Computing in the Cloud: Jolicloud and Chrome OS

Many of the technology sites that I frequent are loaded with articles and opinions about Google’s foray into the OS market. I have to say, when I first heard about Chrome OS I was pretty excited to see what it had to offer. I have been using various Google products (Picasa, Gmail, Docs, Wave, etc.) [...]

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Senate Takes Needed Money from Troops to Fund Pet Projects

First things first, you can find the full article from the Washington Times here.
I try to avoid talking politics on here unless it relates to issues of military, morality, or theology. This is one report that definitely needs to be read and it should make any clear headed person furious at some of the outright [...]

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Americans Cutting Debt

Here’s what the AP had to say about the latest debt trends in American today:
Consumers slashed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt.
The magnitude of the drop surprised analysts. Some thought the Cash for Clunkers program [...]

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Newsweek Critical of Overly Evangelical Chaplains

Wow. I could not believe the incredibly broad strokes that Kathryn Joyce, author of Newsweek article “Christian Soldiers,” used to paint evangelicals in the military chaplaincy. Let’s examine some of the issues that jumped out at me.
-Please note that my comments in this article are based on the Army Chaplaincy, I cannot speak for differences [...]

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The Commercialization of Earth Day

Monday April 22, 2013
By Belac Naw- Editor, Journal for the Propagation of Green Ideas in the United States of America (JPGIUSA)
A mere four years ago, Earth Day was a niche holiday. It was celebrated by the intellectual elite, college students, and Hollywood. In an effort to further the green cause, television executives began to insert [...]

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The Apple Tax

One of the websites that I frequent (and anyone else remotely interested in tech news) is Cnet. This article was posted on their Crave blog yesterday and the content of the article really gets under my skin. I am a late comer to the Ipod party, having resisted the irresistible call of the white headphones [...]

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Paul Harvey Dies- Fairwell, Old Friend

It’s kind of funny to think about. I listened to Paul Harvey. My Dad listened to Paul Harvey. My Grandpa listened to Paul Harvery. While I don’t know this for sure, odds are my greatgrandparents also listened to Paul Harvey. It is incredible to think of one person personally touching four generations of one family.
My [...]

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(Teenage) Girls Gone Wild

I know, the title is awful, but bear with me. It is late and I have an early morning tomorrow so I will post this story with no commentary. Hopefully, I will have a chance to comment on it later in the week. I find the following story incredibly sad and incredibly telling about many [...]

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Great Article About Chaplain to the Army Rangers

The Florida Baptist Witness has a great article about an Army Chaplain ministering to some of the most elite soldiers in the world. I find articles like this very encouraging to read as pursue my calling to the chaplaincy and I hope they can be an encouragement to the other Chaplains and Chaplain Candidates who [...]

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States Seek to Allow Intelligent Design in Classrooms

This article from Fox News contains some encouraging information as well as some very disturbing information. I will post my comments following the text of the article.
State Legislators Seek Bills to Allow Questioning of Evolution Theory in Schools
Thursday , May 01, 2008
By Julienne Gage

MIAMI, Fla. —
The debate over evolution [...]

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