From the Mind of MandoRon

Too funny!

Jon Acuff, of Stuff Christians Like, is trying to figure out what the bullet-proof fishbowl around the drummer is for.

I had seen some buzz for Weezer’s new video for “Pork and Beans”, but just got around to watching it.

Freakin’ brilliant!

They did a great job of capturing the pop culture that has emerged from Youtube. My personal favorite is the appearance of Tay Zonday (“Chocolate Rain”) in the studio.

Unfortunately, Youtube won’t let me embed this one so you’ll have to make the effort to click on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI

(Note: I’ve never seen a video with embedding disabled. Is that very common?)

Wow, what a week!  I found quite a few tasty things to share on the internet this week.   Enjoy!

• Why Cookie Monster never clears his cache.
• I love these Truth Ads. Perhaps it’s the bitter sarcasm.
• Crazy hair!
• Lee McDerment rocks his song “We Stand” last Sunday.
• Ever wonder what would happen if your car were struck by lightning?
• Never drive behind a 747!
• Just what the world needed… high heels for baby girls.

I came across an interesting article about Gotee Records yesterday.  You can read the article here.

As you may know, Gotee Records was co-founded by Tobymac and is home to artists Family Force 5, Relient K, Stephanie Smith, Storyside: B, John Reuben, etc…

I didn’t really know much about the history of Gotee, so it was interesting to read how the label got started.

What really stuck out to me though, was their music distribution model. For new artists, Gotee only plans to distribute their music electronically and at concerts.  Not until an artist is established, will they distribute CD’s in stores. For example, Stephanie Smith’s upcoming album will only be available to download or at her shows.  Similarly, Family Force 5’s new EP will be distributed electronically, long before the CD comes out in stores.

That just seems like a really good idea to me.  Maybe other record companies are doing the same thing, but I’m not aware of it.

You might want to check out their free download site - freegotee.com.  Here you can find free music from all of Gotee’s artists.

My church, GracePoint, just kicked off the One Prayer series like many other churches around the country.

In our lifegroup last night, we watched a DVD lesson titled “Make Us Powerful” and had some great discussions.

I find it so ironic that we only experience God’s power when we do non-powerful things (in the world’s eyes) like submitting, praying, expressing humility, etc…

2 Corinthians 12:9 says

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

It’s just not rational that we have to express weakness in order for God to show his power in us. That makes it really hard sometimes.

It would be far easier if the Bible said “God helps those who help themselves” or “When you show your power, God will multiply it tenfold”.

But the scripture doesn’t say either of those things. It says “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” (James 4:10)

I was going to say more, but I can’t top the Word of God on this…

Any other thoughts?