Archive for June, 2006

Jesus Loves Porn Stars »

XXXChurch just finished up their time at the porn convention Erotica LA. They handed out thousands of Bibles with “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” on the cover, which some people thought was inappropriate. ABC News covered the story - here’s the video.
Craig and JR and the rest of the guys at XXXChurch are doing […]

Change the Channel NOW »

I was just channel surfing. Sunday morning TV. Slim pickings.
And I came across a show with this message across the bottom of the screen:
“Call now for your FREE vial of miracle water!”
That’s when you know it’s time to change the channel.

Guillen v. Mariotti »

All I’ve heard the past couple days on sports radio and ESPN has been the big dust up between White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and columnist Jay Mariotti. Having heard Guillen’s words described circumspectly on TV and radio (”a homophobic term”, “a homosexual slur”, etc.) but never actually hearing what word Guillen said, I […]

Corvette Guy »

I listened to The Jungle for a few minutes on my way back from lunch today, and Rome ripped on “Corvette guy.” Tight pants, perm, unbuttoned shirt, etc. Pretty funny.
Then a few minutes ago I was walking back to my office from the post office. Saw a plum-colored Corvette convertible at a […]

Angelina vs. Jen »

Boyd and Gate pose the question: Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston?
I found Jason Boyett’s answer on page 13 of his new book, Pocket Guide to the Bible. In the “Biblicabulary,” where Boyett defines biblical terms, he defines “flesh” this way:
FLESH
The natural naughtiness of humanity, and one of Paul’s favorite metaphors. Most references to […]

The Problem with Schools »

…are countless. But here’s a big one.
Jim Caserta says,
AP classes realistically only reach the cream of the crop, and their standards are too high for a large percentage of high school students. Where I think schools are failing is on the other end, failing at-risk students. For many of them, non-traditional curricula, motivated teachers, […]

Baseball »

I love baseball. Love to watch it, love to play it, love to teach it. But this is insane:
Coached and financed by parents, with the help of a handful of local sponsors, the Express, which is based north of Orlando, plays what amounts to a 10-month season, taking time off at the end […]


Brian Baute is a creative Internet/New Media leader in Burlington, NC. He leads the Web Technologies department at Elon University and creates graphics & videos for Pine Ridge Church. See further details on his resume [PDF].



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