Josh Wagner's Comments

Make it Mad : Stop Serving Jesus Breakfast In Bed

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:41:30 +0000

Just wanted to say: well stinkin' done! I wish we all felt more like that, and I struggle daily with this. Thanks for the encouragement, and thanks for the passion!

Joshua Wagner Online : Keyboards in Worship: Virtual Instruments

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:38:50 +0000

Reason is my lifeline on stage. It's just so versatile; I can dial in whatever the song needs. But I pray I don't knock my Mac over up there! That would be a very sad day...

Joshua Wagner Online : Keyboards in Worship: What Do I Play?

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 01:58:56 +0000

I always feel like I have to watch out for the bass. Keys is tough because you can play in *any* audible range, so you can step on everybody's toes! It's usually a case of "less is more".

Collide Magazine Blog : Part Of The Problem With Modern Worship Music

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:53:02 +0000

Very true. And those songs are great ones. "In Christ Alone" is another song I love that seems (to me anyway) to be full of meaning. I see it as a challenge for writers to come up with songs that are both musically and spiritually meaningful.

Collide Magazine Blog : Part Of The Problem With Modern Worship Music

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:25:28 +0000

Well, how do you explain the deep things of God in 3:30? How deep can any one song go? Just to pose the questions. I do think we could use deeper songs for worship, and even songs that are more like the laments in Psalms. And there are combinations of both great music and deeper theology, we just have to dig for them. Also, sometimes the simplest ideas are the ones that seem deep.

v : 3 3 : The Medicine - A Giveaway

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:31:02 +0000

Thank you for the CD! I'll be listening soon!

v : 3 3 : The Medicine - A Giveaway

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:23:12 +0000

A while ago, we were going through some stressful times. I loved being able to listen to Downhere's "Calmer of the Storm", it's such a great song to know that you're not alone or forgotten. I really love great artists making great music.

Michael Hyatt Blog : The Leadership Secrets of Paul Revere (and a Book Giveaway)

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:34:35 +0000

This book would be a wonderful addition to my library. My wife loves history and I would enjoy reading about the leadership skills involved. Any book I can get my hands on and read about leadership would be golden right now. Come to think of it, I probably should look through what I have too. Using what we've got...

ChurchCrunch : Open Thread: Apple iPad for Ministry?

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:43:42 +0000

For me, I can see using this for all sorts of audio/visual/music applications. Most ideas have already been said. Sheet music/lead sheets is a great idea. There are already devices for this (SamePage is one I think), but think of your music on a touch screen with your notes that you can swipe on the fly and change songs or change keys on the fly. The SamePage units (or whatever my church uses) costs at least $1000-2000 and I don't know if they even have touch screen. $500 for a similar unit that's only 1/3 of the thickness would be awesome. Or how about a remote platform for your digital mixing board? Moving around the house to check the mix while changing it remotely. Too much reverb? Not anymore. Guitar too soft? Bump him up a few dB. Again, laptop programs exist for that, but an app on a $500 unit is not very expensive. As for if I'm buying one, I can't right now. I need a new computer, but I'm planning on a MacBook Pro. Most power to mobility. But if I had $800 to spend, I'd get an iPad and some accessories, if for nothing else but the cool factor.

Human3rror : Holiday Project 2009: Sega Genesis to iPhone Dock Conversion

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:58:27 +0000

That is too cool. Looks great!

Joshua Wagner Online : Leading Differently

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:51:07 +0000

I thought I replied before, but it must have not gone through... I've got some posts lined up to use, should I need some material. And the redesign won't be done for a while. Thanks for visiting!

ChurchCrunch : Biggest Personal Technology Advancement for 2009?

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:53:54 +0000

For me, this past year I've really started to dig into HTML, PHP, and CSS. And I thank Wordpress for that. I've become a decent theme designer, I think. Still learning from those much better than I! For 2010, I've got to get into Javascript, and maybe AJAX. Maybe some more Python code too. If I can get my hands on some Adobe CS items I might dig into Flash, but who knows.

Synaptic Light - a Journey in Filmmaking and Social Media : The Problem with Christian Film

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:41:01 +0000

I was thinking about the fact that books can let you imagine the scene while movies show you when I was commenting before. In this case, it's an "advantage" that written media has. I don't have any idea how it can be done in film, but I've seen shows and movies that accomplish it (for me anyway).

Synaptic Light - a Journey in Filmmaking and Social Media : The Problem with Christian Film

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:32:10 +0000

Yeah, I didn't really think I'd like Redeeming Love, it being more of a "romance" type novel, but I couldn't put it down. Not sure what that says about me, but hey! And yeah, Three was made into a movie. I haven't seen it, but I didn't hear good things about it.

Synaptic Light - a Journey in Filmmaking and Social Media : The Problem with Christian Film

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:51:59 +0000

You have to look at the intent and the portrayal. I don't know if you've read "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers (I recommend it highly!), but the book deals with sex a lot. It's a retelling of the book of Hosea, and the female lead begins as a prostitute. Her life is described but it is never vulgar or explicit. Sometimes it's metaphorical. But the impact is never lost, and the book feels very honest. Ted Dekker did the same kind of thing with suspense in "Three". I think if Christian filmmakers used their tools like that, they'd be portraying sin as evil without the films being evil. The Bible, as you said, is full of adult situations. If we made a movie of that, it'd probably be to intense for many. The trouble is, real people use bad language, think bad thoughts, do bad things. Christian films in my experience seem to gloss over that in favor of simplistic stories where you can figure the plot out in 5 minutes. Personally, I'd deal with some questionable stuff if the story rang true. Ok, I'm rambling on now. Good questions.

Human3rror : Is Your Desktop Clean or Messy?

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:59:21 +0000

Been at work a bunch recently, so been a bit, but here's my current desktop: http://twitpic.com/s5wbt Not too bad now, but it was much worse.

Human3rror : Is Your Desktop Clean or Messy?

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:19:51 +0000

Ok, I'll be an alternative voice today. My desktop is always a mess. I had the whole screen covered in icons and folders that I wanted to keep visible and my MacBook had to go into the shop. The guys moved all of it into one folder on my desktop because the fans would kick on for every boot because it had to draw so much on the screen. Now it's not so bad, but I still have some random stuff on the desktop just because I don't know where to put it. But I still know where to find everything. So there! ;)

Michael Hyatt Blog : Five Features I Want in My Next eBook Reader

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:53:37 +0000

If I had the spare cash to buy a Nook, I would. I think that looks better than the Kindle right now. But to really get me in, I need first a lower price. I can't spend $250 on a device that can reasonably be replaced by an iPhone/iPod device that does many other things as well. Second, it needs to act like a book. By that, I mean the points you mentions about highlighting, writing notes, sharing, etc. A touch screen would make this great, and a stylus would be even better. You hit all of the points that I have thought about in book readers, and some I hadn't. I still cannot get rid of my physical books, and I imagine I never will. But the next generation may look at paper books like my generation looks at vinyl records.

Human3rror : 100+ Creative, Beautiful, and Inspiring Resumes

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:49:19 +0000

That'd be cool, if you could.

ChurchCrunch : How Much Editing or Proofreading Do You Do Before You Hit Publish?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:56:24 +0000

For me, I don't proofread much if at all. I tend to check that as I go. If I do catch something I just change it on the fly. I do a lot of thinking about my posts beforehand so I think it helps, but I'm sure I've made some silly mistake that I still haven't caught...