Or that’s at least what I’m telling her to tell people. Nope, she’s not fat, she’s actually pregnant!

I was just hoping she could stretch this for comic value at church today. You know when people ask you, “are you pregnant?” Then she’d respond, “no, I’m just fat.” But my wife is far to classy for that.

Yes, she’s pregnant and the due date is at the end of August. So this is probably the worst baby announcement in history. Either way, consider yourself in the loop!

Here’s some video [okay quality] from the Passion 07 conference of Crowder performing his new song “Oh the Glory of it All”. If you haven’t heard it yet… go to itunes and download it for $.99. It’s great stuff.

Ah yes, the David Crowder band is back in the studio recording their next album. And in a move, either of genius or insanity, they’ve installed webcams around for us to observe the magic. See Crowder pick his guitar and his nose. See it all happen - LIVE!

Crowder Webcam (live pics -not streaming video- so refresh to update)

And no, this isn’t a dirty webcam link - unless you count watching DC teasing his hair as dirty.

[Compliments of Mr. Adam Pearson - a man I have spooned with and still respect in the morning]

I watched the Christian Movie “Facing the Giants” last night and this question came to mind:

If our lives as Christians are rated R,

then why do Christian movies depict them as rated G?

I’m absolutely serious on this. It was a good wholesome movie (decently well made), but it just didn’t seem realistic. The message: if you trust in God everything will work out in you favor. I think that this is the exact message that we try to portray to the onlooking world. If you have Jesus then life is easy. From my experience, that couldn’t be more UNTRUE.

As Christians we whitewash the reality of our lives into some sort of fake sappy happiness. The non-believers see this and say that Jesus [and believing in Him] isn’t real either. That’s why Christianity seem pointless to the world. We come off looking brainwashed to be happy. Am I saying that there isn’t a joy in living for Christ? No. I’m just saying that life is hard and Jesus makes it bearable. Without Him there is no hope. But Jesus isn’t some magic pill. He’s not the new anti-depressant that we take to make our problems go away. He’s the Savior to an hurt and broken world.   

I know I live in an R rated world. I work with R rated kids. I would actually like to see a movie that shows a real Christian walking out his faith in the real world in a real way.

[Note:I'm not advocating sex, violence and profanity, but look at the Bible - it's completely R rated! The first Christian  movie that actually seemed real to me was The Passion. It depicted Jesus's last hours in a realistic manner that years of Sunday school had tried to whitewash out.  Look at 300. Hordes of people went to go see it. It was real and raw. People connect with that because in some way their lives feel that way. Read the story of Gideon and his 300 warriors (Judges 7). It's equally violent and God was involved in it!

All I'm trying to say is that Christian movies don't need simply inject sex or violence (like Hollywood does), they just need to tell real stories in real ways - and often times that won't get you a G rating.]

I read some shocking news on a prominent evangelical blog that was insinuating that to unite the Christian right many churches were coming together in unity to elect their own Pope! This action is in hopes to make one large evangelical “mother church” that can rule as one. So far the United Methodist, Southern Baptist, and Seventh Day Adventists have come together in agreement.  There’s even word of a pact with Jehovah’s Witnesses and Purpose Driven Churches.

So far they’re calling themselves Churches Reuniting Amongst People. And someone close to sources in the organization has commented about a new Christian Pope ”I think someone like Jerry Falwell in a big hat [and robe], driving around would inspire people.” Even Dobson chimed in on his daily broadcast, “I think this could be what we need to mobilize the right.”

Jerry Falwell the new Pope!?! Now, I’m all for unity, but this sounds crazy or some sort of sign of the end times.

Any thoughts?

The Scriptures say, “If you want a happy life and good days, keep your tongue from speaking evil, and keep your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Work hard at living in peace with others.” 1 Peter 3:10-11

When I read this it made me think of what the usual definition of a good life - plenty of  money and more.  And it’s a good reminder to remember how God tells us to find the good life. One is about ‘getting’ the other is about ‘doing’.  Both roads aren’t easy to follow, but only one leaves you with something in the end.