I just finished a wonderful book that I think anyone, whether they’re a member of a church or if they’ve never set foot in a church should read. It’s called Every Bush Is Burning by Brandon Clements. I had the pleasure of supporting Brandon’s efforts in getting the book published on Kickstarter a while back, and have just gotten around to finishing it. So, here are a few of my thoughts.
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I was turned on to a really neat initiative this past Sunday called 30 Hour Famine. It’s an event that’s being promoted by World Vision, and its goal is to try and make a dent in the world hunger epidemic. It’s aimed at youth and challenges them to go hungry for 30 hours while working to raise as much money as they can to donate towards this cause. Our church youth group is getting involved, and I wanted to share it here in case some of you may wan to mention this to your church leaders. Check out the promo video below.
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There are many apps that I like and use occasionally, but there are only a few that I absolutely love and couldn’t live without. Evernote is one of those apps. It’s useful for so many things, which I won’t be able to fit into this post, though I do hope to write about it again soon. In this post, I want to focus on how I use it for blogging, and what impact it’s had on my workflow.
When talking about church websites, just like any other type of website, there are a wide range of them. Some are really nice looking and easy to navigate, others, not so much. While there are a number of factors that determine how good or bad a website might be, I think there are a few big ones.
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If you haven’t seen it yet, YouVersion has just released a beta version of their upcoming new website for the public to test out. You can check it out here. All you need to do is sign in with your current YouVersion username and password to get in and look around. From what I’ve looked at so far, it’s awesome!
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With technology usage in church’s on the rise, I often hear and think about the question “How much is too much?” It seems like even your grandparents’ church has a sound system and a projector somewhere with the song lyrics on it. Then on the other extreme are “megachurches” with some of the best audio equipment money can buy, intelligent lighting, HD projection, etc… When you start comparing that to the average concert people pay to go and see, there isn’t much difference, other than possibly the content of the event. So, are these churches taking it too far?
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Church presentation software has always seemed like an interesting market to me. There are a few good applications that are updated pretty regularly, but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything new come onto the scene. That is until I saw Proclaim. I’ve had the opportunity to play with it a little bit since it’s currently free, so here are a few thoughts.
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I’m always curious as to what apps other people have on their homescreens. Here’s mine:
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One of the biggest tech stories from yesterday and early today was of an app that appeared in the App Store called iTether. It claimed to allow contract free tethering over USB to your Mac or PC for the comparatively low one time price of $14.99. I have no idea how the app made it through Apple’s approval process, but it did, and soon rocketed to the top of the charts. Sadly, the app was pulled from the store this morning, as we all knew would happen eventually. I wasn’t able to get my hands on it, but have heard that it really does work, and work pretty well.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the new Coca-Cola Freestyle machines popping up in restaurants all over the place. I first used one about a year ago in Atlanta, which is where Coca-Cola is headquartered. Since then, they’ve been installed in many of the restaurants I frequent. While I appreciate their innovation, I’m not sure they’ve really solved any problem that existed with older machines.
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