I got an invite to take part in the alpha testing of YouVersion. This is going to be a great resource for Christians to search and find web content related to Bible passages. Lifechurch.tv is sponsoring this web 2.0 application and my first impression is very good. I like it because it is an excellent website. Churches should be leading the innovation and creative use of the internet, and this is a great example of a church rising up to the challenge.

I’ve been waiting for several years for US Cellular to offer a cool phone. They are always behind the other carriers, but we have no choice since we live in the sticks. They finally have the Motorola Q smartphone. I called and my plan is up in another month, so I can get a new phone. Now I just have to decide if it is worth an extra $25 a month to have internet access through my phone. It would let me check and send email from anywhere. While that’s definitely interesting and fun, I really have to think if it is a time-saver or a time-waster. I used to have a dell axim pocketpc, so I am pretty familiar with the windows mobile interface. I still want the iphone, but that’s not an option since we only have cdma coverage in our area. I think I may have talked myself into it. Now the waiting begins.

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I forgot to post about a significant event last month. It was my one year anniversary of blogging. 220 posts in a year. I guess that’s not too bad. I have been surprised how much I have enjoyed writing. It’s definitely been a creative outlet for me. There have been so many times that I wanted to write about something, but just didn’t have the time or energy. Maybe I will get a little better on consistency this year.

So without further introduction… Here are some of my favorite posts from my first year of blogging!!

Why I Named the Site FaithEngineer
Expanding Our Vision
But I Was Safe!
Baptizing My Kids in a Swimming Pool
My New Theme Song
What Happens After Youth Group and College? Part 2
Don’t Try This at Home – A bad experience with Salsa
Living in a Gated Community
Sermon Podcasting Tutorial
Missional Living
Unleashed
The first gunman who terrorized Virginia Tech
The Massacre at Virginia Tech – part 2 – part 3
My Transition from Engineering to Ministry

I’ve been playing around with the social networking site facebook the last few days. It seems much cleaner and easier to use than myspace. It seems like a neat way to connect with some other pastors and some old friends. I must be getting old because there are very few people my age from my schools who are on facebook. Right now, it does seem to be much more of a college site than myspace. Most of the teens at our church use myspace and many of them haven’t even heard of facebook.

Anyway, if you have any good tips about facebook and how it can be used for ministry let me know. I’ve added quite a few former youth as friends, so I’ll see how this viral thing works. If you are on facebook and want to add me as a friend click here.