SPCC Blog for Bryan tagged 'pop-culture'

More on Politics

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0100

As pastors, we aren't supposed to endorse candidates. It's part of what we are held to by the government, and I think this is wise. But...

...that does not mean we should be silent. I read two blogs today that pointed out useful things, and they were in some ways related to Steve's message this last weekend on judging.

This one is like the"remove the plank to see the speck" idea...and more.

http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1366_practicing_p [...]

Wild Tower (video)

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Ok, this was cooky. I can't even imagine it. In part, I suppose this explains where some of that $4.21/gallon I put in my tank this morning goes to...

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The Folly of Hoarding

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Last night was the second night of Financial Peace University here at the church. We have about 90+ folks enrolled. This morning, one of my friends who is also taking the class sent me this link with the following picture in it...

Too old to have a baby?

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Last week in Jim's sermon, he talked about Abraham and Sarah having a baby when they were really old--into their 90's. He alluded to the world record for having a baby...here it is .

Romans sermons, Same-sex rights in Washington, and coincidence.

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I don't believe in coincidence. And I find it interesting that during the same perdiod of time the Washington State Legislature passes a bill to extend 170 new rights to same-sex couples, we are hitting Romans 1:24-32. Could God be instructing us at to what we ought to believe about this issue at the very time it parades through the media?

My family is joining the freakshow

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

In July, Lord willing, we'll be having our fourth child. We know a few families with four kids, and one of them seems to have an incident almost weekly with other people's "dismay" over the sheer quantinity of thier children--as if they lived too close to a stork farm or something. Kids come via something much better than storks...

Today in the parking lot of the local grocery store I saw a bumper sticker that kind of sums up some of this American sentimen [...]

When a preacher says: "crap"

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

In this video that someone has put together, you can hear John Piper talk about one of the fundamental differences between the real gospel and the gospel so common to our day that he hates.

Being a Discerning Movie Watcher

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A while back a friend of mine at another church posted an article on this important topic of being a discerning partaker of films. Read it...it is good. One of the sites he recommends is incredibly helpful. It is called Kids in Mind and is really helpful on telling you why a movie was rated the way it was. I will issue this warning, it does describe in candid detail the scenes in question.

What I like about this site and the other sites Ryan recommends in his blog is that [...]

Oprah the Heretic

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Ok, I've felt this way for a long time, but now I've had it. Oprah has gone too far.

It used to be fairly bland: "there are many ways to heaven" she might say. But now with her endorsement and propogation of the "Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson on her website, Oprah crossed the line. For example, I read this today from one of the lessons...

You are indeed the light of the world with such a function. The Son of God looks to y [...]

Spooky Politics -- Video

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I am taking a bit of a risk here in puting this video up. So other than the disclaimer that is on the top of my blog (click on my name on the left of the page to see it), here is another one. I am not siding with any particular party or even a particular position on the war. What I am doing is pointing out that the logic that Ginrich is using, even if only half right, has merits. And if he is only half right, isn't it odd (as a friend of mine pointed out) that congress and the American p [...]

What a prank! (video)

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This one is definitely on the lighter side from my recent posts. Sometimes it is good to simply watch something astounding...even if it is trivial.

Watch video of public prank involving over 200 people.

Persecuted Scientists

bryan@spcc-cma.org — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Do you remember the movie, Ferris Beuhler's Day Off? Ben Stein played the teacher who took attendance and is famous for his line: "Anyone? Anyone?" Anyways, aside from that movie and a slough of other appearances in commercials for things such as eye drops, and more, he is behind a film documenting the persecution of scientists who propose intelligent design, showing that not just anyone is allowed to put forth theories of the origin of man...

Check out t [...]