Super Bowl Shuffle...Again

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"There's no one here who does it like me.  My Super Bowl Shuffle will set you free."

Note four guys.
1. Steve Fuller (#4) has no rhythm or talent in this video.  Awful stuff.  Is his voice still changing? 
2. Richard Dent (#95) has the best voice for the song.  Cool man, really cool.
3. Gary Fencik (#45) was fierce on the field.  It's hard to believe this is the same guy.  Geez.  What the crap is going on here?  "Were going to do the Shuffle then ring your bell."  Ugh.
4. William "The Refrigerator" Perry (#72) looks small compared to today's football players.  He's like a dorm fridge.

Church Leader Roundup

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Here are a few things I've read recently that you might want to check out.

Kent Shaffer: 5 Ways Your Church Can Build Trust In Your Community
Mark Driscoll: Twenty Leadership Questions for Building a City Within the City (including Driscollian chest fur)
Tony Morgan: 10 Signs You're Not Ready for Change
Drew Goodmanson: The Future of Spirituality and What Is After Postmodernism
Steven Furtick: Irreplaceable
Mark Dever: Baptists and Elders (best for Baptists who don't have elders)
Joshua Sowin: A Guide to Writing Well
Acts29: An Expanded List of Books for Missional Church Planters
ESV Daily Readings (I'm doing this one)

Music Monday 1.22.07

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One of my favorite ways to find good music is to find the year end recommendations from people, magazines, websites, and so on.  The Metacritic "Best Albums of 2006" not only gives you the Metacritic list, it also lists more than 40 other year end lists.  Fantastic resource.

So now is when I start finding some music from the last year that I missed.  Here are a couple I'm listening to and enjoying.

The Beatles: Love

This is a remix/rework of classic Beatles songs for the Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas.  I've never thought of myself as a Beatles fan, but this album is amazing. 

Jeremy Enigk: World Waits

Thanks to those of you who recommended this album to me.  It's a good atmospheric rock album.  Enigk's voice is not the best I've heard, but it's appealing for its realness.  I'm really enjoying this CD.

Bonus...

Sparklehorse: Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain

I found this by accident in a Borders bookstore.  I liked the cover, and I remember reading a review or two but couldn't remember what they said.  So I listened to a few songs and loved it, bought it, and it's been in regular rotation since.  The musical structures and sounds are wonderfully constructed, though it may take time to appreciate.

Declassified

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Both Stephen Shields and Scot McKnight tagged me, so I'm to release 5 newly declassified items about me you don't already know.  Because of the nature of blogging it's hard to tell what has and hasn't been shared before.  So here's my best shot...

1. In High School my brother and I traveled around central IL in the summers to lip-sync contests and scored tons of small town bling.  The name of our lip-sync team?  The Star Search Rejects.  Our niche?  Lip syncing to Weird Al polka medleys.  We were big time, baby. 

2. I currently have a poster of Jack Bauer on the wall of my office.  Yes, he is holding a firearm.

3. When I as a little kid (maybe 3 or 4?) I got up in the middle of the night, raided the medicine cabinet and downed several birth control pills.  My parents woke up and found me still eating and called my uncle, a doctor.  He said to make me drink soapy water so I would vomit.  I chugged it.  Then Mom stuck her finger down my throat.  I think that worked.  But to this day I have yet to get pregnant.  Coincidence?

4. One summer in the early 90's I listened a dozen times or more to a Rush Limbaugh audio book.  Now he drives me nuts.

5. While at Southern Seminary I emailed a key seminary leader about something a professor told me in a conversation.  It was an email questioning whether the different SBTS schools were heading in different directions.  Within a week I found myself in a meeting with three professors including a dean of one of the schools.  I thought I must have said something wrong and was in trouble, but they simply wanted some info from me and to convey the unity of the schools at SBTS.  None of it ended up being a big deal, but it freaked me out a bit.  Now the prof in question is a friend and it all was nothing to really sweat over.  Go figure.

The Office

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The_office_2I'm through season one of The Office and a few episodes into season two.  Man, this show is funny. 

I know there are a bunch of Office lovers out there.  Anyone have a favorite episode or moment?  So far my favorites are Diversity Day and any time Dwight says or does something.

My Grandpa

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Dsc_0091_1I just found out my Grandpa (Dad's dad) died this morning.  He was with us at my Mom and Dad's house for Thanksgiving, looking old but pressing on.  A few weeks ago his doctor said he is declining and wouldn't make it until next Christmas.  Yesterday the doctor said he may not make it through the weekend.  He barely made it to the next morning. 

E.J. McCoy was a man of the town (Pontiac, IL), a friend to many, loving and generous, quick to locate the sweets, active and fun.  I remember once he was telling a really dumb joke on the golf course (it was the 17th hole) and he was crying over how funny it was to him.  He could barely finish the joke.  I remember sleeping on the pull-out couch in his condo in Venice, Florida.  He took us to the beach to fish with live shrimp and we watched him try to get the hook out of the mouth of a stingray he caught.  I remember how Grandpa was stubborn and how he would win every argument, even after he lost.  I remember how his eyes would light up when he would see our kids.  And I remember how when we went to visit him over the Holidays his health was so poor that he could barely open his eyes to see our kids. 

I could say so much more, but it's enough to say that I loved and will miss my Grandpa.

Mohler Recovering at Home

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Dr.Mohler was discharged this morning from Louisville's Baptist Hospital East. After a two week hospitalization that included extensive abdominal surgery and a four day stay in the Intensive Care Unit due to pulmonary emboli in the lungs, he and the family are overjoyed to be back home. Dr. Mohler looks forward to resuming his presidential and ministerial duties, but his activities will be limited for some time as he continues his recuperation at home. The Mohlers are deeply grateful for the many prayers offered and expressions of concern shown over the past couple of weeks.

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Music Monday 1.8.07

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I think every one of these is via Kevin Cawley.  The first is Beck on SNL with "Clap Hands."  The second is Andy Mckee with some sick guitar playing.  The third is Danielson in all of his wacky weirdness.  Enjoy.

Mohler Update

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Russ Moore updates...

I was at the hospital this afternoon with President Mohler. Hisfirst question was, "What is going on in the world?" I briefly entertained the possibility of smuggling his dog Baxter into the hospital to see him, but I doubt the resulting hospital restraining order against me would be worth it.

RAM is looking stronger than he did yesterday. The doctors report that the situation is under control and they are pleased with his progress. He is thankful to all of you for your prayers. I know many churches and families have had special prayer meetings in recent days for him. He and all of us here are deeply appreciative for that.

Please continue to pray. God has been gracious. RAM is ready to be back in his study, behind his microphone, and in the pulpit. Pray that his recovery is quick and that he is home soon.

Update: 1.8.06

Dr. Mohler was moved out of intensive care and into a private room at Baptist Hospital East this afternoon and continues to improve following complications from abdominal surgery that was performed Dec. 28.

 

Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern Seminary, said Mohler is in good spirits following a difficult weekend.

 

"I am extremely encouraged after having just left his room," Moore said Monday afternoon. "He is eating, he is in good spirits and it looks as though the situation is completely under control at this point. He looks strong, is in remarkably good spirits and is even cracking jokes.

 

"Dr. Mohler is very appreciative of the prayers of God's people and the outpouring of support from the churches and from the community."

 

Mohler was placed in intensive care Friday after developing blood clots in both lungs. After nearly a week of intense abdominal pain, he was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 27 and underwent surgery the following day.

 

While physicians reported that the procedure went well and that Mohler's abdominal issues were remedied, the development of blood clots led doctors to move Mohler to the hospital's intensive care unit.

 

Moore asked that the seminary community and local churches continue to pray for Mohler and his family during the recovery. It is not yet known when Mohler will be released from the hospital, however Moore said the improvement in Mohler's condition along with his high spirits were readily evident.

 

"He has a stack of books and articles in his bed along with a massive number of highlighters," Moore said, "so the Albert Mohler I know is back."