I have noticed a significant increase in battery drain on my iPhone since updating it to 2.2. In fact with at least 75% of my battery life left, my iPhone drained to completely empty when left in sleep mode for 2 hours last night. In seaching the web for more information, I found this article on iLounge.com
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Learning a lot from kindergarten
I have the great privilege of teaching every other week in the kindergarten class at our church. I started out somewhat apprehensive of the responsibility and found myself stressed every other Saturday because I just wasn’t ready mentally for the task. What really bothered me was that this seemed ridiculous to me that someone like me who taught for nine years (7 of those with elementary students) would struggle with teaching kindergartners a Sunday school lesson.It
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Here is a funny photo I found on the bestpicever.com site:
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John Piper – Approaching God when you feel rotten
John Piper writes in the Desiring God blog…
→ Read the rest A vague bad feeling that you are a crummy person is not the same as conviction for sin. Feeling rotten is not the same as repentance.
Everything in moderation – even the freebies!
Feast!
You know how hard it is to scrimp and deny yourself in order to make it and achieve. Whether it is in athletics, education, or your career, you seek to keep yourself under the bar of moderation so that you might one day revel in accomplishment. Such discipline is the stuff that fuels dreams.
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Real freedom
While scouring the Desiring God blog this weekend, I found the following post written by Jon Bloom:
→ Read the rest You see, real freedom is not the liberty to do what we want, or even the absence of distress. Real freedom is the deep-seated confidence that God really will provide everything we need. The person who believes this is the freest of all persons on earth, because no matter what situation they find themselves in, they have nothing to fear.
iPhone – Man’s best friend?
While reading articles on my RSS reader this morning, I came across this piece by Rich Mogol on Tidbits. Rich extols the virtues of the iPhone for frequent business travelers:
→ Read the rest I realize I may sing the praises of my iPhone a little too often here, but the truth is that as a frequent traveler I’ve never had such a useful tool at my disposal.
A winter wonderland
Like all of my neighbors, I awoke to a blanket of snow covering the ground this morning. For this time of the year, not much surprise when I look back over the years that I have lived in Minnesota. Each late fall and winter brings the prospect of snow and all the beauty and hazard that means. → Read the rest
A tribute to Veterans from Steven Curtis Chapman
In honor of Veterans Day, this excerpt is from Steven Curtis Chapman’s website:
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Hear the New Song By Steven Curtis Chapman, “Thomas McBride”
A few days ago Steven Curtis Chapman had the opportunity to visit the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, a guest of the President’s physician. It’s become a given on Steven’s schedule over the last 8 years plus.
MobileMe – An affordable place to renew your subscription
If like me, you use MobileMe (formerly .Mac), you know that shelling out a $100 each year is really more than you want to pay, even though you may get a lot of mileage from the service. Fortunately, there are some places where you can buy an annual subscription for a significant discount. Last year and again, this year, I am using Amazon to help me save over 30% of the subscription cost.