Posts Tagged ‘church’



May11

Convicting or Funny?

By Harris III | 4 Comments

I laughed all throughout this entire video. Then, the moment it finished, it hit a little too close to home, and I felt a tad bit convicted. If anything, if you’re in a leadership position at a church, this will make you think, and might even stir up a little conversation about what you’re doing in your services.

Thank goodness they made this about church services, and not conferences, camps, or even the shows put on by “christian entertainers.” If they decided to make those versions, well…I prefer not to think about what might happen.  For now, enjoy this one, regarding Sunday mornings: READ ALL

Jan6

“_________ Church: A Community where Life is Comfortable & Invigorating!” Umm, try again.

By Harris III | 4 Comments

The SquareI passed this sign today in Germantown, (the part of downtown Nashville we live in), and sadly, I couldn’t help but think, “Wow, that sounds like a church flyer.”

So many churches these days are obsessed with comfort. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s easier to grow your church that way, since churches are just groups of people, and people in general are obsessed with comfort, safety, and security. The problem is this: Churches claim to study, believe, and teach the Bible. And my copy of the Bible doesn’t have much to say about promising comfort and security.  In fact, a lot of the people who followed Jesus in the Bible got their heads chopped off.  And at the least, did some jail time.

I know, this isn’t an ad about a church.  But the reality is, many of the churches in America today could just change the name on this sign to the name of their church.  ”__________ Church: A community where life is comfortable.”   READ ALL

Oct21

Scientists ask Magicians, “How are we deceived?” Should the Church start asking, too?

By Harris III | 5 Comments

There’s an illusion that I perform in our show, “Sens de Vie” where a newspaper is ripped to shreads and instantly restored back to its original condition. Every page is shown front and back, both at the beginning and at the end.  Audiences love it.

This past weekend, in the process of performing the illusion with a copy of the USA Today, I noticed a page with a huge photo of a guy holding a deck of cards, along with a headline referencing magic.  After looking into it, I discovered an incredible article titled, “Neuroscientists: Why is the brain deceived as if by magic?”

There was a large meeting recently in Chicago where scientists gathered to watch magicians performing their art, and then had a large discussion about attention, memory, and perception.  The article featured a great quote by Thomas Carew, the president for the Society of Neuroscience:

“There is no better way to see how the mind works than to study how we can be deceived.”   READ ALL