1. Should We Remain in the SBC?
Here’s more on the current trends and debates in the SBC in advance of this week’s annual meeting.
Perhaps this is a generationally driven debate. Younger generations (I still wistfully place myself on the senior end...
2. Preparing for the Southern Baptist Convention
This week, the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will convene (June 23-24, in Louisville, KY – click HERE for live streaming of the sessions). During this meeting, the normal will be obvious (and I suppose necessary)....
3. My Favorite iPhone Apps
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What are you favorite iPhone apps?
In honor of today’s release of the new iPhone 3Gs (of which I do not own . . . yet), let’s talk about which apps you like most on your iPhone. What? You don’t...
4. Five Temptations and Ten Reasons to Twitter
Should an ordinary pastor get involved in the latest social media extravaganza? Drawbacks and benefits abound. Like most things the devil isn’t in the device as much as in the one using it. To each his own, but here are five...
5. Coming Out
It’s time to stop living the lie that I’ve been living. The struggle has been a drain on my conscience, especially since I have been living one way in secret, keeping even my wife in the dark (sort of). It’s time to be honest...
Day 3 in Louisville
What an enjoyable day it has been today at the SBC – primarily a day to celebrate the Lord’s goodness in the 150th anniversary of The Southern Baptist Convention.
Our day began with the consideration...
Day 2 in Louisville
Today was one of the best days at the Southern Baptist Convention I’ve had in a long time. There was plenty to get the blood pumping – both good and bad.
Dr. Danny Akin began the day with...
Should We Remain in the SBC?
Here’s more on the current trends and debates in the SBC in advance of this week’s annual meeting.
Perhaps this is a generationally driven debate. Younger generations (I still wistfully...
SBC: Day 1
Yesterday was a day of travel-not much interesting to report. Justin and I flew in to Louisville on different flights. It was fun introducing him to the Cracker Barrel. His life will never be the same....
Preparing for the Southern Baptist...
This week, the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will convene (June 23-24, in Louisville, KY – click HERE for live streaming of the sessions). During this meeting, the normal will...
My Favorite iPhone Apps
[YouTube video blog]
What are you favorite iPhone apps?
In honor of today’s release of the new iPhone 3Gs (of which I do not own . . . yet), let’s talk about which apps you like most...
Should Wiley be Rebuked?
Perhaps you heard the comments or read about them. Wiley Drake, longtime vocal Southern Baptist pastor from Buena Park, CA, told Alan Combs that he is praying for President Barak Obama to die. Below...
Will You Be Upgrading Your iPhone?
This video captures it so well doesn’t it?
AT&T won’t let me do it without charging me a whole lot more than I’m willing to pay.
What do you think, will you upgrade this...
I’ve Been Rebuked for Using My...
Uber blogger Tim Challies suggests that my using my iPhone Bible while listening to a sermon is not really a good idea and may have a detrimental effect on my actually deepening my understanding of and...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
woohoo-internet connection at the retreat site. Can it really be a retreat then? Great session tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow. #
Had an incredible weekend with our young adults-tired beyond belief...
Five Temptations and Ten Reasons to...
Should an ordinary pastor get involved in the latest social media extravaganza? Drawbacks and benefits abound. Like most things the devil isn’t in the device as much as in the one using it. To each...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Checking the weather I’m Oceanside-Mom REALLY wants to go to the beach. Amarillo has lots of beach but very little water. #
Home from a cloudy but fun day in Oceanside-c’mon, can it ever...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Visited the Capuchin crypt at Savoca this morning: http://bit.ly/FucVD (via @Phil_Johnson_)-Catholicism at it’s best! in reply to Phil_Johnson_ #
Time to set my mind on things above before engaging...
Coming Out
It’s time to stop living the lie that I’ve been living. The struggle has been a drain on my conscience, especially since I have been living one way in secret, keeping even my wife in the dark (sort...
Cheap Technology and the Ordinary...
Here’s the last installment on the technology series:
An area where I will be sticking with the paid versions is Groove. What, you don’t know what Groove is? You need to. Groove is a collaboration...
Cheap Technology and the Ordinary...
More on my wrap up of Cheap Technology and the Ordinary Pastor
Excel is a tool I regularly use, especially since I oversee our church’s finances. The ability to quickly create charts and graphs in...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Getting started on what should be a full and fun day-first up: prayer, Scripture, and a half pot of French Roast. #
Sermon Prep time! Romans 16:3-16! #
Just made it home from teaching at a new members’...
Cheap Technology and the Ordinary...
I’m going to wrap up (belatedly) my little series on pastoral ministry and the quest for inexpensive technology. Honestly, this is not really an issue for some pastors (or others). Some are in the...
Capranica Family Photos
Check out the mastery of photographer Chad Martin.
Last week, Kelly, Brie, Mya and I had the joy of doing a photo shoot with the very talented Chad Martin. I cannot say enough about how pleased we...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Headed for Disney Land-Brie has been talking about it non-stop for several days-already a cult member before ever going. All hail the rat! #
Let the mayhem begin http://twitpic.com/4uu44 #
A nine...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Big adventure has begun early this morning-details to come. #
No news yet…much drama-no news. #
Well-the adventure continues-we are in Day 2-not sure what is happening. #
Praying, reading,...
Delays, Changes and Updates
I was doing so well – that is blogging much more regularly. However, the past three weeks have been a most busy time at the Capranica Villa. In addition to a week of vacation, the rigors of normal...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Slamming coffee and doing Final prep for my seminar today at Equipped for Excellence. #
Out the door headed to Riverside for Equiiped for Excellence. #
Enjoyed EforE today-very engaged group. I hope...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
Wow-long day of foster parent training-great time with some family tonight at dinner-now at the hotel to get the girls to bed-exhausted! #
Home-unpacked and ready for bed. Vacation is OVER. We had...
Cheap Technology and the Ordinary...
In my quest to live off of the world of free applications for a month, I’ve shed my addiction to Microsoft’s Outlook and have completely moved to Google. I’m not sure I’ll ever...
A Week’s Worth of Tweets for...
So the coffee at 10:00 has me wired-I think I’ll have a little more and stay up a while. Then again … #
Seems like it was a short night-maybe we’ll have a restful day. #
Headed out...
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