews 11 series (tomorrow night) we'll be thinking about Noah.

Hebrews 11:7
"By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."

The author of Hebrews tells us about Noah's faith because he wants us to become "imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises". My plan is not to defend the historicity of the great flood and the ark Noah built. Jesus very clearly talked about Noah and these events as historical, not mythical.

Luke 17:27
"They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all."

But if you have a hard time with stories like Noah and the Great Flood, go read (and ponder) why Frank Turk (contributor to the Team Pyro blog) believes Noah "built and arkie-arkie".

Lily's Daddy Finally Posts Again

Betsy has still been posting pictures periodically and keeping the few people who still check our You Belong site updated. I got back in the posting loop tonight and added 10 new pictures. Enjoy!

India Team, Latest Post

Jessy Wall writes this entry. Don't forget to leave a comment. They are such an encouragement.

Procrastina...

...tion. Fellow procrastinators, someone has been studying us and the verdict is not good. A Canadian psychologist has finished a 10 year study on procrastination (it was supposed to be done in five years... that's not a joke, that's the truth). He concludes that procrastination makes people "fatter, poorer and unhappier" (no big surprise there) and it's on the rise. We live in one of the easiest places to procrastinate.

In 1978, only about 5 percent of the American public thought of themselves as chronic procrastinators. Now it's 26 percent, Steel said.

And why not? There are so many fun ways to kill time -- TVs in every room, online video, Web-surfing, cell phones, video games, iPods and Blackberries.

At work, e-mail, the Internet and games are just a click away, making procrastination effortless, Steel said.

"That stupid game Minesweeper -- that probably has cost billions of dollars for the whole society," he said.

The U.S. gross national product would probably rise by $50 billion if the icon and sound that notifies people of new e-mail suddenly disappear, he added.

And there's good reason to worry right now about the problem of procrastination.

"People who procrastinate tend to be less healthy, less wealthy and less happy," Steel said Wednesday. "You can reduce it, but I don't think you can eliminate it."

Read the whole article here.

Two Preachers Weigh In On The ESV Bible

Mark Driscoll, preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, explains why they have decided to use the ESV as their primary preaching translation.

John Piper and the elders of Bethlehem Baptist church submitted a similar article back in 2004.

Both are worth reading.

Memorize God's Word in 2007

Here are a couple of great plans to help you take memorizing Scripture more seriously this year.

The Fighter Verse Program, created by Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. One passage a week for a year. They've got five different one-year plans. You can...

• print them out yourself
  
• subscribe to their podcast
• sign up to view them on your PDA or web-enabled phone

Treasuring God's Truth In Your Heart, printed in one of the recent editions of the English Standard Bible, takes you through 52 weeks of memory verses by topics (Attributes of God's Character, the Offices of Christ, characteristics of Scripture, etc.). You can read Justin Taylor's recommendation of this memory plan here.

Got 15 Minutes?

Don't spend them filling out another senseless MySpace survey or watching the YouTube video of that kid slipping on a diving board. Go watch a short film that asks you to "Stop & Think" about the most important questions out there.

Friends in India

Karisa McDuff has posted a new entry at All That Is Within...
















And Anna Hamner has written the latest entry to the recently resurrected India Team Xanga Page.

Back in the Saddle Again

After an almost two month hiatus, I'm going to keep at least one eye on this page again. I thought it was time for a fresh look, too.

Gone to China

Tuesday morning, Betsy and I fly out. While we're gone, you can follow our trip and see pictures here. Thank you for praying!

Well I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle

Funny stuff from The Sacred Sandwich.

Free Spurgeon Audiobook

I just learned about christianaudio.com. Every month they offer a free audio book. This month it is an unabridged book by Charles Spurgeon called "All of Grace".

FREE AUDIOBOOK
Each month ChristianAudio is excited to give away one free audio book download. The books we give away are free for only one month. After that they are sold at the regular price. So make sure that you check back regularly and download these great Christian Classics for FREE!

Use this coupon code - NOV2006 - to redeem the free book of the month.

(HT: Justin Taylor)