Change In Form

Brian Alexander —  January 12, 2011 — 3 Comments

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When I took a visit to the vending machine one day it got me thinking. I inserted $1 and 25 cents. I pressed the giant Mountain Dew button (which is an amazing feature for those of us to can’t see to well), reached down and got my drink. The bottle was different. This wasn’t my first time noticing it, but it was different in shape.

Over the years Mountain Dew has changed their bottles, cans, logos, etc. We all know that over time you have to change, and to change you have to re-brand, and re-think. Mountain Dew in my opinion has done very well in this area. I love their product, their branding, and the way that they market their brand internationally.

My question was, why did the Mountain Dew corporation do this? and did they have to? What makes the new bottles better? How does this shape impact the utility of it’s consumers? How does change in form/shape impact you? Do you think it is important to change form over the course of time? What about from a spiritual perspective? How does the culture’s change impact what you believe? Does it mean anything at all?

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Passion 2011 :: Session 6 [Giglio]

Brian Alexander —  January 5, 2011 — Leave a comment

I am blogging the 2011 Passion Conference. Check out the following posts first.

Passion Conferences is led by Louie Giglio, who has been at the forefront of collegiate ministry for over twenty years.  Prior to becoming the Director of Passion, Louie was Founder and Director of Choice Ministries, where he worked in the campus setting with students at Baylor University.  Louie travels the world challenging this generation to a passionate pursuit of God, inviting them to join Him in His unending Story. Louie and His wife, Shelley (Chief Strategist, Passion Conferences and Director of Label Operations and Artist Management), live in Atlanta GA, and are active members of Passion City Church, where Louie now Pastors. Louie is the author of The Air I Breathe: Worship As A Way Of Life and I am not but I know I AM.

These are my notes from the closing session. To summarize “Carry the name of Jesus wherever you go.” If you would like a copy of these notes to save on your computer please email me, and when doing so place Passion 2011 Session 6 Notes in the subject line and i’ll get them to you.

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Passion 2011 :: Session 5 [Piper]

Brian Alexander —  January 5, 2011 — 1 Comment

I am blogging the 2011 Passion Conference. Check out the following posts first.

John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College, where he first sensed God’s call to enter the ministry. He went on to earn degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.) and the University of Munich (D.theol.). For six years he taught Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in 1980 accepted the call to serve as pastor at Bethlehem. John is the author of more than 30 books and more than 25 years of his preaching and teaching is available free at desiringGod.org. John and his wife, Noel, have four sons, one daughter, and an increasing number of grandchildren.

This sermon really grabbed me. I really appreciate the fact that Piper can speak to me in such an amazing way even though he isn’t anywhere near my age. Here is his sermon in one sentence. “Self, no matter how glorious, can never satisfy a heart made of God.” If you want a copy just shoot me an email. Make sure the subject is Passion 2011 Session 5 Notes, and i’ll get them to you.

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Passion 2011 :: Session 4 [Andy]

Brian Alexander —  January 4, 2011 — 2 Comments

I am blogging the 2011 Passion Conference. Check out the following posts first.

Andy Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, and Browns Bridge Community Church. He also founded North Point Ministries, which is a worldwide Christian organization.

This was a message on Jacob and Esau. I’ve heard tis passaged preached many times, but this one was the most powerful i’ve heard yet. Summary in one sentence: God is going to introduce Himself with your name unless you trade your birthright for a bowl of stew. Hope you take something from this and can apply it to your life right now, at this moment that God has placed you in. If you want a copy just shoot me an email. Make sure the subject is Passion 2011 Session 4 Notes, and i’ll get them to you.

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Check Out: The Decembrists

Brian Alexander —  January 3, 2011 — 1 Comment
The King Is Dead

The King Is Dead - The Decemberists

I constantly was aware that my brother was listening to them. I never game them my time of day. I didn’t have their new album in my itunes, until today. I had ZERO plays of them on their last album, which was already sitting in my itunes for months and months, with no Love! So today, I started listening to their latest album “The King Is Dead.” I’m in love. This music is good.

If you like any of the following bands or artists you’ll love The Decembrists.

Even if you don’t like any of the bands who says you can’t explore a new genre of music? I love finding new music to listen to. Check them out below. I bet you’ll fall in love with them just like me.

So what do you think? Let me know whats currently playing on your itunes playlist. I love hearing new music and discovering bands I’ve never listened to before.

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Passion 2011 :: Session 3 [Chan]

Brian Alexander —  January 2, 2011 — 2 Comments

I am blogging the 2011 Passion Conference. Check out the following posts first.

Francis Chan (born 1967) is an American preacher. He is the former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, CA, a Christian church he and his wife started in 1994. He is also the Founder and Chancellor of Eternity Bible College and author of the best-selling book, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. He released his second book Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit in August 2009.

Chan is a nationally recognised pastor, regularly speaking at major events and conferences nationally and internationally.

Tonights message from Francis summarized in one sentence. Does your life match the wight of the gospel, if it doesn’t what needs to change? See below more detailed notes on this and  If you want a copy just shoot me an email. Make sure the subject is Passion 2011 Session 3 Notes, and i’ll get them to you.

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Passion 2011 :: Session 2 [Moore]

Brian Alexander —  January 2, 2011 — 3 Comments

I am blogging the 2011 Passion Conference. Check out the following post first.

Beth founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose of teaching women how to love and live on God’s Word. She has written numerous books and Bible studies, including Breaking Free, Believing God, and The Patriarchs, that have been read by women of all ages, races, and denominations. Through the years, American missionaries and expatriates have taken the Bible studies overseas, resulting in Beth Moore Bible study groups popping up all over the world. Upon completion of a tour of New England this fall, Beth’s Living Proof Live conferences will have taken her to all fifty states since 1994.

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