tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post5146722513710206048..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Audio lecture: the aesthetics of Christian missionBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-52352113568478699392011-10-12T17:36:22.702-04:002011-10-12T17:36:22.702-04:00I salute you!I salute you!Ben Myershttp://www.faith-theology.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-72447935889444529562011-10-12T08:20:52.632-04:002011-10-12T08:20:52.632-04:00Yep, a bunch of theol students and extras like me ...Yep, a bunch of theol students and extras like me [Gen X Min] flash mobbed the song, "My God is soooo Big!" with actions, each line coming from around the venue, standing on chairs.Paul Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-33871515476872470362011-10-12T08:18:56.666-04:002011-10-12T08:18:56.666-04:00We flash mobbed at Synod the next day Ben!We flash mobbed at Synod the next day Ben!Paul Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-86452008591027288382011-10-12T03:28:12.192-04:002011-10-12T03:28:12.192-04:00For me, an epic compliment: for him, a humiliating...For me, an epic compliment: for him, a humiliating insult! :)Ben Myershttp://www.faith-theology.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-14736125286902178202011-10-11T21:05:41.448-04:002011-10-11T21:05:41.448-04:00lol. Ben does strike a resemblance to J.D.lol. Ben does strike a resemblance to J.D.notjustabewilderedapenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-59913783566870693842011-10-11T21:00:01.926-04:002011-10-11T21:00:01.926-04:00Johnny Depp visited your church,synod ,temple or w...Johnny Depp visited your church,synod ,temple or whatever? Fockin A,blokes.Moriarty99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-59501866027026264812011-10-10T21:37:11.431-04:002011-10-10T21:37:11.431-04:00"the church is a flash mob planted secretly i..."the church is a flash mob planted secretly in the world, waiting to surprise the world with glimpses of glory..." Great stuff!Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-80477670706013671472011-10-10T17:40:08.635-04:002011-10-10T17:40:08.635-04:00NB: W/Reg. to my previous anecdote about the psych...NB: W/Reg. to my previous anecdote about the psychologist B.F. Skinner: it may be that he was an extremely shy person, or, especially self-absorbed (as would befit a research scientist), or both. My point was to the various issues surrounding self-presentation in a lecture, not a characterization of someone I actually knew.DWLINDEMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-18361017945191305792011-10-10T01:07:27.885-04:002011-10-10T01:07:27.885-04:00Apparently the next day a flash mob was staged dur...Apparently the next day a flash mob was staged during the Synod - I wish I'd been there to see it!Ben Myershttp://www.faith-theology.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-65474909598574190072011-10-10T00:05:42.674-04:002011-10-10T00:05:42.674-04:00Self-effacing. Understandable. When I was in grad ...Self-effacing. Understandable. When I was in grad school, we did not see photographs of art historians until they were retired (Festschrift) or dead (Obituary). The electronic revolution has changed all that, of course. I recall seeing B.F. Skinner lecture. He came off as nearly robotic, as though he had already carried out the absurd tests in Walden Two on himself. If "deranged" implies "toward emotion", I see no problem with that. Photographs are often regarded as revealing, however, they contain a problematic bias to the instant, precluding before and after the instant. Since this photographer, is neither Karsh of Ottawa (modern hagiography) nor Avedon (modern dystopia), I think he/she can be forgiven.DWLINDEMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-7426948944353886112011-10-09T21:33:10.344-04:002011-10-09T21:33:10.344-04:00''the church is a kind of flash mob'&#...''the church is a kind of flash mob'' - I can see how that would work. Also it is good you brought up the online gaming/social networking environment, this is an area of mission seemingly misunderstood and perhaps misused (if not ignored by the majority) by the Church.notjustabewilderedapenoreply@blogger.com