[RSS - See Embedded Video] How much of our fear is self-generated but untrue? This TED video is presents journalist David McCandless who create infographics to understand the meaning of our data. When we present data in relationship to other data it gives it a deeper meaning and helps us understand it better. But at …
The Cry Of A Wounded Soldier
[RSS - See Embedded Video] This is one of the most powerful videos on the the subject of war I have EVER seen. The speech is given by war veteran Mike Prysner. I would really encourage you, regardless of your views of military service, to watch it. Mike strikes at the heart of the problem …
Enjoying God’s Reality
[RSS - See Embedded Video] If you haven’t seen the double rainbow guy, you need to. This guy captures a moment on video that is priceless. The original video blew up to 11 million hits and was featured on the Huffington Post. On Huffington, it was shared over 12,000 times and tweeted over 6,000 times. …
The Nature Of Faith
[RSS - See Embedded Video] This is the second video I made last year in a series called, “Something To Think About.” In our desire to express what we believe we often miss that it can rob us of the very relationship we are seeking. This short presentation explores the nature of our faith, how …
Scot McKnight Interviews Brian McLaren
Q | Conversations on Being a Heretic from Q Ideas on Vimeo. Scot McKnight interviews Brian McLaren at Q Conference in Chicago. The interview holds so much rich material. Lots of stuff stood out to me. First, Brian begins the dialog with a reference to the previous presentation and that, “If our theology doesn’t lead …
An Empathic Civilization
Prepare to geek out for about 10 minutes. ;-P This is a video by author Jeremy Rifkin and explores the idea of empathy. He makes the assertion, based on neuroscience that we are soft-wired with something called mirror neurons. Mirror neurons allow us to construct a sense of empathy by recreating in our own brain …
The Simplicity Of Orthodoxy
[RSS - See Embedded Video] This is a fun project I worked on last year that was going to be part of a series. One of the ideas I explore in my book is our desire to discover our own humanity, and to figure our sense of what it means to be orthodox, or to …
Love The Way You Lie/Needing To Feel
In the simplest of terms. We’re trying to make sense of what it means to be human. I have a friend who continually hurts himself. He’s entirely self-destructive in his attempts to make relationships work. And no matter how much those around him try and love him it just doesn’t seem to make a difference. …
Looking For Her Dignity
This video struck me in a rather profound way. What happens when we look beyond the victim and begin to see the person that is present. Its a short video of an Afghan women who was tortured by her community. Her scars are right on the front of her face. But the photographer looks deeper …
Admitting Our Limitations
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Marilynne Robinson www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party This is a very interesting video of Jon Stewart interviewing Marilynne Robinson. She explores the tension between science and religion and suggests that scientists are not being honest about their own science. …
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