Today's links 28/3/2010

1. Christ Conducts His Choir




(HT: David Murray )

"In this astounding video, American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre spliced together nearly 250 videos of individuals singing individual parts of “Lux Arumque.” He sent out the music, auditioned the singers, and then chose 250 of the submitted videos, which he spliced together to form this “virtual choir.”

As I watched in wonder, I could not help thinking of how Christ our Mediator gathers His people’s praises from every church and every believer in the world every Sunday and presents them, as a perfect choir, to His Father.

Then my mind went further and “I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.""



2. I recently spent two hours watching "An Evening Of Eschatology". This was a round-table debate between Doug Wilson (representing the post-millenial view), Jim Hamilton (representing pre-millenialism) and Sam Storms (representing amillenialism), and moderated by John Piper. I seem to be moving towards thinking that amillenialism is probably the correct view. What do you think?



3. (HT: Thabiti Anyabwile)

“It is a growing conviction of mine that no parish can fulfill its true function unless there is at the very center of its leadership life a small community of quietly fanatic, changed and truly converted Christians. The trouble with most parishes is that nobody, including the pastor, is really greatly changed. . . .

We do not want ordinary men. Ordinary men cannot win the brutally pagan life of a city like New York for Christ. We want quiet fanatics.”

John Heuss, Our Christian Vocation (Greenwish, 1955), pages 15-16.



4. I also watched this sermon By Michael Horton on Christ and the Workplace.

Christ and the Workplace from Westminster Seminary California on Vimeo.

This addressed a question I have often asked myself, especially with all that I hear about the Christian doctor. Dr Horton gave me much to think about, and so, I looked him up online, and found an interview he gave, where he discussed some of these questions, and found even more to mull about.



5. Talk Deeply, Be Happy

"Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life — and less time talking about the weather?

It may sound counterintuitive, but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier, said Matthias Mehl, a psychologist at the University of Arizona"



6. It's hard to stop laughing once you really get going, even when you know you should not be laughing in the first place!



(HT: Vit Z)