watch and download rob bell's latest film, 'resurrection'
Sun, Apr 4 2010 01:24 PM
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there are few sure bets in this world. yes, we can count on nic cage being just a little more creepy in his next film than the last. and yes, we can count on—regardless of years of reason to believe the previously stated fact—hordes of people flocking to the theater to see said next film. but otherwise, very few things, indeed, are worth betting the farm on.
enter rob bell stage left.
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just another blog about vomity corpses: periodic table of smellements
my general rule in life is that when a chart includes "vomity corpse" and "bad crotch", it's a chart worth sharing. so, enjoy this periodic table from natalie dee of the consistently hilarious married to the sea.
do you f*#@ing love bacon!!??: a religious flowchart
Tue, Nov 24 2009 02:17 PM
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over on the blog of john hardin, john posted a great religious flowchart from holy taco. so, which religion should you follow??
twitter me this: 5 twitter gripes
i love twitter.
for a lot of different reasons. it's fast, it's streamlined, it's connective, it's educational, it allows regular exercise in brevity, it's ADD-friendly, it's bridge-building, it's uniquely expressive. :) it's all this and more.
but.
i do have a handful of gripes. there's several things that consistently bug me on twitter. one of the beauties of twitter is that it's not too strictly-defined, so you can use it for whatever purposes you might have. so my list of gripes is highly personal. it isn't like these things are violations of some kind of twitter equivalent to the code of hammurabi or the 10 commandments. and while i do think my list is probably shared by a large number of twitterers, it's still necessary to say that it's just sorta "one of those things" kind of deals for me and maybe not for anyone else.
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from mcsweeney's: an open letter to the guy at my gym who screams when he lifts weights.
Mon, Nov 9 2009 12:14 PM
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mcsweeney's consistently produces both quality and hilarious content. one of their best ongoing series is their Open Letters to People or Entities Who are Unlikely to Respond. it's reminiscent of the Budweiser Real Men of Genius commercials from several years ago, but even smarter and more biting.
i came across one today that was so great that i had to repost here. you can find it at the mcsweeney's website or you can read it here. we've all seen (or know) this dude, so i thought it's something the beingryanbyrd crowd would enjoy. so, enjoy.
i came across one today that was so great that i had to repost here. you can find it at the mcsweeney's website or you can read it here. we've all seen (or know) this dude, so i thought it's something the beingryanbyrd crowd would enjoy. so, enjoy.
BeingRyanByrd.com has low self esteem, receives a facelift
Sat, Oct 24 2009 11:23 PM
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it was just time. really.
i redesigned this website last december/january and i had just gotten really tired of staring at all the heavy colors and overworked design. so, here you have it: the newly redesigned BeingRyanByrd.com!
i redesigned this website last december/january and i had just gotten really tired of staring at all the heavy colors and overworked design. so, here you have it: the newly redesigned BeingRyanByrd.com!
a graphic debate: liberals vs conservatives
Fri, Oct 23 2009 04:46 PM
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every day and night, there's a political war that takes place on network and cable television, pitting republicans and democrats, conservatives and liberals and certainly other oppositional euphemisms against each other. generally, it can be as mild as a unhelpful caricatures or as aggressive as an uninformed shouting match.
join me in saying 'no!' to public libraries!
as i've stated several times here on the blog and to anyone that was willing to let me co-opt their ears, i'm a HUGE proponent of not only health care reform, but specifically, a public option (actually, i'm in favor of a single-payer system, but i'll leave it at that). sadly, it appears that the tide of crazies have won the debate and a public option looks like a distant memory.
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a little byrdy told me about a place called etsy
i'm really excited to be blogging about this particular piece of information (i've been meaning to do it for a few weeks now..) and i hope you'll find it beneficial.christen has started an etsy store.over at babybyrds.etsy.com, christen has created a really great store that features, generally speaking, children's print items such as custom wall prints and custom diaper bag tags. as a parent of two
jennifer knapp releases new track, letting go
Fri, Sep 18 2009 04:34 PM
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last week, i blogged about the mysterious return of jennifer knapp. with very little details, her re-entrance was just as clouded as her disappearance.well, we have now heard from her—both in word and song. on her website, she has posted a letter to fans, stating that she has been traveling and discovering "more about myself and my own faith".if you don't know her music, i would describe it as the
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announcing the launch of the eikon website
i'm really excited to announce here on the blog (though pretty much half of north america knows at this point) the launch of www.eikonthechurch.com! this has been a long time coming and i'm really proud of the outcome.for the last several months, as i've worked on the design, my friend chris earls—uber web developer—has put in some serious hours getting this thing up and running. so, i'm very thankful
barna group research on homosexual faith perspectives
Wed, Jul 29 2009 02:24 PM
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I read a fairly vast array of blogs. all the way from tony jones to even, yes, mark driscoll. i read the cry of social justice from the sojourners blog all the way to the calvinist smorgasbord of tim challies. on the more conservative wing of the blog spectrum, i semi-regularly read ed stetzer's (director of research for the evil empire lifeway) blog. stetzer—coming from a research point-of-view—is
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twitter me this: iran, protests and social media
Wed, Jun 17 2009 09:34 PM
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for those of you who decided to disconnect from absolutely any media outlet, social media site or the entire communicative human race over the last several days, let me catch you up to speed with what's going on in iran right now.last friday (june 12), iran held presidential elections. incumbent mahmoud ahmadinejad is a real piece of work (famous for denying the holocaust, calling for the dissolution
derek webb stockholm syndrome: spirit vs. kickdrum vs. utter confusion
Fri, May 29 2009 10:41 PM
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this is one of those posts where i don't know exactly where to begin. if nothing else, this post will help to spread my confusion to you, the reader. :)so...for a quick background of the current status of derek webb and his new record, stockholm syndrome, go read my post from a couple weeks ago here.since that time, there's been a lot more information as well as a mound more confusion. after the first
the common
for quite some time, there's been a bit of a debate—primarily in the blogosphere—about whether or not true community can happen online. moreover, some have argued that not only can a true sense of community not happen online, but that virtual forms of "community"—like blogs, twitter, facebook, etc—actually work to kill true community.i tend to fall somewhere in the middle of the debate. whereas
bat fight!!
man, this is good stuff.will ferrell. singing. about a bat fight. dressed very similarly to his character on eastbound and down. doesn't get much better.(**warning: if you can't handle the sight/sound of will ferrell—or any person for that matter—getting pummeled by a large man with a bat...you probably shouldn't watch this video...or just quit watching toward the end...) :)(p.s. if you want to
religion roundup
Tue, Jan 27 2009 11:04 PM
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today there seemed to be several interesting religious stories that caught my attention, so i thought i would do a bit of a roundup here.1. obama's interview on muslim tv: i'm sure you've probably seen this in the news by now, but if not, obama's first formal tv interview as president wasn't with katie couric or brian williams or one of the usual suspects. instead, it was with al-arabiya, a dubai-based
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stockholm syndrome
just a quick note to offer a recommendation to hop over to the eikon blog. a new post just went up called "stockholm syndrome." it's an interesting read about this psychological phenomenon and how it offers an insightful analogy for the current state of the church (and how eikon hopes to be an alternative or reversal of this phenomenon).so, go check it out by clicking here or by clicking on the link/banner
blog FAIL
i haven't done it in quite awhile, but i decided to peruse the FAIL blog today. if you haven't checked it out, go there now and have fun wasting away way too much time seeing the power of failure. i thought i would share a few that were particularly funny to me.left: text FAIL: you know, the way the iphone text messaging home screen is, it's easy to text the wrong person...but come on, you gotta double
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emergent jesus
Mon, Jan 5 2009 12:04 AM
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as i've pointed out before on here, i'm very thankful to have a wide array of readers. probably half of you enjoy (and look forward to) reading my blogs that focus on theology, whereas probably the other half of you scroll past those long, theological forays. i'm very thankful for the readership diversity.so, this and what i hope is a series of posts, will probably have very little interest to you
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top 10 buzzwords of 2008
speaking of lists...i completely forgot to link to time's list of top albums of 2008 (not that a list that puts lil' wayne at #1 is all that credible...), along with their mammoth list of everything imaginable.one of the lists that caught my attention was the top 10 buzzwords of 2008. i think those are always interesting, but with this one, i was struck by the accompanying illustrations. they were
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2008 in review: best albums/songs
as i mentioned last week, i love lists. i love to make them. i love to read them. i love to talk about them. so, as promised, i've made my list of top albums and songs of 2008 (as i do every year). and, as i've done the last couple years, i've thrown up a quick, super simple website where you can view my list of best albums of 2008.on the website, you'll find my best crap of 2008 and then, because
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rick warren, lesbian rock stars and generative friendship
Wed, Dec 24 2008 09:17 PM
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for the last week or so, i have watched/read with increasing amazement at the intensity of the rick warren/obama inauguration story. for those who may be hiding under a rock, here's the basic gist of things:rick warren, pastor of saddleback church in southern california, has been invited by barack obama to deliver the prayer of invocation at obama's upcoming inauguration. media/blogosphere/gay community/conservative
10 reasons why men should not be church leaders
i blogged about eugene cho's website a couple days ago and upon a return visit, i came across some more thoughts on the need for equality for women in church leadership (and beyond). one of his most visited blog posts is a satirical list of the 10 reasons why men should not be ordained. obviously this is a joke, but it serves to show how ridiculous the arguments against women being able to lead the
UPDATE: mark driscoll: the sad gospel of male chauvinism and female denigration
Fri, Nov 28 2008 04:16 PM
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a few weeks ago, i posted this discussion about mark driscoll's proclamation that stay-at-home dads were on a short track to hell (with video). i'm not surprised to find that there's been others in the blogosphere (and beyond) who didn't really receive his commentary with open arms (and rightfully so). honestly, after re-watching the video and re-listening to his thoughts, it makes me even more sad
beautiful summation of the christian faith by tony jones
i don't twitter. if you would have asked me a month ago about twitter, i would have told you how retarded it is...now, though, i'm fighting the urge to jump on board. (don't...do....it...ryan...) i've been casually following a couple people here lately on twitter and i actually came across a very striking and beautiful tweet through tony jones's blog (and you can follow him on twitter here).apparently
babybyrds.com updated!
hey everybody, make sure you fly (ha ha...get it, "fly"...because you see, it's babybyrds.com...you know, like a bird...how they fly...ha ha.....) on over to babybyrds.com! christen has finally gotten a chance to do some updates and talk about the whole olive experience from her point-of-view.it's about time she updated it...i mean, what's she doing with all her time? feeding a newborn? looking after
video roundup: from advent |||amp; atheists to mashups |||amp; masterpieces
alright, so hopefully you took a look at our elderly rapper friends in my last post... today, for whatever reason, i came across a number of interesting videos and i thought i would just go ahead and share them here.1. coldplay ft. jay-z performing lost: seriously, you need to check this out (and get the free download...downloading as we speak, so i can't really speak for how good/bad it is, although
is it just me, or is it getting hot in here?
Tue, Nov 18 2008 08:32 PM
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hell freezes: my wife's a blogger!
Sun, Nov 16 2008 03:32 PM
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as i told you all yesterday, babybyrds.com is up and running (and some improvements have already been made from the time i posted it). i posted the first little ditty on there, but today, christen has entered the blogosphere! indeed, hell has frozen (because of all the months that christen has made fun of me for be a goofy blogger).she posted a humorous/horrifying story that you should definitely go
babybyrds.com!
Sat, Nov 15 2008 10:55 PM
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i'm excited to let you guys know that we got babybyrds.com up and running tonight! this will be the home for all things christen and ryan offspring: namely, lucy and olive (but we're sure there will be more to come down the road...). primarily, this will be the place that christen blogs, but i'll hop on from time to time. we'll be putting pictures, updates, video and whatever else seems to be entertaining
the real atlas: sad analogous observations
i came across this on telegraph, a news site out of the uk. it's a really fascinating map software that depicts the nations of the world, not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a range of subjects. there are some interesting analogous observations that really aren't that difficult to make.as a standard, here's just the standard map that is produced by this software.
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ok, point taken...
nothing says 'i love you' quite like a copyright-infringed mixtape...
so, i was inspired by amanda to do one of these goofball mixtapes. this one's at mixwit.com and there are plenty others (8tracks, muxtape [temporarily down because of the ridiculous riaa music witch hunt...], favtape, to name a few). so, here ya go:UPDATED CONTENT: well, another day sick and stuck in bed=another mixtape. this is the sickness of the 90's mixtape. it's like some kind of rash that you
speaking of hulu...
...they have the entire barack obama prime time special that aired tuesday night. it was incredibly produced and it was very endearing to barack obama, the person, and not just barack obama, the politician.you can go check it out at hulu's site or you can watch it right here.
music on mtv?
i'll spare the details, but let's just say that i had a rough night that was comprised of plenty o' hugging of the toilet... so, i've been stuck in bed all day, which hasn't been too exciting.in between watching episodes of real chance at love, celebrity rehab with dr. drew and other classy shows of similar kind, i've been perusing a new website that launched last week. it's called mtv music and it
new website completed
just wanted to drop a super quick note to say that i finished up a website tonight that i've been working on for several weeks. there may be a few hiccups with it, but i think i've gotten most of the wrinkles ironed out. if you find any, let me know....very nicely... :) i'm fairly pleased with how it came out, so go check it out.it's for dreamline manufacuring and they were long overdue for a new
creative advertising
Sun, Oct 19 2008 11:05 PM
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as most of you know, i work in advertising design, which in many ways, as i've said before, is very ironic due to the fact that advertising has very little effect on me. nevertheless, a good ad does what it's supposed to do even for me. it draws you in and makes you take notice.recently, google announced that it would be rolling out some new video ads on various websites to see how people responded.
exciting design news
greetings all.i'm not sure if you heard or not, but i'm voting for barack hussein obama (you know, that arab muslim black guy...). anywho, as you may have also noted a couple weeks ago, i blogged about all the cool obama art that's been floating around and specifically about a site called designforobama.org. well....i am now on that site with some of my own artwork.i've been working on a poster and,
post about posters
thanks to some coworkers, i came across a really cool website called gigposters.com. in essence, it's just a big database of concert posters from a huge variety of bands and designers.for me, this is the best of both worlds. as you know, i'm a music fanatic and i'm also a graphic designer. so, this is obviously bringing together two of my favorite things. i just love the style of concert posters. to
pro life, pro obama
Wed, Oct 1 2008 09:55 PM
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a few weeks ago, i blogged about my feelings concerning abortion and my general ethic of life in which i'm pretty sure i just ticked off both sides. some people, in reading that blog and already knowing my feelings about these issues, have questioned my choice to support obama—or any democrat, for that matter. "how could you vote for somebody who wants to kill babies?" (sigh...)well...thanks to my
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must bring your own weapons...
indie music fans hate themselves and are lazy...
ok, well, that may be a little strong, but that—in a crude way—summarizes the findings of professor adrian north of heriot-watt university in scotland. at this university, north engaged the largest and most in-depth research project concerning music and personality that has ever been done. more than 36,000 people from around the world participated in a series of questions regarding musical styles
internet junkie
i'm what you would call—admittedly—a computer nerd. if i had the time to do it, i would most definitely be a chronic internet surfer. in spite of my time restraints, from time to time, i do come across random and interesting websites. for instance, yesterday, i came across a site called dear adobe. it's basically just a stripped-down gripes page for design people who regularly use adobe's creative
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the power of graphic design
Mon, Aug 11 2008 02:30 PM
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first of all, i don't post this image to say, "this is how i feel about hillary clinton." i do, as a side note, think that in this stark caricature of sorts, that there's some powerful truth, but again, that's not my motivation here.the reason i post this is that i just randomly came across it on ffffound.com (which is a really cool site that i've been meaning to blog about) and i was struck by it
music of the free variety
yes people, i have come offering some free (sort of...more or less...) music for your ears. i've been in bed most of the day sick (blah), so i've had some time to peruse the world wide interweb and i've found a couple really cool music sites.first, the hype machine is basically a blog mp3 search site. much like google searches and caches web content, the hype machine searches and caches blogs that
noisetrade
i thought i would pass along this new website that's a really exciting cog in the ever-changing machine that is the music industry. it's called noisetrade and the basic premise is that you can either download entire albums for free if you recommend it to 3 friends (via providing email addresses) or you can choose what you pay ($1 minimum, $25 maximum). it's clear that the music industry is going to
the art of quitting
the art of quitting is an interesting art project in the vein of postsecret. in essence, people create "inspirational" pieces of art that depict their last cigarette or their pronouncement that they are quitting smoking. i'm glad to see that slowly but surely, quitting smoking is becoming as fashionable as being a smoker.
pick your nose
the truth shall set you free
for a long time i've been consistently intrigued and fascinated with postsecret, but i've recently begun visiting dear god and it's got some really interesting and insightful stuff.people have anrn desire to confess and these types of sites show the depths of that desire and need. so, go confess to someone...or to some website...UPDATE: apparently when i post links to websites, they magically
racial reconciliation...
nothing like a little racial reconciliation...on a similar note...finally, if you want to be more hood, look no further.
