Just one more turn…

Back in college a friend of mine introduced me to a game by the name of Civilization. To say I was hooked is an understatement. We played that game for hours, guiding a culture from the stone age to the space age. Every game was completely different – the maps, the productivity of cities, and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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