by Bret Capranica | Jun 26, 2009 | Twitter
Headed to the gym-long day yealsterday-just ended a few hours ago. Big day today-sis-in-law geting married. # Home to mow the jungle (our yard)! Where’s the sun today? # Workout: check. Yard mowed: check. Haircut:check. About to head out for the wedding. # About to head home from an eventful day and a good time with family and friends-oh a a very nice wedding. # Uh oh-stuck on the freeway at 10:15 pm-massive wreck ahead. No one’s going anywhere for awhile http://yfrog.com/0etg0j # Made it home at midnight. Looks like people were seriously hurt (or worse) in the accident last night. Now to prepare my heart for the day. # I just became a member of the Twub for #sbc2009 at http://twubs.com/sbc2009 # Headed to church/we move to one service this morning!! Hallelujah! # Enjoyed baptism and communion in one gathering-very encouraged. Now to head home for a father’s day Pizza and a father’s day nap. # Headed in to a choir rehearsal-then music for this evening-the preac the entire book of Romans. # Headed to #sbc2009 and Louisville. First to figure out where we are staying . . . # Leaving San Diego is always anti-climatic. # In Dallas for enough time to run from one gate to another. Ah, the motherland! All hail the republic! #sbc2009 # Uh oh! A plane broke down in our gate-we are on the tarmack-may miss my connection. Will I reach Louisville before Justin? #sbc2009 # RT @DennyBurk: : SBC Exec.Comm. votes to ‘cease’ the ‘cooperative relationship’ between SBC and Broadway Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, TX. # Made it off the...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 19, 2009 | Twitter
Twitterific is still not working-isn’t life difficult? I supposose I will simply have to move on. To prayer, the word, and sermon prep. # Just got Enfield’s new album “Back to Calvary” on lala.com. Grateful for their ministry, praying for the concert at #resolved tonight. # Listening to Leeland and Enfield while finishing up my sermon for tomorrow evening. # Is the #resolved livestream working? I’m not getting anything on my end. Trying once more … # Cleaning up the home office-finishing up the day. Soon headed to bed. Sunday is always a long but edifying day. # Preparing for the day-prayer, reviewing the passages being taught, a few more tweaks to the sermon-prepping for music. Full day ahead. # Off to church-ready to fellowship with the Lord and His people. # Great day at church-enjoyed lunch with the family. Now for a quick nap. # Listening to: ? Enter This Temple – Leeland http://lala.com/zonI – preparing for the evening service. # ? How Wonderful – Leeland http://lala.com/zyzY- great song! # RT: @Twitterrific: In a holding pattern while we await the approval of Twitterrific 2.0.2 which fixes issues w/ the Twitpocalypse bug. # RT @Twitterrific: Status blurb at the Iconfactory on the 2.0.2 release has been updated – http://bit.ly/99yGW Thanks once again # Home from an edifying time together in worship. I’m so very thankful for the word of God and it’s impact upon my heart. # Up to meditate on the word and pray-reading from Luke, Philippians, Psam 119, and 1 Kings. # To the gym-it’s been too long. This looks to be painful, but I’m sure helpful...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 12, 2009 | Twitter
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 this morning, but encouraged and thankful. Now back to work week. # Catching up on all the tweets from yesterday and news headlines. Some Scripture and prayer now should get my heart back in line. # Headed in to the office for a morning of ministry administration-can I get it all done in the morning? Please? # Working through e-mail-whoo hoo! # Time to tackle ministry projects and tasks-I have a huge pile of folders to work through. # So, Kel and Brie are sick-bad cold. Had to come home early to wipe snot and play doll house. # Late night up with Mya means up late this morning-tons to do and too many sick people to keep up with in the house. Fun day ahead. # This has not been the best week for sleep of waking up early-just one of those. Time to pray and do edits to DMin project. # I should be working but I’m testing out Vlingo on my iPhone to update twitter by voice. Now back to work. # headed to lunch with a church attendeder to talk about the gospel of John # Dancing with Elmo: http://twitpic.com/75wsm # Headed out to are mens fellowship at starbucks # Peters with his PINK drink: # Oops here’s the pic: http://twitpic.com/768hp # To bed-tired and in need of a rest for my mind. Had a good time of fellowship with the brothers tonight-so thankful...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 12, 2009 | Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, Pastoral Ministry, Technology, 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 temptations to avoid and ten reasons why I use Twitter. Twitter Temptations 1. Narcissism. Twitter assumes not only that others care what you are doing, but that you should have a group of followers enamored with what you are doing. Who can know a person’s motives for Twittering, Facebooking, or involvement in any other social media. But if you lust for a following Twitter (or social media in general) may bring out the worst in you. 2. Wasting Time. This is obvious. If you have Twitter tools to interrupt you on your computer, or perhaps have it text you when someone sends you a Tweet, you can be continually interrupted, checking in and responding, that you will inevitably neglect the important issues of your life. 3. Too Much Info. Twitter is not a place for confrontation of sin or a place to air out your disgruntled feelings. Some tell us too much about what’s in their hearts. Not everything we think or feel needs to come out of our mouth or from our keyboards. 4. Not Enough Info. Some don’t say much when they Tweet. “Eating cereal” may be significant when you are an avid 140 character Twitter-bug, but if such is the sum and substance of your comments, it is hardly a benefit to anyone. 5. Avoiding the Face-to-Face. As with virtually all electronic media, it is...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 5, 2009 | Twitter
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 be a bad day in a city named OCEANside? # Prepping for a new Lord’s Day. Looking forward to the fellowship. # Headed to church. Worship, instruction, fellowship, evangelism-a great day ahead. # Enjoyed the morning-worship and fellowship-now for lunch with the family and maybe a quick nap-maybe. # Off to take parents to the airport-enjoyed the time with them sad to see them go. # At the office-flawless trip to San Diego and back-God is merciful. # Headed to the office for an early start. # 14 hour day in the office yesterday and I still feel behind. Time to rest my mind in the word and prayer before an even longer day today. # Up to read, pray, do sermon prep and fight off a slight sore throat. Got a few sick kids in the house also. Coffee should help everything. # Kicking back with the fam-what a full week it has been. I’m looking forward to our young adult retreat this weekend. # About to sit down and work on Sunday’s sermon, retreat stuff and return a pile of e-mail. # Powered by Twitter...
by Bret Capranica | May 29, 2009 | Twitter
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 the day. # Weekly review and planning-one of the most important routines I have. # Time for Sermon Prep-crafting sermon outline, intro,conclusion, applications # RT: @productivity501: There are two different types of technology users. Are you Joey or Bill? http://bit.ly/12LitC # Time for lunch-almost finished with the sermon. Need a break for the brain. # Back to the sermon-almost finished writing. Trying to keep it under the 9 points I had last week-I cut this one to 8. # I preached too long last week-9 points, 23 pages of notes. I only have 8 points, but 26 pages of notes, what does that say? More revising. # Time to get ready for a Sunday School Fellowship-love it when a class gets together at a pizza joint!! “It’s the best!” (Nacho Libre). # Had a great time with the Peacemakers class tonight-now to play outside with the girls until I can’t deal with pink dolly stollers any more. # Ok-back to the study to finalize the sermon-need to make a few adjustments. # What to do when the sermon is too long? Make is longer-add more to it . . . and make it a 2 part series. # I stayed up way too late-a change is coming (has come)-change always seems to take a little time in adjusting-blogging on it Tuesaday # Headed to church-love the Lord’s Day and the Lord’s People. # Home from church and about to enjoy...
