There are a lot of assumptions in this post. Most, if not all, serious young-earth creationists believe in dinosaurs. The fact is there are many different ways to date the earth scientifically. They give wildly different ages. I'm not sure I understand why you have such a problem with people who believe differently. In the scope of eternity, does it really matter? Why spend time bashing others, who have spent time, both scientifically and prayerfully, in coming up with their beliefs. We should all be focusing on living out the Great Commission and building up the body.

This blog has become one of my favorite stops on the web. Loving it. Keep posting with great content and it will definitely keep growing.

Just remember that over 60% of churches in America have less than 100 people and less than 10% have more than 500 people. When we think about the average size of churches and the level of technological knowledge in each one, it's easy to see why so many churches struggle with this. I would love to see churches cooperate more and share technology resources.

Good points. I definitely agree that leaders play a huge role in whether or not the church adopts newer technology. One thing to consider, what one church considers cutting edge may be old technology to others.

For me, I think stewardship is a huge issue. I see two big reasons why churches lag behind industry: Ease of Use and Affordability

It takes a large investment of time to research and discover how to use new technology. Compared to industry, most churches are staffed very lean. We simply don't have the extra hours to dive and in learn new technologies. Over time, as the technology becomes accepted, it is much easier to see how others have implemented it. Also, the average church member lags behind in their use of technology. I'm just now seeing a surge of Facebook use in our church. There are only a handful of people who have web-enabled phones so technology based on their use simply doesn't make sense for us right now.

There is also typically a huge cost associated with being on the cutting edge. Many times in industry, you see companies spend massive amounts on a new technology, only to discover that it is obsolete months later. As churches, our mission is to make disciples. If the cost of staying current with technology interferes with our mission, then we must make tough choices. Technology is a great tool, but it is one of many that we must use in order to reach the culture we live in.

For most churches, we are limited by budgets. By waiting months or even years, we see how new technology can be implemented and used in a cost-effective way. For me, it is exciting to see many of the new web services start out with pricing models that are affordable to the church. Ease of use will be huge in the future. If something is easy to implement and affordable from the start, you will see churches jump on board very quickly.

Great question. When you go to the Privacy Settings, click on Profile Information. Then go to Photo Albums and set the level of privacy you want. You can choose Friends only, Friends of Friends, or everybody. You can set this information for each photo album you have. In the scenario you share, it sounds like it is set to Friends of Friends.

Good point. I grew up reading all the time and it really helped my spelling. Perhaps with ipods and video games, kids just aren't reading as much. I've really seen a big change in the youth at church over the past 10 to 15 years.

I had a question on twitter about how this arrangement was working out, so here's the deal. I absolutely love my ipod touch. I use it every single day and it has largely replaced my smartphone. I use my ipod for email, google reader, reading the Bible through youversion, for taking notes with evernote, for task management with RTM, for twitter, and to keep track of my calendar. I'm using Google sync to keep everything synchronized with my Google account.

I kept my internet enabled phone just because it comes in handy when traveling and when in the car. The downside is that I almost always have two devices with me. Since I'm in an area that has no AT&T or T-Mobile coverage, I am patiently waiting for the iPhone to come out on other networks. But with the new Google Android phones coming out on Verizon, I may have to jump the apple ship and join forces with Google. While I like my ipod touch, most of the apps I use are also available on android.

That would definitely be cool, but someone would have to figure out how to unlock it. It would be great if USCC would actually get in on the action and come out with an android phone because their plans are definitely cheaper than Verizon and they still have better coverage here.

We must be thinking alike, I just bought this yesterday. I'm looking forward to learning more about wordpress through this new year. One cool advantage of the pdf book is that they will keep updating it as wordpress improves.