story time
the girls love reading – here’s an example of eliana working through some favourite nursery rhymes with annalise:
catching up with ben & laura
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worthy reading
not having had time to put fingers to keys myself, I thought some of you may like to read what my oldest brother has written in regards to a most momentous occasion coming up in November when our Mum receives Grandpa’s MBE posthumously.
http://stuandrews.com/2009/10/26/a-man-who-walked-the-mountains/
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Jesus, all about …. what?!
Reactions to this campaign have been interesting to say the least.I happened across a well written blog on why the author has been so far disappointed with the JAAL production.
My own thoughts have varied – on its introduction to our church, I was excited, looking forward to the possibility of discussing the ads we had been shown. The marketing was clever, well researched, and the ads professional and thought provoking. Now, however, I think it is an opportunity missed, and I feel jipped – jipped because a whole lot of money has gone into this, and the marketing that was approved by churches changed at some point.
We were ashamed as we watched ROVE, The 7pm Project and other media outlets ridicule the campaign, because on some levels they were dead right. Images of hot chips, moles, birds etc etc are a particularly odd way to “sell” someone we profess to be our Creator, redeemer and Living God – especially when it comes across in such an abstract and confusing manner.
What kind of censorship could there be, when one of the two websites encourages you, me, anyone to upload their ‘thankyou’ messages direct to the website? I would think this would be an open invitation to those that despise the God of the Bible to have a lot of “fun” at our expense…
According to 303 (the group behind the marketing) they are considering the campaign a success. What I am greatly surprised about is their stated goal for marketing: to lure lapsed Christians back to Jesus…?! Could that statement be any more confusing/conflicting/confronting? I was not aware this was a primary goal, and it surprises me greatly.
I’m not a fan of having two websites for one topic – it automatically suggests an “us” and “you” mentallity that pushes the divide further. The biggest issue I have with the addresses though, is that one removes the very essence of the campaign from its address – JESUS.
Regardless of good intentions, I see this campaign as unhelpful, misdirected and confusing, presented in a manner that to me sells Jesus as a joke, an opportunity to reduce him in human terms rather than allowing His biblical status as wholly God to stand on its own as reason to initiate discussion with our friends and family.
Refund please.