Category Campfire Talk

Well, I must say that the nifty little plugin created byNate Sandenhas really done its job.Combined with the financial reward to commenters (first saw the idea onGlen’s blog), itspawned more interaction and comment participation in one month than I’ve had…

Afew weeks ago, I was interviewed by a student fromUAMfor an article in UAM’s online student magazine, The Voice.The story is up now.It was a little strange being interviewed (again) forMonticelloLiveand its contributions to the community. I’m grateful that the…

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…