Category: Culture

It’s Throwback Thursday here on Conversatio Morum and I’ve been thinking a lot about ALF lately. I mean, who wouldn’t? Everyone loves your plain ‘ole, run of the mill, cat murdering, extraterrestrial. Don’t they? Ah ALF…such a special show. Like ET, but better. Like Alien, but cuter, softer, furrier. Like predator, but only predatoring on cats. (more…)

I know, I know…”Light up sneakers were awesome!” I agree. Heck yes they were! Hence the need to pay tribute to them. I mean, they’re so practical. Accidentally walk into a dark cave without a flashlight? No problem, Johnny has his light up shoes. Playing hide and seek? Can’t find Tim? No problem, he has his light up shoes. Besides that, they came from LA Gear. You know, LA? Remember that awesome city from last week? Yep, that’s the place where this style came from. (more…)

Ah yes, JNCO’s. Pronounced Jenco. How could I resist the temptation of dedicating an ENTIRE POST to this symbol of 90’s fashion goodness?!?! I submit to you that I cannot! It HAS to be talked about and remembered. Ya know…’cause those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. [Tweet That] It’s like that really bad idea you had back in the day that you thought would be awesome until you ended up breaking your tailbone because you jumped off the roof of your house and missed the pool by 3 feet for some reason. Like here:

(warning this is painful to watch)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDbNta6ufPk

Yes my friends, JNCO’s were like that. It’s that bad idea that no one wants to bring up and talk about. It’s like when your brother starts with the phrase, “hey, you remember that time?” to your new girlfriend that he just met. Yep, you just know that’s going someplace you don’t want it to. Only with JNCO’s we all experience that feeling. It’s like this secret club where one day we came to our senses, then we all got up individually and said “Well let’s do our best to forget that ever happened, OK?”

Why? Because they were awful and we all wore them. I know, I know, who could blame us? We were kids and they turned our legs into monumental pillars of cool! I mean, 50 inches of bottom hems? Irresistible. Their slogan? “Judge None, Choose One.” That…that there…Deep, Universal, Truth. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think they had an oracle of some sort telling them these things. Seriously, who wouldn’t want to wear jeans from a company that also tried its hand at comic books. “The True Adventures of Flamehead”? Heck yes. His adventures were truly…flame-y. [Tweet That] Besides, how were you supposed to become king of the rave without those neon flames getting hit with a black light to make you truly look on fire? Then again, maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea. You know, cause it was the 90’s and pockets needed to be that big in order to carry your bag phones or Zach Morris sized DynaTAC in your pockets.

As described on Wikipedia “This street look was popularized throughout the 90s starting in Los Angeles and working its way nationwide.” This is real reason our nation is struggling. The people who came up with this idea? We’re still listening to their advice…about fashion. Seems that our decision-making abilities have some sort of inherent flaw. Don’t believe me? Wait..just wait. 10 years and you won’t want to talk about your skinny jeans and deep-V’s either.

Courage

1. If your dreams for your future do not require courage, then I seriously doubt your dreams are from God.
2. Where do you get courage?
   1. Life requires facing risk and overcoming fear. (more…)

Understanding the Gospel Pushes People to Missions

1. 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10
   1. Gospel
   2. Sacrifice
   3. Word
2. Understanding of the Gospel of grace (more…)

A War for Purity and Love

1. Story in Russia
2. Revelation 2:18-26
   1. Top 3 reasons people don’t go as missionaries
      1. Leave family and friends
      2. Don’t want to live in want
      3. Health and safety
   2. These three aren’t for millenials(those 30 and under
      1. What’s holding you back is your given-ness to sexual immorality
      2. You have no strength
      3. Proverbs 4:2 (more…)

Jesus Is Interrupting Funerals

1. Jimmy is an undertow type of leader
2. Texas
   1. Fall is a one night event.
      1. It’s more like fell.
   2. More Jesus
   3. Kay Dawson spoke out a hope that started everything that lead to passion.
3. Luke 7:11-17 (more…)