I’ve finally gotten over my anxiety about having my Mac or Droid out at church. Sometimes I’m Tweeting of FaceBooking something from the service (rarely) and moreoften I’m using it to take notes on products like Evernote. Recently I’ve been using my YourVersion account more.
YouVersion.com is a tool for reading and studying the Bible. It allows quick access to scriptures where you can make your own notations, find those of your friends or cross reference other versions of the Bible. Additionally it has a Social Networking aspect to it. And I really enjoy the apps for the mobile devices that sync with your online account.
I know this sounds like a commercial (as does the YouTube versions of the introduction), but it really is a useful tool. It creates a new interactive layer to the sermon.
Today I setup a group for our local church. You’re welcome to join at http://www.youversion.com/groups/gc3family
I’ve found a bunch of new Twitter folks at the Virginia Homeschool Conference. It prompted me to put up this Tweetdeck tutorial that I did for work a bit ago. If you’re new to Twitter, than having the right tools makes it a lot easier and more enjoyable!
Tags: education, home, homeschooling, school, tutorial, tweetdeck, twitter
I am usually not a fan of re-blogging, but occasionally I come across something so funny or creative, that I can’t help myself. I came across Greg Steir’s blog today and found his post about the possibility of Jesus Twittering. I had to share it…
Do you think Jesus would have been on Twitter if it was available while He was on earth? Interesting question with an unknowable answer. But if had been on Twitter I would love to read His “tweets.” I’m sure they would have been much better than the ones I will propose. Actually they would have been perfect. But here is my goofy, hypothetical shot at it:
“Been hanging at the temple for the last 3 days. Mom and dad just found me. They’re ticked.”
“40 days without food. Satan doing a full court temptation press. Does he really think he can win?”
“Made a whip, flipped some tables and drove out a ton of religious rip offs. I love my job.”
“Just healed ten lepers,only one came back to thank me. Nothing worse than ungrateful ex-lepers.”
“5 loaves + 2 fishes x the power of God = Fish and Chips for 5,000! Thanks for your lunch kid!”
“Want to make Pharisees mad? Heal a guy with a withered hand on the Sabbath or just preach truth.”
“Got laughed at because I said a dead girl was sleeping. Guess what? She just woke up!”
“Judas just got upset that a former prostitute ‘wasted’ expensive perfume on me. He doesn’t get it.”
“Revealed my glory to 3 disciples. Moses & Elijah showed. Peter wanted to set up a tent. Crazy Pete!”
“Rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. Sure, they’re waving palm branches now. Give them a week.”
“Just rose from the dead. Can’t find my disciples. I heard they all went fishing. Go figure.”
“Showed Thomas my scars. He’s not doubting anymore.”
“Watching my disciples as I ascend to heaven. They look helpless. Will send Holy Spirit soon.”
I encourage you to go read his blog at http://www.gregstier.org, and I found him on Twitter as @gregstier
Tags: facebook, jesus, Social Media, twitter
