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Life in Student Ministry : I was fired last Monday afternoon

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:57:02 +0000

Praying for you Tim. You've ministered to many people through your blog and other ventures. I'm praying that God will use this to get you to a place where your gifts and ministry are appreciated and valued.

FaithEngineer : Technology for Small Churches - Software

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:12:27 +0000

Powerpoint was designed for business presentations and is setup for linear presentations. Everything has to be in the correct order. Worship presentation software allows you to overlay text over video and also integrate Bible verses, videos, dvd clips, and songs in one software package. it also allows you to quickly change the order or even add things in spontaneously. Once you've used it, you'll appreciate the added flexibility. Thanks for joining the conversation.

FaithEngineer : God won't give you more than you can bear ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:25:00 +0000

You've shared a lot here and I can tell you've been through a lot of pain. I challenge you to not give up on God. God can bring you through your pain. Again, I encourage you to email me if you would like to talk further. See the contact info at the top of the page.

FaithEngineer : God won't give you more than you can bear ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:22:51 +0000

I can't imagine the pain you've experienced. There are evil people in this world, but can you blame God for the actions of people who obviously are not following God. Use the contact form at the top of this page if you would like to email me to talk. I would love to help you.

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Win a free iPad from Charlie St. Cloud.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:44:21 +0000

Thanks Charlie St. Cloud

FaithEngineer : Crab Legs and Fasting

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:28:29 +0000

You can go to http://www.mycornerstone.org/index.php?pr=Recent_... and just click on watch. If something is not working there, you can go directly to our church page on the Vimeo video site at http://www.vimeo.com/mycornerstone/videos

FaithEngineer : Should We Dress Up in Church?

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 04:16:20 +0000

I appreciate you joining the conversation, but I'm having trouble following the argument of giving our best effort. Our best effort for Jesus does not involve how we look when we come together. In the post, I talked about how we view dressing up differently. If I don't tuck in my shirt, would that be disrespectful? Would $100 designer jeans be just as ostentatious as a $1000 suit? The way we dress can be very subjective, and if we make it the measuring stick for our faith, then haven't we missed the point of loving God and loving others? The church I pastor is in a downtown area in a city that has been hard hit by job-loss and poverty. We have many people that attend each week that have never gone to church before because their clothes aren't "nice enough" I have even heard stories where they have been asked to leave churches because they weren't dressed appropriately. I simply cannot reconcile the words of James 2 and how people view dressing up in church today. If we want to talk about giving our best to Christ, we should be talking about how we can give our clothes away to those who need them. That would be much closer to Biblical Christianity than the show that most Christians try to put on today.

LeadingSmart : This Book is Worth Buying--but I've Got 100 Free Copies

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:15:44 +0000

I would love a copy of the book as well. I pastor a growing church in a small town in the mountains of Virginia. My passion has been equipping and helping the rural church.

FaithEngineer : Updates to Google Docs

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:47:22 +0000

I've had some problems with OpenOffice as well, but the newer versions don't seem to be near as bad as before. I've used both OpenOffice and NeoOffice on the mac with mixed results. But for basic documents and spreadsheets they work fine. The presentation program really is awful. I'll stick to using Keynote for those.

FaithEngineer : Are you known for what you are against?

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:44:59 +0000

Preach it brother!!! Thanks for typing a sermon as a comment :-)

FaithEngineer : Expository vs. Topical Preaching

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:30:27 +0000

Great comments Jim. I agree completely. Thanks for joining the conversation.

FaithEngineer : Thankful and Blessed

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:35 +0000

More pics of the fire at http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12169484

FaithEngineer : Updating Windows Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:53:11 +0000

Thanks Cody for the recommendation. I\\\'ll check it out

FaithEngineer : Love Never Dies ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 02:56:36 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing. We have all been touched by their story and their faith. The family is in our prayers.

FaithEngineer : Updating Windows Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:46:38 +0000

Multiple users is definitely a problem. I've already changed admin rights to prevent anyone else from installing anything. I wish I could say the same thing about my windows experience. I haven't had too many problems on my own computer, but I have sure fixed tons of other peoples problems. Most can be traced back to viruses/malware, or driver and registry problems. With so many hardware combinations, inevitably you will run into driver issues. For example, the church computer has a video capture card, a high-end graphics card and is hooked up through firewire to the sound board for recording. There are lots of variables that can cause potential problems. The software you use also makes a difference. At my former job, the high end CAD packages were constantly crashing and locking up the high end windows workstations we were using. It seems that the harder you push the computers, the more problems you have. More complexity=greater problems I used to be a huge windows fan, until I got a mac. While macs do still have problems, they do tend to protect the user a little from their own stupidity. Windows gives you easy access to many things that can cause problems. The closed hardware architecture on a mac prevents competition, but it does give them the ability to better test their software. The biggest need I see for windows is to protect the system from being so easily hijacked by malware and viruses.

FaithEngineer : Updating Windows Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:00:06 +0000

On this particular computer the problem was the Adobe Flash upgrade. It didn't cause a blue screen, instead the computer just froze up. However, I had another computer that blue-screened at bootup that possibly did have the problem you mentioned. In fixing the computer, I ran across several sites that mentioned this, but I did see some conflicting accounts. I ran several scans through Norton on the aforementioned computer, but I think I'll go back and try Avira on it now that you mentioned this. Thanks for the tip. The main problem with the blue screen was that it prevented the computer from booting in safe mode as well. The only way to login was by booting off the Windows CD. The frustrating part of this is that you have to be an expert to fix any windows computer. And even then, most experts won't spend the time to fix it correctly. Most shops will just format the drive and reinstall windows. The joys of working on computers :-)

FaithEngineer : Controlling Computers Remotely

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:38:15 +0000

Teamviewer looks like another great option. It looks like they have both mac and pc versions as well. Thanks!

FaithEngineer : Love & War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:31:37 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the link. I knew he had a few available but I wasn't aware that he had this many. I'll have plenty to load up on the kindle now. thanks again

FaithEngineer : Facebook for Parents

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:00:45 +0000

I can definitely feel your pain. I have a 11 year old daughter as well. Many of her friends are on facebook, and there is already pressure to fit in and act older. I'm reminded of James Dobson book titled, Parenting isn't for Cowards. As parents, our job is tough and not always filled with easy answers. The good thing is that you are making an informed decision. If she gets an account, you know your responsibility to monitor it and keep her safe. I wish more parents would be involved in that way. One additional concern would be about the dangers of installing apps in facebook. It seems that is a major use of facebook by younger children. I have seen many children get facebook viruses lately due to installing bad apps. I hope facebook really cracks down on this and makes the site more secure. It's really getting annoying to see so many adults and children sending out messages because of viruses. You can vent anytime here. Thanks for your comments and I wish you the best.

Brian C. Russell | Creator of Stories : Big, Ridiculous Bang

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:59:00 +0000

There are a lot of assumptions in this post. Most, if not all, serious young-earth creationists believe in dinosaurs. The fact is there are many different ways to date the earth scientifically. They give wildly different ages. I'm not sure I understand why you have such a problem with people who believe differently. In the scope of eternity, does it really matter? Why spend time bashing others, who have spent time, both scientifically and prayerfully, in coming up with their beliefs. We should all be focusing on living out the Great Commission and building up the body.