iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 1

iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 1

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Featured Articles, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Technology

Last January, when Apple announced the introduction, I published a post about how I thought ordinary pastors might make use of this new category of computer.  A follow-up post is long over due.  In fact, when looking over which articles tend to be most perused, I find that previous article continually referenced. I purchased my iPad (the original version) just days after it was released.  I immediately began to put it to use in my regular life and pastoral ministry.  Before I chronicle how I currently use my iPad in ministry, let me give a few follow-up comments to the six reasons I proposed that ordinary pastors might benefit from the iPad. 1.  Magazines/Newspapers can now survive. Newspapers have embraced the iPad in mass from what I can see.  I have The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, CNN, and The Daily, all on my iPad.  So far, most of these e-papers do not charge for their content.  Some e-magazines do charge; those who do, have not received any of my cash.  Even though most of the e-papers are free I rarely open up any of their stand-alone apps.  Not that I don”™t consume massive amounts of news articles, I do.  As of today, Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Politico, CNN, The Washington Post, and many more are making their content free through Twitter. Subscribing to their Twitter feeds and using the Flipboard app I can bring all of the e-papers and magazines I want into one place for me to read, takes notes from, and...
Cap in the World

Cap in the World

by | Feb 26, 2011 | Personal

Before reading further, know that this is hardly profound – but very cool. Albert Mohler posted a tweet for “Public Profiler” this past week. What? You haven’t heard of it?  Put your last name in and find out where in the world your name is concentrated. I mean, really, how many times am I asked, “Where is ‘Capranica‘ from?  I will simply send them to Public Profiler – or this post.  So, here’s some shots. So, Italy and Missouri seem to have a significant concentration (well, maybe Itally has a few...