All Things Entertaining

I recently saw the new Michel Gondry movie, Be Kind Rewind. I normally don’t like Jack Black all that much. However, Mos Def & him were quite funny in a indie film that didn’t leave you hating the world, and totally depressed. (As most indie films do) If you’re looking for some new music to listen to, I’ve been listening to these bands over the last month: Spoon, Cold War Kids, Jon Foreman, Tim Hughes, and a ton of Counting Crows. (They have a new CD coming out soon, if you didn’t know this) I’ve also been reading two different books lately. The first one is tremendously shaping the way I view my ministry, and the kind of pastor I want to be in the future. (The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson) The other (Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want by James Gilmore) is described as an “eye-opening but muddled volume [that] tells companies to remain true to self or, at least, to appear genuine, arguing that in a world increasingly filled with deliberately and sensationally staged experiences... consumers choose to buy or not buy based on how real they perceive an offering to be. Everything that forms a company's identity—from its name and practices to its product details—affects consumers' perceptions of its authenticity.” It’s going to be a fun book to mull over. You can’t read this book & not start observing everything around, while wondering if this is indeed the direction the world is heading.