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Rozhdestvo, a Russian Nativity Video

A Russian animation of the Christmas story. For part 2 click here.

Retooning the Nativity

An animated deconstruction of some Nativity myths.

Christmas through the eyes of children

A video on the Christmas story, as told by children.

I came across it through Crossover, but apparently it was made by St Paul's Anglican Church in New Zealand.

What is a fresh expression of church?

New video from freshexpressions.org.uk.

Have you ever felt judged?

Have you ever felt judged, like any of the people in this video? If you have I'd like to hear your story. What it felt like. How it effected you. How it effected your attitude towards God.

Gungor - Beautiful Things (video)

"Beautiful Things" by Gungor. Very interesting. I think I like this band.

Gungor - God is not a white man (video)

Song by Gungor.

What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church? (video)

A funny but uncomfortably accurate critique of the way many churches welcome visitors ... and how decidedly unwlecoming it is.

Techniques for Relaxation (video)

Just wondering how many of you are familiar with progressive muscle relaxation? Progressive muscles relaxation is something I learned backin my New Age days but continue to practice today from a more Christian perspective. I find it helpful for relieving stress, anxiety, depression and for clearing the mind in preparation for meditative prayer (1 Peter 4:7). See what you think of this video.

Google going ballistic over Occult Academy

For some reason a Japanese anime production called "Occult Academy" is hitting the top ten in Google trends. Here's the blurb:

This story revolves around a girl named Maya and a time-traveling agent named Uchida. Maya is the daughter of the former headmaster, who passed away in 1999, of a private Japanese academy dedicated to the study of the occult, and Uchida is a mysterious young man who has traveled back in time from 2012.

Notsradamous is mentioned in the Occult Academy trailer, so given that and the millenium and 2012 dates featuring so prominately I gather the writers are trying to capitalize on apocalyptic faddism. What will the industrie do when the Mayan calandar runs out (he says sarcastically)?

Related Articles on 2012:

Aquarius Rising
The Shift - Rebranding a Movement