Month: November 2012

  • Switching cell phones from AT&T to Straight Talk

    Recently made the switch for 3 cell phones on an AT&T family plan with 550 shared minutes to Straight Talk (ST) for unlimited minutes. It was not all smooth sailing, and underneath it all, the phones will still run on the AT&T mobile network just under a different brand & billing package, with Straight Talk…

  • New Tim Keller book on work, vocation, and calling

    Few books adeptly addresses the conundrum of work from a Christian world view. Work is such a consuming part of our lives, often unsatisfying, yet there is something good about work that both the Biblical text and even Ayn Rand (a vocal critic of Christianity) acknowledges. And it’s a common quest for people to want…

  • Most popular Facebook pages of churches and ministries 2012

    Most popular Facebook pages of churches and ministries 2012

    See the list of the most popular Facebook pages of churches and ministries with the most likes at SocialMedia.Church

  • Urbana vs. Passion – which will you choose?

    2 gigantic Christian conferences are scheduled this Winter break 2012-2013, ramping up for tens of thousands of college students converging from everywhere. 1 is called Urbana 12. 1 is called Passion 2013. Here’s the data on these 2 Christian mega-conferences, a side-by-side comparison to sort things out (or scroll down for the #infographic) :: Urbana…

  • Why church planters must use social media

    I’m meeting up with a group of church planters in downtown Long Beach, California, and talking about social media in 17 minutes. That’s 1 minute short of an iconic TED talk. And the schedule has room for 17 minutes of Q&A to follow my color commentary about social media and church planting.With this being a…

  • Vote on Election Day November 6th 2012

    Vote on Election Day November 6th 2012

    November 6th, 2012, is Election Day for the United States of America! With the Asian American (aka Asians and Pacific Islanders) population exceeding 18 million, another campaign has been running for several months now called 18 Million Rising to mobilize the voter registration and turnout of this racial grouping. Thanks to HapaMama.com, I’m sporting this…