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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
Tech Resolution #2: Stop Using the Same Passwords
Just stop it. Everyone does it, so don't pretend that you don't. Even if your password is really good (like 7 letters and 7 random numbers like my go-to password), STOP USING THE SAME PASSWORD FOR EVERYTHING . Here's why. If someone were…
Read on →Tech Resolution #1: Take Charge of Your Photos
One of the disasters in my tech life is photos. Not neccessarily my own, but my wife's. My wife takes at least 15 photos and 3 videos a day of our little son, and that's about to get much worse with the arrival of baby number two in April.…
Read on →Maybe One Solution Isn't The One Solution
For the last year, I have been looking, searching, researching, trying out, and tweaking what I thought might have been the one solution to my workflow woes. You see, what I want isn't hard - a simple synching solution for me to be able to…
Read on →2013
Higher Resolutions for a New Year
Have you ever seen a 4K television? They’re amazing. If not, go find one. Now. I’ll wait. See, told you it was amazing. I’m a huge video guy. Before I was into web design and print design, I was into video. I remember filming sequences…
Read on →Robbie's Thoughts on Phil Robertson
I am a bit tired of the constant chorus from evangelicals talking about how we have wavered from being a “Christian nation” and that we need to get the nation back to “founding principles.” Look, we need to lead people to Jesus and to be…
Read on →Understanding Google Search Indexing of Your Site
How my site appears in Google search rankings after having my domain for just over a year. For bloggers, ministers, youth ministers, and others involved in church internet ministries, you may not think very much about optimizing your app,…
Read on →What Do Elders Do?
Chris Clevenger has an excellent post on his blog that you should check out about Elders in the church and what they do. This is especially important, not only for ministers and youth ministers (where Elders would technically be our bosses…
Read on →Evolutions of Logo Design
Very intresting look at the evolutions of famous logo designs over the years. Especially entertaining is the Nokia logo - and how far that company goes back. The Evolution of Logo Design \[Infographic\] \[via Glow New Media
Read on →Lock-In Survival Guide
This post is intended as satire. Don’t take the things I say here literally, even if there is some truth to it ;-\] Since you're not going to say it, I will. Lock-Ins are lame. Lock-Ins are the bane of a youth minister’s existence. Whoever…
Read on →The Bible in the Bloc
Richard Riehn of Eastern European Missions tells the story of exactly how Bibles were smuggled into the Communist Bloc in Germany in the 1960s and 70s - in, believe it or not, cowboy boots. Riding a train was the only mode of…
Read on →Five Questions Youth Ministers Should Be Asking
To excel at something, you constantly have to evaluate. What am I doing right? What am I doing wrong? What can I improve upon? Below are five specific questions all youth ministers (including myself) should be asking, at least on a yearly,…
Read on →Retina iPad Mini: Even More Useful for Preachers, Teachers and Writers
I am sitting here as I write this post typing on a new Macbook Pro with a Retina screen. You've seen a Retina screen before - any iPhone since the 4 has had one, so odds are, if you have an iPhone in your pocket, it has a retina screen.…
Read on →The Gospel Cuts
Hebrews 4.12: "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." In other words,…
Read on →You Will Be Missed
Then Jonathan said to David: ‘Tomorrow is the New Moon festival. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty.’ - 1 Samuel 20:18 Growing up, I was made to go to worship. Every time the church doors were open, I was there. My mother…
Read on →Long-Term Impact with Youth Ministry
Youth ministry can be a long, hard slog sometimes. Sometimes you'll look out on your teens and see apathy in their faces. Sometimes you'll catch them posting really stupid and bad stuff on Facebook or Twitter. Maybe you'll even struggle as…
Read on →Mac Buyer's Guide [Late 2013]
As a guy who is in the market for a new Mac myself, I figured I would do a no-nonsense, easy to understand buyers guide for all those who may be contemplating getting a Mac. And also, since Apple came out with a slew of new stuff including…
Read on →Preachers, Youth Ministers: It's Time to Move to the Mac
New computers, new iPads, and new software to launch us into 2014 Apple has made it a big day for preachers, youth ministers, and teachers. There has never been a better time to join the Apple family. I've been a huge Apple fanboy for…
Read on →When God Lets You Down
Chad Gibbs, in his book God and Football , describes his dedication and worship of college football. He grew up as a hardcore Alabama fan, only to go to Auburn for school and eventually be converted into an Auburn fan (this is a good way…
Read on →PDFPen Scan Plus: A Great Tool for Ministers
Have you ever been reading a document, book, or handout and said to yourself, "Man, this is some great content. I really want to use it in my next class/sermon/talk, so I guess I'll just have to type it all out into my notes"? I have, many…
Read on →A Month With Simplenote
Simplenote is an app that I've loved for a long time, but several design choices like small text on the iPad, unreliable syncing, and too simplistic of a design with mobile apps has made it unusable in my opinion. Until now. Simplenote, in…
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