Davidson County has seen a nearly 9.3 percent increase in the number of households on food stamps, while counties such as Rutherford, Cheatham and Wilson have seen more than 15 percent increases. That's mainly because they're fast-growing communities with rapidly increasing unemployment rates, Johnson said. Sumner and Williamson counties also saw a nearly 10 percent … Continue reading Yes Virginia, I Think It’s A Recession
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Stream of Consciousness on a Monday morning
I’m sitting at Panera in Green Hills this morning with a million different thoughts going through my mind. There are many plates spinning – our Advent happenings at the church, a number of community possibilities, and the gearing up of opposition to the English First referendum here in Nashville. Combine that with our economic recession … Continue reading Stream of Consciousness on a Monday morning
A Thanksgiving Gift
The best first 12 minutes of any movie ever! more about "Hulu - Raising Arizona - Watch the fu...", posted with vodpod
A New Kind of Evangelist
Yesterday Gavin and I wandered through the exhibit hall at the National Youth Workers Convention, trying to collect as much free junk as possible. While on our junk safari, we came upon a booth promoting iStockphoto.com and got to meet their evangelist, Tiffani Barnes. I came upon IStockphoto several years ago and I have spent … Continue reading A New Kind of Evangelist
The Golden Years
One of the realities of being a pastor in an aging church is being confronted with all of the complications that come with growing old. Yesterday, I had to tell a woman that she would likely never return to her home again. She has reached the point in life that she really can’t care for … Continue reading The Golden Years
NYWC Nashville
The 2008 National Youth Worker’s Conference moves at the end of this week to Nashville, and I’m going to be there for part of the event. Are you going to be there? Leave me a comment and let me know. BTW, I would love to have some visitors for our 8:30 a.m. worship service this … Continue reading NYWC Nashville
Let’s Get Rid of This Thing Once and For All
The Davidson County Election Commission voted Monday to call a special election for Jan. 22 to hold referendums on two proposals to change the Metro Charter. Early voting will start Jan. 2. Voters will decide whether Metro should do business in English only, a controversial idea that has taken a long and winding road to … Continue reading Let’s Get Rid of This Thing Once and For All
Let’s Get Rid of This Thing Once and For All
The Davidson County Election Commission voted Monday to call a special election for Jan. 22 to hold referendums on two proposals to change the Metro Charter. Early voting will start Jan. 2. Voters will decide whether Metro should do business in English only, a controversial idea that has taken a long and winding road to … Continue reading Let’s Get Rid of This Thing Once and For All
A Child’s Eye View of the Debates
Artwork by Anna… I may be partial but I think it’s a pretty good rendering of McCain….
A Child’s Eye View of the Debates
Artwork by Anna… I may be partial but I think it’s a pretty good rendering of McCain….
Dear Pastor – The Anger that Remains
Dear Pastor, I need to ask your advice in a matter that has been bothering me. It seems like all of the sudden I have people reacting to the fact that I voted for Obama, both family and friends. One in particular said some pretty disturbing things, and I can just feel the hatred. I … Continue reading Dear Pastor – The Anger that Remains
Dear Pastor – The Anger that Remains
Dear Pastor, I need to ask your advice in a matter that has been bothering me. It seems like all of the sudden I have people reacting to the fact that I voted for Obama, both family and friends. One in particular said some pretty disturbing things, and I can just feel the hatred. I … Continue reading Dear Pastor – The Anger that Remains
TechnoPastor – Cleaning out the In Box #2
Okay, we have made decision whether to take the blue pill and become tag based or whether to hold onto the old time file folder system and now it’s time to do some organizing. In either case, the first task is to figure out some sort of system for organizing the data. After all, part … Continue reading TechnoPastor – Cleaning out the In Box #2
TechnoPastor – Cleaning out the In Box #2
Okay, we have made decision whether to take the blue pill and become tag based or whether to hold onto the old time file folder system and now it’s time to do some organizing. In either case, the first task is to figure out some sort of system for organizing the data. After all, part … Continue reading TechnoPastor – Cleaning out the In Box #2
TechnoPastor—Cleaning Out the In Box #1
One of the ongoing struggles that almost everyone in ministry that I know has is in keeping their email in-box cleaned out, organized, and in some sort of order. Most of us receive a plethora of e-mail throughout the day, some of which we are hesitant to delete right away because it has information that … Continue reading TechnoPastor—Cleaning Out the In Box #1
TechnoPastor—Cleaning Out the In Box #1
One of the ongoing struggles that almost everyone in ministry that I know has is in keeping their email in-box cleaned out, organized, and in some sort of order. Most of us receive a plethora of e-mail throughout the day, some of which we are hesitant to delete right away because it has information that … Continue reading TechnoPastor—Cleaning Out the In Box #1
Uh . . . Never Mind
A couple of days ago I got this great idea. I was nearing the end of a subscription term on WordPress.com, and I decided I was going to migrate this site and the TechnoPastor site to a new hosted site using drupal to handle both blogs. The goal was to simplify my life, moving away … Continue reading Uh . . . Never Mind
Out of Order
It is very likely that this site will be out of order for the next few days as I work at migrating to a new structure. I am planning on merging the various blogs that I work on into a single integrated site as a means of better organizing what I do. Since I haven’t … Continue reading Out of Order
The Open Source Presidency
We have a new president elect. Of course, history has been made on all sorts of levels. More than any election in recent memory, this seems to represent a repudiation of the policies of the last eight years. And of course, we will be walking down new pathways in regards to race in our country, … Continue reading The Open Source Presidency
Being A Values Voter
Earlier today I was listening to some podcast or radio program when I heard a woman announce herself as a “values voter.” “Yep,” I’m a values voter,” she said. An air of satisfaction dripped from her voice. “I decide who I will vote on based on a few issues – prolife, gay marriage, prayer in … Continue reading Being A Values Voter
Only Wonder Understands 