Web Addiction Camp? You REALLY Need to Unplug

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 ...

A Better Job than Jobs

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 ...

Hurricanes and Power Loss

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 ...

Sunrise

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 ...

August 20th, 2008

On the road

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I'm at Tuscarora for our annual core staff retreat. Posting from iPhone. Should have some good pics.

Start with this one and hit me with a caption.

Peace.

August 15th, 2008

Back online.

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I have re-entered the matrix.

More later on my time off.

For now i'ma hit the inbox. This is what was waiting for me after two weeks underground.

Madness.

July 30th, 2008

Nathan Lee Music

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What’s up everypeople?

Hey
I had a house guest these last few days. An old friend named Nathan Lee.
You may have spotted him at church on Sunday.

Hanging
out with him made me remember what an awesome musician and songwriter he is.

Thought
I would share the wealth.

Check
him out on iTunes here and on Myspace here.

You
will not be disappointed. This is some amazing stuff!!

Enjoy the music. I’m taking some vacation time and I plan to disconnect from the phone and the net. Sometimes the Right Thing to do is just unplug. See you in a couple of weeks.

July 30th, 2008

The Announcement

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Here it is in all it’s insane glory.

Listen for the embedded audio clip from two Sundays ago.

God is really amazing!!!