Category Campfire Talk

A team from our church is heading to Denver the weekend after Thanksgiving to donate their time and labor to packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child! There are two different fundraisers to help them on their way this weekend…

I haven’t been able to post this until it had been announced by its new owner, but the site I created a little over a year ago, MonticelloLive, has been sold. It was a difficult decision, but in the long…

Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) I know the movie came out a long time ago, but I just had the opportunity to watch it on my iPhone this past Saturday on the way to Little Rock. The kids were frustrated in…

Glenn Wosley had a rather radical idea over on his blog: reward commenters.I’ve seen all kinds of blogs have Reader Appreciation Week/Month etc., but I’ve not seen a blog take it to the level that Glenn has. I’ve been challenged…

Michael Hyatt, grand poobah of Christian publishing giant Thomas Nelson, has a must-read article for all bloggers about thinking twice before you blog or email when you’re angry. I think it applies to a lot of misguided communication in our…

Bryan has a great post over at his blog about his drink of choice. It happens to be mine as well. It’s uncanny how much our minds connect on this. I’ve often thought to myself while ordering that my DC…

I think I’ve journaled in one way or another since junior high. It’s a good thing. I forget so much these days that it’s good to know I have a written record of my life so that I can remember…

There’s a great article over at the Motley Fool about how to stop living paycheck to paycheck. In brief, the five principles that are shared: Evaluate your illness. Attack your illness. Cure your denial. Take some preventative medicine. Relax. Check…

I’ll be leaving Glorieta this afternoon. The last six days have been, truly, annointed. I don’t know how to describe them otherwise. The renewal of friendships, the deep pursuit of Christ by more than a thousand college students and campus…