It's Time for Smart Homeowners
Science fiction literature is full of situations where electronic devices become self aware and begin making their own decisions. Some of us, I suppose, have come to think that it’s ultimately inevitable.
Two Years Later, It Happened
As regular readers know, I spend my days as a pastor. The last couple of years have been a unique time to be in ministry and, doubly so, as I found myself “planting” (starting) a new church in the midst of it.
Linux, Signal, Proton, and Security
Just now, as is the case each morning, I opened a terminal window on my computer’s desktop and typed a command: “apt update”. The window filled with characters as each of several online “repositories” was checked. Soon I was given a list of the software packages, including the operating system itself, that had security updates and bug fixes available. There being some, I then typed “apt upgrade” and a minute or two later those fixes had been downloaded and installed.
It’s Time for a Better Smart Home
It was 2016, just after Amazon’s Prime Day, and I pulled a black cylinder out of a box: an Amazon Echo, my first smart speaker. Adding in a few Philips Hue bulbs, I got my first taste of the smart home and it felt amazing, like something out of Star Trek. I don’t know that I’d call it amazing any longer.
Escapes, Both Mediocre and Great
The last couple of years brought us a desire to escape from the real world, maybe more than ever before. Due to the circumstance that led us to seek a hiding place, many of the refuges from reality we’ve traditionally sought weren’t available. We didn’t have movies at movie theaters. We didn’t have concerts. We lost sporting events. The attempts to provide substitutes were poor replacements for the real thing.
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Songs for Our Temple (Week 17: Ps. 49-51)
Join Jason as he looks at the salvation and forgiveness we find in Jesus shown in Psalms 49-51.
This Week’s Reading
Read along with us! Throughout the week, read this week’s Psalms and, as you have insights or questions, please leave them in the comments below! We’ll be here throughout the week interacting with each other on the readings! We’re aiming to read Psalm 49 today, Psalm 50 by Wednesday and Psalm 51 by Friday so that we can discuss all three of them together.
About this Reading Plan
Get the full details on this 2022 Reading Plan through the Psalms by visiting our overview page.
Sermons and Devotionals
| Reckless Driving (April 25, 2022) |
| Limited Time Only Discount (April 18, 2022) |
| Songs for Our Temple (Week 16: Ps. 46-48) |