Podcasts

So I’m getting into this whole pod casting thing. With iTunes it is real easy. Here’s what I’m subscribed to right now: All in the Mind Which is a show about psychology and is interesting. They had a neuro-scientist on there recently talking about what is art from the brains point of view. One interesting…

Idea Generation

Via 43 Folders: This site has all kinds of idea generation methodologies. Been a slow posting day and I knew the Mrs would live this.

New iPod

Did I not mention I got a new iPod yesterday? Yeah, see the Mrs washed my shuffle this weekend. Really it was my fault for not taking out of my pocket after the race on Saturday. “Blue iPod Mini” Then I offered it to my youngest son, who had asked for one for his birthday…

Comment Security

I have Secure Image plugin installed to make it harder for comment spammers. What I’m hearing is I made it too hard for commentors. So I went and tweaked the settings. Let me know if it is stall hard. Guess you’ll need to do that via email use post at reactuate dot com. Technorati Tags:…

Group Think Characteristics

From KMYoung: Eight symptoms that he said were indicative of groupthink: 1. Illusion of invulnerability 2. Unquestioned belief in the inherent morality of the group 3. Collective rationalization of group’s decisions 4. Shared stereotypes of outgroup, particularly opponents 5. Self-censorship; members withhold criticisms 6. Illusion of unanimity thereby creating false consensus 7. Direct pressure on…

The Good Stuff Must Be Only Taken in Small Doses

I was reading this very interesting article about this very cool sounding church in Seattle called Mars Hill. But I had to stop. I like to go to Lakewood church on Saturday nights. Worship is fun, message is insightful and encouraging. But I don’t go every weekend. Because if I keep taking in these things…

Fastest Growing X

I was checking out a new blog today in my addition of Church blogs. I’m reading an article and it uses the phrase “one of the fastest growing churches in the country”, which caused me to threshold and need to say something. “Church Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive Guide”(C. Peter Wagner) One of…

17% Less Judgemental

A church in Canada had t-shirts made with “17% less judgmental” on them. Read the reactions. Couple of personal comments because this is my personal blog. That took cajones. My second thought was “Are they really” But that’s just my cynicism. Technorati Tags: Christianity, God