I understand that 9:00 a.m. isn’t very early. Most of my friends and family are already three or four hours into their days by 9:00 a.m. For a youth pastor, though, 9:00 a.m. is pretty early in the day. Now I don’t wake up at 9:00 a.m. on my working days. Most of my workingRead more
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Since I work with students I need to stay up on as many adolescent trends as possible. Snapchat’s popularity skyrocketed this year as did its potential dangers. I’m all for social media and changing technologies, but we need to be aware of how they’re influencing our behavior. Snaphack is just another social mediumRead more
A few months ago I wrote about Snapchat, an app that allows its users to send photos and videos to other users. After a set amount of time, normally a few seconds, the photos and videos disappear somewhere into cyberspace never to be viewed again. Someone learned how to hack a phone, though, and findRead more
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram then you know that I post a lot of pictures of my dog, Elphie. Alycia and I post so many pictures of her that Alycia created the hashtag #ElphieSelfie. Some people have accused me of being obsessed with my dog. Others have threatened to unfollow me becauseRead more
This past weekend Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was crowned Miss America. Davuluri’s parents were born in India and immigrated to the United States. Davuluri was born in the United States, is an American citizen and a great example of our nation’s diversity. Some people didn’t share that sentiment, though. After Davuluri won the MissRead more
Thankfully I’ve never been addicted to any sort of drug or substance. Unfortunately I am currently addicted to Candy Crush. Candy Crush is a puzzle game that can be played on mobile devices and Facebook. One of the biggest lures of Candy Crush is its ability to send and receive extra lives from your FacebookRead more