February 5th, 2010
I don’t know who this guy is in Starbucks, but he is the quintessence of everything I cannot stand about “Christian musicians.” Talking about the guy in the gym that kept asking him questions about his overly secure masculinity, he proceeds to “sing praise and worship songs” to clear his mind. Of course, he also has Irresistible revolution sitting on the table, and one shoe off to let his brand new foot tattoo air out.
I literally am a little sick to my stomach.
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January 18th, 2010
How Great Would Life Be.mp3 (4397 KB)
This is only for the sake of checking out the feed generation.
The end.Posted via email from The Epic Adventures of Jonathan Cutrell
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August 24th, 2009
Hello ladies and gents,
Just a quick update on what I have been up to recently.
I am the new editor of Fuel Your Interface, a site dedicated to bringing the best usability related content to you! Also, we are always looking for contributors, so if you’d like to contribute, take a look at this.
In other news, I am still a student at Lee University, pursuing a degree in advertising. I have learned a lot about jQuery and some about PHP, and I will be sharing some of this knowledge through this blog in the future. I hope I can be of some help to you all. 
Thanks for the support you all have shown in the past.
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March 30th, 2009
An interesting debate has pervaded Christian society for years, and has recently arguably been the reason for a stronger dichotomization between the older generations and younger generations of churchgoers.
The question that has been asked is, “to what extent should artistic expression be tolerated in a church environment?”
We have seen the rise of the mega-churches, and along with this rise we have seen the study and criticism of the methods of these churches. For this reason, smaller churches have mimicked the practices of the larger churches. This mimicking of mega-churches has been criticized as showy, flashy, and distracting. The reception of the methods of artistic expression in church have stirred controversy, but why?
The purpose of the church is what is at question. I am personally of the belief that the church, though its own entity, is also a macrocosmic view of the individual. A representation, therefore, of our personal Christianity should be expressed by the overall view of the church. This means that the influences of the media, culture, and tribal connectivity (thanks Seth) may be very well expressed to a congregation.
So, with this in mind, let us look at the person, the humanity of individuality and how it relates to our Christianity. We can find a fantastic example of the nature in which we were created in, well… the creation story. The Message says this:
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see.
Genesis 1:1 et al
Later on, we learn this:
God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them
reflecting our nature
So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,
the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself,
and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”
God created human beings;
he created them godlike,
Reflecting God’s nature.
He created them male and female.
God blessed them:
“Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
Genesis 1:26-28
So, the first thing we know about God is that he created. Then we find out that when he created us, he did so for us to reflect him. Our creativity can be interpreted, therefore, as a natural reflection of God, and a natural response to our own creation. Our reproduction doesn’t have to be limited to the reproduction of human life, but may also be interpreted to be the reproduction of the original artistry, that which we cannot see (yet) that God already created.
So I challenge you, as a reader, to engage in the conversation and thought of creative expression as a mandate, as a responsibility of our humanity. In the next post, I will continue to jump further into making a case for creative expression particularly when it comes to the role of the church. For now, we can take away the truth of the idea that God himself is, by his nature, a creative being. We are made in reflection of him, and therefore we are, by nature, creative. This doesn’t mean, by the way, that we all are “artistic,” or that our creativity is expressed through the arts. For some, that is definitely true. But for others, creativity may be expressed through what we have labeled as productivity, in which something is simply done. It is a call to action, to walk out of our front doors and change something. To create is to affect, and to affect is a divine action.
That’s all for now. Off to a meeting!
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March 8th, 2009
Some guy tried this stuff called salvia on our SB09 trip.
And… what a trip.
Probably one of those to stay away from.
Anyway, it’s been a fantastic experience to see Rhode Island for the first time. Incredible scenery, great company, and memorable… meals? Yea, we’ve eaten a lot since leaving TN. Tomorrow, we arrive at Sugarloaf.
Now, it’s time to sleep…
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March 4th, 2009
It is only two days until I head up north for Spring Break. It has been an interesting month or two. I’ve found that I am very much in need of a break, so Boston and New York are sounding better and better. It should be addressed that this post has nothing cool linked to it for you to be entertained by. Sorry, kind of.
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January 26th, 2009
Jonathan
my alarm is a duck.
12:20am Lindsay
hahahha awesome
12:20am Jonathan
well, a duck quack.
12:21am Lindsay
thats pretty sweet
12:21am Jonathan
I know.
It makes me laugh.
12:21am Lindsay
i would laugh if it was going off in the middle of the day… when i first wake up, not so much
12:21am Jonathan
Haha.
well,
it’s still funny to me.
and somewhat ironic.
Because I could never get mad at a duck.
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January 20th, 2009
It’s a possibility that I will be setting up a new line of t-shirts to be sold through DeathToCliche.com. I had DTC running as a design community blog, but it wasn’t making enough impact (or money) and was taking too much of my time to really be worth it. I was one of a thousand or so blogs, and there was hardly any uniquity to the purpose behind the blog itself…
Anyway, I have been increasingly blown away by the advanced technology I have been introduced to on a daily basis. I just found the compatibility of syncing iCal and Google Calendar, which is just fantastic because I also have my phone Read the rest of this entry »
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December 29th, 2008
Hello everyone who reads this blog!
I am one score old, apparently (according to Wikipedia. Which means Abraham Lincoln was saying, basically, 87 years ago.
Anyway, I am happy and very excited about living another year around the people I love, learning how to live out the dreams God has placed inside of me. This birthday (and Christmas and New Year’s) will be unforgettable for years to come.
Now off to sleep, or watch Heroes; whichever has more power over me.
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December 11th, 2008
Just found something that will change e-commerce for us small guys. Need a simple cart to use in conjuction with paypal?
This is pretty amazing. Great Ajax functionality and javascript usage as well.
simpleCart(js) + PayPal = E-commerce in minutes | The Wojo Group.
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