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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Romance Meets Life

Romance Meets Life

A Tattooed Jesus - Blasphemous or Preaching The Gospel to Today's Generation?

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 05:09 PM PDT


For a visual Jesus when I was growing up, I turned to pictures on Roman Catholic bulletins, the movie series on the life of Jesus featuring Robert Powell, and then there was my book of Bible Stories. All the images showed a long haired, bearded Jesus, but otherwise he was so clean cut. A new campaign from a group in Texas is using a different image of Jesus to preach the gospel. A tattooed Jesus.


The campaign is being spread using large billboards like the above tattooed image of Jesus and it is making some Texans angry. I just saw the video and it touched me so much, I had to share.

In the video, Jesus is shown as a tattoo artist who goes to work and has many different people come in to see Him. Each of them - black, white, old, young, male, female, strong and weak - has a tattoo which they want removed, tattoos that define them, their societal label, their inner demons, and their their sin. Jesus removes their tattoo, and in its place He gives them a different tattoo including some like, "accepted," "freedom, "humble," "love," etc.

All his customers leave very happy but at the end, Jesus is dropping from tiredness. He removes his top to show that all of those tattoos he removed are now on Him. Not only was He removing their sins, but He was taking them on as His own.

I think the video is a great depiction of the gospel, but some people don't agree. Watch below and tell me what you think.

8 Different Kinds of Outing For a First Date or Any Other Quality Time With Your Partner

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT


For a lot of people, their love language is quality time spent with their partner or significant other. Yet, most of us run out of ideas sooner or later on what to do to fill those times we get together. After all, you can't stay indoors all the time, or sit looking into each others eyes no matter how good looking you both are. I found these ideas and thought to share. #thankmelater :)


The 8 Types of First Dates (And Their Pros and Cons) by Chiara Atik for HowAboutWe 

Drink Dates
Pros: Alcohol = conversational lubrication. More romantic than coffee, but less of a commitment than dinner. Easy to prolong or or cut short after one drink, depending.

Cons: Not everyone drinks! Can be hard to think of things to talk about if there's no immediate chemistry. The worry of drinking too much.

Sober Dates
Pros: No need to worry about beer goggles or whether you're acting a little too, shall we say, ebullient. You can be sure your judgement isn't impaired.

Cons: They don't call alcohol a social lubricant for nothing! A bar, whether it's a wine bar or a dive bar, can also just be a nice place to hang out after dark, and bars tend to stay open later than coffee shops.

Activity Dates
Pros: Gets you both out of your element, on the same team. Easy ice-breaker. Can focus on doing something rather than asking the usual "date-y" questions. See what it's like to actually hang out with someone, rather than just drink with them.

Cons: If the date isn't good, you're still stuck doing whatever activity with him. People can feel too much out of their element.

Listen or Watch Dates:
Pros: A movie or a concert is a great way to explore a shared interest. It's also a nice way to kill two birds with one stone, if there's a concert or a movie you particularly want to go to. Experiencing an amazing show together can be a bonding experience, and it gives you plenty of fodder for conversation when it's over.

Cons: A movie or a show certainly isn't a great way to get to know someone, seeing as you're basically greeting each other and then focusing all your attention on whatever entertainment's at hand. So it might be a little awkward, and further ice breakers may be necessary!

Coffee Dates
Pros: The best, most low-pressure scenario for dates that you're feeling "iffy" about. Daytime coffee has virtually no pressure to extend the date past an hour, though of course it's easy to do so if there's a spark. The fact that a cup of coffee is inexpensive is another bonus.

Cons: Well, it's certainly not romantic. You'd be hard-pressed to have a coffee date end in a first kiss, unless you either move on to drinks/dinner/another activity, or stay there for hours. But who, apart from freelancers and students, wants to stay at a coffee shop for hours?

Shopping Dates
Pros: A quick way to get to know a person's taste/shared aesthetic sensibility. A shared "mission," if you're shopping for something in particular. Fun and easy to discuss weird or cool finds.

Cons: Just walking around and looking at stuff can get a little boring. Can be hard to segue the conversation into other things besides the immediate present. And definitely not a good date for people who don't like to browse or shop!

Explore Dates
Pros: The thrill of discovering a new neighborhood, coffee shop or art gallery can be a great way to bond. The cheesy lines practically write themselves: "We'll always have GOWANUS…"

Cons: Exploring can be fun, but aimlessly walking around can get a little tiring, especially if the place you're exploring doesn't turn out to be that…interesting. If things on the date don't go well, it's a loooong trip back to where you started.

Volunteer Dates
Pros: You'll feel virtuous and you'll get to know each other while actually making a different. You'll instantly have something to do - it's sort of like an activity date with added karma. And you'll totally have earned a post-volunteering drink! (Or three.)

Cons: Depending on the task, volunteering can be emotionally taxing. That can be some pretty heavy stuff to experience with someone you've just met.

Adetoun Olupitan Covers Zen Magazine October Edition

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:23 AM PDT


Zen magazine chose to mark Nigeria's independence month with a cover featuring Adetoun Olupitan, a Nigerian-born model currently living and working in Chicago. Adetoun started commercial modelling in 2011 and over the last couple of years, she has worked with many influential industry professionals.

Adetoun has had many interesting experiences - from being the new face of international hair care company Organic Root Stimulator to having Naomi Campbell send her an autographed shoe by Prada - and she talks to Zen about these and how it feels to be modelling in America and why "this is the right time for African fashion".

Van Vicker Marks 10th Anniversary With His Wife With Picture of Them Dating in Secondary School

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:07 AM PDT


Most people never forget their first love. Most people never get to marry their first love and some of those who do grow out of it before long. Van Vicker is among the few who did marry their first love, and still in love and enjoying their marriage as the years go by. To mark their 10th wedding anniversary after a total of 19 years together, he shared this picture with the caption...


Its my 10th wedding anniversary TODAY, yeeaaaa. I pray the Lord grants me many, many, more years in marriage with my wife, Adjoa van Vicker. Amen. SEE US IN A FLASH BACK IN 1995 IN SECONDARY SCH. Its being 19yrs together.

Below are some more pictures of Van Vicker with his wife and family over this past year. RML wishes them many more happy years!

Must Read - What Does The Housewife and Stay at Home Mother Do All Day?

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:29 AM PDT


A man came home from work and found his 5 children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and no sign of the dog, walking in the door, he found ...an even bigger mess.

A lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was against one wall, In the front room the TV was on loudly with the cartoon channel, the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.

As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel... She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'

She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?...

''Yes," was his incredulous reply..

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

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Not sure of the original source of this joke, I saw it on Facebook.
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