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Should I Buy an Ebook Reader This Year?
E-Reader Comparisons A helpful comparison of the three most well-known e-readers: Kindle, the Sony, and the Nook from Barnes and Noble. Gives pros and cons of each. Helpful if you’re thinking about such a purchase (or request!) for Christmas. —Linda Taylor
19% of U.S. Internet Users Tweet
Twittering Yet? The army of "twitter-ers" is growing quickly–and the highest percentage of users are in the 18-24 age bracket. According to this article, "There are people who maybe never respond but are lurking and learning by subscribing to the feed." Lurking and learning. It’s the way of the future. —Linda Taylor
More Competition in the World of e-Readers The new B&N e-reader, the "nook," is set to give the Kindle and Sony Reader a bit of competition? Any title in the Barnes and Noble bookstore available at your fingertips, along with news and magazine subscription downloads all on a color screen. You can personalize it with your own photos. Cost? A mere $259. What do you think? —Linda Taylor
“Twitter Bible” Converts Scripture into Mini Messages
You Knew It Had to Happen The Twitter Bible. All 31,000 verses reduced to approximately 4,000 short-form (that is, not more than 140-character) tweets. God’s day of rest after creation is written as: "Thank God! It’s Sunday!" —Linda Taylor
Competition Seeks to Revitalise Christmas Carol Singing
O Come All Ye Faithful We are all about putting Christ back into Christmas—and a group in Britain is doing just that by way of a competition to help bring back the enjoyment of both Christmas carols and Christmas carolers. After all, those folks who tramp around on a cold night in December singing those beautiful songs in harmony deserve our utmost respect! —Linda Taylor
Becoming a Fan! Unless you’ve been under a rock, you undoubtedly know about Facebook—I came late to the party but now boast over 200 friends! Many of these friends invite me to "become a fan" of this organization, or band, or soft drink, or . . . How well does the "fan" base serve your organization? How can you maximize it? —Linda Taylor
Think Social Media Is a Fad? Think Again! We’d better get ourselves caught up because social networking is here to stay. Arm yourself with statistics from this YouTube video. —Dana Niesluchowski
Today is Men Make Dinner Day.
It’s official! Today women across the country have permission to hang up their aprons and hand over the whisk and the spatula to the men. It’s time for Men Make Dinner Day!
So what feelings does the thought of your dad making dinner bring? Maybe fear, if Dad’s last creation was inedible and ended up in the garbage disposal. Amusement, if your dad hasn’t mastered the art of microwaving. Joy, if you know that Dad cooking dinner means you get your choice of carryout.
To be fair, many men know their way around the kitchen. Some of the world’s greatest chefs are men. Not all men panic when they are faced with preparing a meal. But one time, Jesus’ friends were anxious when they were given the task of feeding a crowd.
A huge crowd of people had been sitting all day listening to Jesus speak. At first the disciples had suggested that the crowd leave and find their own food. But Jesus told them, “You feed them.” That’s when they panicked! How were they going to find—never mind pay for—enough food to feed all those people? After all, there were no fast-food joints to zip into and pick up cheeseburgers for five thousand.
Yet when the disciples listened and followed Jesus’ instructions to gather all the available food and arrange the people in groups, they witnessed a miracle meal. You know the story. Jesus took two fish and five loaves of bread, prayed for God’s blessing, and then fed everyone.
So the next time you are given an “impossible” assignment—whether it’s cooking a meal for your family or working on a difficult project—don’t panic. Let Jesus in on it. Do all you can, and then ask God to do the rest!
If you will only obey me and let me help you, then you will have plenty to eat (Isaiah 1:19).
Team up with your dad to prepare dinner for the family tonight.
Today is All Saints Day.
1512—Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.
1800—President John Adams became the first president to live in the White House.
From Betsy Schmitt and Dave Veerman, 365 Trivia Twist Devotions: An Almanac of Fun Facts and Spiritual Truth for Every Day of the Year (Cincinnati: Standard, 2005). Scripture quotations are from the New Living Translation unless otherwise noted.
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