Eyes and Security Issues for Digital Photos


It’s a potentially great crime-fighting tool for the future: a criminal’s image could be recognized in the mirror of someone’s cornea in a digital photo. After reading a recent article, I thought about security and privacy issues that this new technology raises for missions in the future..

If you’re a missionary who works or travels to areas of the world where security is an issue, you should think about this new development. [Read more…] Continue reading Eyes and Security Issues for Digital Photos

Sharing the Christmas Story


Looking for some ideas to share your faith this Christmas?

Try sharing one of these links through eMail, Facebook, or Twitter, or by posting them on your blog. Pray about a specific friend to share these with and be sure to be available to talk with your friend afterwards about what it means to trust in Christ. [Read more…] Continue reading Sharing the Christmas Story

Do You Understand Copyrights?


If you use photos in a blog, a brochure, or your prayer letter, you should understand copyright laws. Using music on a video may also have copyright issues.

I recommend you read the entire article, “Using Copyrighted Material”, on the Staff Web. In fact, this article contains essential information for Cru staff, so set aside some time today to read it. [Continue reading…] Continue reading Do You Understand Copyrights?

What’s Trending Today? Mandela, World Cup Draw, and… Shopping


If a big event occurs in current events, I check out Nibbo.com to see “what’s trending.” I expect to see the major headlines show up, so I checked today, but found Nelson Mandela didn’t show up in the top twenty Google searches (maybe he did yesterday) I was surprised by the trends, in the U.S.,for Google searches. [Read moe…] Continue reading What’s Trending Today? Mandela, World Cup Draw, and… Shopping