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Almost four years ago, I reviewed Echo, a prayer app. I thought it would be helpful to an individual's prayer life. But recently, Echo was updated to include a new feature that might actually be a huge help to a church's prayer life. ... Read More
It's a New Year, and another chance to read the Bible all the way through. Yes, you don't have to wait for a new year and you could start at any time, but the New Year can help act as a prompt to get going so why not take advantage of that. The only problem is which plan should you choose? There are so many different ones with advantages and disadvantages. The whole Bible in a year vs part of the Bible; One long reading a day vs readings from different sections of the Bible; ... Read More
Recently, I've been feeling more distracted by my phone and social media noise. This led to me finally giving in and trying Forest app as one tool to help and I have to say I've been impressed. It's really helped me adapt more "Deep Work" principles that I had gotten worse at. So here's a quick review of Forest app and why you should consider giving it a go. ... Read More
For those who are technologically inclined, I'm going to assume that is nearly all of our audience, you hold a special place in the Church. Because of your knowledge, you have experience that can help support the Church as well as the families that attend and lead. Whether you are church tech volunteers, the youth pastor, or an elder who knows a lot about phones and the internet, I want to call on you to share your information. While you know all the right things to do and say, hopefully, ... Read More
Back at the end of 2014, I noticed that a few apps had a radical impact on my life. So much so that it justified the title "5 apps that changed my life last year". It was popular so it, of course, justified a follow-up article the next year. By 2016 I decided that "change my life" was no longer justified and instead I went for "had a big impact" and last year I simply did a review of "apps to start the new year right". But this year I thought I'd share my personal top apps from 2018. These are ... Read More
There is a lot to be said for writing by hand. It is slow, which is good in our rushed and reckless world. Writing by hand focusses the mind and facilitates a connection between the pen and the person, the ink and the idea. I just wish I had better penmanship. And that I wrote faster. And that my hand-written posts could be transcribed automatically. Looks like I might get some help on that last one. The preceding lines were all written using my newest notebook: Rocketbook. The Rocketbook ... Read More
The holidays are here -- what are your smartphone habits like? Does it matter? This week we talk about our smartphone use at family affairs and holiday events -- with some smartphone app recommendations thrown into the mix. ... Read More
This week on the podcast we talk tech as Blessing considers his options for a laptop... or maybe a tablet? Join in the fun and share your thoughts, too! We would love to hear them. Ask us a question or leave a comment via Twitter @ChurchMag using #cmagcast, send us an email at [email protected], or tell us here and we'll share it on an upcoming episode. ... Read More
I'm currently on year eight of a two-year Master's program —kids, job change, etc— and this semester I had my first class back on campus since 2011. The class I'm taking is a research class, which means that, on any given night, I'm carrying 200 sheets of paper (journal articles), three books, two notebooks, a laptop, and a tablet on my back. Each week, I became increasingly worried that my messenger bag would give out. Then, I got an offer to review the Varsity Elite backpack from Solo. ... Read More
Ever have an issue where you have a classmate with the same name and someone calls your name, but they are calling for them and not you? Maybe you feel like you have more purpose in life that is not being fulfilled? Alexa Sussman struggles with this on a unique level as her parents have discovered the Amazon Echo and began to use it more and more and talk less to their daughter. As the YouTube video is described by the Wall Street Journal, "Life has been complicated ever since Alexa Sussman and ... Read More
