MAKE WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are those who don't like John Piper's Calvinist stance. However, as a believer his passion to spread the supremacy of Christ in all things for the joy of all peoples is worth listening and responding to. Below is an artist who I have grown to respect over the year who has taken to heart some of the Biblical truths that Piper preaches.



The actual song.... Enjoy!

Make War - Tedashii from ReachLife Ministries on Vimeo.

Great Satire!

A friend of mine from Charlotte, NC, James-Michael Smith is a national writer for examiner.com. His homepage if you would like to follow him is:

James-Michael Smith - Methodist Examiner
Megachurch Tactics Revealed - Article

His most recent post includes a discussion on contemporary, relevant churches in America today with a video produced by the North Point video team out of Alpharetta, Ga. The video is a crafty, satirical take on the methods of contemporary churches. As James-Michael points out, in knowing people and leadership at that church, it might just serve as a "prophetic word of caution... to churches seeking to be hip and relevant in our culture."

What I appreciate the most out of the video is the attention to detail. I love their little blip poking fun at the use of the papyrus font. As somebody who appreciates design and has even had training in design, it is sickening to see people use the typographical error other wise known as papyrus font anytime they want to make the font look cool. That is kind of like a party fowl.

One more thing - expand this video to full screen if you can..... Enjoy!

QUESTION

How does one know we aren't living in some sort of simulated reality, as if this world were some simulacra? Does the movie "The Matrix" come to mind. This question is by no means a new question. However, my reason for writing this is simply to consider how we know things in the first place.

More to come later...

For those following....

I have not blogged in a while, especially on the subject of beauty. I am still in the process of asking this question, and have some thoughts. However, I am not ready to share them. Stay tuned though.

Sustainability........Why? AGAIN

For those of you following, please don't misunderstand me. Going "green" is ultimately a good thing. In fact, it should provide an opportunity to share the real reason why this planet is valuable and worth protecting.

God has made us stewards of this planet. Though it will go away we still should be stewards of it. If not for being a good steward, it is a good place to start a spiritual conversation with somebody and share the good news of Jesus Christ with them.

Sustainability........Why?

Being in the world of design, it is impossible to escape the buzz words "sustainability" and "green". Frankly, I am rather disgusted with them. What's the point? Why should I involve myself in practices that support this effort? Well, asking the question why is exactly why I am writing this post. It occurred to me as I pondered the question of 'why' that there is value placed on protecting our planet and making it a better place, but what became even more evident to me as I asked this question was how does one derive an a priori epistemological foundation for valuing this earth and making it a better place? In other words, how does one know that this earth is valuable and worth preserving in the first place? When people throw around words like "sustainability" and "green" have they even thought through their epistemological foundations for this? Does their world view support the idea that this world is valuable and worth saving? I think I can be convinced to make sounder decisions to be "green" and "sustainable", but please note, that I don't think it is enough to throw around without considering how their world view provides a foundation for living this way.

What Is Beauty [PART 1]?

I have recently been asking the question "What is beauty?" I posed the question to a friend of mine. We had a very stimulating conversation over the subject then let me borrow a book called Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger. I opened the book and noticed a section with readings from Augustine. I jumped to his section.

I am not done with his section of the book. What I find interesting is Augustine makes a distinction between the delight of the senses and something using your senses as a conduit to delight the mind. He would call the latter "reasonable."

My initial reaction is that I agree that the senses are indeed a conduit. However, I think he falls short by limiting the delight of the inner parts of us to the mind. I think it is much more than that. Please stay tuned as I continue to read and blog.

Much Love ~ A to the K