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Fourteen years of thinking out loud about faith, ministry, technology, and what happens where they meet.
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2014
Top Phones Compared: The Struggle is Real
Okay, so maybe it's a first-world problem, but I digress. When Apple announced their big iPhone in September, I knew that was it. I had to have it. It would solve my self-prescribed multi-device problem - meaning I personally wanted a…
Read on →Christian Men Should Wear Suits and Ties to Worship: A Response
If you haven't already, go read Wes McAdams' article entitled "Christian Men Should Wear Suits and Ties to Worship." Below is my response. It was the Summer of 1996. I had only been baptized for a month. I had been on fire as a Christian,…
Read on →Introducing Squarespace 7
Squarespace today introduced their new version of their content management system. I'm composing this new post in it, and while different, I must say that it is fantastic. I manage lots of sites on Squarespace and this will help me a lot.…
Read on →Exposing the Darkness of Domestic Violence
An NFL player knocks his wife unconscious in an elevator and drags her body out of said elevator and when this comes to light, he is given a 2-game suspension. Then when the video surfaced five months later of him actually hitting her and…
Read on →The Osteen Doctrine: Taking the Christ Out of Christianity
This, from Matt Walsh: Our nation wants a shallow Gospel that doesn’t challenge us to make sacrifices and be righteous, and Joel Osteen has come to give us exactly that. He distorts Scripture and offers up a hollow, empty message, but he…
Read on →The M2Y Conference: A Review
I'll readily admit that I was very skeptical about the Ministering 2 Youth Conference in Orlando, Florida. I didn't know who had thought up the idea, who put it into motion, but I did know some of the players and a few members of the…
Read on →Preaching from a 5.5-inch iPhone
View fullsize The supposed 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 to be announced next week. Source If the overwhelming rumors hold true, Apple will announce not one, but two new iPhones next week at their special event in California: an…
Read on →The Moment You Realize It's Deleted
Four times. Four times in the past few weeks a young person or college student has come up to me at church and said something like, "I think my computer crashed." "Well, do you have a backup?" "Umm...no." "Why not?" I ask. What follows is…
Read on →Autism, Temple Grandin, and Christianity
View fullsize Autism is very near and dear to my heart because my little boy Jacob was diagnosed in December 2013 as being on the Autism Spectrum. I love my little boy and we've had some difficulties, but nothing we can't overcome, and…
Read on →The Golden Age of Podcasting [Video]
Since my friend Adam Faughn started his Legacy of Faith podcast a week or two ago, it's really brought to my attention two things: 1) There's never been a better time to become a podcast listener, and 2) there's never been a better time to…
Read on →Is The Church Too Simple?
There is one company on this earth that I follow with almost the same gusto as I follow Jesus (or at least I hope I do). And that's Apple. In Ken Segall's book Insanely Simple , the overwhelming idea that he tries to paint is a picture of…
Read on →The Best Bible I've Ever Owned
I have a lot of Bibles. I kind of collect them. All different form factors, all different translations. Big ones, thick ones, thin ones, small ones (and some as big as your head, haha). But I have never come across a Bible that I love as…
Read on →Four Questions Everyone Should Ask [Video]
Excellent thought-provoking video from Jon Acuff. My favorite: It's the job of entire companies now to do background checks on potential employees. You've got to be really deliberate about how you live your life online...would I want to…
Read on →Bibliotheca
Bibliotheca is a great Kickstarter project started by Adam Greene. It's the Bible, American Standard Version (modified), in four volumes. It's a "readers Bible," meaning it doesn't have the typical cross references or chapter breaks of a…
Read on →Why Amazon is Winning
Let's face it. For the most part, the retail experience in this country is horrible. Save a few - Apple, Target, and a few high-end others - retail experiences are absolutely horrible for the most part. Case(s) in point: my last few retail…
Read on →What's On Your Home Screen?
View fullsize Click to enlarge It's always cool to see other people's home screens - it's like peering into their living room. So I present my current home screen. What I'm using and how I'm using it. First of all, I don't have folders on…
Read on →College Computer Buyer's Guide 2014
I am always getting tons of questions around this time of year from parents and students who are heading off to college and they ask me what compute they should buy. My main question is to ask them, "What are you going to use it for?" And…
Read on →God's Path: A Sermon to Graduates
I preached this sermon last Sunday night for our 11 grads going off to college. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me preach it. Congratulations, graduates. In just a few short days, you’ll step onto a stage and receive your…
Read on →New Adventures In Ministry Site Launches Today!
The crew at AIM (Adventures in Ministry) has been hard at work getting a brand-new site ready for everyone, and they've done an outstanding job. In case you didn't already know, Adventures In Ministry is a podcast network for 5 different…
Read on →Render To All: Fear To Whom Fear Is Due
It's tax time. Have you paid your dues? In Romans 13, Paul tells us that we have payments to make to God as well. Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. Romans…
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