Monthly Archives: September 2003

Everything in Moderation

Posted on September 30, 2003 by Ken

Recent conversations with friends about web communities got me thinking about the arguments against open dialog. Initially, these paragraphs were going to find a home in my ongoing “Best Practices” guide to religious web communities, but the essay turned out … Continue reading →

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REJECTED: No. 7590239

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Ken

h4. September 2002 * Inspection: FAILED * Reason: Paperwork not in order (my bad) * Resolution: Renew registration * Time: About 15 minutes online * Cost: $45 h4. January 2003 * Inspection: FAILED * Reason: Side marker out * Resolution: … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on Web Community

Posted on September 25, 2003 by Ken

The Christian is to be a demonstration of the existence of God. But if we as individual Christians, and as the church, act on less than a personal relationship to other men, where is the demonstration that God the Creator … Continue reading →

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Web Community with Depth

Posted on September 23, 2003 by Ken

I’ve been doing some research lately on what form a church web presence should take. Here are some interesting reads that I’ve found along the way. Jordon Cooper: Technology and the Church. Outreach Marketing personifies the analog worldview that the … Continue reading →

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Passive Research: Media Hosting

Posted on September 19, 2003 by Ken

A friend of mine called me today asking about media hosting on the web–a subject with which I have had absolutely no experience. Essentially, he has a high-quality audio recording of a sermon that he’d like to distribute on the … Continue reading →

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Windows Explorer Alternative

Posted on September 16, 2003 by Ken

It’s a simple and stupid problem. I have all of these MP3 files of varying artists stuffed into a Music folder, and now I want to sort them into subfolders. The easiest way to get it done, it would seem, … Continue reading →

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Free the Bible

Posted on September 14, 2003 by Ken

General dissatisfaction with StudyLight (the ad banners, poor layout, and abundance of Christian kitsch on the homepage) compelled me to turn to Google for alternative tools for my Bible study. I discovered some truly fascinating developments in the use of … Continue reading →

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A Note to Comment Spammers

Posted on September 9, 2003 by Ken

You’ve come up with a brilliant scheme in order to make some fast cash, but your inimitable brilliance is stunted by the fact that you can’t come up with a marketing gimmick. How, oh, how will you reach your audience? … Continue reading →

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CSS Mini-Tabs

Posted on September 7, 2003 by Ken

…I dunno–I kinda like ‘em. (Courtesy of Dan Cederholm)

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Some Quotes

Posted on September 2, 2003 by Ken

These were some quotes that were in our church bulletin from Sunday that I thought were worth sharing. The opposite of love is not hatred; it is indifference. When we have learned indifference, when we are really skilled and determined … Continue reading →

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