July 2011
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Specialized nerdity
I figured something out about myself. I’m admittedly a nerd. I’ve been “into” computers ever since I was 5, and waited until my older brothers left for school, so I could mess around on their C64. I’ve had enough jobs that involved computers that I started delving into graphic design, then web design, and then video editing, all in the 90’s, and not only did I...
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June 2011
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September 2010
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Sep 24th
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Professional prayer, #3.
Sep 14th
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Professional prayer, #2.
Sep 14th
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Professional prayer, #1.
Sep 14th
ListenNew Coldplay song, live at the Fall 2010 Apple...
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August 2010
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The reason the iPhone 4 was worth every penny.
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“The first and foremost question to ask yourself when designing anything: would I...”
Aug 24th
July 2010
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Amy playing a memory card game on my iPad
Jul 30th
“The principal of the Gospel is this. To the receiver it brings life. To the...”
– Jackie Pullinger
Jul 26th
June 2010
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Why you have that hum →
Short answer: Electricity will find the shortest route to ground itself. It WANTS to ground itself, even if that means going through your expensive amp, or through your XLRs. In the US, electricity…
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April 2010
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2 minute stop motion video, featuring the AMAZING Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck (written in a 7/4 time signature!). Shot on a Canon 7D in 1080p, 24fps with a 50mm prime lens, aperture set at 1.2. Video bumper for the Unfiltered series at Shoreline Church, launched Easter 2010
Apr 7th
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Series Bumper for “The Greatest”
Apr 1st
February 2010
4 posts
Insults that say a lot
I’ve been reading through the Bible since the beginning of the year, and I breezed through the familiar story of David and Goliath a few weeks ago. I haven’t, however, been able to just move on, even though I’m finishing up Isaiah right now. I keep thinking back to the life of David. I’ve been thinking specifically about the taunts used in the epic showdown, and what they...
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Series bumper for Shoreline Church. Made from scratch. We built the light tent from an old cardboard box, some fabric, and a bunch of $6 lights. We shot it on a Canon 7D in 1080p. Vocal talent provided by local celebrity, Dan Collins. Icon flip animation made in Motion.
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January 2010
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“Your son has been singing the word ‘technologic’ for 30 minutes. He...”
– Text message from my wife, Monica. What can I say… the kid likes Daft Punk. Good taste for a 4 year old, if you ask me.
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“If the grass is starting to look greener elsewhere, it’s time to start...”
– Eric Partin, regarding marriage.
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The #1 secret of graphic design →
It’s pretty simple, actually. It’s obsessive attention to detail. I don’t think this just applies to graphic design, either. My friend, Micah Garman (@micahgarman) is a great guitar player. But…
Jan 23rd
Balancing projects
I’ve got 2 completely different magazine layouts that I’m working on at the same time, right now. The hard part isn’t coming up with ideas, or being creative. It’s focusing on one project, and neglecting the other, until it’s time to swap it around.
Jan 22nd
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“If you send me a flyer with dated, cheesy or overused type, it’s like...”
– Seth Godin
Jan 19th
December 2009
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Will’s Christmas Pageant. Good times.
Dec 24th
September 2009
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August 2009
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Aug 14th
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Catch & Release Bumper
Aug 3rd
July 2009
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Extra income for your startup church →
One of the tougher aspects of running tech in a startup (and/or) portable church is the cost of equipment. You’re stuck between cheap, home-quality equipment, that breaks easily and has low-grade…
Jul 23rd
June 2009
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Video bumper for Shoreline’s E! True Authority Story series.
Jun 13th
May 2009
4 posts
Frustrating
I wrote my own podcasting app in PHP a long time ago, but it’s worked so well I’ve never had to really tweak it. But any mp3’s ending with the letter “P” in the filename are getting the trailing “p” truncated. WEIRD. Now I’ve got to go figure it out. Update: Turns out it was a quirk with the trim() function in PHP. Still not sure why, and I...
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Missing my wife and kids like crazy. =(
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April 2009
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Thoughts from the N.A.B. →
Every year, Las Vegas hosts the National Association of Broadcasters, a conference for 180,000 tech nerds. Many churches might have a problem paying for a staff person to go to Las Vegas for 4 days,…
Apr 27th
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Is God Mad? Generally I would say “no”. Except in your case. He’s pretty pissed at you. =)
Apr 14th
March 2009
4 posts
The way my mind works →
One of the things I love most about being a “Tech Pastor” is the “Pastor” part. I’m glad I get to do more than figure out why the sound board is buzzing, or how to light kid’s church. I get to do…
Mar 29th
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Easter Promo
Mar 29th
Transitions →
The longer I “do church” the more I’m seeing the importance of smooth transitions, and I’m seeing it across the board. On a broader scale, I’m seeing the importance of making a smooth transition for…
Mar 22nd
“Live” is “Evil” spelled Backwards →
It seems to me that one of the tech “milestones” for a startup church is recording the service. Once you get there you can sell/give CDs of the service, let the pastor listen to his sermons (if he…
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January 2009
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