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iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 launched June 24. Would I like one? Yes. Am I eligible for an upgrade? Yes 🙂 Did I pre-order one? No, I skipped that craziness. Did I wait in line early? No way. If I purchase an iPhone 4, I would like to walk in to the store with no line and […]

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#smckc + #smcjoco = 7

As Pastor of Resurrection Online, I am passionate about building community a Christian community online. Social media is one of the important tools to accomplish this goal. I have been involved with the Social Media Club of Kansas City and found benefit both personally and professionally from many of the monthly breakfasts. I have learned from, […]

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Angry Eyes and Tech Support

We have a great IT team at Resurrection. Here is one of their latest efforts to spread the good word about the support that they provide. Thanks to Jeremy for the great work!

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All Staff Lunch at Resurrection

Yesterday I had a good time as part of the All Staff Lunch at Resurrection. We have these about once a quarter and outside of our weekly staff chapel worship experience it is one of the only times that our entire staff of over 200 gathers together in one place. Here is a brief rundown […]

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Trinity as a S’more

I heard this way of considering the Trinity for the first time recently from a co-worker. If you take out the graham cracker, chocolate, or the marshmallow, you do not have a s’more. Each is integral to the reality of the s’more. Each person of the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit is integral to […]

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Resurrectionisms

I don’t know what it is like where you go to church or work, but around The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection there are some sayings that frequent conversation among leaders. A few nuggets – Valuable bits of information salvaged from a conversation or meeting. For example, “Here are a few nuggets from the […]

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Faith Like an Evergreen Tree (1 of 4)

As the winter has turned to spring in Kansas, I have been reflecting on faith and its comparison to various things in nature. This is the first in a series of posts on this topic. An evergreen tree is always green no matter what the season. This type of faith would be constant regardless of […]

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Easter Break

As you may have noticed, I had a bit of an unannounced Easter break here on the blog. I should be back to regular posts these days. On a fun note, Nicole and I stopped by the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture on Saturday and picked up a bunch of tomato plants for transplant. […]

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A Rube Goldberg Machine Extraordinaire [video]

This is the most fantastic piece of entertainment that I have enjoyed in a while. I probably first picked up this video from a tweet. Regardless of where I first picked it up, I highly recommend that you watch this video and enjoy. Feel free to share any comments or conclusions in the comments. Enjoy! Thanks, […]

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2010 #UMYC Bracket Challenge

Will you join other young clergy in an NCAA Bracket Challenge? This is open to all United Methodist Clergy age 35 and under. All you need to do is: Visit http://bit.ly/InYNK. Create a password with CBS (if you don’t have one already) The pool password is the full name of the founder of Methodism in […]

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Family Christmas Traditions

Over the next few weeks, Nicole and I will have a chance to be with both our families of origin to celebrate. I want to share a few family traditions that I remember from growing up and some that continue today. Kris Kringling – A tradition in my family where we drew names at the […]

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Blog Hiatus – Suggestions?

I am taking a blogging hiatus for the rest of the week. I will be traveling to a Kansas West residency event in the first part of the week and to visit Nicole’s family of origin in North Carolina in the latter part of the week. In the meantime, I am looking for your guidance. […]