Wow, I like this! At least, I think I like it. It’s always hard to judge a parody when you’re unfamiliar with the original. I’ve been looking all over the Internet for the Cowboy Bebop intro theme this thing is a parody of, but I can’t find it.
“Class? Anyone? Anyone?”
UPDATE: Silly me! The guy included a link to the Cowboy Bebop intro on this piece’s profile page!
It just hit me the other day that Nicole and I are in a small-group Bible study (on steroids! it’s more like “cell-church lite”) with a Teacher of the Year, Miss Preakness 2006, and (I hope!) the future Harford County Sheriff:
On May 18th of this year, Jake Hollin was awarded Teacher of the Year at The John Carroll School. Jake is a devoted husband, father of four of the sweetest little girls I’ve ever seen, and he’s the leader of our little band of brothers and sisters. I think Jake sees blogs as a passing fad that only interests 13-year-old girls, 35-year-old perverts and political activists… but he’s also been John Carroll’s wrestling coach for a number of years, so I’m not going to mess with him!
If you’re even vaguely aware of the firestorm that’s erupted in the wake of Tim Challies’ review (with excerpt) of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Confessions of a Reformisson Rev., there are three posts you must read:
All three are thoughtful, grace-filled approaches to the issue.
Personally, I don’t really go for the cussing, but I think there’s far more serious issues being glossed over in the Church, and I really don’t see anything wrong with Driscoll’s (quoted) advice. I think that was probably far more helpful to the guy than any soft-spoken (read: girly) response could have been. I mean, there’s gentleness… and then there’s being a pansy. I think we need to treat men like men, and sometimes that means sounding “harsh.”
New Attitude is back, and they’re blogging live from the conference! I think that’s just cool. 
(HT: Adrian Warnock.) It looks like a pretty nice conference; I guess I’ll have to get the session CDs once they’re made available.
In addition to the official blog, Carolyn McCulley, Jenn Romanski and Brent Thomas are liveblogging the event.
However, in a shocking turn of events, it was revealed to attendees that C.J. Mahaney stepped down as senior pastor of Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD in order to prepare for his starring role in next season’s new sci-fi series, Stargate: T4G. Mahaney will reprise his role as Jean Luc Picard, a 24th century starship captain sent 300 years in the past to lead a 21st century ragtag special ops crew into the Delta Quadrant to prevent the rise of an alien race known as the Borg. (And if you don’t believe me, ask Agnax, whose post I discovered while typing this!)
Kudos to the many brave souls blowing the whistle on the U.S. Government’s illegal domestic spying programs! Some of the more recent examples include:
“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” — Proverbs 18:17 (ESV)
If you’re entirely convinced that the MSM properly covered the “10 Commandments standoff” in 2003, you ought to hear the other side of the story. Contrary to the straw-man the news outlets potrayed, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s goal was the acknowledgment of a higher authority than the courts… and the courts didn’t like that.
What we had in ’03 was the result of our idolatry of man: howling and gnashing his teeth when he’s told that he is not God. All claims of “tolerance” aside, there is one thing fallen man simply cannot tolerate: submission to the authority of God. This was shown to be the case when the U.S. Supreme Court said that a state courthouse could not display the Ten Commandments in such a way as to imply that it had any greater authority than any other set of ancient laws or codes.
So Help Me God is an autobiography, and as such it provides an overview of Fmr. Justice Moore’s life, his priorities, his goals, and his God. Not only that, but (citing numerous historical documents) Moore builds a strong case for the Founding Fathers seeing “the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God” as the basis of all law. If such is the case, then the sort of tolerance which denies the superiority of God’s revealed law is, in its very nature, unlawful.
“And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.’ But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.’ When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.” — Acts 5:27-33 (ESV)
Moore was removed from office for refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion. Perhaps it’s time to learn why he chose to do that. And may Jesus Christ be honored by this Hananiah’s refusing to bow to Nebuchadnezzar’s image.
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” — Philippians 4:8 (ESV)
I spend too much time complaining and whining, and talking about how I know so much better than certain others. I need to knock it off, because it’s arrogant, judgmental, and downright annoying when people do that. Sure, a man needs to point out when someone’s leading people astray — but people stop listening when that’s all you do, and then what’s the point? Besides, if others’ foul-ups are the only foul-ups you talk about, it’s a sign that you may think yourself above reproach… and that’s just dumb.
So I’m on a mission now! For the rest of this month (as a trial run of sorts), I’ll be talking about things in two specific ways: how I’m screwing up, and how others are doing well. (Emphasis will be on the latter, both because there’s more people to choose from and because I still don’t like talking about my own foibles.) 
How about you? Is there anything (anything besides the typical SPAMvertisements, of course) that you would commend to me and the others here? Any book that’s wowed you? Any article or sermon that’s challenged you? Any person in your life who’s a model of selfless service? Go ahead and share!
Last night I got a copy of an ad for the new Walt Disney Treasures trade paperback Gemstone Publishing is producing — so I wanted to let y’all know about it ASAP!
Below the quoted text you’ll find links to the images I was sent: be sure to spread the word, because this thing is gonna be great! (Kneon Transitt’s already posted a sneak peek of Foray to Mount Fishflake, a classic by Eisner Hall of Fame Inductee Floyd Gottfredson!)
Are You A Donaldist?
don � ald � ism \ dän’-ld-iz’-em \ n : the research of Disney comics, and/or the fan culture that is found among Disney comics aficionados (Jon Gisle, 1973)
Go on, admit it. You like reading about comics history… but you love reading historically important comics themselves. You want a real Disney comics archival book�a thick trade paperback full of those extra-esoteric Duck and Mouse tales that just wouldn�t fit in anywhere else.
You�re a Donaldist. And we know where you�re coming from.
Dive into the 160-page
DISNEY COMICS: 75 YEARS OF INNOVATION
for
- Great Donald sagas by Carl Barks (a newly-restored �Race to the South Seas�), Don Rosa (�Fortune on the Rocks�), and Al Taliaferro (the seminal �Donald�s Nephews�)
- Never-before-reprinted Mickey tales by Floyd Gottfredson (�Mickey Mouse Music�) and Romano Scarpa (�AKA Cormorant Number Twelve�)
- Ducks by Daan Jippes, Dick Kinney, William Van Horn, and Daniel Branca
- Mice by Byron Erickson, C�sar Ferioli and Paul Murry
- Renato Canini�s Jos� Carioca, Gil Turner�s Big Bad Wolf�and Brer Rabbit too!
WALT DISNEY TREASURES � VOLUME ONE
July 2006
(Any similarity between this book and the Disney DVDs you love to collect is purely intentional!)
The book will be listed on Gemstone’s Disney Comics site soon, and in the meantime it’s available for pre-ordering at Amazon.
Grab the ad and the cover, and share them with the Disney fans in your life!
From Here We Stand:
(HT: iMonk.)
Just found out that the Trump Care Group at Cornerstone has a blog! (Must be because Jonathan Oldacre’s in there.)
That’s one more to add to the list, Nicole!
Oh, and Justin Taylor mentioned eating with Cornerstone’s senior pastor, Bill Kittrell. Justin’s a blessed man!
