I know a number of people who gave up some amount of phone activity for Lent. Most gave up social media and even deleted apps and changed their home screen to avoid them. I did not give up my phone or social media for Lent but yesterday such a sacrifice was forced upon me. IRead more
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One of my favorite parts about my job is the opportunity I have to communicate to large groups of students every week. I love teaching about God’s word and connecting it to our lives. I also really enjoy examining culture and how God is already engaging us through it. This blog focuses a lot onRead more
Thanks to social media I will be back in our 50th state two weeks from today. Last week I entered AM 570’s contest to win a trip to Hawaii. AM 570 is our local Fox Sports Radio affiliate and I listen to it every day. I signed up for the contest, which involved getting asRead more
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIRBxRlsYR0&w=560&h=315] The above video is awesome. I am all about posting pictures of the food I am eating. I do believe that sharing photos of food creates a virtual communal experience with our friends on various social networks. The danger, though, comes in missing the communal experience that is taking place at the veryRead more
Instagram is a nice diversion. I enjoy taking pictures, adding a filter and making it look like I take better pictures than I actually do. As far as social networks go, though, it is still well behind Twitter, Facebook and even Foursquare. And I guess that means I’m old.Read more
Other than playing goalie for the United States women’s soccer team, Hope Solo also has one of the most awesome names ever. Part of me hopes that she has a long, lost twin brother named Han. Just because she has an awesome name, though, doesn’t mean she’s awesome at everything. Hope Solo isn’t very goodRead more