Archive - Dec 1, 2006
Toilet Paper
Submitted by Jonathan on Fri, 2006-12-01 22:39We got our first serious winter weather of the season...a few inches of wet snow. Finn looked out the window and said:
It looks like someone spread toilet paper all over the world.
Jesus' Name
Submitted by Jonathan on Fri, 2006-12-01 22:06Via Andrew Sullivan, David Kuo (author of Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction), in his open letter to Dobson and Colson, hits on what I was trying to get at in "The Christian Message" post:
Jesus' name is being destroyed in the name of partisan politics such that people now identify him more with issues like abortion and gay marriage and with wickedly partisan attacks than they do with the Good News.
Samuel L. as God
Submitted by Jonathan on Fri, 2006-12-01 21:49Via The Huffington Post, the audio Bible that, among other celebs, features Samuel L. Jackson as the voice of God is a big hit. From an AP article on cnn.com:
It's been at or near the No. 1 spot among the best-selling books listed on Wal-Mart's Web site since its early fall release. The retail chain Family Christian Stores say it's the fastest-selling audio Bible it has ever stocked.
The 21-hour production, which lists for $49.99, features the voice talents of more than 250 singers, clergy and actors, including Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding Jr., Angela Bassett and Alfre Woodard. Blair Underwood portrays Jesus, and Samuel L. Jackson, who played a Scripture-spouting hit man in "Pulp Fiction," is the voice of God.
"It's really good and it's transcending every barrier. We're thrilled with the way that the product has turned out," said Paul Caminiti, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan, a Grand Rapids-based division of News Corp.-owned HarperCollins.
Don't forget to put it on your wish list.
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