Hip-Hop Church
The House is an urban teen-oriented, non-denominational church in Chicago and is an extension of Lawndale Community Church. The House sees itself as a missionary experiment within the U.S. hip-hop community and as its guiding principle, it cites God’s call of Ezekiel to peoples whose language is known to him. The church serves around 500 teens in a service where all of the music is either hip-hop or rap.
thahouse.org/index2.html
Website
While the popular flash cartoon series homestarruner.com is not specifically Christian or even religious, I think it’s worth a look. Particularly of interest is Strong Bad Emails where Strong Bad (a crazy self-centred Mexican wrestler) answers viewer emails and mocks people’s grammar. Trust me; it’s funnier than it sounds.
homestarrunner.com
Bible Verse of the Day
2 Kings 9:20 NRSV — Apparently Montreal isn’t the only place with crazy drivers. “Again the sentinel reported, ‘He reached them, but he is not coming back. It looks like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi; for he drives like a maniac.’”
Reformed Christian Kitsch
From zazzle.ca comes a nice assortment of John Calvin clothing. Where else can you get a “I put the ‘T’ in TULIP” or “Calvin is my homeboy” t-shirt? Or maybe you need one that reads “Calvinism: When a finite God just won’t do.” Or perhaps, just perhaps your dog really needs a “John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes” sweater. (P.S. They’ve got mugs, ties and shoes too!)
zazzle.ca
Book
The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. It is not often that I stumble across such an excellent book. From the professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, comes the unique perspective of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Though I can’t say I agree with everything in this book, what I can say is that it can certainly help expose many of the poor assumptions Christians often can’t help but make while reading the Bible outside of the original Jewish context.
amazon.ca
