Coldplay 6-22-12 Dallas, TX Best Opening.MOV

Published on Jun 23, 2012 by jaimenolga

1 of Don’t miss the second song of this clip!! It was incredible! (One eye watching you song was great.)

Coldplay brought confetti, lights and thousands of fans to the American Airlines Center; see photos from their colorful show

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8/11

Chris Martin was brought up as an evangelical Christian but he left the faith once he left his childhood home. However, there are been some actions in his life in the last few years that demonstrate that he still is grappling with his childhood Chistian beliefs. This is the 8th part of a series I am starting on this subject. Today we look at how Chris Martin talks which reflects his belief in God.

On June 23, 2012 my son Wilson and I got to attend a Coldplay Concert in Dallas. It was great. We drove down earlier in the day from our home in Little Rock, Arkansas

Below you will see a clip of an interview that Chris Martin did in 2012 in California.

Coldplay KROQ Weenie Roast 2012 Interview

Published on May 9, 2012 by ColdplayOnline

Looking at the (sometimes skewed) morality of Woody Allen’s best films.

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Allen continues the art-as-salvation theme in Hannah and Her Sisters, an ensemble drama about family and infidelity. The film tells three stories, one of which stars Allen as a hypochondriac named Mickey. Terrified of death, Mickey begins a search for meaning that takes him first to Catholicism and then the Hare Krishna movement. But it’s in a darkened movie theater playing the Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup that he finds all the meaning he needs to face life. From a Christian perspective, this is a far from ideal conclusion—and yet, it’s not without an element of truth. The bulk of the Bible is historical narrative, not a list of rules, and Christ often used stories to communicate His message. In this, and every other movie where Allen finds life’s ultimate answers in art, we can disagree—but only partly.

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Match Point (2005)

The sanctity of art plays a role in Crimes and Misdemeanors, but it’s a minor one compared to Allen’s interest in the human conscience. Does God exist, his characters wonder, and if He doesn’t, can there still be objective morality? His characters have asked these questions before, but never have the stakes been so high as when Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), a prominent New York ophthalmologist, finds his life turned upside by an act of violence he’s responsible for. In the aftermath, he’s plagued by guilt but still wonders if a guilty conscience is such a high price to pay for keeping his good name. His transformation as he struggles with this question is chilling to watch.

The same issue is at the heart of Match Point, Allen’s first movie set outside America. The particulars are different, but its trajectory is the same. When Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) commits murder to preserve his status and good reputation, we wait for him to be caught. But Allen subverts our expectations again, as in Crimes and Misdemeanors—not because he condones murder, but to illustrate his belief that, if there’s no God, life is a crap shoot. Maybe you’ll get caught, maybe you won’t, but either way you’ll have to live with what you’ve done. In both films, he shows more pointedly than most other American filmmakers what hell on earth must look like.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

The human conscience is also the focus of Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, though in a relatively smaller way. He’s also less concerned with the existence of God, but objective morality is still a question lingering in the back of his mind. As the two friends, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) consider their entanglement with the bohemian Spanish artist, Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), they’re forced to re-examine the rules they each live by. Even though the movie unquestionably favors moral relativism, the character of Cristina, who was once so proud of her “liberated” spirit, comes away from her search for meaning with a more moral perspective. No longer content to live according to Juan Antonio’s eat-drink-and-be-merry philosophy, she ends her time in Spain determined to find “something else.” That something else isn’t likely to be conventional morality, but neither is it unrestrained passion. While still denying that life has any inherent meaning, Allen forces us to consider whether conventional morality is really so stifling after all.

Overall, Woody Allen can’t be called anything close to a Christian (or even a moral) filmmaker—his films often drip with pessimism (some would say nihilism). But most of his films also give viewers something to chew on, something all too rare at the movies.

Do you have a favorite Woody Allen movie?

Andrew Welch lives in Texas and has written for RELEVANT and Books & Culture.

Coldplay Live in Dallas – Lover’s in Japan Ball Drop

Published on Jun 23, 2012 by TheRyanj64

Live From the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas June 22, 2012
Coldplay – Lover’s in Japan
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6/11

Chris Martin was brought up as an evangelical Christian but he left the faith once he left his childhood home. However, there are been some actions in his life in the last few years that demonstrate that he still is grappling with his childhood Chistian beliefs. This is the seventh part of a series I am starting on this subject and today I want to talk about the word “heaven” which is mentioned in some Coldplay songs. Chris Martin grew up with the biblical view that heaven exists and he has left his biblical views behind now but he just can’t shake this view that heaven exists and he wants to go there someday.

On June 23, 2012 my son Wilson and I got to attend a Coldplay Concert in Dallas. It was great. We drove down earlier in the day from our home in Little Rock, Arkansas. One of my favorite songs is “Glass of Water” from 2008 but they didn’t play it. Here is a clip of it off youtube:

The song “Glass of Water” sheds some more light on where we could possibly go after we die: “Oh he said you could see a future inside a glass of water, with riddles and the rhymes, He asked ‘Will I see heaven in mine?’ ”

Coldplay is clearly searching for spiritual answers but it seems they have not found them quite yet. The song “42“: “Time is so short and I’m sure, There must be something more.” Then in the song “Lost” Martin sings these words: “Every river that I tried to cross, Every door I ever tried was locked..”

Christian Today reported in 2008:

Coldplay’s encounter with God in Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

by George Critchley, Damaris TrustPosted: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 11:13 (BST)

I have been to several Texas A&M football games over the years starting back in 1976 in the Liberty Bowl against USC. I am glad they are back in the SEC and will be the Hogs’ conference opponent in the future.

Here is a list of the top football stadiums in the country.

Power Ranking All 124 College Football Stadiums

By Alex Callos

(Featured Columnist) on April 19, 2012

When it comes to college football stadiums, for some teams, it is simply not fair. Home-field advantage is a big thing in college football, and some teams have it way more than others.

There are 124 FBS college football teams, and when it comes to the stadiums they play in, they are obviously not all created equal.

There is a monumental difference from the top teams on the list to the bottom teams on the list. Either way, here it is: a complete ranking of the college football stadiums 1-124.

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24. Boise Stadium: Boise State Broncos

Also known as Bronco Stadium, the blue turf otherwise known as “Smurf Turf” is not why this stadium is so high on the list.

This facility was built in 1970 and only seats 32,000, but these screaming fans create an atmosphere that is one of the best in the country.

Even though the stands are a little farther back from the field than many other facilities, the crowd can still be heard, and what is better than a Bronco riding around the stadium?

23. Memorial Stadium: Indiana Hoosiers

Memorial Stadium is another of the amazing stadiums the Big Ten has to offer.

It is smaller than many of the others, with a seating capacity of only 49,225, and is now over 50 years old, having been built in 1960.

Bloomington, Indiana is a beautiful college campus, and this stadium is one of the best in the Big Ten. It’s known as “The Rock” because of the large rock standing by itself on the newly renovated north end zone.

Even though the stadium does not always fill up, those who do come will not be disappointed, as the fans here are loud and proud Hoosiers.

22. Autzen Stadium: Oregon Ducks

Oregon is quickly developing into a national college football power, and they have a nice stadium to enjoy that success in.

Built in 1967 with a capacity of 54,000, this stadium is small compared to a lot of other big-name programs, but can get close to 60,000 with standing room.

The stadium is beautiful and bowl-shaped with seating that is mostly benches. The crowd here can get loud, especially during close games.

One of the loudest stadiums in the country.

21. Bright House Networks Stadium: Central Florida Knights

Bright House Networks Stadium is new, having just opened in 2007, and is perhaps the best stadium outside of a BCS Conference.

Central Florida will be joining the Big East within a few years, and they have the facilities to do just that.

They will in all likelihood have the best stadium in the conference when they do. The stadium seats 45,301, and it has just about everything.

The fanbase here is growing, and they know how to make some noise. Wait for the song Zombie Nation to be played, and be prepared to “bounce.”

20. Beaver Stadium: Penn State Nittany Lions

There are very few experiences like a night game at Penn State, and as the second-largest stadium in the country, Beaver Stadium is quite an experience.

The school loves to host “white outs,” particularly for night games, and when 107,282 people are all dressed in white, it can certainly make a difference.

The stadium has been around since 1960, and while the environment can be a little dull for some games against lower-level opponents, for a big-time conference game, this is one of the best venues in the Big Ten.

19. Kyle Field: Texas A&M Aggies

With a seating capacity of 83,002, Kyle Field will be one of the best stadiums in the SEC next season and one of the top 20 in the country.

Built in 1927, this is one of the older stadiums in the conference and is famous for being known as the “12th Man.” It is the 13th-largest stadium in NCAA football, and the fans know how to make some noise.

The atmosphere here may just be the best in the country, and the SEC will be glad to welcome this stadium to its conference.