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 ...
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The aforementioned Steven Spielberg Alien Trilogy, which none (count 'em – zero!) of you sorry slackers could name.
I posted an audio blog via my cell phone back in April and made some comments about how we weren't having any more community groups, ever.
I was joking. I was at a conference and I was a bit overwhelmed at the enormity of the job and I was just venting a bit.
Thought that was obvious.
Sorry to all who were freaked. I had two different people come up to me at church today and mention it so I thought I'd clear things up.
Not only are community groups continuing, but we are doing some major surgery to the structure of how we do them and we're looking for some new leaders. Interested in hosting a community group? It's not rocket science. All you need is a willing heart and a place to meet.
There's a meeting on Monday night, June 23rd for all who want more info. Sign up at church or email me.
Thanks!
Bert