Archive for the ‘Christian’ Category

New Ellen White App for iPhone/iPod Touch

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

At the 2009 GYC convention, I was introduced to a new application for the iPhone and iPod touch that features Ellen White’s writings, called PocketBible. Unlike the Conflict of the Ages app I reviewed some time ago, this one contains all of the books (or at least the major ones) written by Ellen White. I counted 119 books in all. This is obviously a major advance over the five books included with Conflict of the Ages.

The base app, PocketBible, is developed by a company called Laridian. This app is FREE. However, PocketBible is mainly just a shell for library modules that you download. Some of these are free or included, but others — such as the Ellen White writings — cost money. (Most of their libraries are Bible translations and such.)

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GYC 2009 Retrospective

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Many people have commented that this year’s GYC (December 30, 2009–January 3, 2010) was the best yet. It is hard for me to make such a judgment, since each GYC I’ve attended has had its own special qualities, and sometimes disappointments. But I think it was truly one of the best.

Quality may be subjective, but quantity is not. This was clearly the most attended GYC ever, with well over 3,000 attendees on the opening night, and reports of close to 6,000 attendees on Sabbath. It has come to be a powerful movement.

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Pagan Origins (and Why I Love Christmas)

Friday, November 27th, 2009

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(The framework of this article was written years ago. But I finally got around to finishing it!)

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Receiving the Word

Friday, November 27th, 2009

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Receiving the Word, by Samuel Koranteng-Pipim

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Freedom of Simplicity

Friday, November 27th, 2009

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Freedom of Simplicity, by Richard Foster

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