Archive for April, 2007
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Dominos, Kevin Spacey, and Miller Lite?
We started a new experiment at Fusion this month. Remember the movie Pay It Forward? (Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and the little I-see-dead-people dude from The Sixth Sense…) In the movie, the premise is that you do something extraordinary for three people that they are unable to do for themselves…then you simply ask that they, [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in theology by tom cottar
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Quotable Monday, 4.16.2007 (Part 2)
Why two parts to the back-by-popular-demand Quotable Monday? Because this one explains why it's been 12 days since my last post.
"When you're up to your ears in alligators, it's hard to remember that your objective is to drain the swamp."
-Dr. J.D. Brooks, professor/theologian/coffee drinker/friend
I've been busy lately with alligators. Too busy to remember [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in theology by tom cottar
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Quotable Monday: 4.16.2007
"What is a poet? A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them they sound like beautiful music."
-Soren Kierkegaard, dead Danish philosopher/theologian
…and speaking of poets, on Friday I picked up the latest Son Volt offering [...]
No Comments » - Posted in theology by tom cottar
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Speechless…
I am surrounded by deceivers and liars…who are my most beloved friends and family.
On Sunday afternoon, my wife called me and asked me to run up to the youth center to allegedly help her and a friend 'move something'…but when I got there the room was filled with 80 or so people who had shown [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in community, personal, student ministry by tom cottar
Monday, April 2nd, 2007
cRuNK ain’t dead…
…and neither is tacky.
According to this article at Luxlist, our buddy Lil Jon has caught the attention of the Guiness Book of World Records with his 'Crunk Ain't Dead' diamond necklace.
"The Guinness Book of World Records has officially certified it as the largest diamond pendant ever. The "Crunk Aint Dead" pendant is 7.5 inches [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in culture by tom cottar
Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Quotable Monday: 4.2.2007
"When I started I had this idea that the films I did defined me, and that my life would be interesting based on the characters I'd chosen. I dont' feel that way anymore. I'm a father now. There are other things that are important to me. I was chasing something that wasn't fulfilling. I caught [...]