Overall, it was a lame year for football and for commercials. Here are my votes for the top 2.

Agree? Disagree?

Sometimes watching commercials during the Superbowl is even better than the game itself. Hopefully, this year that won’t be the case, but for your viewing pleasure… here are the top commercials from the past three years!

Top Ten Commercials from 2007

Top Ten Commercials from 2008

Top Ten Commercials from 2009

Peyton Manning is an amazing quarterback, but he also gives back to the community as a mentor. Watch Peyton give back to those who need it the most.

This is an SNL classic.

Yes, I’m ready for some football. Bring on the Superbowl!

Here’s a video response to Billy Graham Association’s “I Believe.com” campaign. It’s all over the net and Facebook (and being pushed by Christianity.com). They’re calling for us to “take a stand!”

Really? Do we need to take yet another stand?

Up for another round up of great Christian signs?

Here are 5 keys to making a great Christian sign:

1) Try to be clever, but make sure to reference death or sin

[HT: Brian Buchanan]

2) It doesn’t matter if you make any sense as long as you mention Jesus

3) Try to be culturally relevant, but you error, make sure you end up being pervy and creepy

[HT: SaintSimeon]

4) Try to make sure you miss the point entirely

[HT: Lifesigns]

5) If all else fails, ruin your attempted wit by misspelling key words

[HT: CrummyChurchSigns]

It happens every year after Groundhog Day. Happy National Goatee Day!

I expect all you ladies and men to be sporting your facial hair today!

For those of you who are folliclly challenged, print this one out and wear it with pride.

David Crowder is honoring National Goatee Day with us!

[HT: YS]

I think that Craig is on to something here.

Think of this. How much of your youth ministry is “fun and games” and how much of it is discipling teenagers in their faith? Are we just entertaining in the hopes of slipping the Gospel in? Is this the “bait and switch” Gospel? Or simply put… is your youth ministry contributing to the stupidity of teenagers?

I noticed this a few years back. We’d promo a trip by saying it was a snowboarding weekend, but fail to mention that our real [subversive] purpose was to share Christ. Once I realized how we were packaging our faith (90% fun and 10% Jesus) I repented and changed my ways. Do we still have fun? Absolutely. But am I clear about the focus of what we do? You bettcha.

Ministry for us has changed to something more about pursuing life change and less about events and entertainment. Is it an easy switch? No. Are we still refining the process with? Uh huh. Is it a necessary one? Yes it completely is.

What are your thoughts?