Grace and Truth and Technology

Discussing Tiger Woods and the Gospel

Dave Stone — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:23:27 +0000

As part of my goal to train and equip small group leaders to share the Gospel more times this year than last I’ve been thinking about conversation bridges to the Gospel. C.J. Mahaney has good thoughts in his post about Tiger’s situation. Here’s part of it:

And we can be sure that in the coming days we will be in conversations with friends and family where this topic will emerge. And when it does, we can avoid simply listening to the latest details and speculations, and avoid speaking self-righteously, but instead we can humbly draw attention to the grace of God in the gospel.

I encourage you to read Mahaney’s full post and prayerfully consider how you might steer conversation to the Gospel when this topic arises.

HT: Justin Taylor

Wednesday Potpourri

Dave Stone — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:12 +0000

Here’s a grab bag of things I’ve been working on lately…

Celebrating Advent with my wife.
Finding/creating/purchasing a Mac in order to begin iPhone app development. Seth Hanson gave me a good idea for an app. Other ideas include: Bethel media access, Netflix management (PhoneFlicks search is not working well lately). Purchased a few books to help me learn: Cocoa Programming for Max OS X, Beginning iPhone 3 Development
Also, on recommendation from John Piper and Mark Driscoll, I’m reading Sailhammer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch.
Developing a tool to train and equip small group leaders to share the Gospel more times this year than last. I’m working with Dave Dawson on this.
Cafe Resonate: Tighty Whitey 4 is coming up on Thursday, December 17. Looking for a few people within Resonate who will share their testimony that evening.
Although I’m not specifically working on this one, my wife, Hannah, is pregnant! I suppose we are working on our marriage and according to On Becoming Baby Wise, a strong husband-wife relationship is the first and most important ingredient for raising healthy children.
I just activated my Google Wave account.
Ordered Windows 7 Ultimate.
Been playing around with Twitter a bit more – follow me: davidtstone … also follow Bethel: bethelrichland

davidandhannah.com

Dave Stone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:48:01 +0000

So, I put up a new website featuring some engagement photos–davidandhannah.com

Taco truck mapping project, part 1

Dave Stone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:27 +0000

Gps coordinates:
N 46• 15.639
W 119• 17.059
elevation 344

Time waiting: 12 minutes

Location: corner of welsian and Aaron
Ordered: chicken fajita burrito, pepsi
Taste: good
Other: cilantro, added green sauce, mine was messy; Joe’s was cleaner
Cost: $6-$7
Avoid: sharp edges on metal shade covering
Returning: Likely

Sorry for the \n in place of the “newlines” – the iphone wordpress app needs to be updated.

One of life’s joys

Dave Stone — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:29:25 +0000

Picking strawberries with Hannah and her family\n

Treasuring Christ

Dave Stone — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:40:03 +0000

Engaged to Hannah!

Dave Stone — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:34:26 +0000

C.J. Mahaney: 1 Peter 1:1-4, the pastor’s charge

Dave Stone — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:50:15 +0000

On the charge of a pastor. If you are a pastor, you should watch this.

Joshua Harris: Ministering to church hoppers

Dave Stone — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:32:38 +0000

Keep in mind application that is not only personal, but also corporate, thereby illustrating the need for consistent community. Quoting Piper: sanctification is a community project.

K. Edward Copeland

Dave Stone — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:14:16 +0000

2 Timothy 3:1-9. Tidbits:
Stop acting like what you do doesn’t matter. Why are you wrried about an election? God is on the throne and not up for election. Lies have an expiration date. Truth marches on forever.