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Happy FRY-day! This week's Snack Pack doesn't really have fries for you, but it does have some embroideries that may make you hungry, a snowman robot, some tips for improving those New Year resolutions, and more! ... Read More
In the video below, John Green talks about how in the early 1990s, his home got internet for the very first time. He shares how it felt and what he thought. He remembers his dad saying, "Look the internet can show you what the weather is like right now in Beijing!" I don't remember when my home first got internet because for as long as I can remember, we've always had it. Maybe that's why I find this video interesting. For me, imagining not having internet is like imagining what it would be ... Read More
In an earlier post on tech addiction, "Assessing Use and Dependence on Tech" I suggested a self-assessment. How do you rate yourself in how you engage with or use tech? I'm on a journey. I'm asking myself if I am an addict and, if true, what I should do about it. It's likely you've heard the cliché: The first step to dealing with your problem is admitting you have one. This could be an extreme or simple way. Whether you feel trapped in the jaws of some sort of tech addiction or not, considering ... Read More
What are your New Year resolutions? This week Eric, Jeremy, and Blessing talk about attitudes and approaches to New Year's resolution success. We hope our conversation is helpful -- but we also would you for you to join the conversation. Whether it be personal, your team, or organization, we want to hear from you! ... Read More
Me not being 'western' I wondered if this book was worth a read. After recommendations from a couple of friends, I read it. There was one other important reason to read it. Most of the commentaries, books, and unpacking of scripture I engage with is western. I engage a lot with 'western theology', whatever that means. E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien wrote Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible. ... Read More
Snack Pack Time! In this week's Snack Pack we have the world's first foldable phone, a library in a tree, hand sanitizer in fog machines, and some other stuff too! Find something to snack on this Friday! ... Read More
A year and half ago, John Crist made a hilarious YouTube video talking about how ridiculous wedding hashtags are. If you haven't seen it, I put it on the post at the bottom of this page. But it got me thinking, should churches actually take time to have a church hashtag? This is not the first time we have written about the topic. Go search for hashtags on ChurchMag and you will find 180 blog articles with the word hashtag in the title. We even have a podcast episode about it, back when Phil was ... 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
If you have been around ChurchMag for a while, you may have noticed a changing emphasis in the last year on different kinds of writing. When ChurchMag was in its hay day of 2-4 posts a day, sometimes many more than that, we were getting a lot of short-form articles. If you are dedicated to looking at our content daily, we still have that once or twice a week. But we have been switching to long-form content more consistently. We want to be an authority to writing, and that doesn't happen in ... Read More
You can read a personal note from Eric, here, as we discuss big changes coming to ChurchMag this year. Do you have any comments or questions? We would love to hear from you. :) ... Read More
