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Church Basement Roadshow review

I fumbled with my words when inviting people to the Church Basement Roadshow, because even as the local organizer, I had little idea of what to expect. But having seen it last night -- how do I describe it? I think I have to fall back on Doctor Dolittle: "You've never seen anything like it in your life!"

Honestly, that video matches the feel of the show. It's old-timey. It's zany. It's also deeply meaningful. The show clips along and does not stay in any one place for very long.

Since it is hard to describe what the show is like, parents will ask, should I bring the kids? If they are teenagers, definitely. Even pre-teens will enjoy it, as long as you don't mind them hearing Mark toning down two quotes to (literally) "effed" and "effing", and references to drug use in a quite negative light.

It's fun for whole family -- bring grandma, too! I don't know how to say it without sounding like I am exaggerating. Find a show near you and go. How can anything be so much fun, and so meaningful, at the same time? I've never seen anything like it in my life!

Automatic rapture email

My, my, my. Hat tip to my childhood buddy Jim for finding this gem: youvebeenleftbehind.com

Our purpose is to get one last message to the lost, at a time, when they might just be willing to hear it for the first and last time.

MESSAGES SENT OUT 6 DAYS AFTER THE RAPTURE

Imagine how taken back they will be by the millions of missing Christians and devastation at the rapture. They will know it was true and that they have blown it. There will be a small window of time where they might be reached for the Kingdom of God. We have made it possible for you to send them a letter of love and a plea to receive Christ one last time. You can also send information based on scripture as to what will happen next. Each fulfilled prophecy will cause your letter and plea to be remembered and a decision to be made.

Technology for safe worship

For AWESOME worship, you need the latest in music technology: Now you can respond to the leading of the Spirit in spontaneous arrangements without worrying about wrong notes, because "all discordant chords and sour notes have been programmed out"! Comes pre-loaded with seven Chris Tomlin worship songs!

(Hat tip to Gustaf, who twittered to this upbeat Gizmodo review.)

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Disgruntled maxi pad customer

OMG. I had to read this aloud to Kay for full effect. Dear Mr. Thatcher…
(hat tip: Amber)

Competitive pro worship

Oh gosh. After you watch it, you have to go back and see the stuff you didn't notice at the very beginning.

How Geek Are You?

75% Geek

This one's particularly fun because it shows a meter that rises according to your answers. (And it's nicely written in JavaScript so it all happens quickly in the browser with no page loading.) But I had to approximate my answer to the question, "When did you first start playing video games?" because the earliest they offered was 1980. Pfft. Kids.

Bad day at the office?

The videos are staged (usually for ads). It doesn't matter. If you are an office drone, you owe yourself a cathartic experience.

(Hat tip to Mike Todd)

Deep Thought

My Facebook profile has a "Deep Thought" widget. Today's is notable:

If God dwells inside us, like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting!

Christian spam

Oh gosh. There is so much wrong with this, it's hard to keep count.

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Christian Guy

The Journey was visited by Jonah, a "true Christian":