I just wanted to remind you guys what Christmas is really supposed to be about. Thought this video said it pretty well.
I also like this one:
Does God Exist?
Here’s a cool video answer to that question. My friend Brett pointed me to this video. Thanks Brett.
New Old Videos
I just uploaded some some old videos that some of you may enjoy: Mexico Mission Trip 2000, Mexico Mission Trip 2003, Summer 2003
Mexico Mission 2000 pt1 from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Mexico Mission 2000 pt2 from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Mexico Mission 2003 pt1 from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Mercy Ships XTreme Teams trip from July 2003
Mexico Mission 2003 pt2 from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
XTreme Teams (Mercy Ships) – summer 2003
Social Media and the Church
Social Media Stats – crazy.
If this is true and the way we communicate has fundamentally changed, then what does this mean to the church? The church has been notorious for being behind the curve when it comes to innovations – many are still doing the songs of the 50s and lamenting over the “good ‘ol days.”
Some church people are fearful of new technologies. (The news stories of those who abuse the technology doesn’t help.) Some even have “spiritual” reasons for not using it. (They’d rather spend their time “with Jesus.”) I may be wrong, but it seems to me that if these technologies have “fundamentally changed” the way we communicate, then the church needs to break in and use it to communicate the gospel – give Jesus a voice in these new social media communities by being an active incarnated presence.
I’d love to hear from you guys. What are the best (and worst) ways you guys see the church using technology and social media in particular?
Old Tomball Youth videos – 1995
I was going through some old stuff the other day and found a vhs (remember those things?) with a video we made for a Senior banquet in 1995. I enjoyed laughing at it all and thought some of you would too so I converted it to dvd and wmv.
I’m almost embarrassed to put these up ’cause the quality is so poor, but you gotta remember, I’m old. These were all made with 2 vcrs – long before computer editing hit the consumer market. It’s also pretty poor ’cause the tape is so old. Anyway, if you watch them in order here, you can see the whole thing.
Write your comments at the bottom – I’m thinkin’ this could get interesting.
01 Anchor Shana from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
02 Born to Be Wild montage from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
03 Commercial – Shana Jason Miranda from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
04 Fashion segment from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
05 Basics of Life montage from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
06 Weather segment – Shana Jodi from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
07 Rock around the Clock montage from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
08 Commercial – Jodi from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
09 Sports Segment from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
10 Candle on the Water montage from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
11 Commercial – Miranda Jodi Shana Aimee from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
12 Final segment – Shana from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
13 Friends montage from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Kasen Sings with Daddy
The other night I was reading to Kasen before he went to bed. He chose one of his “song” books and so I started singing. For the first time, he decided to join me and sing along. Miranda captured the moment here. Pretty funny stuff. It was actually kinda hard for me to keep singing ’cause all I wanted to do is laugh. I especially like the way he pauses before his last note.
Kasen Singing with Daddy from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Kasen Videos
Just thought I’d post a few videos we filmed over the past few weeks. They’re all really short, but capture some fun moments.
Kasen’s “Bite” from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Kasen’s First Bowling Experience from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Trying to get Kasen to say Kesleigh from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Gigi’s Sprinkler from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Sprinkler from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Bubbles with Grandma from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Kasen Playing with Mommy from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Walking the Mosquitos
Kasen and I went for a walk this morning. Considering the swarm of mosquitos around us, you might say we took them for a walk. Anyway, Kasen loves it! He points out every car and especially loves the school buses. He also gets excited when he sees birds. It’s fun for me to listen to him as he rambles on about the different things he sees. He still has a long ways to go as far as learning his words, so his rants are interesting. I become a code breaker trying to discern what he means. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a snapshot of our life together this morning.
Here’s a video of some of Kasen’s first words. You know you live in Lake Jackson when your child’s first words include “Mosquito.”
Kasen and the Mosquito Bite from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
Kasen had some Fun
Classic stuff!! Daddy was feeding Kesleigh and Kasen thought he’d go have a little fun of his own.
Kasen Toilet Paper from Steve Corn on Vimeo.
“Black Button”
Here’s a video I found today. It’s pretty good. Not very Biblical or anything, but it’ll make you think. Reminds me of “The Matrix” red pill or blue pill scene in some ways.