July 2008
37 posts
Bravery and Wall-e →
Just came back from watching Wall-e with the kids (loved it!) I hadn’t heard much about the movie and love this assesment by Seth Godin on his blog.
June 2008
92 posts
Dopey graphics don’t cut it anymore! →
Awesome post about Children’s Ministry graphics: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Click the link above for the full article!
The bad:
But there’s hope:
Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web →
Interesting article on the kids we just graduated to J-High and those a little older. What are the implecations for us as we try to reach and teach those even younger?
Mickey's Rules →
Your Fast Guide to Mickey’s Ten Commandments
Know your audience Don’t bore people, talk down to them or lose them by assuming that they know what you know.
Wear your guest’s shoes Insist that designers, staff and your board members experience your facility as visitors as often as possible.
Organize the flow of people and ideas Use good story telling techniques. Tell good stories...
Top 10 TED Talks →
Groundbreaking iPhone 3G Feature: MMS →
Love me a dose of sarcasm in the morning.
Next Time You See A Parent of A Downs Syndrome... →
Giant Lego Storage Buildings: 65-foot-high Lego... →
Seriously one of the most exciting things I have seen/read all day. A mix between childhood nostalgia and modern-day technostuff and (not to mention) enormous scale! Check it out!!
7 Ways to Honor our Volunteers
Agile Ministry has just started a new series on honoring your volunteers. Agile Ministry says that the volunteers in your church give their time, energy, and talent to help the local church make an impact. As church leaders, we need to ensure that we honor them appropriately:
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” - Romans 12:10
To honor someone is...
Childhood Memory
It’s miracle I still love libraries. When I was 6 years old and got my first library card, I took my next door neighbor (he was a non-reading 5 year old) to pick up some picture-heavy, non-chapter-book books from the library.
We hurried into the library, huddled in the back Children’s Section and after a good 15-20 minutes took our Asterix or Suske en Wiske books to the counter to...
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Commentary on Supreme Court "Child Rape" decision →
Keith Johnson has some interesting, sobering and educated thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision.
Roku: $100 gadget for watching Netflix movies on... →
12 New Products From The People Who Brought You... →
“I just spent the first three years of my son’s life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you’re telling him they taste like $#@!&% strawberries.” - Penny Arcade, on Lego-shaped fruit snacks.
This Bag Is Not Not A Toy: the plastic bag with candy coating on the inside
Need A Ride?: the board game where you make new friends and get into their cars
Zooper...
I need these: Anti-paparazzi sunglasses →
Never knew there was anything I could do about the folks following me around wherever I go… wow.
Get It Back →
Install it on your BlackBerry and get it back, whether it’s lost or stolen. Looks pretty slick!
“At the heart of every organization should be core values! This are simply values...”
– Jim Wideman
What are your core values? What are the values that shape our behaviors?
“[Millennial consumers are] the least rebellious generation since the youth...”
– New York Times columnist Rob Walker while researching “Buying In” a new book about the dialogue between who we are and what we buy.
25 Web-Apps that Make my Life Easier →
New Volunteer Leadership
As per-usual, we’re continually recruiting volunteers and developing leaders for our children’s ministries. I’ve been talking to my staff about how we can “saturate” the renewed children’s ministry vision in as many places, ministry group, methods and media as possible. Here are some ideas on ways we’re going to (or hoping to) get the word out among the people of our...
Trying out Pageonce.com →
A one-stop homepage for all your information? At first glance it doesn’t look superslick, but perhaps this solves a problem I didn’t know I had. Ha ha ha….
Support and Encourage Volunteers →
Pretty cool article from Christianity Today and “Promiseland”
Religulous Trailer →
Bill Mayer is out with a Michael Moore-type “documentary” about religion in America. In light of what Steve talked about yesterday, it’s important to have a good understanding of how the rest of the world views us.
Quikmaps Draws Directly onto Google Maps →
This Just In: iTunes is a popular music store →
When Twitter is down... →
It’s really driving me crazy how often this site is down. Now there’s an alternative. Whew.
Definitive evidence that some people have too much... →
Seriously, this is what people are worried about??
Quikmaps does what Google Maps failed to do →
Meet Buzz Buzz Doggy, Japan’s newest disgusting... →
Japanese toymaker Mega House announced [JP] they are planning to offer a very special kind of electronic toy beginning August 2nd. The Biri Biri Kaze Hiki Wanko (which translates to “Buzz Buzz Doggy that caught a cold”) will be available only in Japan for $35, for example at Amazon Japan [JP].
(and you know that kids are going to love it, right! They live for the disgusting!)
Don't you want to be attractive? →
Only when you’re attractive, will you have the ability to attract. To attract is to cause to approach or adhere.
Supergirl →
Jack and I were watching the original Superman movie (with Christopher Reeve) and we get to the part in the beginning of the movie where the Kent’s coem upon this little boy….
Truth in advertising →
Visit this story to read about a guy who goes into a store eventhough he knows he’ll hate what they sell. Why does he go in? Because it looks… cool. What can we learn from that?
By the way, look how he “mis-spells” -advertising-
68 Reasons Why Children's Ministry Matters →
Perhaps you don’t need any convincing of the benefits of children ministry, but perhaps your volunteers who are in the trenches week after week need to be reminded of just how important their investment of time and energy is. Here is a great list of reasons by Tony Kummer.As you’ll tell, this is something that Tony’s passionate about. Here are Tony’s 68 reasons why...
I Hate It When My Message Is Negative
I just got off the phone with someone who wanted me to agree to something that actually would be really cool. To me, his proposal clearly falls in the “everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial” column. Usually that would mean that I’d roll over and chose the easy road vs. holding the line, but today… I kept to my convictions and said no!
The response was...
5 Excellent Productivity Tips For Google Reader →
Speaking of game sites... →
Uber gaming giant EA just launched a flash-based gaming site where users can not just play games, but even create their own. Praying for more discretionary time. Right, good luck with that!
I love Japanese TV →
Seriously… this is how the Japanese entertain themselves??! Let’s hope this doesn’t air in primetime. This looks like perfect material for the after-2am crowd.
This is how you entertain a nation. From inside an inflated piece of rubber.
While attempting an obstacle course.
Teach the Controversy →
Stumbled upon this website that sells funny shirts that tries to dismiss Creationism to the same realm as other controversial educational disciplines. Creative if not stupid way to minimize Creationism’s ligitimacy.
Teach the Controversy tees illustrate other important “scientific controversies”
‘Big Science’ is always suppressing The Truth with their blatant...
Miniclip Games →
My nerdy 12-year old neighbor Chris just showed me this great new site! He thinks it’s a fun place to play games.
Christianity Today admits perception of bias
http://www.google.com/reader/m/view/?source=mobilepack&v=2.1.4&rlz=1H2GGLE_en&i=8167744654413273323&c=COzB2t3Q_JMC&n=1
Hulu is kicking Youtube's Butt →
Have you had a chance to check out Hulu.com? It’s pretty slick and perfect for catching up on those episodes you forget to TiVo.
How to nap →
I never knew there’s a whole science to this!
Firefox 3: New front in the browser war →
Been playing with it for a few weeks now and it’s great. Nifty new features too!
42 Creative Business Card Designs →
These designs are genius. But they make me feel like I am one of the least creative people I know. I am not sure if I’d ever come up with something remotely cool like that.
Block Text Spam - How-to →
Google Docs gets limited PDF support →