SpeechBubbles

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 30, 2005 in Culture | 0 comments

A tool every blogger needs, make your own speech bubbles.

Porn Resources

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 17, 2005 in Church, Culture, Teaching | 0 comments

A FREE! pornography accountability program provided by the ministry of XXXchurch.
A Porn Forum to seek help and discuss with others.
Porn Internet & Spam Filter
IS PORN NORM? From the Back Street to the Main Street

Porn Facts:

* 45% increase in child pornography sites between 2/2001-7/2001 (N2H2, 8/01)
* 25 million Americans visit cybersex sites between 1-10 hours per week (MSNBC Survey 2000)
* 9 in 10 kids 8-16 yrs. have viewed porn online, mostly accidentally while doing homework (UK News Telegraph, NOP Research Group, 1/07/02)
* Searching for 26 popular children’s characters, such as Pokemon, My Little Pony and Action Man, revealed thousands of links to porn sites. 30% were hard-core. (Envisional 2000)
* 89% of sexual solicitations of youth were made in either chat rooms or Instant Messages (Pew Study reported in JAMA, 2001)
* 1 in 5 youths received sexual solicitation or approach in last year (NCMEC, 2000)
* 30% of all unsolicited emails contain pornographic information (Choose Your Mail.com study, October, 1999).
* more facts….

And for you pastors…according to Christianity Today the percentage of pastors who visited a porn site. 57% Never, 21% A few times a year, 9% Once in past year, 7% More than a year ago, and 6% Couple times a month or more. 51% of pastors admit that looking at internet pornography is their biggest temptation. (Christianity Today, December 2002)

Missionary Position

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 17, 2005 in Church, Culture | 0 comments

Craig at XXXChurch.com just sent me a copy of Missionary Position a documentary on their journey from the red light district of Amsterdam, to the Porn rehab facilities of Kentucky the porn shows of Las Vegas to the porn sets of Hollywood. About the movie:

Bill Day, an independent film maker and all around great guy, called us back in February of 2002 and asked if he could hang around us for a few days and shoot some video for a project he was working on. He joined us on our trip to Amsterdam, then to Pure Life Ministries in Kentucky, then to Erotica LA and then…a few days and a small video project turned into over 2 years and a full-length documentary on the ministry of XXXchurch. The documentary is currently slated to release in early 2006.

He also enclosed some “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” t-shirts. I have to admit, these guys are doing some pretty crazy things to reach the Porn Industry (see their Wally the Weiner). I’ve got a couple more interviews and the video to watch and I’ll have my article on them coming soon….

Wally the Wiener & Porn Sunday

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 15, 2005 in Church, Culture | 9 comments

I just spoke with Craig, one of the founders of XXXChurch.com. I plan to write an article on what they are doing…

XXXchurch exists to bring awareness, openness, accountability and recovery to the church, society and individuals in the issues of pornography and to begin to provide solutions through non-judgmental and creative means. XXXchurch is here to make you think, react and to decide where you stand on the issues of porn. We’re not here to sling mud, but to shove the envelope and try and do some good.

Have you guys heard about them? What questions (as Christians) would you have for what they are doing? What has been the churches response to pornography? Is it a problem? What effects have you seen porn have on people’s lives? Would your church be willing to have them put on a PornSunday and preach?

Free Book Give-Aways @ InBubbleWrap.com

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 13, 2005 in Culture | 2 comments

KaleoBill posted the following and I joined.

I like to read – you all know that. If you’re into reading, then you may want to check out this site. It’s InBubbleWrap.com , and it’s a great concept. Every day, they offer a new book up for grabs – anywhere between five to twenty-five copies. If you like the looks of it, you sign up. Later that day, they do a drawing, and everyone who wins gets the book for free – shipped out nicely packaged in bubble wrap.

I won on my first attempt I won on my first two attempts…here are the books that are being sent to me: (btw- These books are all business books)

Day One: Never Eat Alone and The Ice Cream Maker
Day Two: StartupNation

Moving from Culturally Relevant to Shaping Culture

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 12, 2005 in Church, Culture | 3 comments

I hear enough discussion about churches who want to be ‘culturally relevant’. As a church, we want to go past this to being an active participate in the shaping of the culture around us. I just had a great discussion with my friend Eric Brown (Pastor @ Imago Dei in Portland) and I’m going to think about this for a bit.

What are ways churches can shape the culture around them rather than just being culturally relevant?