http://ministry-weather.com I am a youth leader and a meteorologist...I have a lot to say on both subjects...and then some Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:02:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, maybe dread is a little strong, but the way we celebrate Christmas in the U. S. to me is just wrong. What I mean is this, the church fights about the wrong stuff with this "War on Christmas," stuff, instead of the problem that is more insidious. Consumerism. Henry Neufeld, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/HW0BmwjwNUg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/HW0BmwjwNUg/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/11/as-a-christian-i-dread-this-time-of-year/ I caught this article in the GR Press the other day. It looks like the Manchester Bidwell Corporation (a non-profit) will be entering into a triangular partnership with GRCC and the GRPS. They have formed the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology, which as the website says: Expose people to ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/aptRxNzqziI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/aptRxNzqziI/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/10/west-michigan-becoming-western-pennsylvania/ Nightline - Darker Side of Sin City This was pointed out to me by the XXXChurch people. There is a whole other world under Las Vegas. Wow.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/q8TLoricauk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/q8TLoricauk/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/darker-side-of-sin-city/ Recently, I have been reading things about the politics of the country, and I have to say that it has been going in a depressing direction. I'm not talking about politically, but the fact that there is little civility in the process. As a kid, there was Watergate and then ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/CpZ5gOWgcTw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/CpZ5gOWgcTw/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/tired-of-the-hot-air/ The Theology Of Twitter View more presentations from Steve Knight. Online Slide shows are a little hard to follow sometimes, since you don't get the presentor with the presentation. However, I was able to get the gist of the this. Pretty decent.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/Yoslm-oUJhw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/Yoslm-oUJhw/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/social-media-and-spirituality/ I watched one of the the Youth Specialities podcasts and they mentioned that we should start working with our graduating seniors now so that when they graduate next year they can transition into a college world easier. Interesting thoughts on how to do it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/7JkZTHOgZsg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/7JkZTHOgZsg/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/pregraduation-prep-in-the-fall/ John Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.) posts articles on his blog about environmentalism's extremes and provides a bit of commentary as well. The first article in the post that I have marked was interesting because I keep hearing about this war on science, but when it comes down to it, there isn't. "For ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/7GyIp3z7rXA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/7GyIp3z7rXA/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/the-rights-war-on-science-not/ I have been hearing this meme as of late, but thinking back, I can remember the same sort of theme in some of politics of the past. I'm not sure I completely buy into the whole thing, but it is an interesting read which looks like, at times, what is ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/uiU5rZKq7-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/uiU5rZKq7-A/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/how-do-democracies-perish/ Ok, now that I have gotten the new blog going, I need to tell everyone here to go there. I already transported my Feedburner feed over to the new site, but I never did a formal announcement. I see Loudtwitter is working again, so I may keep this old site ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/cNpTRruOFVI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/cNpTRruOFVI/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/09/some-changes-to-the-blog/ I changed plugins for WordPress. Seeing if this one will actually post to Ping.fm when I publish.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~4/rKntOwkBZuE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MinistryAndMeteorologyBlog/~3/rKntOwkBZuE/ http://ministry-weather.com/2009/08/lets-try-this-one-more-time/