Withdrawn
Posted on March 2nd, 2006 by catalyst into the Lawsuits & Logo's category
After much prayer and thought,
I have decided to withdraw my application for City Bible’s logo from the US Patent and Trademark Office. Because while I enjoyed myself immensely thinking about owning the logo, in reality it is not mine. I did not pay for it, and I did not ask someone else to copy NBC’s logo and give it to me as my own. As I can tell from the IP addresses commenting on our blog, City Bible employees and students, are some of our most faithful readers. (Thank you) And since you are reading, I just want you to know, the logo is yours. I wish you the best. You can use it for your new magazine and website. You can use it to convince other people to give you money. And most importantly, you can use it to manipulate others into staying at your church. All those neat flashing colors are so hypontic. And to cheer me up, I am posting this extra picture of Rachel Bilson. No real reason, other than it makes me smile. I may try to trademark it as my own logo… ..we’ll see how it goes.
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March 2nd, 2006 at 6:15 am
Aww… poop.
Frank really owes you a beer now.
March 2nd, 2006 at 6:47 am
What it is all about. From Spurgeon
TO ME, THOUGH I AM THE VERY LEAST OF ALL THE SAINTS, THIS GRACE WAS GIVEN, TO PREACH TO THE GENTILES THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF CHRIST.
Ephesians 3:8
The apostle Paul felt it a great privilege to be allowed to preach the Gospel. He did not look upon his calling as a drudgery, but he entered upon it with intense delight. Although Paul was thankful for his calling, his success in it greatly humbled him. The fuller a ship becomes, the deeper it sinks in the water. Idlers may indulge a fond conceit of their abilities, because they are untried; but the earnest worker soon learns his own weakness. If you seek humility, try hard work; if you would know your nothingness, attempt some great thing for Jesus. If you want to feel how utterly powerless you are apart from the living God, attempt especially the great work of proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ, and you will know, as you never knew before, what a weak, unworthy thing you are. Although the apostle thus knew and confessed his weakness, he was never perplexed as to the subject of his ministry. From his first sermon to his last, Paul preached Christ, and nothing but Christ. He lifted up the cross and extolled the Son of God who bled on it. Follow his example in all your personal efforts to spread the glad tidings of salvation, and let “Christ and him crucified” be your ever-recurring theme. The Christian should be like those lovely spring flowers that, when the sun is shining, open their golden cups, as if saying, “Fill us with your beams!” But when the sun is hidden behind a cloud, they close their cups and droop their heads. So should the Christian feel the sweet influence of Jesus. Jesus must be his sun, and He must be the flower that yields itself to the Sun of Righteousness. Oh, to speak of Christ alone–this is the subject that is both “seed to the sower and bread to the eater.”1 This is the live coal for the lip of the speaker, and the master-key to the heart of the hearer.
1 Isaiah 55:10
March 2nd, 2006 at 7:37 am
awww…i always knew you boys would do the right thing. Thanks for the fun, though; it was good times!
March 2nd, 2006 at 10:37 am
I still find it quite unusual that a Christian church would use such an odd symbol for its identity. Maybe it represents the rainbow, (symbolic of Christ), or maybe not (I haven’t heard from anyone about its’ meaning as of yet). Usually, if the Cross isn’t on the signboard, then some type of dove or flame or familiar Christian representation is featured. So, does it represent the rainbow (the sign in the heavens) or is it just a pretty design? Any comments from those in the know could clarify.
March 2nd, 2006 at 4:55 pm
I don’t see why a church needs a logo in the first place.
I find it ridiculous.
March 2nd, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Dong
Your name is ridiculous. Your comment is ridiculous. Your lack of understanding is ridiculous, and most of all, your chubby face is ridiculous.
Get real, Dong. Logos kick ass, Dong. Logos rock, Dong. Go find out why, Dong.
March 3rd, 2006 at 4:13 am
Every church needs a logo, because without one… they all kind of look alike and how would you know if you’re tithing to the right place?
March 3rd, 2006 at 11:13 am
I liked the slightly altered Nike swoosh better however. It generated less confusion and seemed to show “in motion” when you looked at it.