Are You A Stamper Or A Painter?

Posted 10.03.2009 in Faith
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There was once a man who visited a machine world. He saw a young stamper. It’s purpose was to stamp pieces of metal and make them flat. The man was curious. “What are you doing?” asked the man. “I’m stamping. I’m a stamper.” said the machine proudly. “I stamp pieces of metal and I make [...]

Delighting In The Lord

Posted 06.25.2009 in Faith
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Are we setting our priorities straight to get what we want? Is it possible for us to have our cake and eat it too? Psalm 23 suggest we can. Delight yourself in the LORD.

Running on God Time

Posted 05.27.2009 in Faith
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God is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He is independent of of time. Can it be that God has advanced so much in learnings, growth and advancement that we cannot possibly understand the context of his decisions?

The Medium Is The Message Part 2

Posted 05.20.2009 in Faith, Technology
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The Internet is the most influential, prolific, and cultural impacting event in this lifetime. No other medium has created so disruptive a change in media consumption and distribution. What biases does the Internet medium portend for us?

The Medium Is The Message Part 1

Posted 05.03.2009 in Faith, Technology
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Marshall McLuhan’s 1964 book, “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” makes the statement that the medium is the message. In other words, any form of media, be it oral, print, TV or electronic carries with it an inherent bias that affects the consumption of the message.

Q Conference Takeaways

Posted 04.29.2009 in Faith
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The Q Conference has got to be the best conference I’ve ever attended. In terms of new learnings, new friends made, dear friends reconnected. It’s just been an awesome trip and well worth the time and money. Here are my key takeaways from the conference.

Faith

Posted 04.15.2009 in Faith
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Faith, untested, is sand in the wind.
Faith, tested, is the substance of things hoped for.
Faith, unsubstantiated, is ignorance.
Faith, substantiated, must come through knowledge.

Redemption For 30 Pieces of Silver

Posted 04.10.2009 in Faith
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Today is Good Friday, a day commemorating the death of Christ. Judas Iscariot, driven by greed and political motivation, betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. This set into play Christ’s death on the cross. Jesus paid for our sins by his death but in some ways, that payment was paved by 30 pieces of silver.

The Church and the Internet

Posted 02.26.2009 in Faith, Technology
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Knowledgeable Christians know that the church is actually not a building, but rather the people. We are the “body of Christ”. The church is and always will be a virtual congregation. It is not people meeting in a physical location at the same time. It is you and I, where we are right now. How will the Internet extend this beyond our current interpretation?