Archives for the month of: May, 2008

Gadget Madness

May 29, 2008 //

For adventure seekers who are not afraid of being decapitated by their own recreational device, the good people of Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana have just the product for you — your very own personal rocket-powered helicopter backpack! [h/t: Engadget] Perhaps this helicopter backpack will revolutionize personal transportation the way the Segway was supposed to (never get stuck in rush hour again! almost lose your noggin every time!) — although it might be harder to customize your copter-pack, like this Segway with spinners.

And, if you ever have the cash to show Bill Gates who’s boss, then you might consider purchasing this $2 billion home [h/t: Gizmodo]. Does a person really need a 22-story home with 400,000 square feet of interior space? I guess there’s a certain madness that sets in when a person’s net worth hits ten or eleven digits. But, if each floor of this home were equally divided in worth, then just giving up one floor would be the equivalent of sponsoring almost 3 million World Vision kids for a year.

Categories just grinning, stewardship, tech

Logos And Updates

May 27, 2008 //

Recently, our church community entered a new season of life and ministry as my wife and I began to serve as co-pastors. We became United — a nod to the heritage of our mother church, Korean United Presbyterian Church, while also symbolizing the new direction in which we believe God is leading us.

We have hope that God is building up a missional community of Christ-followers who will stand united with Christ as individuals, with one another as a diverse community and with God’s purposes in the world.

I designed the United logo, which you can view below.

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Categories church, community, design, faith, family, ministry, missional

Won’t You Take Me To… Hockeytown

May 24, 2008 //

Hometown heroes, the Red Wings, are back in the Stanley Cup finals! Like the Pistons, though they have been consistently in the upper echelons of their league over the last several years, they have not managed to win a championship in quite a while. Is it worse to come close to winning or just plain stink (for example, like the hometown Lions)?

There are many reasons to love hockey: in addition to the vast array of glorious mullets, the flamboyant outfits and opinions of Don Cherry, and even the referees’ appreciation of a Kocur one punch haymaker, hockey combines intricate athleticism with brute force at breakneck speed.

Plus, town rivalries even carry over into the local fishmarkets!

However, given that the first two games are being broadcast on something called the Versus network (which seems like an imaginary network NHL execs made up so it doesn’t seem like they’re not broadcasting their championship series on TV) it remains to be seen whether anyone will even see this Stanley Cup finals or not.

Categories just grinning, sports

He’s Blogging In Korean

May 23, 2008 //

Awhile back, Stephen Colbert — America’s favorite faux pundit — feigned indignation over his second place finish to Korean pop star Rain in the 2007 Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People online poll. Like a good talking-head, Colbert launched a war of words:

According to Rain’s website, his motto is Endless Effort, Endless Endurance, Endless Modesty. Oh yeah? Well, my motto is Infinite Modesty! And, buddy, I will carve that on the face of the moon!

But Colbert took it to the next level by dueling Rain with his own Korean pop video (which begins around the 4 minute mark):

Rain took it to the streets recently with an after-hours dance battle with the Report star (They’re breakdance fighting! No, they’re Dance Dance Revolution fighting!). Watch as Rain brings the dancefloor heat and Colbert dances in Korean:

Hmm… how can I get Colbert to feud with me?

Categories just grinning

Any Great Fundraising Ideas?

May 22, 2008 //

And please, no Ponzi schemes! :)

This summer, our church will be sending a team of mostly college-aged people to Japan to partner with the ministry of a local church there. The prospect of raising $3000 each has been daunting for our team members.

As pastors, my wife and I have done our best to assure them that, in our experience, money is never the thing that prevents us from participating in God’s work around the world — but, at the same time, they must be willing to work really hard to raise the necessary support.

If you have any ideas that a small group of five or ten people can use for effective fundraising, please let me know. And, if you’d like to contribute, drop me a line!

Categories church, community, faith, outreach