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This election was pretty interesting, especially in the use of social media/web 2.0. I think one of the coolest things about what has happened over the past few years is the web has brought us closer to the action - inviting us to participate more. Some would argue that social media has caused us to [...]

Oh yes, coming soon to your church: ChurchMetrics.com. I know we need another CMS system like we need a hole in the head, but come on… this is LifeChurch.tv! The same guys who brought you YouVersion.com and One Prayer. Why does this excite me? Well…
1. I am not at all happy with our current CMS [...]

Yes that’s right I now have the coolest signature EVER, thanks to wisestamp.com (FireFox plugin). As you can see it links to all the cool social media sites out there. My good friend Vince hooked me up with this, as he usually does with the coolest and latest things… Go get you some now.
Pretty cool [...]

Wow.
We watch all our TV via the internet. And it sure would be nice to have it on the big screen (if you consider a 32″ 4:3 Toshiba a big screen). So I’m workin on an inexpensive solution, which includes some video adapting & wireless keyboard & mouse. When I happened upon this beauty. Apple [...]

I love free stuff. Found some via my Google Reader today & thought I’d share.

Free background video loops here. Courtesy of Ministry Best Practices, thank you very much.
Free teaching Series planning documents here. Courtesy of Tim Stevens.
Map out your small groups for free here. Thanks to Ministry Best Practices again.

That’s it, that’s all I got. [...]

I’ve been using iGoogle as my home page for at least a year, probably longer. I love it, even though it’s a little cluttery, it helps me stay on top of things. Google is pretty much the next best thing next to Jesus. My Google home page has these plugins:

Gmail - the best email application [...]

Here’s an interesting rabbit trail. From my google reader I watched the Cardboard Testimonies video thanks to Bobby. Bobby had a link over to Pat’s blog, where he originally watched the video. Pat had a cool post on different uses for the Wii. He had a link over to Johnny Chung Lee’s blog, where I [...]

Two Words: Creative Chaos.
Ok, I wanted to just say that and be done with it, but this movement begs to be explained (quickly). Imagine the creative minds & hearts from churches all over the world sharing their ideas, resources, and dreams, freely and openly. Creative Chaos.
For me this has a very special impact in my [...]

Carlos has probably one of the coolest jobs in the Known Universe. I don’t really have to say much more. But there is a great story and some very cool things to talk about here.
When I first met Carlos he was the worship leader/pastor at Sandals in nearby Riverside, the 909. Then came the big [...]

Just about the time I was getting to know who Carlos was, he started hinting at a huge announcement. He was going to be on the ridiculously popular spin off show “LA Ink“. So naturally Jen and I had to start watching. We set our DVR and spent the next couple months watching through every [...]