The excellent Tyler Stalman is back with a new episode of his podcast, this time talking all about about stream with the master of streaming, Alex Lindsay.
If you want to get behind not just the how but the why of streaming, give this show an hour of your time.
If you’d like to be totally freaked out - I mean geeked out, of course - then check out Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Status Page. It will both amaze and humble you for several minutes at least while you’re waiting on your third bowl of ramen to cook. It will not, unfortunately, check toilet paper inventory.
This curriculum is 5 years of Old & New Testament adaptable to almost any grade in Pre-K and Elementary. They feature tie-ins and outlines for every book of the Bible. It’s over 1,000 pages of great places to start if you’re trying to build a curriculum.
This is a collection of books and Bible lessons that you can use and adapt to all sorts of different class formats for both high school and adults. This download has over 100 full resources from Brian Dowler, Doug Hamilton, and Paul Cantrell.
This curriculum is a low-barrier and accessible paid curriculum from BibleStudyGuide.com. They offer in-depth, non-slanted Bible lessons from kids 2 years old all the way through 6th grade. We have been using this curriculum in our Elementary classes for two years and are very pleased. We have about 60 students 1st-6th grade and the curriculum costs about $400.
This is a personal resource of mine of a workshop that I’ve been doing for 5 years at over 50 organizations and churches. The workshop is broken up into 3 big classes, but you can make it longer and stretch it out if you like. If you need more info about Digital Parenting, please email me at chad.landman@gmail.com.
Adventures in Ministry and The AIM Series
Adventures in Ministry is a small resource website for all things youth ministry. We have a backlog of resources such as games, devos, camps and retreats almost 12 years in the making. AIM also offers the AIM Series every year, an 8-week video series that’s been going on for five years. The new series launches May 15.
This is also a personal plug of mine, but I think a great resource. Ministry Bits explores the intersection of ministry and technology. We talk about lots of tools, resources, and issues dealing with technology and ministry in this digital age. There’s 60+ episodes through the last six years which is a great backlog of listening.
Below is the list, links and slides of all the gizmos and gadgets that I shared at the Freed-Hardeman Lectures on Monday, February 3, 2020.
Services
- Amazon Prime • $99/year • amazon.com/prime
- Igniter Media • Starting at $19/month • ignitermedia.com
- Adobe Photoshop + Lightroom Photography bundle • $9.99/month • adobe.com
- Raindrop.io • Free or $3/mo for Pro • raindrop.io
- 1Password • $2.99/mo • 1password.com
- Backblaze • $6/mo • backblaze.com
- Squarespace • Starting at $12/mo • squarespace.com
Shooting Videos / Capturing Audio
- iPhone 11 Pro • $999 • apple.com/iphone
- Glif by Studio Neat • $27.99 • d.pr/KzAvIO
- Shure MV-88 iOS Mic • $149 • d.pr/fjTnbk
- GoPro Hero 7 Black • $318 • d.pr/DjuIjO
- Manfrotto Mini Tripod • $17.60 • d.pr/4LHqzo
- Sony IC Recorder Model UX-560 • $110 • d.pr/kALtTQ
- Zoom F1 Field Recorder • $170 • d.pr/z0joly
Cheap-ish Computing
- iPad • $329 • apple.com/ipad-10.2/
- Microsoft Surface Go • $399 • d.pr/lRADbZ
- Raspberry Pi 4 • $35 • d.pr/JOroO2
Not-So-Cheap Computing
- iPad Pro 11 • Starting at $799 • apple.com/ipad-pro/
- MacBook Air • Starting at $1,100 • apple.com/macbook-air/
- Dell XPS 13 (7390) • $1,100 • d.pr/JWDTpw
- ASUS Zenbook UX333FA • $814 • d.pr/bwXDJT
Power/Charging/Hubs
- Anker PowerPort 5 • $23 • d.pr/Y5VRFg
- Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000 • $36 • d.pr/NGxlP8
- Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD • $99 • d.pr/pbdYy9
Storage (in more ways than one)
- Sandisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD • $163 • d.pr/dFPyBV
- Sandisk Ultra Dual Drive • $14 for 64GB • d.pr/Woz2Ax
- Sandisk Micro SD Cards • $19 for 128GB • d.pr/CQe2VX
- Lewis & Clark RFID Wallet • $9 • d.pr/pWzA2H
- 5.11 Flex Medium GP Pouch • $30 • d.pr/7dsB2X
- Pelican Ruck Cases (R20 & R40) • Starting at $45 • d.pr/jhwyfX
- Cocoon GridIt! Organizers • $10-20 • d.pr/ibt81X
Misc
- Field Notes notebooks • 3 for $9.95 • fieldnotesbrand.com
- Panobook by Studio Neat • 3 for $19 • d.pr/fRSlRq
- Nite-Ize Gear Ties • 12 for $12 • d.pr/ewqdcZ
- Whoosh! Screen Cleaner • $10 • d.pr/mx9BNv
Apps
- Adventures in Ministry • Free • adventuresinministry.com
- Overcast • $12/yr for Pro (iOS only) • overcast.fm
- Adobe Spark / Video • Free with Adobe signup • spark.adobe.com
- Snapseed • Free • d.pr/a5jXbb
- Day One • Free to use, Premium $34/yr • dayoneapp.com
- Fantastical • Free to use, Premium $39/yr • flexibits.com/fantastical
As we get older, we start looking at life very differently, don’t we?
For example, with the new year coming up, this isn’t just a transition to a new year, it’s a transition to a new decade. Think about the last ten years. What’s different in your life now than it was just ten years ago? In the span of the eons, ten years isn’t a lot. But a lot can happen in just ten years.
What things have changed for you professionally? Do you have the same job as you did in 2010? Did you retire in this time span?
How has your family changed? Did kids go off to college? Did someone get married? Or maybe you lost a loved one...
What about spiritually? Can you say that you are a stronger, better Christian than you were ten years ago?
Some might argue that “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Maybe your life has went through lots of changes - where does that put you in a spiritual sense that’s different than ten years ago? Are you in the same state spiritually that you were ten years ago... or are you better? Or worse? Have you gotten closer to God, or farther away from Him?
There’s nothing like the marking of a new year (or a new decade) to make one question progress. That’s the real question that faces us every day - how are we progressing in our walk with God? Milestones like the turning of a decade almost force us to look at our lives and what we’ve done.
I’m reminded of the passage in Hebrews 13 that says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” It is not our savior who will change to meet our needs, it is us who must change to serve in His kingdom.
Not all change is good, but progression and growth in your spiritual life is always good. Have you grown in God in the last ten years? And what might the next ten bring?