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What better way to start the new year than with a new blog? ThemeFuse offers a unique, easy-peasy way to start 2015 with your very own blog. You can easily pick your theme, hosting and a domain name all at once! You can't get much easier than that. ... Read More
We blog and write something at least once a day. Yet do we really know the English language correctly? I read a lot of blogs and one of my biggest pet peeves is finding incorrect grammar or spelling. I'm not saying I'm a scholar, I just wish we knew how to write better and correctly more often! You're, your is one of the worst or is it worse examples. Here is a guide on how to write better - A to X How to Write Better. A few rules I found quite interesting: ... Read More
The question about wearable technology isn't about when it will become part of our lives, but how. Several products have hit the marketplace: Google Glass, Apple Watch, and other Fitbit-type products. And with the projected market for these wearable applications projected at $53 billion, the market will likely see a huge surge in wearable technology for vision, hearing and more. Here's how wearable tech might change your life: ... Read More
As diligent ChurchMag readers may know, I'm Dutch. Not in the Holland, Michigan sense, but born and raised in The Netherlands (here's a short tutorial for those who wonder about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands). That means I still have loads of Dutch friends on social media, including Facebook. Lately, many of these friends have been posting alarmist stuff about the new Facebook terms of service, that go into effect on January 2015. And more than a few have announced they ... Read More
Do your parents have a smartphone? How about grandma or grandpa? There's something special that happens when you mix new technology with an older generation... ... Read More
Many churches focus on growing their church by targeting the 20-something crowd. This is a great strategy for congregational growth. Yet if you want to experience growth on the web, the demographic that lags behind is older. How do you engage digitally with the over-50 crowd? This article will explore common barriers that group encounters. In addition, it will showcase a few tools and solutions to these problems. This way all ages in your congregation are informed and connected online. ... Read More
So you want to design a website? There's a lot to think about when digging into designing and building a website. It's far more than just getting a free theme for a WordPress install and calling it, 'good.' If you're about to dive into a web project for your church, ministry, nonprofit—or maybe just a cool place for you to blog—here are some things you should consider in your desing process: ... Read More
My good friend owns a local home remodeling and repair business. If he gets a power tool for Christmas, it will be used consistently to improve families' homes. If, on the other hand, you give it to me, I will give you a nervous thank you in response and the tool will collect dust in my garage. Having the right tools is only one part of completing a complicated job. In addition to tools, you need to use them correctly. In working with churches, we have found that many have the tools but ... Read More
If you love Iron Man, you're going to love this parody by Moviedex. After two years of working on this 3-minute short in their spare time, I present to you the punniest Iron Man film in history... Iron Can: ... Read More
We enjoy the Hobbit. We enjoy the Lord of the Rings. But how many of us know about the Silmarillion? ... Read More
