I've been doing some thinking recently about where spiritual beliefs come from, and just recently, I had a kind of epiphany. Let's see if I can explain it: It all came about because I was having a conversation with a man who was telling me about his faith journey. His story is that he had done a …
Tweets! ( 2009-02-22 )
<li>"bought a Microsoft comfort keyboard for the hopefully better ergonomics... trying to get used to the keys being millimeters away from w ... <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1216645881">#</a></li> <li>"Put some time into my novel today... the current …
Questions About The Secret
Recently, I got this question from a member of our church and thought my response might help others too. Here's the question: Jeff- I received an email from a Ukrainian student that was my roommate. She was on the border of accepting Christ but she recently wrote me about how she saw …
Elvis McNeely on Drupal
I just got a phone call from a guy in town whose name was so interesting I had to call him back. Anyway, Elvis of http://www.elvisblogs.org is a Drupal developer here in town who is hosting a Drupal Meetup and he wanted to know if I was interested in it. I used to use drupal way back in the early …
Tweets! ( 2009-02-15 )
<li>"We had a great day this morning at church. 13 Baptized, 152 Attended, 3 Children Dedicated, $2500 Given, 60 Committed... Read the blog ... <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1190880644">#</a></li> <li>"Tonight, I used Ubuntu to help a friend back up …
What is the Recession For?
John Piper, pastor, author, and founder of Desiring God Ministries, this week preached a sermon with a powerful message about the overall purpose of God in the midst of recessionary times. It's 45 minutes long, but unbelievably insightful! watch it hear it read it …
FOUND: WikidBASE
http://projects.nickblundell.org.uk/wikidbase It's a database... It's a Wiki... It's WikidBASE! …
OpenStomp
http://www.openstomp.com/ It's a multi-effects guitar pedal that runs on opensource software. …
2009 Commitment Sunday
(Cross-posted at lafayettecommunitychurch.com. ) Yesterday was one incredible Sunday! For those of you who want to get the bullets first, here are the statistics on Lafayette Community Church's 2009 Commitment Sunday: 13 people were baptized. 3 children were dedicated. 152 people were in …
Tweets! ( 2009-02-08 )
<li>Step One: Launch OpenOffice Calc. Step Two: In any cell type =GAME("StarWars") and hit Enter. <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1169855463">#</a></li> <li>going to practice with the band... should be some fun! <a …
Tweets! ( 2009-02-07 )
<li>"just finished the initial assembly of our baptism testimony videos for Sunday. It's going to be one incredible day!" <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1185693138">#</a></li> <li>"Finally going to bed, but eager to start the day tomorrow." <a …
Guaranteed Success
Guaranteed success... Do what you were made to do in a way that positively impacts the most people possible according to the true limits of your circumstances. …
Tweets! ( 2009-02-03 )
<li>Step One: Launch OpenOffice Calc. Step Two: In any cell type =GAME("StarWars") and hit Enter. <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1169855463">#</a></li> <li>going to practice with the band... should be some fun! <a …
On self-determined beliefs
I'm amazed at how many people on their spiritual journey will accumulate beliefs that line up with the way they already think. …
Only four logically defensible spiritual paths.
As far as I see it there are only four logically defensible spiritual paths a person may walk. Accept yourself as the highest authority and pursue whatever interests you, including perhaps the rejection of all religious thought whatsoever. Accept your logic as the highest authority and rigorously …
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Tweets! ( 2009-01-31 )
<li>Finished writing our annual financial support thank you letter... amazed at what God has already done... eager to see what he will do next. <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffmikels/statuses/1162594899">#</a></li> …