A little fun with Photo Booth

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by admin in Visual

Animoto is something that I don’t use nearly enough. I grabbed some pictures from Trudi’s computer to do a little slideshow of the kids goofing around with Photo Booth.

iPaddio Daddio

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by admin in ThoughtStream

iPaddio Daddio

John Saddington, purveyor of the fabulous ChurchCrunch, posted the question – “Is there any practical and realistic use for the new Apple iPad in a ministry context and environment?” – and the followup question – “Are you going to get one and why?”.
First, here is the response I gave in his post’s comments:
1. I can [...]

English girl

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by admin in ThoughtStream

Our eldest monkey, Shae, is now in Nottingham, U.K. for a five month study abroad program at the University of Nottingham. She has started her own blog, My Life is Nottingham, to post details and pictures of her experiences. Check it out at Shae.SarcasticMonkeys.com.

Haves and have-nots

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by admin in Learn

#2 in the Series, “Numbers in so many Words”
The book of Numbers is the story of God’s Kingdom – his warriors, his workers, his worshipers – and their progression in the wilderness.
In part one of this series, God instructed Moses and Aaron to count the warriors, to prepare them for the journey that was ahead. [...]

Tebow, the losing winner

Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by admin in ThoughtStream

Tebow, the losing winner

Okay, I admit it. I read the TimTeblog, a blog about all things Tim Tebow. Most of the time it’s pretty good…and funny.
But in a post the other day, writer Dan Shanoff was insightful as well. His focus was Tebow’s loss in the SEC championship, and the crying that followed, along with the Bible verse [...]

Getting things right vs. Getting things done

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by admin in ThoughtStream

Love this quote from Matt Perman (www.WhatsBestNext.com) via the TwentyTwoWords.com blog:
Whenever people begin to ask, “Does it fit our rules,” rather than, “Does it serve our mission,” then you have a bureaucracy.