Oh Microsoft, you’re a sly one

According to Cnet, Microsoft has just released a version of Office available for the iPhone. I haven’t used the productivity suite since around 2000, so not having it on my iOS devices hasn’t been an issue for me.  For folks who want to use the productivity suite on their iOS devices this comes as good…

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Dalink

My son has recently become interested in Strip Designer. His first couple of comics have been sci-fi mash ups — this one is the best. I give you, “Cordner's Corner!”  

Where a new life began

Around Cape Ann, a set on Flickr. Over Memorial Day weekend our family travelled back up to the North Shore of Massachusetts to attend our goddaughter’s baptism. It was quite a wonderful time. The North Shore was where my wife and I moved after our wedding. I headed to seminary at Gordon-Conwell and she began…

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Door-to-door sales

Just got a visit from a Comcast “Direct Sales Rep.” Here’s how the conversation went: Rep [fumbles for badge] “I hope you can see that, I’m the direct sales representative for Xfinity in this area. Do we have your business in this house?” Me “Just internet” Rep “OK, just internet, are you…” me [shakes head] “No,…

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New Tricks!

Today I did one of the most fun pastoral tasks I've ever been blessed to do. To understand why it was so amazing, I need to give some background. Central Baptist, where I serve as pastor, is just a few blocks from Riverview Estates, the retirement home attached to my denomination. It's a wonderful place,…

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New Role

This past weekend my wife and I were honored to become the godparents for our friend's youngest child. The idea of godparents is not one common to the Baptist tradition, but it's one we really need to reconsider. The idea that there would be special people in a child's life, other than the parents, who…

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