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SXSWi This March

2011-10-28T10:24:00.002-05:00

I will be heading to Austin to attend South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) this coming March as a part of my doctoral program.

20 Years

2010-07-02T09:10:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, July 1, was a milestone for me. July 1, 1990 was my first day as campus pastor of Chi Alpha at Texas A&M. What started as something I thought I would do for a couple of years before I went into “real ministry” has been a 20 year journey.

I have been honored and blessed to have worked with some pretty incredible university students and watch them become some pretty incredible men and women of faith. I haven’t been on this journey by myself. I have shared it with my family and friends, students, other campus and church pastors, and, maybe, those of you reading this.

So, thanks for 20 years. I am looking forward to where this will all lead.

It Should Work My Way

2010-04-24T08:49:00.001-05:00

Who don’t some things work the way you think they should work?

Take Google for instance.

I have a personal Gmail account and two Gmail app accounts. I can log into one, but not two or three at the same time. If I am in my personal email and want to see my Google Reader for an app account, it signs me out of my email. Why can’t I have all three open and still get to the Google Reader I want?

Yes, I know I can send my email all to one account and use labels. Yes, there are some add-on’s for Firefox that kind of work. I can use Outlook for my email, but it’s RSS reader is weak.

So my work-around? Three different browsers – Chrome, Firefox and Flock. I use Chrome for my personal stuff, and the other two to manage the other two accounts.

But I sure wish it would work my way.

Technorati Tags: google,work,frustration

Pastoring Your Campus

2010-04-15T16:34:00.001-05:00

Pastoring Your Campus - SLA 2010

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I am speaking to campus pastors at the North Texas District Chi Alpha Student Leadership advance this weekend.

I will be hosting a session on how they can extend their influence to their campus community through conversations conducted using social media.

There are two sources I reference in the presentation:

Technorati Tags: social media,conversation,conference,presentation

Wanting and Needing

2010-04-08T09:40:00.001-05:00

I want one of the new iPad’s.

There. I’ve said it. I want one.

Now the question I have to answer is, “Do I need it?"

I use a netbook for my computing because I am out and about all the time. When I am at home, it is hooked up to a 23.6 inch monitor. It meets my computing needs.

But not my computing wants.

I want an iPad. Just like I wanted the netbook. At the time I bought the netbook I didn’t need it. Now I do. I can’t imagine being without it.

Would I use the iPad? Yes, just like I use the netbook. Do I need the iPad? No more than I needed the netbook when I bought it.

So maybe my “want” is enough?

Technorati Tags: iPad,netbook,want,need

To Start A Fire

2010-02-23T06:59:00.001-06:00

The temperature is in the upper 30’s this morning, which brings me to my problem: “Do I start a fire in the fireplace?”

This is not an exercise in aesthetics. It is a practical question. The front part of our house is heated by a wood burning fireplace. My office is in the front of the house. The temperature in this part of the house is cool but not unpleasant right now.

But the temperature is expected to drop. Will I be chilly? Will it really get colder?

So I have to make a decision about starting a fire.

A wood burning fire is a commitment.

It consumes fuel I prepared thru hard work and sweat. Do I really need to use up my resources now?
No instant on or instant off switch. I have to plan my time for the end of the fire as well as the beginning.
If I light it, it requires some attention and care throughout the day. It cannot be neglected. Feed it. Stir it. Watch the bed of red embers grow and glow. It takes time, some skill, and some luck.

Do I treat my daily projects the same way?

Have I counted out my resources to see if I have enough for what I will undertake?
Do I see how I am going to have to be involved from the beginning to the end?
Am I willing to give the project the attention it has to have?

So I ask myself the question, “Do I really need to start a fire?”

Yes, I do. Think carefully, and you may see that you do, too.

Technorati Tags: fire,project,planning,resources

The Time Has Come

2010-01-27T10:47:00.001-06:00

From: Juan Enriquez

Date: Jan 29, 2010

Subject: An idea whose time has come

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws.

The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered...in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent, Liberal or Conservative or whatever. The self-serving must stop. This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come.

Have each person contact a minimum of Twenty people on their Address list, in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around. (It's not my original idea. Just something that deserves mass support.)

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ".

Technorati Tags: constitution,reform

Oh For A Marching Band Like This – OK Go “This Too Shall Pass”

2010-01-22T12:33:00.001-06:00

Ok Go, “This Too Shall Pass”

LT’s Electric Slide

2010-01-13T16:21:00.001-06:00

Headed to Austin to pick up my wife from the airport. It will be warm compared to her -13 a.m. temp

2009-12-15T10:52:00.001-06:00

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SXSWi This March

20 Years

It Should Work My Way

Pastoring Your Campus

Wanting and Needing

To Start A Fire

The Time Has Come

Oh For A Marching Band Like This – OK Go “This Too Shall Pass”

LT’s Electric Slide

Headed to Austin to pick up my wife from the airport. It will be warm compared to her -13 a.m. temp

The Importance of Traditions

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Decorating Demo at Cupcake Camp

My Cupcake Camp entry

Some of the early arrivals at Cupcake Camp

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My Cupcake Camp entry

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