I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on our current message series, 'Friends on Facebook.' If you don't attend True North, we've been talking about how our online interactions and behaviors are changing how we think and act in real life. The NY Times has been publishing some great stuff on this topic lately. Here's another article REALLY worth reading if you suspect your internet activity might be compulsive. How are you doing with this? Are you justifying the amount of time you spend online? Are you telling yourself (and others) things like "I can quit any time." ? Read on. And ...
I've been doing a little ruminating on the life and death of Steve Jobs and it's only just now occurring to me how much this guy's work has impacted my life. Driving to work today, I listened to a podcast - a word added to our lexicon to describe spoken word content placed on iTunes to be downloaded to and played back on iPods. My iPhone is like an appendage to me. It keeps my contacts, my calendar and innumerable other apps and digital helpers. And when I write a sermon or an email, or a blog post like this ...
I recall an instance from several years ago while Jen and I were still living in our first home. I was in my kitchen and I heard a loud 'bang' followed by what appeared to be flashes of light seen through the front window. It was daytime so I knew it had to be a significant light source. I walked out of my house and saw a full size tractor-trailor about 4 doors down from me. The roof of the container had snagged an electrical wire which had snapped and now lay beneath the truck, sparking on the ...
I was woken up this morning at around 4:15 by the sound of my daughter gently crying as she entering my bedroom. She’s basically been in the pool non-stop since school got out and her dedication has yielded a painful case of swimmer’s ear. A couple of children’s Tylenol and a quick prayer got her settled back down, but I had an unusually hard time falling back asleep. It could have been that I was thirsty, or that my back was sore, or that I was hot and feeling angry at myself for not pushing my wife harder on ...
Gang,
I don’t follow golf and I’m not much into celebrity gossip. There is no way I could possibly care any less about who the hot new hollywood couples are and who dumped who for who and all that other pop culture pablum.
But once in a while, when someone credible gets caught up in some drama for which they are legitimately sorry.
If you’ve got a few minutes to kill, listen to what Tiger says.
Ben and Vesper are creative geniuses. There. I said it.
Their stuff is not for everybody and they are obviously not looking to be the next mainstream ear candy pop duo, but there is some real gold in what they’re doing.
Vesper asked if I would do a review of their new EP here on the Right Thing and I respectfully declined because we’re friends and I didn’t want to get caught between honesty and our friendship in case I didn’t like the record.
It wouldnt’ have mattered.
LuvInIdleness is more for fans of Ben & Vesper‘s labelmates Sufjan Stevens and Danielson than for fans of Britney and the Black Eyed Peas. But if you’re getting a little tired of the chaff they’re serving up on Z-100 these days and you’re willing to be a bit more adventurous, give Ben & Vesper a listen.
You can check ‘em out on their label’s website, www.soundsfamilyre.com or click here to hit them up on itunes.
Enjoy.
By now most folks are aware of what’s happening at Toyota. This company, which is known for its reliable and safe automobiles, has been plagued by faulty parts and safety recalls.
It’s a big deal.
Huge.
Stock is down, dealerships are ghost towns and people are losing their jobs left and right.
And perhaps more significantly, a company based in a country where face is of the utmost importance has issued a very public and very honest “mea culpa.”
Check it.
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So I cranked up the ol’ DVR last night to check out the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games.
Don’t get me started.
I don’t know where they found this tattooed, tap dancing vampire, but just in case you missed, let it suffice to say that there was some wacky stuff going on.
