What service!

I’m not sure what it is, but lately I’ve really noticed some terrific customer service, and I wanted to give these folks a shout out. It’s amazing how it’s brightened my day. First I’d like to thank the folks at Site 5 for their amazing chat support. Whenever I’ve had some issue I need to…

OwnCloud back in the workflow

A few weeks ago I blogged about setting up ownCloud on my Raspberry Pi. It was a fun exercise, but after completing it I was a bit uncertain as to how I’d use it. Let me explain why. Last year I upgraded the new MacBook pro with retina display. It is, without a doubt, the…

Fiction Tuesday – On to Water Gap

Today I continue a story set in the world of The Valleys. The first part can be found here Jeremy helped Walter push his cart the last few miles towards a place he called “Water Gap.” As they travelled the Sun continued its descent behind them. The lower it descended the more restless his companion…

Credit

This is an edited manuscript of my sermon for March 1 2015. It’s based on Romans 4:13-25. Here in the letter to the Romans Paul opens the door for Gentiles in the. Actually, a good portion of this letter deals with how on earth Jews and Gentiles can exist in the same body. Jews grew…

Positive Leanings

I’ve seen an image floating around on social networks several times, and for some reason I was moved to interact with it’s message today. The text of the message is below. 1. 97% of pastors have been betrayed, falsely accused, or hurt by their trusted friends. 70% of pastors battle depression. 7,000 churches close each…

A Death in the Family

Yesterday Leonard Nimoy passed away and large portion of geekdom mourned, including me. He was part of a phenomenon which helped me accept being the oddball in the room, and his passing impacted me more than I thought it would. My condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace. My grief at his…