Sunday School 2008-2009

I’m starting to get really excited about our Crossroads Sunday School next year.  I’ve been digging through various websites looking for ideas.  So far, some of the ones I’ve found:

5 Words from Romans 8: We’ll work through Romans 8 together, exploring the 5 key concepts in this great chapter.
Encountering God: Our annual Spiritual Disciplines series.  [...]

Ministering at Workcamp

Jaime has always thought it would be a good idea to get shirts made that say something like the above made and wear them on one of our trips.  Now, we can do one better. 
I’m going to print up ID Cards for all our kids and bring some of the bright yellow lanyards [...]

It’s Almost Like Cable TV

Except for the time we spent living with my mom while in Cleveland, Jaime and I have never had cable.  Cable modem, sure, but never the TV.  I was considering finally getting out of the 70s and joining the rest of the world recently, but just couldn’t do it.  The $10/month for “Broadcast” seemed like [...]

Firefox 3 Released and Why I Like It

Firefox 3.0 has been released.  I participated in the attempt to set a World Record for downloading software when it came out. 
Pastor asked me what the big deal was about Firefox.  I like the ‘Fox for several reasons, but mostly because of the ability to add features to the browser through their Add-Ons feature.  [...]

Free Antivirus Software

Many of you know about my passion for free software.  There is almost always a free version of popular software that you can use at home to save some money.  Digsby was one of my more recent suggestions. 
Lifehacker just did a Hive 5 on Antivirus Software.  I’ve used AVG and Avast at home.  Either [...]

Must-Have Facebook App

Yes, that’s correct.  I found a Facebook App that you must install.  It’s called fbCal. Once installed, it creates an iCal file for your friends’ birthdays and another for events you register for on Facebook.  The events aren’t useful to me, but the birthdays thing is great.  I subscribed to the iCal file in Google [...]

Open Content

Information wants to be free.  I know people want to make money on their information, but the Internet has really changed the old model.  “Pay” information is still useful.  For example, I’m more likely to trust Britannica over Wikipedia if my life depends on it, but the gap is narrowing between the two.  For most [...]

Notes on 1 Timothy 1

As mentioned earlier, I’m working through 1 Timothy to help me evaluate the English Standard Version of the Bible.  Here are my notes from the first chapter:

1:2 - Paul calls Timothy his “true child in the faith.”  Paul obviously has a special, ongoing relationship with Timothy.  Discipleship is always happening, not just while our kids [...]

ESV Bible Study Resource

As I get ready to work through 1 Timothy in the ESV, I’m searching the web for some ESV Bible Study Resources (or some from other translations as well).  Open Bible is an interesting one.  I especially like the Topical section.  There’s also a way to map a word to see where it is used [...]

The End is Near

I spent the better part of Wednesday and Today at the Seminary finishing my major exegetical paper. If that sounds big, scary and long, well… it is. The good news is that I’m done with it pending a quick review on Monday/Tuesday to catch any mistakes I made and to clarify any [...]