Missional Women launches today.
Cru staffer, Laura Krokos, challenged over twenty women to write regularly on topics focused on helping women “to live on mission for the glory of God.”
Kudos to Laura for the phenomenal job she did in putting this together! She used a Facebook group for much of her effort in coordinating and informing the women authors. Continue reading “Missional Women Launches Today”
This video is a fantastic visual presentation of God’s love for us.
You don’t need me going on about it… spend 15 minutes right now and share this video with your friends. They’ll be eternally grateful! Continue reading #FallingPlates Premieres Today
When I noticed today’s Google Doodle, commemorating Ada Lovelace’s birthday, I was delightfully surprised to learn about her.
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), was the daughter of the English poet Lord Byron. (He separated from her mother, however, when she was just one month old.) She was a mathematician and writer known mainly for her work with Charles Babbage on his early computer, the Analytical Engine, which is recognized as the world’s first computer. Continue reading “Was the First Computer Programmer a Woman?”
Last month, Bob Mac Leod, our resident international finance, and spreadsheet, expert at Lake Hart, gave an entertaining presentation of Excel features for about fifty staff. (Who knew learning advanced Excel could be so much fun!) Bob created a great handout for all of us to learn about: Using Excel graphs in other software such as Word or PowerPoint Keeping a history of changes (spreadsheets reflecting different time periods) What to do about the default date setting (e.g., “6-Nov”) Navigating Excel more fluidly with keyboard keys Lookups SumIf and CountIf Sorting and filtering (also by color) If/Then statements Text to … Continue reading Free Advanced Excel Download
Instead of blogging, John writes “mini posts” in his Facebook status. He figures that he reaches more people through Facebook than he would with a blog. One of his friends asked him “to avoid long status updates… People have a … Continue reading Social Media and How God Speaks to Us
UPDATE (June 10, 2014): Visit a revision of this post at Cutting Out the Spam: Disguising Your Email Address (and Phone).
If you don’t want spam, don’t post your eAddress on the internet (or your Twitter name with the @ sign).
Spammers use computer software to search for the @ sign so they can harvest your email address. (Because I’m using it in this post, I’ll get more hits.) They might also be searching for the “mailto:” HTML code for your email link.
WordPress.com support recommends you use a contact form on your blog or website for people to reach you, but if you’d like to put your email address on a webpage (or that’s your only option), try one of these work-arounds Continue reading “Don’t Post Your Email Address on the Internet”
eQuipping for eMinistry 