As I promised, here is my first (It's the second clip from the concert. Sorry it's out of order.) video upload for the Clayton Miller band (Cole and LD Miller). The harmonica work and the drum work are really good. For more, check out Lafayette's Independent Music Podcast at limcast.com. …
Clayton Miller Band (Cole and LD Miller)
America's Got Talent has put two Lafayette boys on the map. LD Miller is one of the most amazing harmonica players, and though criticized on the show, Cole Miller is a rather gifted musician in his own right. On the show, Cole was criticized for his guitar playing and his singing, but he admitted …
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The 28 Day Evangelism Tract
While reading The Purpose Driven Life tonight, I had the thoughts run through my mind that went something like this: If I really want this book to affect me, I need to ponder it through my day. If I want to ponder it, I need to have it condensed into ponderable form. I really appreciate the small …
How to be a wise blogging pastor?
Colossians 4:5 says this: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. As a pastor who's got a blog, I've been thinking about how this verse relates to blogging. I've been blogging for over a year, and I don't yet have a "manifesto" like this guy on what my …
In God we Trust License Plates?
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Religious license plates? Yep, that's right. I was really put off by the idea when I first saw the link, but I clicked anyway, and what do you know, the plates are really well designed! Check this out: If you live in Indiana, go ahead and vote for your …
ZOHO — 12 incredible, free, web applications
How do you collaborate with teams through the Internet? Web-based applications are the answer. I've found some killer web applications. Read on to find out more! …
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Palm Pilots and Web-based Calendars / Contact Database
Prompted by an article on pastorhacks.net I've been a Palm Pilot PDA user since my mom bought me one when I graduated from seminary. (Palm Vx, and awesome tool!) The best feature of the Palm is the ability to have my contacts and calendar on my computer at home and also on a device in my pocket. …
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A New Evangelism Tract
No one came to last night's Bible 101 study that I had scheduled at our house. In light of that, I've determined to not focus on programs that aim to "get people to come" and instead, focus on meeting people one-to-one to key in on evangelism and discipleship. In light of that, I've decided to put …
Mall of America
Today, Jen and I took the kids to the Mall of America because our conference doesn't start until tomorrow and what else do you do in St. Paul, Minnesota? (Actually, I think St. Paul and Minneapolis are really cool, and I have seriously thought about moving here at times.) Have you heard about the …
Some Church Planting Links
Since I'm spending today as a "Sabbath" to focus on some spiritual things, I've spent some time this morning looking at some church plant websites, and here are a few that I've come across. jonathan herron of catalyst.church LifeChurch Acts 29 Network --- specifically, be sure to check out this …
Pastor Hacking?
I don't know if you have this problem, but I am a procrastinating distracted creative learning computer geek I generally have between 10 and 20 projects going on all at the same time, but I almost never finish any of them because I get new ideas and set to work on the new ones forgetting about …
We’re not competing with other churches.
One of the truths about church planting is this: We aren't competing with other churches. We are competing with all the unspiritual ways people spend their time. But sometimes it's hard to really believe it. This last weekend, Jen and I found on our door a flyer that seems to be for a new church …
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Popple Rocks
It's late at night and my wife is asleep on the couch, but I just have to post this before I go to bed. Tonight at the Skylight Coffeehouse in Lafayette, I went to the open mic night as I usually do on Thursdays. Tonight, however, I was actually hosting, and I performed a little bit myself, but we …
How to Offer Constructive Criticism
Here's something I learned from my recent meeting with a church consultant---nothing that he taught me, but some things that I perceived in the way he handled the meeting with me. One of the most important things a person in leadership can learn is how to offer constructive criticism to an employee …
We have a house!
I'm just posting this as a quick note to all of you who care... We have a new house! This morning at 9:30, we signed the final paperwork to close on our new house. There still are some things the builder is doing to put the finishing touches on it, but we have started moving things over! Please …
Time in Crown Point went well
Jen and I had a good time at Hillside Community Church in Crown Point this past weekend. They were having their missions conference this month, and I was the featured guest this weekend. Since their theme was "His passion, our purpose; his purpose, our passion," I dealt with the question of what was …