Christianity Today reported yesterday on Google's decision to no longer offer churches a discount through their nonprofit program. Their decision is well within their rights as a publicly traded, for-profit corporation. In their guidelines Google states their decision to not offer a nonprofit discount to organizations with “religious content or proselytizing on website as well … Continue reading My Take on Google’s Decision to Cut Churches Out of Nonprofit Program
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See a 200% Increase in Response to Your Twitter Stream
A week ago I was reading a blog post by Michael Hyatt on his daily reading list. Scanning the list, I saw a new service mentioned – Buffer. This is a simple-to-use little app that allows you to create tweets on the fly as you read RSS feeds, your Twitter stream, or just about anything … Continue reading See a 200% Increase in Response to Your Twitter Stream
On Bible Reading
"It is well to remember that reading books about the Bible is a very different thing to searching the Word for oneself." --H A Ironside (American Bible teacher, pastor, and author. Authored more than 60 volumes including highly regarded commentaries on the books of the Bible. For 18 of his 50 years of ministry, … Continue reading On Bible Reading
The Debt Crisis Debate – A Call for Courage [Opinion]
The debt ceiling crisis continues to confound the USA's politicians. News shows are in a 24-hour spin cycle as the two parties in Washington play a deadly game of chicken with each other. What is certain (to me) is that whether it is within the next week or the next year, American will face … Continue reading The Debt Crisis Debate – A Call for Courage [Opinion]
Called to Pastor? Maybe not
After serving in the vocational ministry for over 20 years, I have witnessed many men and women step forward in answer to God's call on their life to enter full-time service. Some were called to the mission field, some to ministry in other local churches, and some to become a church planting pastor. The call … Continue reading Called to Pastor? Maybe not
The Promise
The sign of a double rainbow east of Ankeny, IA following a summer storm. © Chris Eller
Open Flood Gates
Table Rock Dam with five of its 10 gates open following heavy rain in Southern Missouri in March 2008. © Chris Eller
US Economy: Safe Landing or Crash Landing?
I'm starting to think we will know the politicians in Washington are getting close to real budget/debt solutions when everyone is unhappy. Is it possible the only "winning" solution is a lose-lose scenario where we raise taxes (a lot) and cut spending (a lot)? Yes, I know, that will probably destroy the economy, but are … Continue reading US Economy: Safe Landing or Crash Landing?
North Point Ministries Takes Video Streaming to New Level
North Point Ministries has built a video broadcast system that connects four separate auditoriums in three different locations across metro Atlanta. Buckhead Church and Browns Bridge Community Church are approximately 20 miles — in opposite directions — from the North Point campus, located in Alpharetta, Ga. The church primarily transmits the message portion of its … Continue reading North Point Ministries Takes Video Streaming to New Level
Finding Alternatives to Delicious
Delicious, an excellent bookmarking service currently owned by Yahoo!, is an important part of my research process. While in the collecting phase, I use Delicious to tag interesting websites and documents that I need to go back and review at a later date. This allows me to use either Google or Google Scholar to rapidly … Continue reading Finding Alternatives to Delicious
