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Hello, Rob Bell
Out of Ur7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm -
Throw Away the Maps
chrisbrogan.com6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amPeople judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. Instead, work towards something larger, more meaningful, and something that blends your convictions internally with your best ability to help others externally. Want to create something new? Then throw away the old, or maybe join two disparate old things together into something new. The… -
Office Hours: Communication Volunteers & Church Social Media
Church Marketing Sucks8 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amEvery week I hold online office hours and answer questions from folks like you. This week we’ve got a question about communication volunteers and staff. I also take a look at the true meaning of social media and how churches can participate. Take a look and be sure to join me every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. CST for online office hours! I’m setting up a creative team at our church to handle all the communication requirements. There are no staff on the team, just volunteers. Any advice on what to focus on most and what can wait until later? My answer: This is what I would do if I were… -
Desiring God, and Rich In Faith
Bible Prophecy- The Rapture15 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pmMake a list of your daily thoughts, and on the right side write the powerful name King Jesus Christ. Next write the word money on the left side, and keep track of how many times you say or think about money or Jesus Christ everyday... Psalm 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and… -
Church of Englands legislation on women bishops needs more work
Christian Today7 Feb 2012 | 9:44 amThe Church of Englands governing body has heard that more work needs to be done on draft legislation to allow women bishops
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Out of Ur
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Hello, Rob Bell
7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pmA conversation about work, mission, and why some Christians throw "crap" parties. -
SGM-Gate Case Closed
6 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pmC.J. Mahaney has been reinstated as president of Sovereign Grace Ministries, but questions linger about the investigation. -
Unexpected Grace
5 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pmGod is at work through the most unlikely people. A helpful reminder for us self-important types. -
Celebrity Pastors, Bloggers, and Questions of Authority
1 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pmThe Elephant Room highlights the problem of authority in the contemporary church. -
Back to (a Theology of) Work We Go...
30 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmWhy the church must talk about "vocation" and not just "mission" if it hopes to engage young adults.
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chrisbrogan.com
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Throw Away the Maps
6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amPeople judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. Instead, work towards something larger, more meaningful, and something that blends your convictions internally with your best ability to help others externally. Want to create something new? Then throw away the old, or maybe join two disparate old things together into something new. The… -
The Next Social Networks
5 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amThe rage in social networks right now is Pinterest, partly because it’s probably the first social network that has a much higher adoption rate by females than males, and partly because it’s an interesting concept: somewhere between visual social bookmarking and scrapbooking. What also might not be immediately obvious is that it’s just “easier” to interact there. In that way, Pinterest has something in common with Instagram, which is community around photos. What I’m interested in, though, is Gentlemint, which I keep calling “Pinterest for… -
Learn From Adele – Build Your Platform
3 Feb 2012 | 1:30 amJacq and I just watched Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall (amazon affiliate link), and though every song was just wonderfully done, I found myself fascinated by what Adele was doing in between each song. Because even though most people would be interested in hearing her belt out her amazing repertoire of hits, what I took away from the performance was Adele’s real magical ability: the ability to resonate with her audience. What Adele Could Teach You About Impact I’m writing something about this right now for my upcoming book with Julien Smith, but I had to share some of the… -
Rob Gokee is a Musical Wizard
2 Feb 2012 | 8:05 amI had such a great experience working with award winning musical composer Rob Gokee. We did some musical work together, and the process was so amazing. Rob helped me create my theme song for Shhh! The Secret Show. So anyhow, he and I sat down to do an interview, and it’s a bit long, but it’s totally worth it. We talk about what collaboration feels like at a distance, what it takes to get music like this made for your own show, and a lot more. Rob’s a hero to me, and has been part of the community for a while. I was so fortunate to have worked with him. Can’t see the… -
Build Your Platform – Start
30 Jan 2012 | 1:30 amThe following is part ONE of a series called Build Your Platform. If you find it interesting, please consider subscribing for free to get the rest of the series. This post is long. You might want to bookmark it for later. The age of social media oversaturation is upon us. People are declaring Twitter bankruptcy to go along with their email bankruptcy. They cite not wanting to start on yet another social network as their reason for not getting more involved with Google+. And just as soon as you start getting into Pinterest, you hear about Path, but wait: there’s Gentlemint, which is…
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Church Marketing Sucks
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Office Hours: Communication Volunteers & Church Social Media
8 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amEvery week I hold online office hours and answer questions from folks like you. This week we’ve got a question about communication volunteers and staff. I also take a look at the true meaning of social media and how churches can participate. Take a look and be sure to join me every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. CST for online office hours! I’m setting up a creative team at our church to handle all the communication requirements. There are no staff on the team, just volunteers. Any advice on what to focus on most and what can wait until later? My answer: This is what I would do if I were… -
Churches Reaching Out With Pinterest
6 Feb 2012 | 5:21 amWhether you’re crazy about pinning or think that it’s just a fad, there’s no denying that Pinterest is a new player on the social media scene. In January it beat YouTube, Reddit, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace for percentage of total referral traffic in January, according to a Shareaholic study. One church is pioneering this new territory and has some insights to share on how churches can use Pinterest. Jake Johnson is the publishing and content manager for Mars Hills Church, Resurgence and PastorMark.tv. He oversees content strategy for all of Mars Hill’s online… -
Job Board: Director, Web & Media
3 Feb 2012 | 6:15 amAre you looking for a job in church communications? The CFCC Job Board has some listings that you might be interested in. Here are a few of the recent listings to the board: Hempfield United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Penn., is looking for a director of communications. Click here for details. Northview Church in Carmel, Ind., is looking for a web coordinator. Click here for details. Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, N.Y., is looking for a media designer. Click here for details. Is your church looking for a communications professional? Be sure to get your free listing on the… -
Lessons from Bible Billboards in Egypt
1 Feb 2012 | 6:09 amOn Sunday my church had a visit from the general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt, Ramez Atallah. His visit coincided with the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution. But rather than a typical discussion of passing out Bibles, he offered a lesson in marketing. In Egypt the Bible Society isn’t allowed to evangelize, so they advertise. They’re not allowed to give Bibles away, so they sell them. Atallah admitted he freely borrows from the business world, saying “If it works for Pizza Hut, it can work for us.” That includes using billboards and… -
Annual Report: We Need Your Help
31 Jan 2012 | 11:54 amWe need your help. As an organization that has delivered thousands of breakthrough moments—those key sparks that frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ—we believe there is even more to be done. We’ll get to that in a moment. First, 2011 was a remarkable year and I want to celebrate what took place. Last year included events such as the launch of Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication, Creative Missions, more CFCC meetups and the continuation of Cultivate. I’d encourage you to read the 2011…
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Bible Prophecy- The Rapture
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Desiring God, and Rich In Faith
15 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pmMake a list of your daily thoughts, and on the right side write the powerful name King Jesus Christ. Next write the word money on the left side, and keep track of how many times you say or think about money or Jesus Christ everyday... Psalm 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and… -
The Gospel Has Been Preached
6 Dec 2010 | 11:35 pmThe Gospel Has Been Preached… Romans 10:17-18 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. Romans 16:25-26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for… -
God of Hope
1 Jul 2010 | 4:35 pmThe God of Hope Fill You... Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. JOY Psalm 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for (joy) because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name (be joyful in thee) Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life (in thy presence is fulness of joy) at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in… -
Rapture Before The Tribulation
14 May 2010 | 10:38 am(Raptured) Rescued Before The Tribulation… Genesis 8:4 as Noahs Ark Rested on the Mountains after (the 7th month) and The Bride of Christ Rapture to the New Jerusalem (Heaven) above the Wrath that's in (the 7 year) Tribulation. As the Righteous in Noahs ark were Lifted up above, over all the Tribulation- Wrath on Earth was under their feet. Also in the Rapture- We are Lifted up above, over all the Tribulation- Wrath on Earth (under us) Psalm 47:3 (under our feet) Psalm 47:1-9 The Rapture is going to happen, and it will catch a great multitude Left Behind by Surprise… Many of this world,… -
The Holy Ghost and Speaking In Tongues
7 May 2010 | 11:01 pmThe Holy Ghost, and Speaking In Tongues… Speaking in Tongues (The Heavenly Language) is Spiritual, and will edify (edifieth- To build up) You 1 Corinthians 14:4 and can help one understand, and usher forth the testimony of Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 1:5-7 The Spirit of Prophecy Revelation 19:10 Prophecy, Prophesy, Prophesieth edify (edifieth- To build up) The body of believers- The church 1 Corinthians 14:4 The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you... 1 Corinthians 1:5-7 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6Even as (the testimony of Christ…
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Christian Today
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Church of Englands legislation on women bishops needs more work
7 Feb 2012 | 9:44 amThe Church of Englands governing body has heard that more work needs to be done on draft legislation to allow women bishops -
Service commemorates bicentenary of Charles Dickenss birth
7 Feb 2012 | 5:05 amThe Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led the celebrations today to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens -
Marriage and our inaccurate conceptions
7 Feb 2012 | 4:14 amThere is the widespread mistaken belief that if romance disappears then it justifies ending the relationship -
Church of England to discuss legislation on women bishops
7 Feb 2012 | 3:48 amThe Church of Englands governing body is meeting this week to discuss draft legislation on women bishops -
Safer Internet Day is an opportunity for all of us
7 Feb 2012 | 3:42 amThe internet is an amazing tool but it can also be a source of harm
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Mashable!
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Mass Effect 3 Gets iPad Version with Action-Packed ‘Infiltrator’ [PREVIEW]
9 Feb 2012 | 11:35 amMass Effect 3 is coming to an iPad near you in the form of Mass Effect Infiltrator, an iOS game aimed at expanding the game’s narrative and give players some mobile combat. Infiltrator isn’t a direct port of the latest Mass Effect game. Unlike its big brother, a sci-fi role-playing game known for its first-person shooter gameplay and massive, branching story-lines, Infiltrator is all about fighting. Mashable got a demo of the game played on an iPad and hooked up to a television at an EA showcase. The story follows a soldier called Randall Ezno as he travels the universe tracking… -
WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning to Be Arraigned Feb. 23
9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 amU.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and war reports to WikiLeaks, will be arraigned before a military judge at Fort Meade, Maryland on Feb. 23, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Some of the 22 charges against Manning include aiding the enemy, disclosing classified information to a person not authorized to receive it, wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the internet knowing that it is accessible to the enemy, and violating Army computer use rules. The charge of aiding the enemy potentially carries the death penalty, but… -
5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics
9 Feb 2012 | 11:13 amAnn Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest, is a free platform for guest bloggers and blog owners. Follow Ann on Twitter @seosmarty. Social media analytics and tracking can be very time-consuming and expensive. You’ll find quite a few smart social media monitoring tools, but what if you can’t afford them? That’s why many social media marketers and power users are in constant search of free, efficient alternatives. Here, we’ll share a few ready-made spreadsheets you can… -
Google: No, We’re Not Launching Retail Stores Yet
9 Feb 2012 | 10:55 amGoogle planned to open its first-ever public store at its European headquarters in Dublin, if you believed a rumor reported by Bloomberg. But according to a company spokesperson, no plans are definite right now. A Google planning application for an expansion of its Dublin office indicated plans for an employee swimming pool, a restaurant and a store. But Google says the company doesn’t have plans to get into the retail business right now. “We already have an online store selling things like Google T-shirts and pens,” a Google spokesperson told Mashable. “We have the… -
H&M Has the Most-Followed Brand Page on Google+
9 Feb 2012 | 10:44 amFashion retailer H&M has beat out heavyweights Pepsi, Starbucks and Coca-Cola to become the most-followed brand on Google+. In a testament to the network’s viability as a marketing vehicle, Google, the former number one on Google+, is now number 13. Following H&M is Samsung USA, Pepsi, Starbucks and Burberry. The rest of the top 10, compiled by Simply Measured and based on the number of “circlers” for each brand in early February, is below. The full list, which is based on Interbrand’s Top 100 Brands, is available here. Simply Measured’s report, which…
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TechCrunch
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HTC: Ice Cream Sandwich Will Start Hitting Our Handsets In March
9 Feb 2012 | 10:55 amAt long last, HTC fans can finally stop holding their collective breath. After months of relative quiet, the Taiwanese company has taken to their Facebook page to spread the word: the Ice Cream Sandwich is coming, and it’s coming soon. For owners of certain HTC devices, the long-awaited Android 4.0 update will begin hitting handsets next month. HTC originally promised that Ice Cream Sandwich would be hitting most of their top-tier devices in “early 2012,” but that doesn’t seem to the case anymore unless you own one of their numerous Sensation devices. If anything, it… -
100 Million Americans Watch Online Video Per Day, Up 43% Since 2010 -comScore
9 Feb 2012 | 10:53 amTelevision is in trouble. Americans streamed 43.5 billion videos in December 2011, up 44% since December 2010, according to comScore’s 2012 US Digital Future In Focus report released today. The study also showed that 105.1 million Americans now watch videos online each day, up 43% from 73.7 million in 2010. comScore says YouTube is largely driving this, and that average minutes per video view, average videos watched per user, and total ads streamed are way up as well. TV and film studios should take notice and consider how they can create companion content to engage this growing… -
Glancee: A Nice-Guy Ambient Social Location App For Normal People
9 Feb 2012 | 10:44 amSome of us can’t be bothered to check in, but still want to find interesting people nearby. The challenge for developers is how to do this in a way that is both useful and not creepy. Glancee, available for both iOS and Android, gets closer to solving these problems than most I’ve seen. The app lets you sign in with Facebook, then it shows you people within 100 yards, or one, two, or ten miles who have things in common. In some ways this sounds similar another app I recently covered, Highlight — but there are key differences, that will make each app appeal to different sets… -
Pixloo Helps You Sell Your Home With Free Virtual Tours, Exports To Zillow, Trulia & More
9 Feb 2012 | 10:28 amIn December, Eric covered Open Home Pro, a startup that lets realtors sell homes via their iPads. Today, there comes a similar effort from Pixloo, except this service is designed for use by anyone – realtors and homeowners alike. With Pixloo, you can upload information about your home, including text, photos and even videos and then immediately export that data to major real estate sites including Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com and others, all for free. OK, technically, Pixloo is freemium. The pricing tiers depend on whether you need one virtual tour, the number of exports per tour and… -
Avast, Me Hearties: How The Pirate Bay Changed The Way We Steal
9 Feb 2012 | 9:41 amThe Pirate Bay, in many ways, is disappearing. It is one of the most popular torrent sites on the web and its database of millions of torrent files – essentially pointers to pieces of files hosted elsewhere – has long been the go-to spot for budding pirates around the world. While it still exists in spirit, the admins are now moving all of the torrent files off the site and are instead offering magnet links. This is an important distinction that will move the locus of general piracy from a single site to any number of sites, reducing the Pirate Bays importance as a source. First,…
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@ProBlogger
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6 Powerful Guest Post Tactics that No One’s Talking About
9 Feb 2012 | 6:05 amThis guest post is by Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind. Guest posting is a hot topic amongst startup bloggers. It is one of the most widely-adopted blog promotion strategies in existence, and has been made perhaps even more popular by the success of “serial” guest posters such as Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing. His “blitzkrieg” strategy may come across to some as a triumph of quantity over strategy, but nothing could be further from the truth. He understands the key concepts that we will be exploring in this post, and executes them in a highly effective manner. Whilst… -
How to Succinctly Report a Blog Issue to Tech Support
8 Feb 2012 | 6:07 amThis guest post is by Matthew Setter of Malt Blue. How often do you find it happening to you? You discover an issue with your site, or one of your community members emails you to tell you about it, and soon you start to see tweets about it too. Maybe it’s as simple as an error message that detracts from the professional appearance of your site. Perhaps the contact form doesn’t send messages to your contact email address. Or is it that the whole site just displays as a blank page, otherwise known as the white page of death? You’re not a programmer, a software engineer or a seasoned… -
Make Your Blog Load Faster than ProBlogger: Part 2
7 Feb 2012 | 12:05 pmThis guest post is by Devesh of WP Kube. A few months ago, I wrote a guest post here called How to Make Your Blog Load Faster than ProBlogger. Today, I’ll go into some more detailed advice to help you speed up your site even more. If you’re a blogger, you already know about the importance of blog loading speed, and the role it plays in search engine rank and marketing your blog. But if this is new territory for you, here are three quick reasons why you need to speed up your blog: Google includes website loading speed as an important metric in their ranking algorithm. If you want… -
How I Beat my Best Month Ever by Doing Something Good, Better [Case Study]
7 Feb 2012 | 6:04 amMid-December 2010: on my photography site, we launched a new campaign—our first ever 12 Days of Christmas promotion. The result was my biggest month of earnings ever up to that point. The idea was simple: offer discounts on 12 products over the 12 days leading up to Christmas. I used a mix of my own ebooks and products from other photography sites with affiliate commissions. The result was massive. Not only did we see some great revenue generated, it created some lovely buzz on the site. Due to the success of the 2010 campaign, in mid-December 2011 we launched our second 12 Days of… -
Six Steps to Make Sure Your Site Is Ready to Go Viral
6 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amThis guest post is by Nancy Sathre-Vogel of Family on Bikes. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Surely Google Analytics was confusing my site with another, way more popular site. There was no way my visitor numbers could be so high! And yet they were. One of my posts had taken off and was spreading like wildfire. Those viral post phenomena that happen to others were now happening to me. The first day, 17,000 visitors came to my website. The next day we topped out at 56,000. Readers were coming in droves. It was exciting. It was exhilarating. My site, viral! Wow! And then I took a…
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Blogging Tips
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One Simple Process to Take for More SEO Traffic
8 Feb 2012 | 11:51 amSEO can be very difficult if you’re just starting and have little to no experience or authority to start with. Of course, there are tons of tutorials online about SEO and link building, but most of them can be sometimes complicated and long-term that it seems you’re not getting as much results for the efforts you put in. In this article I will be sharing a process I use to increase traffic to my blog from the search engines; using this process alone I have been able to increase SEO traffic to one of the pages on my blog from around 400 to 3,000+ visitors monthly. This technique… -
Building Massive PageRanked Backlinks with BuildMyRank
8 Feb 2012 | 10:37 amWhen it comes to building quality links back to your web sites, it’s important not only to get people linking to your main page, but also your internal links. The internal pages of your blog or web site is where you are going to get all of your longtail keywords ranked, and traffic from the search engines. At the same time you also want to focus on link building for your main page, so what is the best solution? Building PageRanked Links with BuildMyRank Over the past couple of weeks I have been playing around with a content link building service called BuildMyRank. So far it’s… -
Nailing Down Your Niche
7 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pmYou’ve heard it a thousand times; you need a niche. Maybe you’ve tried several with some success but not the success you want. Or maybe you try one and it really doesn’t fit, so you try another, and then another. It seems like it’s a never-ending quest to find what you’re good at and can make money doing. I’ve been there. I’m a writer. I “thought” my niche should be writing. The thing is, I’m not passionate about writing about writing. I love to write, I just don’t want to talk about it all day. I also love Internet Marketing,… -
The Advantages Internet Advertising Brings To The Plate
5 Feb 2012 | 1:59 pmI deal with people now and again that understand they need some kind of Internet advertising to help their company to take off but they’re really not sure what it is and how to go about getting the right kind. First off, the benefits to getting exposure on the Web. Simply put, you get more of it for less. With the right people using a combination of social media, blogs and articles as well as maybe even some videos and other mediums, more people will be able to read about the goods and services that you have for sale for a cheaper price than with print or even television and radio. -
Top 10 WordPress Plugins To Improve a WordPress Blog
5 Feb 2012 | 1:54 pmOne of the best things about WordPress is the ability to customize your blog with plugins. The only issues is that there are thousands of plugins to choose from and just not enough time to go through all of them. Luckily, WordPress plugins are kind of like iPhone and Android apps: no matter what you’re looking to do, there’s an app for that. So you can be sure that whatever type of functionality you’re looking to add to your blog, more than likely there is a plugin for it. There are plugins to help increase traffic, help boost your rankings, help speed up your blog, encourage the…
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Daily Blog Tips
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New Backlink Analysis Tool
8 Feb 2012 | 3:56 amSince Yahoo! closed the Site Explorer service bloggers and webmasters (myself included) were left without any solid alternative. I have been looking for similar tools since then, and an interesting one I found recently is called ahrefs.com. It’s a paid service, but there are many free tools you can use on their website as well. For instance, right on the homepage you can type your domain name and click on “Explore Links” to get an overview of how your website is doing. As you can see from the screenshot above you get a lot of data back. For instance, you can see the total… -
Come Join the Social Media Club
7 Feb 2012 | 4:37 amBack in 2009 I created two clubs, one called “Retweet Club” and the other one called “Facebook Club”, where members would share each other’s content, with the goal of increasing social media traffic to their blogs and websites. The clubs worked as mailing lists (using Google Groups), but eventually the activity died down. The main reason was the following: sharing wasn’t fair. A member could be selfish and only send requests to the club, without ever sharing the content from other members. A couple of weeks ago I started thinking about what could be a… -
How Many Posts Should You Write Each Week?
5 Feb 2012 | 7:01 pmWhen I started blogging, four years ago, many experts advised posting daily – to increase traffic and keep readers hooked. And many popular blogs do post every day (at least on weekdays). Should you post every day, though? Probably not. Why? Because: If you write two posts each week instead of five (or seven), those posts will be much better written. If you only post once or twice a week, you’ll usually find that you get more comments on each post. If you don’t post too frequently, readers may actually read every post, instead of one in five. If you don’t use up all your ideas in the… -
How Much Does A New Customer Cost?
3 Feb 2012 | 8:28 pmFor someone who is about to start up their own business, whether online or not, this is an essential question to ask. When you sell a product or service you need someone to make a purchase so you can make money. The most important principle in business is that there are two different types of people involved in your business; customers and clients. While both of these may appear at first to be the same they are critically different and concentrating on one over the other can be the difference between success and failure. This concept, what I call the $1 Customer, I teach to clients in order… -
10 Ways to Ensure No-One Will Read Your Content
2 Feb 2012 | 8:44 pmSo many bloggers put tons of time and effort into getting more traffic – but perhaps that sounds like trying way too hard. Your ideas are so awesome, your personality so strong, that readers will just come to you. I’m going to give you ten straightforward ways to make sure the whole world knows you’re not going to pander to your readers. (Oh, and if you would like to have a few more readers – try doing the opposite of everything on this list.) 1. Give Your Post the First Title You Come Up With You’re in a hurry, right? So your post will do just fine with the…
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Digging The Word
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The Triumphant Entry Changes Everything
9 Feb 2012 | 7:35 amJesus enemies are put off by the crowds praise for him. Luke 19:28-40 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” 32 So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. 33 And… -
Jesus Will Reign As King
7 Feb 2012 | 6:29 amWill you accept him as king before it's too late? Luke 19:11-14, 27 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. 12 He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. 13 Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’ 14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be… -
A Rich Man Made It Through The Needles Eye
2 Feb 2012 | 2:18 amJesus met Zacchaeus and changed a rich man's life. Luke 19:1-10 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” 6 Zacchaeus… -
Don't Try To Put God In A Box
31 Jan 2012 | 7:09 amJesus disciples turned into Pharisees. Luke 18:15-17 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. 16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. 17 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” It is the parents versus the disciples in the scriptures today. The parents were… -
Looking For Justice In An Unfair World
27 Jan 2012 | 7:46 amA lesson about prayer teaches us about God's character. Luke 18:1-8 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. 2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’ 4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, 5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out…
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Worship.com
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Passion 2012 CD: White Flag
8 Feb 2012 | 2:12 pmRecorded live at Passion 2012 and featuring sixstepsrecords artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder* Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill, along with the voices of more... Please visit the original post if the links and video clips are not visible, or if the complete article does not appear. -
New Worship Song: Show Us Christ
7 Feb 2012 | 3:51 pmRecorded at WorshipGod11 for the album "The Gathering". Meghan Baird sings "Show Us Christ," co-written by Doug Plank and Bob Kauflin. Please visit the original post if the links and video clips are not visible, or if the complete article does not appear. -
Last Words = Last Deeds
7 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amA Police Officer's last act of kindness, caught on tape minutes before being gunned down, changes lives. Please visit the original post if the links and video clips are not visible, or if the complete article does not appear. -
Super Bowl Sunday Adoption Video
4 Feb 2012 | 10:35 amSuper Bowl Sunday Adoption Video Please visit the original post if the links and video clips are not visible, or if the complete article does not appear. -
Tony Dungy on Life and Work Balance
4 Feb 2012 | 9:47 amIt is ultimately up to each of us to determine the proper balance between our priorities and our passions, based on our understanding of God's direction in our lives, our motivations, and all the... Please visit the original post if the links and video clips are not visible, or if the complete article does not appear.
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Holy Kaw!
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Romance survey [infographic]
9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pmVia Hotels.com. Infographics to put you in the mood. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Do aliens go invisible by 'going green'?
9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 amAs we discover more and more planets around other stars, the Fermi Paradox is becoming, well, more paradoxical. The Fermi Paradox simply asks the question "where are they?" Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so old -- and we are estimated to be accompanied by at least 100 billion planets -- that aliens should have visited us by now. Instead, when we peruse the heavens, we are faced with the Great Silence, which is one of the biggest challenges to modern astronomy. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Mysterious sounds reported around the world
9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 amPeople around the world have reported hearing strange sounds from the skies over the past month. Sometimes they describe it as a hum or low rumble; other times it’s a whine, thump, or even a melody. Often the sounds have been recorded and posted online, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories. One blogger wrote, "either the world is ending, aliens are landing or everyone is getting hoaxed. Or, possibly, there’s an actual scientific explanation for the mass amount of YouTube videos capturing bizarre sounds that are being heard around the globe. Are we witnessing the beginning of a… -
Costa Concordia: an ecological time bomb
9 Feb 2012 | 11:21 amAs workers begin to extract the half-million gallons of fuel in the shipwrecked cruise liner, locals are worried that their pristine waters are in danger. Reporting by Rossella Lorenzi. Written and produced by Rossella Lorenzi and Martin Berman. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Inside Syria's capitol: nervously normal
9 Feb 2012 | 11:18 amAs the violence in Syria continues to escalate, Syrian citizens are arming themselves to resist their oppressive regime. For days, Homs, the third-largest city in Syria, has endured shelling, tanks and attacks by heavy weaponry. Syrian protestors react with more violence against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, resulting in all-out war zones in some residential neighborhoods. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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LifeChurch.tv : swerve
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Round Tables at LifeChurch.tv
24 Jan 2012 | 5:35 amIn order to help serve churches, we will be hosting several round tables this year. Here is information on the first two. ARC (Association of Related Churches) will be doing a one day Leadership Forum for all pastors and church leaders at LifeChurch.tv. Pastor Chris Hodges, Rick Bezet, Joe Champion, and I will be contributing. This round table is for those who are interested in church planting and for pastors interested in developing their leadership skills. The forums will be a great time of learning, sharing ideas and growing relationships in a dynamic setting. There will also be an… -
ACCEPTABLE PRIDE?
19 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amWe know God opposes the proud. But some forms of social media seem to have redefined what pride is and what it’s not. For example: Imagine if I stood before our church and told everyone, “Joe Smith said, ‘Craig you are the best preacher ever! Your sermons changed my life.’ And Jill Denny said, ‘I loved your book. Everyone should read it. You are the best author I’ve ever read!’ Not only that, but Mike Mitchell said, ‘Craig, Life Church is the best church in the world! No church is as good as Life Church.’” Chances are good most people would look at me funny and think I’m… -
Church Online Platform is Live
9 Jan 2012 | 11:29 amI’m very excited to let you know… Church Online Platform has officially launched! This is the same technology that makes Church Online happen at LifeChurch.tv. What we’re making available to other churches for free is identical to what we’re using internally. We’ve been looking forward to this moment for a long time. Ever since the early days of Church Online (or the Internet Campus as we called it back then), one of the most frequent questions we received was, “How can we develop something similar?” Through the partnership of a handful of like-minded… -
Free Platform Helps Any Church Launch an Online Ministry
6 Dec 2011 | 5:06 amOne of the most common questions we receive about Church Online is, “how can I start something similar at my church?” That’s why I’m excited to share this news about the Church Online Platform… If you’d like to stay in the loop as we near the launch date of January 9, just enter your email address at ChurchOnline.org. And if you know churches who might be interested, please share this post with them! -
The Imaginary Deadline
6 Jul 2011 | 5:00 amFor years I struggled with managing my time effectively. One tool I learned that dramatically increased my effectiveness is the “imaginary deadline.” If I’ve got a project without a deadline, it’s easy to procrastinate or work halfheartedly. When an assignment has a hard deadline, I start faster, work smarter and focus better. Instead of thinking, I need to have my sermon finished before I preach this weekend, I have a Wednesday-at-noon deadline. It’s not anyone else’s deadline. It’s mine. Rather than saying this video needs to be finished by next week, I complete all videos by…
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ChuckWarnock.com
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Podcast: What Real Authority Looks Like
1 Feb 2012 | 10:34 amThe people gathered in the old synagogue at Capernaum were amazed that Jesus taught “as one who had authority” and not like the teachers they were used to hearing. What did Jesus say and do that amazed those who heard him? And how was Jesus’ authority different from the religious leaders of his day? Understanding the answers to those questions will help us know what real authority looks like today. Here’s the link to the sermon I preached January 29, 2012, from Mark 1:21-28- http://traffic.libsyn.com/chuckwarnock/What_Real_Authority_Looks_Like.mp3 Filed under:… -
Podcast: A Proclamation and an Invitation
24 Jan 2012 | 7:02 amIn Mark 1:14-20, Jesus proclaims that the Kingdom of God is near. He then invites those who hear his proclamation to change their way of thinking and living, and believe the good news of the Kingdom’s presence. Jesus then invites Peter and Andrew, and James and John to follow him, with the promise that he will make them fishers of people. The invitation to follow Jesus is an invitation to Kingdom living, and means more than just believing facts or doctrine. Here’s the link to this week’s podcast… -
Podcast: When God Finds You
22 Jan 2012 | 11:42 amTaken from John 1:43-51, this story of Jesus calling Philip and Nathanael gives us a glimpse in how and why God calls us to follow Jesus. When God Finds You explores the role of scripture, experience, and community that are present in the call of God in the lives of followers of Jesus. Here’s the link to the podcast – http://traffic.libsyn.com/chuckwarnock/When_God_Finds_You.mp3 Filed under: John, Lectionary Yr B, sermon, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Worship -
Podcast: Heaven and Earth Meet in the Waters of Baptism
8 Jan 2012 | 11:46 amJesus’ baptism was the central, but not only time, that heaven and earth met with extraordinary result. This meeting of heaven and earth is what Jesus taught us to pray for when He said, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Heaven and earth will ultimately meet again finally and forever when all things are made new. Because of the unique experience of Jesus’ baptism, our own baptisms become the meeting place of heaven and earth, too. Here’s the link to the sermon I preached on Sunday, January 8, 2012, Heaven and Earth Meet in… -
Sermon: Jesus Still Changes The Future
1 Jan 2012 | 5:42 amHere’s the sermon I’m preaching on New Year’s Day Sunday, January 1, 2012. Whatever 2012 holds, the point Luke is making in this story about Simeon is that Jesus changes the future. Jesus Still Changes The Future Luke 2:22-40 NIV/84 22 When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the…
