In the past couple of days, I received several e-mails that go something like this: Warning to the parents, grandparents, kids and grandkids! The Golden Compass, a movie coming out 7 December 2007 is a children’s movie based on a series of books with anti-religious themes written by Phillip Pullman, a Proud athiest. The […]
Back before there was Jay the fat preacher (the force behind the empire that is Only Wonder Understands) and even before there was Jay the Methodist technogeek of General Conference fame, there was Jay the fat geeky sound guy. That goes a long way back . . . to the late 1970’s (yes I AM […]
I woke up yesterday morning, and quickly found my heart heavy. It was just like any other Saturday morning. The girls were watching Saturday morning cartoons. Kay was in the kitchen, scrambling some eggs for the kids, and I stumbled out, hair askew, body creaking, and made my way over to the computer to check […]
Metro police are searching for two men who killed a manager and a teenage employee during an armed robbery Friday night at Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders on White Bridge Road. Restaurant manager Chris Caris, 33, of Hermitage and employee Joshua Cole, 18, of Nashville died from gunshot wounds, said Don Aaron, Metro police spokesman. 2 […]
Tim Bednar is a friend of mine who has been working on project to move church management from a dedicated software option to something web based. The site is name Plaid, and they are scheduled to release a demo version this month and the beta toward the end of the year. I just got an […]
I’m going to hold off on writing about the value and risks of using the existing social network spaces. However, I think it likely that anyone who reads this blog probably uses one of the two major social networks — Facebook and MySpace. Leave a comment and tell us which one you prefer. Technorati Tags: […]
…although if Microsoft wanted to sponsor this site, I would be willing to talk. One of the banes of my existence has been trying to keep organized. I have used all sorts of technological solutions to try and keep up my calendar, including several Palm compatible devices, Franklin Planners, etc. Likewise, I have experienced a […]
A seven-year legal battle between the United Methodist Kentucky Annual (regional) Conference and an affiliated foundation has ended in favor of the conference. The outcome also upholds the United Methodist “trust clause” pertaining to local church property. News – Across the Church – UMC.org. This was the first I had heard about the legal battle […]
One-third of the membership of The United Methodist Church now lives outside the United States. But the denomination’s structure remains decidedly centered both in and on the United States itself. How to respond to the new global reality was the topic of a panel discussion during the Oct. 8-11 annual meeting of the United Methodist […]
There are all sorts of ways to handle setting up e-mail for your users in your church using your church’s domain name. Many of them involve a bit of a cost, with either your domain name registrar or your internet service provider charging for each account needed. I suggest checking out Google Apps instead. Now […]
Church calendars are the bane of my existence. Okay, that’s not exactly true. Certainly there are worse things in life than trying to keep a coordinated church calendar that is accessible to all, but not too accessible. I suppose liver is worse than dealing with the calendar, but the fact remains for me that trying […]
While proper exegesis is crucial for discerning God’s message from a text for a congregation, I don’t know of a preacher who isn’t always searching for metaphors and illustrations to help bring a sermon alive. Three points and a poem is pretty easy to put together, but the form has become dry enough that it’s […]
We know that Britney is at least: Mentally unbalanced. Most likely continuing to use mind altering substances (based on the decisions of the courts in the child custody case). Deemed by the courts to be unfit to be a custodial parent, due to her lifestyle. It is clear to the most amateur observer that this […]
Back in seminary, I made a pledge to myself. “Self,” I said with great pomposity, “I know that you will never be like one of those preachers who are up late on Saturday nights writing their sermons. You will take time to get the sermon written early in the week, won’t you?” After all, I […]
The last thing I need to do is to start another blog. After all, I have a personal blog that I ignore regularly, and run a site that aggregates others writings. And yet, I’ve realized that I have some things to share that don’t easily fit into those other spaces. You see, I’ve spent the […]
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