Maybe it was because I had gone cold turkey on coffee.
Maybe it was because I am sick and tired of people stealing ChurchMag’s content.
Maybe it was because I was being a jerk.
Overreacting Online, Because Scrapping
Archives for November 2014
Creative Writing Insights from Torry Martin [Podcast]
Torry Martin is an amazingly talented guy. He is a writer, actor, comedian—a communicator and storyteller. Some of you may have come across his work, as he is the one who created the character, Wooton, from the Focus on the Family’s radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey.
In this interview, we get creative writing insights as well as some solid perspectives on storytelling from this masterful and humorous storytelling genius, Torry Martin.
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Becoming a Better Writer Series: How to Write a Good Story
[This is part of an ongoing ChurchMag series, A Dutch-Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Better Writer.]
We live in a story-focused culture. Stories have always been popular of course, look at the epic tale of Homer for instance which is still being told thousands of years later. But in our present culture, amidst the bombardment of information people process daily, stories remain remarkably popular and effective.
It’s the reason why many communicators (pastors, writers, bloggers, business leaders) use stories in their communications, made up ones or true tales. But writing a good story, a captivating story, that’s not so easy. All too often stories become hard-to-follow detailed-loaded meandering accounts of ‘stuff’.
So let’s look at how to write a good story with four easy principles. [Read more…] about Becoming a Better Writer Series: How to Write a Good Story
How to Charge Your Phone with a 9-Volt Battery [Video]
There are a few funny things about this scenario:
- Being comfortable with hacking together something to charge your smartphone.
- Having a battery, a key, tape and car charger, without a power source other than said battery.
- Having a 9-volt battery.
None the less, this is really fascinating…
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What Is the Christian View of Implantable Tech?
I recently read this article—Nine real technologies that will soon be inside you—and it really got me thinking about how we are going to approach this new field of technology. As of yet, we have only been approached by technology in a more abstract way. We can explore how it effects our time, money, attention, etc… and how we can use these tools to spread the Gospel and build the Kingdom of God personally and organizationally.
Church Management Systems (ChMS) keep us organized and help our leaders be more awesome. Social media gives us a platform for more people to hear us than ever before. And there are apps and hardware that help us tell stories that are more compelling and solutions that make life better for others.
Technology carries on with or without us and can be guided towards good or evil. The Internet is awesome, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t used for evil.
So where will implantable technology lead us? Or rather, where will we lead implantable technology?
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Which Professions Drink the Most Coffee? [Infographic]
If you had to guess, which profession do you think drinks the most coffee?
And how about with or without cream and sugar?
This infographic breaks it down, and—how do you rank?
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