Year 2007

Jott Review

I first learned about Jott in a comment over at the Swerve blog in a post about Twitter. You may have seen that post yesterday. I was intrigued by the idea that by calling a free phone number and leaving…

Modern parable

Dean has written what may be the best blog post I’ve ever read. It is convicting, inspiring and insightful into the hiddenness of God. He uses an article by Gene Weingarten at the Washington Post to share with us a…

Ways to use your Twitter

There’s a very practical and innovative use for SMS and RSS combo services like Twitter. Swing by the Swerve blog and see how one church is using it for ministry purposes. You can also check in the right sidebar for…

If it ain’t broke…

As we say here in south Arkansas, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. However, that approach has led to more than one massive mistake by a refusal to understand and embrace change. Researchers at Stanford (among others) are also…

Virginia Tech connections

As the story of the tragedy at Virginia Tech continues to unfold, it is another sobering societal call to quietness. I am profoundly aware of the “calm after the storm” on the major news media today. It is akin to…

Kool-Aid cleans?

Lifehacker posts this startling tip from one of Carolyn’s favorite magazines, Real Simple: use Kool-Aid to clean your dishwasher! Go read the post (and make sure you use the right flavor!) By the way, if the Real Simple site becomes…