Yesterday I posted about a documentary on Global TV entitled “Hip 2B Holy”. Here is some more info. First, a summary/background video talking about the making of the documentary. What’s really interesting is the discusion about how the mainstream media views evangelicalism and vice-versa. I love the comment that a standard “media” view of an evangelical [...]
Archive for May, 2009
More on “Hip 2B Holy” – Canadian Evangelicalism in the Media
Posted in Evangelicalism, Media, tagged Canadian evangelicalism, canadian versus american evangelicalism, evangelicalism in the media, Hip 2B Holy on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian v American Evangelicals
Posted in Evangelicalism, Media, tagged Canadian evangelicalism, canadian versus american evangelicalism on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t see it… but there was a documetary on Global this past Monday called “Hip 2B Holy” by Kevin Newman looking at the growth of Canadian evangalicalism – especially among 20s-30s. You can read about it here. According to the article, compared to US evangelicals, Canadian evangelicals (especially younger Canadians): are experiencing double-digit growth are [...]
The Gospel According to Alanis Part 2
Posted in Alanis Morissette, Eschatological Living, Music, tagged Alanis Morissette, already but not yet, the gospel according to alanis morissette on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay… another song from Alanis’ new(ish) album, Flavors of Entanglement, which, to me, has echoes of “the Gospel”. In Incomplete Alanis expresses a yearning for “completion” (to be at peace… to be enlightened… to be healed… to know God… to be secure… to be faith-filled… to be trusting and spacious… etc). These aspects of “completion” are very [...]
The Meaning of Life
Posted in Humour, Tom Waits on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I saw this a while ago on a friend’s blog. For some reason is really appeals to my warped sense of humor. Enjoy the press conference given by the great Tom Waits…
The Gospel According to Alanis
Posted in Alanis Morissette, Music, Sin, tagged Alanis, Alanis Morissettte, flavors of entanglement, Sin, the gospel according to alanis morissette, underneath on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For Ruth’s birthday I bought her two fairly recent albums by two highly talented Canadian female singers: Diana Krall’s samba influenced “Quite Nights” and Alanis Morissette’s ”Flavors of Entaglement”. Okay… I must admit… the Alanis Morissette buy was a bit selfish. I actually wanted to listen to it myself, but knew that Ruth would probably like as well. [...]
Lost Theology – Predestination and Freewill
Posted in Predestination, Theology, tagged Lost, Lost theology, predestinal freewill, Predestination, the gospel according to Lost on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So… LOST Season 5 has just got better and better… and now only 3 episodes to go before we have to wait til Jan 2010 for the final season. What has been so amazing is the whole time travel thing along with questions of predestination, changing the past and its effect on the present and/or [...]
