Bible Quiz eBook

May 4, 2009

This is an eBook from a series of articles I published in The Bawcomville Banner.
Hope its helpful. Let me know what you think.

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How To Use RSS Feeds For Productive Reading

May 4, 2009

RSS stands for “really simple syndication.” It is the technology used to syndicate online content to a list of subscribers. Once subscribed, the readers receive automatic updates of content posted to that web site.
Depending on how the content provider has the feed set up, the subscriber will get a summary of the newly posted [...]

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Christianity Summarized (2 Cor. 11:4).

May 2, 2009

Here’s just a really short sermon seed I found while reorganizing my sermon folders. I have no clue where it came from. It found its way into my folder somehow. I wonder what else I might find as I get my folders in order?
Hope you can use it.

“Christianity Summarized” (2 Cor. 11:4).
Jesus, The SaviorThe Spirit, [...]

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A Review Of Nozbe

April 29, 2009

As you know, I’m a fan of the Getting Things Done productivity system. With the popularity of this system it is no surprise that there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of tools designed to work specifically with GTD. I’ve experimented with many of them and have really enjoyed looking for that “perfect” GTD application.
One [...]

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RR: "Three Techniques to Avoid Being a Boring Writer"

April 21, 2009

Here’s another “Recommended Reading” post from a great blog for writers, www.WriteToDone.com.
“Three Techniques to Avoid Being a Boring Writer” reviews Sol Stein’s book, “Stein on Writing.” I don’t have the book but after reading this I’ll be ordering it today!
When we write bulletin articles and/or blog posts we want people to pay attention to what [...]

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Seed: Things Tied To The Blood Of Christ

April 21, 2009

Here’s a Sermon Seed I picked up at a Gospel Meeting recently.
Things Tied To The Blood Of Christ:

The Body (church).
The Lord’s Supper.
Baptism.

Preached by Bob Swain at the Central church of Christ in Bastrop, LA.
When I listen to another preacher I usually just write down their main points and any particularly attention getting quotes. The reason [...]

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What I’m Reading

April 21, 2009

Here’s a quote from a good book I’m reading right now:

“After more than twenty years of listening to daughters – and doling out antibiotics, antidepressants, and stimulants to girls who have gone without a father’s love – I know just how important fathers are.”

The book is Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters and I highly recommend it!

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Recommended Reading: "50 Trigger Words"

April 20, 2009

“Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and the almost right word is “the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” Twain had an incredible knack for nicely summing it all up, didn’t he?” (50 Trigger Words and Phrases for Powerful Multimedia Content, by Brian Clark).

I’ve just read “50 Trigger Words,” by Brian [...]

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DropBox

April 18, 2009

One of the applications that I use a great deal is DropBox. If you’re like me then you work between multiple computers. Most preachers have this challenge to deal with. There is the home computer, the building computer, the notebook. Most congregations have a Windows PC at the building but more and more preachers are [...]

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New Book: 30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family

April 11, 2009

Our congregations are only as strong as the families of which they are composed! That’s why we, as ministers, have to preach God’s upbuilding word on the value and importance of a strong and healthy family.

When I heard Rebecca Hagelin interviewed about her new book, “30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family,” it [...]

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