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Fourteen years of thinking out loud about faith, ministry, technology, and what happens where they meet.
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2013
Seven iOS 7 Handy Tips in 70 Seconds [Video]
Been getting a lot of questions about simple features in iOS 7. Thought I would make a little video. Enjoy and
Read on →Bible Cross References Visualized
This may be cooler looking than iOS 7. From Chris Harrison: The bar graph that runs along the bottom represents all of the chapters in the Bible. Books alternate in color between white and light gray. The length of each bar denotes the…
Read on →iOS 7 May Be The Most Popular Upgrade Ever
iOS 6 on the right, iOS 7 on the left. I'm not into market research, sales numbers, or even demographics when it comes to technology. But I can tell you one thing: when iOS 7 rolls out today, it may be the most popular and most widely…
Read on →The Spiritual and the Sexual
Heritage Christian University is hosting its annual Spiritual Enrichment Seminar next month, and the theme is The Spiritual and the Sexual . You can head over to their site and see their full list of speakers. The event will be held at…
Read on →Apple Hand-Me-Downs
To most Apple fanboys, an Apple event day like today can feel like Christmas. Excitement and anticipation of new toys (let's be honest, now, they are toys) is enough to get anyone of any age excited. I'm guilty of being vain enough to want…
Read on →Why Your Church Should Use Wordpress Multisite
Every church has lots of different ministries to keep up with, and every ministry wants to update their site with news and notes quickly and easily. If you're familiar at all with the Wordpress engine for running websites, its an awesome…
Read on →The Wars Over Christian Beards
Euthymius says only men with a beard can enter his Judean Desert monastery, not boys "with female faces." Classic stuff (and a history lesson) from Ted Olsen over at Christianity Today
Read on →Eight Last Words of a Dying Church
Here they are: "The Great Commission does not apply to me." (Thanks Craig Evans.) When Christ told us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, it wasn't a suggestion, and it sure wasn't just meant for those who…
Read on →Sorry, Miley: Kids Need Adults
MTV has largely been about sex since its beginning, and Miley's performance was almost a brilliant parody. It was a beautiful young woman, very scantily-clad, parading in front of millions, and it was... well, repulsive. MTV, you're doing…
Read on →Miley Cyrus: A Plea to Daddies and Daughters
Robbie MacKenzie knocks it out of the park. Miley Cyrus =
Read on →The Minister and Money
Dale Jenkins and a myriad of other preachers and teachers are doing a series called The Minister and Money this month, with 11 of 11 being published this morning by Matthew Hiatt. How did I miss this? The Minister and Money -
Read on →Announcing New FREE Resources!
Usually, I don't use exclamation points, but this actually warrants one. Because I'm really excited to launch my new set of resource pages here on the site. Starting today I'm offering over 3 0 free downloadable text files of sermons,…
Read on →The Hashtag Youth Video Series: 2013 Edition
Our group is a week behind on starting the Hashtag Youth Video series, but nevertheless, we will begin our 13-week journey through this excellent video series this evening. My question to you is: Why aren't you using it? It's free. Can't…
Read on →iPad Mini: The Ultimate Preaching & Teaching Tool
Ever since the "big" iPad debuted in 2010, I'm sure that there were a ton of posts (and probably still are) that the iPad was the ultimate tool for preaching and teaching. But I haven't read any of those articles, because for a long time,…
Read on →Rant: Churches, Stop Dumping Everything On Youth Ministers
Disclaimer: I am one of the fortunate youth ministers to be able to work with a great staff and wonderful elders who respect our job titles and let us focus on what we were hired and trained to do. So this rant isn't about me, but rather…
Read on →Why You Should Ditch Cable and Get a Roku
A bit of background: I was, up until two months ago, a cable subscriber. I paid $30 a month to start out, and the price almost immediately went up, bit by bit. For the last 12 months, I've paid $71 a month for 250 cable TV channels, 10 of…
Read on →Don't Worry About It
Don't you hate it when people say that to you? It's almost like they don't care. It's like they don't sympathize with us about our worries. But...that's exactly what Jesus said to do - not worry about it. 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not…
Read on →The End of Summer
For some of you youth ministers, the end of summer is here. Sure, you're probably still wrapping things up. Me? I'm helping tear down buildings and gut houses in Moore, Oklahoma with several of my teens and college kids this week. But this…
Read on →Don't Be A George Foreman Grill
I love to grill. Like, hardcore. When my wife and I had a grill that worked (we've been "grill-less" and too busy to buy one lately), we'd grill out every other night. When I was in college, however, we couldn't have grills in the dorms.…
Read on →Planning a DayCamp
If you have a DayCamp at your church for kids this summer, it may be the last thing on your list. It may be the least prioritized thing that you think you have to do. What you may not realize is that DayCamps can be integral to the future…
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