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Fourteen years of thinking out loud about faith, ministry, technology, and what happens where they meet.
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2019
As the Decades Pass
As we get older, we start looking at life very differently, don’t we? For example, with the new year coming up, this isn’t just a transition to a new year, it’s a transition to a new decade. Think about the last ten years. What’s different…
Read on →Three Apps that Prevent Me from Switching to Android
Ten days ago, I was able to get my hands on an unlocked Google Pixel 3a, Google’s newest foray into smartphones, and also their newest budget version of their Pixel 3 and 3XL. Needless to say, I was impressed. At only $400 (half the price…
Read on →The First Piece of Tape
A classic from Seth Godin that I had forgotten about:
I’m sitting on a black couch in the lobby of a nice theater. The couch is cracked and peeling, with seven strips of black gaffer’s tape holding it together. And you don’t have to be an interior geologist to see that it has developed this patina over time, bit by bit.
The question is: Who was the first person who decided to fix the couch with tape?
The third or fifth person did a natural thing–here’s a ratty couch, let’s keep it the best we can.
But the first taper?
The first taper decided that it was okay for this theater to have a taped couch. The first taper didn’t make the effort to alert the authorities, to insist on getting the couch repaired properly.
The first taper decided, “this is good enough for now.”
This is how we find ourselves on the road to decay.
Instagram Blackmail: Enabling a Private Account
Instagram is more popular than ever, especially with kids. This video shows you how to enable a Private Account on Instagram (it's more buried than you would think) which is the first step to preserving the experience and protecting your…
Read on →The Evolution of the Alphabet
From Matt Baker at Useful Charts: This chart shows how the letters used to write English (and many other languages) evolved from Proto-Sinaitic, through Phoenician, early Greek and early Latin, to their present forms. You can see how some letters were dropped and others ended up evolving into more than one letter.
For obvious reasons, this hits my Venn Diagram of my love for Biblical languages (Hebrew & Greek) and my love for typography and design. This one may find its way onto my office wall as a print.
2018
A Chrome User Switches to Safari
I’ve always been a multiple-browser kind of person. I used to prefer the aesthetic of Google Chrome and its angled tabs and great looking favicons in the browser. I used Firefox for website debugging and testing, but most of the time it…
Read on →Ministry Bits Returns Aug. 4
That's right, Ministry Bits will be back August 7. We still have the same old feed so you can just search iTunes or your favorite podcatcher and listen or re-listen to some old episodes, some of which have aged incredibly well. I heard…
Read on →How to Use Ulysses for Bible Study
Chris Bowler over at The Sweet Setup is blowing my everloving mind. What he's done is exactly what I'd like to do - have my own notes and my own database all in one place, locally accessed by my app of choice, in this case - Ulysses. It…
Read on →A Very Nice Budget Android Tablet
Looking for a cheap Android tablet with great build quality? Take a look at my quick review of the Huawei MediaPad…
Read on →2017
More Analog in My Life
Recently I've been looking for more analog means to organize. This is what I've been…
Read on →Preachers In Training, S6E14
“Holiday Gift Guide with Chad Landman”
I was extremely happy and honored to be asked to be on Preachers in Training for their Holiday Gift Guide for 2017. Robert Hatfield is a dear friend and I was so happy to be on the show.
The PiT Gift Guide has become somewhat of a tradition in the last few years for me, and again, I’m thankful Robert had me on. We had a lot of fun and talked about some great (mostly inexpensive) gifts for the minister in your life.
Check out the show here and the links below.
Tech
- Sony IC Recorder ICD-UX560 ($68, http://d.pr/ZHqKzo)
- Anker Quick Charge 5-Port USB Charger ($36, http://d.pr/Pltm6P)
- Apple Magic Keyboard ($89, http://d.pr/SvkM8R)
- Torras Slim-Fit iPhone 7 case ($6, http://d.pr/tWxPUs)
- Apple iPad Pro 10.5 ($599, B&H - http://d.pr/t5cFAq)
Gear
- Field Notes notebooks ($9-12, Sub - $97/yr, fieldnotesbrand.com)
- Vanquest PPM-Slim Organizer ($16, http://d.pr/moCvSk)
- Maxpedition Janus Gear pouch ($34, http://d.pr/5ytZ7g)
Books
- Forgiven, Forgiving and Free by Dan Winkler ($10, amazon.com)
- Journey to a Better Place by Cynthia Dianne Guy ($13, gospeladvocate.com)
- Durable New Testament ($14, amazon.com)
Using Things 3
Things 3 from Cultured Code is a clean take on task…
Read on →What's a Finstagram?
Just what in the round world is a…
Read on →Apple Keynote Rewind
A quick review of Apple's Keynote in September…
Read on →Search & Explore on Instagram
I'll be honest - very rarely do I use this feature on the Instagram app. But if you tap on that tab at the bottom of the app, you might be surprised what you…
Read on →Ministry Bits + Dropbox
For years I have lauded Dropbox as my one-stop shop for all file needs. But for the first time since 2009, Dropbox made a decision that I did not like at…
Read on →Apple's Airpods
Very rarely do I get a high-demand item on Day One. I just got lucky with Apple's…
Read on →2016
"Post-Truth" and the Post-Modern
"Post-truth" is Oxford's 2016 Word of Year. What does it…
Read on →Form The Future
Like it or not, the future is up to us. The future of the Kingdom, that…
Read on →Bibliotheca is Completed
Shipping early December…
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