Well, I AM about to go overseas, and my existing digital camera IS old and worn out. This looks like a reasonable replacement.
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Month: November 2007
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I’ve already been to Fort Worth anyway…
If you hung around this site at all, you probably know that I have served on the staff of the past five General Conferences of the UMC. That has included coordinating the production of the conference for a couple of times (Denver and Cleveland) and serving on the General Conference Secretary’s staff (Pittsburgh). What I […]
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Mopping floors as an act of ministry…
One of the ongoing tensions in pastoral leadership is the tension between offering clear leadership to the congregation, and role of empowering lay people for ministry. I think if you were to ask most any pastor, authoritarian or not, they would give lip service to the notion of empowering persons for ministry. After all, the […]
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Making Blogging Easier–Part 2
Last night I reviewed a few of the blogging services that I have used, offering some observations about these services. However, when it comes down to it, all of the services do pretty much the same thing — they process data (usually the written word) inserting it into a predefined template and stamp it with […]
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Something for your soul…
My cousin Ray is an amazing photographer and maintains a great site with a picture of the day. Check out some of his pix at http://www.raysadler.com. Technorati Tags: photos
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Making Blogging Easier — Part 1
Hopefully by now you have pretty well figured out that a blog can be an important arsenal in your tools for ministry. A blog is in fact nothing more than a simple web page that is catalogued by date, and can be an easy way to publish sermons, share random thoughts, or even provide up […]
Text: Colossians 1: 9–19 Have you ever broken something precious and known the sinking feeling that comes when you see it in pieces on the floor? That was the feeling I had as I ran into the kitchen after hearing the shattering of glass on the floor. Someone had been trying to get something off […]
Nashville’s obesity crisis is worsening: At 28.8%, the percentage of residents who are obese increased roughly two points last year, while the number of overweight residents rose to 39%, up from 35.5%. In Pictures: America’s Most Obese Cities – Forbes.com. No one should be surpised at learning that Nashville is the 7th most obese city […]
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A Word on Excess for Thanksgiving
Not to be too depressing on Thanksgiving, but Sam and the Cool People Care folks offer a good word for today.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments. To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases. Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing […]
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Are you paying too much…
In the past few weeks, I’ve been appalled with the price that some churches and ministry organizations are paying for their web hosting. It’s not the church’s fault; many of them signed up with web hosting companies years ago, and are still paying the rates from years ago. Churches: Change Your Web Hosting Companies! | […]
2nd Corinthians 8: 1–15 I could see it rising from the Kansas prairie long through the windshield of my rental car long before I got there. It stood as a beacon against a vivid blue sky, surrounded by the shells of new buildings that would soon become posh shops and trendy restaurants. I had come […]
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Man takes laptop from praying preacher
FORT SMITH, Ark. – When the Rev. Fidelis Obdike opened his eyes after a prayer, the setting wasn’t the same. Gone were his laptop computer and the man with whom he was praying. Police arrested Carl Hagy, 41, on Wednesday on a theft charge after he allegedly pawned the computer. Man takes laptop from praying […]
I don’t remember when I first heard about Jott, but after playing with it for a while I forgot about it. However, in the past few days I have found myself depending on it more and more, and am seeing this as a great asset for my ministry. I confess that as I’ve gotten older […]
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The Great Secret of Forgiveness
Many people think that forgiveness is about the person or people who have done a great wrong. Can THEY be forgiven? But the great secret of forgiveness is that it is about the person or people who have been wronged. Forgiveness is the path to freedom from being dominated by the harm that has been […]
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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda – New York Times
We simply cannot go on being as dumb as we wanna be. If you hate the war in Iraq, then you want a gasoline tax so you can argue that we can pull out of there without remaining dependent on an even more unstable region. If you want to see us negotiate with Iran, not […]
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Can you help?
Rich Holton just let me know that he has copies of my posts in his Google Reader account going back to October 18. If you have any copies of posts that I have made on this site, please feel free to send me the text so that I can re-post them.
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A Note For Veteran’s Day
I sent the following e-mail to my folks yesterday, and share it for your edification. Dear friends, As we were leaving yesterday, someone asked me why we didn’t make any note of Veteran’s Day in worship. Of course, I hit myself in the head over forgetting to recognize our veterans, for their service to our […]
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An Update…
Okay, here is the deal for all who are interested… The original onlywonder.com was completely wiped out by my ISP, and it looks like it won’t be coming back. The MethoBlog is completely gone, and I will have to rebuild it from scratch. I have moved my blog site (Only Wonder Understands) to be hosted […]
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Crap
Uh . . . yes things are weird. Why? Because my ISP decided that I didn’t exist anymore and proceeded to delete my accounts. Oh, the only non-corrupt backup they have goes back to July. So, here I am, rebuilding a bunch of stuff but also knowing that much of what I have written is […]
only wonder understands 