All of this awesomeness is done by an artist with two first names, Bill Dan.
He writes a little bit about the first picture here.
The Telegraph has more of his pictures here, some of them includes birds on the rocks.
And he has a video of birds landing on those balanced rocks here.
Last year I made a post about another blog called Stuff Christians Like. That site has become so popular that a book is about to come out.
But today I found a very similar blog called Stuff Christian Culture Likes. Yes, it’s a very similar blog, but the author doesn’t avoid the comparison and even addresses the like blog issue. All in all, I think I prefer the Stuff Christian Culture Likes blog better, her perception and humor is a little more towards me liking.
It’s no secret that as I look back at my past, one thing that really bothered me was how people in the church tried to live up to a perception instead of being really sincere of who they are. I was one of them. So as I check out this blog, I’m able to laugh at who I was, and who I am, and feel a bit more grounded. I hope no one is taking this as an attack on Christians or Christian culture, that’s not my intent, and I don’t think it’s the intent of the authors of these two blogs; but rather look at it as an opportunity for how Christians are viewed by many people outside (and even inside) the church.
Here are a handful of posts that got my attention:
The global board of Biblica today announced its intention to update the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible, the first time it has been revised since 1984. The Committee on Bible Translation (CBT), the independent body of global biblical scholars solely responsible for the translation of the world’s most popular Bible, is slated to finish its revision late next year, with publication in 2011. The announcement was made at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill., the site of the historic first meeting of the CBT in 1965.
“We want to reach English speakers across the globe with a Bible that is accurate, accessible and that speaks to its readers in a language they can understand,” said Keith Danby, Global President and CEO of Biblica. “This is why we are recommitting ourselves today to the original NIV charter, complete with its charge to monitor and reflect developments in English usage and Biblical scholarship by regularly updating the NIV Bible text.
“As time passes and English changes, the NIV we have at present is becoming increasingly dated. If we want a Bible that English speakers around the world can understand, we have to listen to, and respect, the vocabulary they are using today.”
The CBT represents the very best in evangelical biblical scholarship and its members are drawn from denominations across the world. As an independent body, it alone has the authority to revise and update the text of the NIV Bible.