Culture Archive

  • I read blogs. Lots and lots of blogs! Google Reader is my blog reader of choice and I was recently looking at my blog reading stats. I’m always adding new...

    Things I Starred This Week – May 4

    I read blogs. Lots and lots of blogs! Google Reader is my blog reader of choice and I was recently looking at my blog reading stats. I’m always adding new...

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  • I’ve had this blog for over 5 years and it’s gone pretty much unnoticed for most of that time. But in the last month or so I’ve been inundated with...

    Who are you?

    I’ve had this blog for over 5 years and it’s gone pretty much unnoticed for most of that time. But in the last month or so I’ve been inundated with...

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  • There’s an old joke that I’ve heard way too many times growing up in the Lutheran church, but it illustrates my point so I’m going to use it again -...

    Spring Cleaning at Church: Part 1

    There’s an old joke that I’ve heard way too many times growing up in the Lutheran church, but it illustrates my point so I’m going to use it again -...

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  • In case you might not have picked up on it, I’m a fan of technology. I’m also very pro technology when it comes to church and leveraging that technology to...

    5 Ways to Use Technology at Church

    In case you might not have picked up on it, I’m a fan of technology. I’m also very pro technology when it comes to church and leveraging that technology to...

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  • It seems that churches without traditional buildings are becoming more and more popular. Just the other day there was an article on the front page of USA Today about “instant...

    Does a Church Need a Building?

    It seems that churches without traditional buildings are becoming more and more popular. Just the other day there was an article on the front page of USA Today about “instant...

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  • Last week, Indiana announced that the state will no longer require teaching cursive writing to students and instead will focus on keyboard skills. You can read about the decision over...

    RIP Cursive and What it Means for the Church

    Last week, Indiana announced that the state will no longer require teaching cursive writing to students and instead will focus on keyboard skills. You can read about the decision over...

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  •   This song has been rocking my world lately – and making me wish I played cello. (I always wanted to learn to play cello – so rich and full...

    Making the Old New

      This song has been rocking my world lately – and making me wish I played cello. (I always wanted to learn to play cello – so rich and full...

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  • Last night at Merge (Journey’s weeknight Bible study) we covered an unusual topic for a Bible study: Facebook. Specifically, is Facebook a good thing for Christians to be a part...

    Would Jesus be on Facebook?

    Last night at Merge (Journey’s weeknight Bible study) we covered an unusual topic for a Bible study: Facebook. Specifically, is Facebook a good thing for Christians to be a part...

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  • A few months ago, our city of Grand Rapids, Michigan was listed in a Newsweek article as one of the ten dying cities in the United States. That inspired a...

    Grand Rapids Tells Newsweek it’s Alive and Well

    A few months ago, our city of Grand Rapids, Michigan was listed in a Newsweek article as one of the ten dying cities in the United States. That inspired a...

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  • I’ve mentioned before about how at Journey, we’re always looking for ways to leverage technology in new and unique ways. One way we do that is by adding QR codes...

    Using QR Codes in Church

    I’ve mentioned before about how at Journey, we’re always looking for ways to leverage technology in new and unique ways. One way we do that is by adding QR codes...

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