Internet
Have You Heard Of These?
If you lead or help in a church ministry, here are four Australian resources which can assist and encourage you.
Matthias Media is a local evangelical publisher with a distinct focus:
“We’re not the slightest bit interested in adding to the already monumental pile of Christian books churned out each year by the Christian publishing industry. The [...]
Thinking about Bible Software?
The most common mistake people make when choosing Bible software is choosing based on the quantity of resources available. If you talk about your Bible software in terms of “how many books you own” – you really have missed the point (but we won’t hold it against you).
First and foremost, you are investing in a workflow [...]
10 recent tweets
I’ve really enjoyed using my Twitter account to store all my momentary profundities.
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Here are 10 recent tweets.
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tweet 1: Mao’s Last Dancer… freedom is precious to those who have lived without it.
tweet 2: Oh yeah, Darwin’s that guy who discovered the amazing adaptability God built into His creation… now I remember.
tweet 3: Are you so busy [...]
On Posthumous Blogging
Charles Spurgeon may be dead, but he writes enough blog posts to make a pyjama wearin’ blogger look computer illiterate.
That’s right, Charles Spurgeon blogs posthumously on a regular basis.
And that’s got me thinking about posthumous blogging in general. I’ve thought of several ups and several downs to posthumous blogging…
Downs
1. It’s not really blogging. The guy [...]
Are forums a thing of the past?
In the last three years we’ve seen blogging transformed. We’ve seen the advent of micro-blogging. We’ve seen social networking come of age.
But something else has been happening that has gotten a lot less attention. Internet forums have changed dramatically.
Then and now
Five years ago forums were new and exciting. Everyone wanted to check ‘em out. The [...]
For the love of ducks
Some of the blogging team have expressed disappointment with how difficult it is to get our readers commenting. Maybe this would do the trick guys!
I put up the Alen Basic interview this morning, but I also wanted make a few comments and get the links in. Oh, and the video clip for those of you [...]
On death and internet posts
The tragic passing of one of our forum members at GMT reminded me today about something I wrote years ago in The Cyber-Phenomenon.
Have you ever gone back and read a post from a few months ago and thought “what was I thinking!?!” If you have, just think of what you’ll say when you read your [...]
Technology is a tool, not a toy
Life is not a game. God made us and He put us here for a purpose. Sounds obvious, but it’s so easy to forget when you live in the technology toy factory we call modern Australia.
You know what I mean.
Facebook, Twitter, Forums, Blogs…
iPhone, iPod, iMac…
X-box, Wii, PlayStation…
Email, texts, mobiles, landlines, IM…
The list could go on [...]
101 Blog Tips
Daniel Scocco over at Daily Blog Tips gives 101 tips for being a good blogger. Here are the 23 I thought were most helpful.
write about something that you love
proofread
proofread one more time
interact with other bloggers
leave meaningful comments
leave funny comments
leave the first comment
content is king
write “How to” articles
make your posts scannable
have some spare posts for emergencies
return [...]
22 very simple ways for a new blogger to improve
I have found myself coming back to this post by Abraham Piper over at 22 Words over and over. He’s got some great points. I’ve given my favourites below:
22 very simple ways for a new blogger to improve
Abraham Piper
Writing
1. Keep paragraphs 5 lines or shorter. (If this post were a list of one, this would [...]
What is Christmas?
Christmas has varied from year to year for me. As a child, I remember times with family in Lebanon, traveling from one part of the country to the other to see everyone in the one day. In recent years we’ve gradually cut down on family activities during Christmas, and never established much of a tradition [...]
Is the Web the Future?
Today marks twelve years of ministry for Worship Music Ministries.
Twelve years of music in Australia
One of my burdens for music ministry in Australia, and for support ministries in general in Australia, is that they would be self sustaining. I could probably write a whole series of posts on that, and maybe I will someday, but [...]
