Tech
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The FCC, Nudity, Extreme Profanity, and Your TV
For years, some have tried to point out the declining morals we see and hear in our mainstream media. It is something I have preached very passionately about, partly because, well, I like to be entertained, so it is a struggle. But I also preach passionately about this issue because so many Christians seemingly do not care what comes across their iPod or TV screen. The latest word from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), though, should open our eyes. Parents, are you ready for your children to see full frontal female nudity at any time during the day on your TV in your living room? If the latest consideration from…
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A Money Show You Might Like
Today’s post is a quick link, but one I think you might like. I was recently asked to be a guest on an internet radio program called “Surviving the Credit Crisis.” The program deals with helping people who are struggling with the new world of real estate, and is hosted by Karen Simpson-Hankins. She does a great job as a host, and I enjoyed the time on the program. She asked me to be a guest, talking about how to save up for home repairs and maintenance, a topic I had written on recently at ChristianPF.com. The program went live this morning. If this is a topic that you are…
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25 Ways to Get Traffic to Your Blog
A few weeks ago, we wrote a post on how to start a blog if you are not a techy person. If you are interested in starting a blog, I highly suggest you go back and look at those basic steps. Now, you’ve started your blog and you are posting articles, pictures, videos…whatever you want. But you also want people to actually come to the site. How do you do that? I am nowhere near an expert, but I have learned a few things that work (usually by learning what didn’t work!). Sometimes one will work, while at other times another will. Sometimes none of these work. If you will…
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Evernote for Non-Tech Folks
Evernote is one of my favorite tools. Their motto is “Remember Everything,” and I pretty much use it to do just that. However, getting started with Evernote can be daunting. Fear not! I’m here to help. Today’s post is meant to help you get started with this amazing program, but to do so without tech-speak. I hate tech-speak! Also, starting out with a program like Evernote without a visual can be difficult, so I created this screencast to help you! It’s 15 minutes in length, and I hope you like it. After the screencast, there are links to a couple of very helpful resources that I hope you’ll check out.…
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Take Better Notes [Video]
My friend Chad Landman makes videos every few weeks designed for youth ministers, but I love watching them. He does a great job describing some tips and tools to help in ministry. His latest video is great for anyone who wants to know how to use a couple of the most popular organization programs, Dropbox and Evernote. I think you’ll find it useful. Personally, I rarely use Dropbox, but Chad provides a great way to use both of these tools. Enjoy! —————————————– To receive our blog posts via rss, click here. To subscribe via email, click here. To sign up for our free monthly enewsletter, click here. Click the banner to visit our…
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February Email Newsletter
Each month, we send out an email newsletter. Our goal is to send out content that is a little different from our blog, and to do so in an easy-to-read format. We strive to make these newsletters where everything can be read in under 20 minutes (at the most). Just a few minutes ago, we sent out our February newsletter to 140 subscribers. This is a free resource and we never “spam” you. We only send the newsletters once per month. If you are not subscribed (again, it’s free!) just fill in this form: Subscribe to our mailing list Or, you can click here to subscribe. Our goal is to…
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How Sinful Entertainment Influences Us
Often, I mention entertainment in sermons. I love to be entertained, and there are several outlets I enjoy to unwind, get a laugh, or even shed a (very manly) tear. But I am very concerned with how Christians so often, very mindlessly, allow themselves to watch anything in the name of entertainment. Shows that, just a handful of years ago would not have even been allowed on television, are now common fodder for Christian consumption. Songs that are filled with the most vile words and concepts fill the iPods of countless Christians. Movies that are built openly sinful characters and themes are favorites of so many who then sing “Take…
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“This Week at Lebanon Road” — Get Ready to Laugh!
JD and I continue to record our weekly “news and devotional” videos, and are having a blast doing so. I wanted to share this week’s video because we consider a subject that isn’t often discussed: a Biblical view of laughter. Enjoy!
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Tech Tip: Remembering Kindle Highlights
I love my Kindle! I read from it almost daily, and probably read about 50%-60% of the books I read from cover-to-cover on it. As I read, though, I like to make some highlights. However…what do you do with those highlights once they are done? I have struggled with that for quite some time, but here is what I am starting to do now. I hope it is helpful to you if you have struggled with this, too. STEP ONE: Finding the Highlights Amazon does a great thing in putting all your Kindle highlights in one place, but they make it a bit difficult to find. The best thing to…
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“This Week at Lebanon Road” [Video]
For some time, we have wanted to use the Lebanon Road website–which is great!–in new ways. Today, JD Buckner and I recorded the first weekly video called “This Week at Lebanon Road.” We will not publish all of these on our blog, but we wanted you to know about it, so we are going to put this one here. If you would like to follow these videos, you can go back to the Lebanon Road site each week, or subscribe the YouTube channel. Enjoy!
