Explorations into theology, technology, leadership, and culture.
I have had the book Desiring God by John Piper on my shelf for 6 years. I bought it for Nancy as a birthday gift 10 years ago when I barely knew Christ. It seemed like the thing to do at the time. I have picked it up to read it about three times over […]
We know that even in the Old Testament, people were justified before God by their faith, not adherence to the Law. (Though, those in the OT days who had faith desired to keep God’s law!) I get asked occasionally, “What did faith look like in the Old Testament? If they didn’t have Christ, what did […]
Yesterday, during the midst of announcement of all the shiny new Apple computers, a quote slid across my desk (via Twitter) that stopped me dead in my tracks. Tim Challies posted a quote from Tim Keller, and I don’t think the timing was accidental. > “Your money flows most effortlessly toward your heart’s greatest love.” […]
So I’m a few months late on this (it was announced in May) but this is brilliant. ColorQube by Xerox is a technology that uses solid blocks of ink to laser print in color without cartridges. This means substantially less waste and (allegedly) substantially less cost. (I haven’t seen a cost comparison yet.) This is […]
Okay, American Spirit brand Cigarettes… I’m sorry, I’m all for freedom to destroy your lungs as you choose, but did you not see this one? I mean, seriously…
The October 2009 Usability News Newsletter has a great article highlighting a recent typography study on Web font faces. Know Your Typefaces! Semantic Differential Presentation of 40 Onscreen Typefaces > This article presents results from a study investigating the personality of typefaces. Participants were asked to rate 40 typefaces (from serif, sans serif, display, and […]
Paul’s statement from 1 Corinthians 15 amazes me every time. > 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (emphasis mine) > > Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to […]
My attempt at a summary of Romans 13:14-15:13. No thing is unclean (sinful) inherently. A thing out of its proper context (too much, too little, at the wrong time, with the wrong person, etc) according to the context God gives it is. The reason we’d partake in anything outside of it’s God given context is […]
In Brad’s sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4 this last Sunday at Stonebrook Church, he started off by reading Revelation 20:11-15, in order to help us understand God as a sovereign judge, which is probably the closest thing we in America experience in terms of absolute authority. Reading this text blew my mind and sent me on […]
Phil Coffman, a great designer and Photoshop master, kindly reviewed our book over at his blog a few days ago. Thanks for the honesty, objectivity, and kind words.
I’d cite studies and research and books I’ve read on the power of napping, but why? If you have the afternoon “foggies” and are having a hard time concentrating and being motivated to work, take a 15 minute break, find a tree outside (if it’s nice) or a quiet closet somewhere, or go to your […]
As a follow-up to my “empty your inbox” folder, I thought I’d respond to a question in the comments with another post. I struggle with how to file things for my work email because there are so many moving pieces that require attention. I’d be interested to hear what you have as your folder structure […]