COLLIDE Magazine

The COLLIDE Show is back and better than ever! On episode 11 we discuss the news in Upfronts, share with you our media obsession of the week, and talk church media with WorshipHouse’s Dale Carter - the newest addition to the COLLIDE Show. Enjoy...

As you know, the past week ushered in some notable celebrity deaths–first Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on the same day, and then TV pitchman Billy Mays over the weekend...

We just tweeted the following from the COLLIDE Twitter account: Want to be in the mag? Tell us in 1 tweet: What’s the last movie clip you used as a teaching illustration and what was the topic...

Mac users will love this music video that shows off a lot of features on the Mac in a creative way. (via motionographer) Companies are getting more and more creative with their advertising and this new video from T-Mobile is no exception. My favorite part is @ 1:55...

In case you missed it, or in case you want to forward the article along to a friend, I thought I’d let you know that our May/June cover story–The Church In 2034–is now online...

I’ve had a FriendFeed account for a while now, but I’m not exactly what you’d call a power user. In fact, I’m pretty forthright about the fact that I haven’t yet found a way to make it work for me...

Based on promos like the one featured in the AP video above, it looks like tonight’s episdoe of Jon & Kate Plus Eight will shed some light on the future (or a lack thereof) for Jon and Kate’s marriage and the show itself...

The weekend is upon us which means it’s time to take a look back on all the news and happenings in the world of church/media/tech/web in our Week in Review! Orthodox Jews get akosher Google of their own. Wrong GPS directions lead to theaccidental destruction of a house. Ouch...

Life without color would be bland. See how these little color creatures light up Paris with paint. (via shape+colour) This moving video captures the celebration of life in the trash dump community of La Chureca, Nicaragua. Warning, it’s powerful...

I just installed the 3.0 software and my iPhone and I couldn’t be more excited. There are a few new features that are pretty useful, such as Spotlight search for your whole phone...

If you missed yesterday’s post, “The Best of the Old Web,” take a sec and peruse it. As I thought about all those once-mighty web services, I couldn’t believe how enormous and temporary their success had been. AltaVista got more than 80 million hits a day at one point in 1997? WHAT? And now...

Once upon a time, in a magical time commonly referred to as The Nineties, the Internet was shiny and new for most Americans. In fact, this shiny newness persisted into the 21st century for a lot of us. During that time, a lot of ISPs and web services came and went...

Here’s a list of links and news stories we thought you’d like to read. Enjoy! Could Epix be the new Hulu killer? How technology can help the church. Apparently Twitter’s phenomenal growth spurt has ended...

Huge milestone: This is our first ever COLLIDE blog poll! Until we get the hang of this polling thing, we’ll try to keep it simple: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll...

Who knew Post-It notes could be so cool?! (via motionographer) ...

Kids, Echo is less than two months away (yikes!). To get you mentally prepared for the conference, the Echo blog is featuring some Q&As with scheduled breakout speakers...

Did you know that 85% of youths in prison grew up without a father? What a staggering figure. Author Donald Miller talks about that statistic and the crisis of fatherlessness in the book To Own A Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father...

This question occurred to me this weekend and I’m eager to put it to you: Who would you like to see write an article for COLLIDE...

Can you believe it’s already June? Boy, does time fly! Maybe we can slow things down with the Week in Review. Young adults aren’t catching on to Twitter, yet. Want to know how to make a green screen for less than $3? Barton Damer has your answer...

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brian gets a sweet new tool called Twitter Tracker and hilarity ensues.(via Mashable) Have you ever Googled yourself? If so, you should watch this film (via )...

This is the fifth installment in an ongoing and open-ended series devoted to convincing you, the church leader, not to use media. Stop using media if you’re all hot all the time. Wait … before you bail out on this post because that last sentence made no sense … let me explain...

If you’ve never seen the show Breaking Bad on AMC, here’s the basic premise: A generic high school chemistry teacher finds out he has cancer and he’s going to die soon...

Here’s a brief rundown of all things happening in the world of church, media, web, and tech: Tony Morgan shares a new web strategy for the traditional church. When everything is in bold, nothing is in bold. Just when you thought all hope was lost, Microsoft announces the ZuneHD...

For the next 24 hours, Echo Church Media Conference is just $209. That’s $90 off the current registration price, and it’s hard to beat a deal like that...

Using simple text to make an island paradise (via motionographer) What goes better with stop-motion animation than bright colors and 80’s synth-pop...

A friend of mine recently graduated from seminary and moved away to take his first position as a senior pastor. The church he just started at is a small(ish) church in a small town, so resources are at a premium and he’ll be wearing a lot of different hats...

I don’t mind telling you that I really like Gary Molander’s latest COLLIDE article: “Media From 30,000 Feet.” In the article, Gary challenges us to take a step back from our day-to-day projects and processes in order to evaluate the big picture—something I admittedly do a poor job of...

What’s could be better than a 3 day weekend? How about the Week in Review! Christ and Pop Culture reviews the new film, Angels and Demons. Have you seen the trailer for the new Christian film, The Bike King? A former TV exec says that Hulu is making a big mistake...

What would you say if children started asking you awkward questions about Jesus? (via Tim Stevens) Some Polish students have too much fun with a light show (via Engadget)...