One of the best days of the year, a time to remember all the Lord is doing in our lives with those most special people in our lives!
God Bless!
-R
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Thanksgiving
One of the best days of the year, a time to remember all the Lord is doing in our lives with those most special people in our lives!
God Bless!
-R
Sunday, November 16, 2008
OpenDns - Keeping your Internet clean!
Wow, what an awesome and needed free service, and with some integrity behind it...I Love It!
I will be using this everywhere possible to help support them as well as any small businesses and home systems to help keep their networks clean! Its the perfect solution for this, filters everything coming in based on your own specified rules.
I really like the option for shortcuts, reminds of the old days on the vax when you could use logical symbols ;)
You can set it up on your laptop on the go as well...pretty sweet!
Its pretty simple, just select the type of account you want and follow the wizard through!
If you still can't figure it out here are some video tutorials on how to get setup if you would prefer:
http://www.opendns.com/support/videos
If you have a dynamic ip then you can still use it, just install their opendns updater on a system that stays on all the time and it will keep you in sync!
http://www.opendns.com/support/article/187
GBY,
-R
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Getting Started with SVN
Looked around for something really simple on getting started with SVN for some guys I am working with who have never used it. I know I looked or something when I started out and did not find much help, so I figure I would make it a post so I could refer others to it later ;)
SVN HOSTING:
Public - First thing you need is a SVN hosting, if you’re going for open source then here are a couple, there are lots out there.
code.google.com
sourceforge.net
Private - If you don't want your code public then you either pay or there are a couple free ones as long as your data does not get too large. Here are some I have come across, there are lots more of these as well!
unfuddle.com
codespaces.com
SVN CLIENT:
Next you need a client to access the online source library. I use TortoiseSVN, and that’s what I am going to use for examples, its free and works well for me. As with everything else, there are lots more out there. You can download TortoiseSVN here:
http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
TortoiseSVN is not your typical application you run and process your information, its integrated into your windows explorer. You will probably need to reboot when done installing it to enable all the features.
Once you all installed and rebooted with TortoiseSVN, we are ready to check out the latest version of the code from our library.
Create a local folder on your computer you want to store your code, right click on that folder and select "SVN Checkout".
You will then be prompted with the TortoiseSVN "Checkout" screen where you need to enter your SVN library address where its asking for "URL of repository". It will look something like:
http://yourproject.unfuddle.com/svn/yourproject_libraryname
(be prepared with your username and password if required)
The "checkout directory" should default to the folder you clicked on, it should also default to "fully recursive" and "revision HEAD" (which is the latest version).
Click the OK button and you should get a copy of whatever is in your library checked out into the local folder you created.
You can then edit and save your project and right click on the top folder and select "SVN Commit" to bring up the checking screen for your library (if there are others working on your project you should update your local copy before checking in your changes to help keep things in sync).
At the top you enter in a description of the changes you are checking in. Further down is a list of all the files SVN found that have been modified. At this point you can click on any of those files to select or unselect them from the checking process. You can also right click on any of the files and request a diff comparison of to the latest library version (highly recommended if you have any doubts).
Thanks about it for now, good luck!
GBY,
-R
SVN HOSTING:
Public - First thing you need is a SVN hosting, if you’re going for open source then here are a couple, there are lots out there.
code.google.com
sourceforge.net
Private - If you don't want your code public then you either pay or there are a couple free ones as long as your data does not get too large. Here are some I have come across, there are lots more of these as well!
unfuddle.com
codespaces.com
SVN CLIENT:
Next you need a client to access the online source library. I use TortoiseSVN, and that’s what I am going to use for examples, its free and works well for me. As with everything else, there are lots more out there. You can download TortoiseSVN here:
http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
TortoiseSVN is not your typical application you run and process your information, its integrated into your windows explorer. You will probably need to reboot when done installing it to enable all the features.
Once you all installed and rebooted with TortoiseSVN, we are ready to check out the latest version of the code from our library.
Create a local folder on your computer you want to store your code, right click on that folder and select "SVN Checkout".
You will then be prompted with the TortoiseSVN "Checkout" screen where you need to enter your SVN library address where its asking for "URL of repository". It will look something like:
http://yourproject.unfuddle.com/svn/yourproject_libraryname
(be prepared with your username and password if required)
The "checkout directory" should default to the folder you clicked on, it should also default to "fully recursive" and "revision HEAD" (which is the latest version).
Click the OK button and you should get a copy of whatever is in your library checked out into the local folder you created.
You can then edit and save your project and right click on the top folder and select "SVN Commit" to bring up the checking screen for your library (if there are others working on your project you should update your local copy before checking in your changes to help keep things in sync).
At the top you enter in a description of the changes you are checking in. Further down is a list of all the files SVN found that have been modified. At this point you can click on any of those files to select or unselect them from the checking process. You can also right click on any of the files and request a diff comparison of to the latest library version (highly recommended if you have any doubts).
Thanks about it for now, good luck!
GBY,
-R
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church - Pastor Mark Denver
Wise words passed on from our friend John, sometimes we just need to see it in writing to help us remember!
1. Expositional Preaching
This is preaching which expounds what Scripture says in a particular passage, carefully explaining its meaning and applying it to the congregation. It is a commitment to hearing God's Word and to recovering the centrality of it in our worship.
2. Biblical Theology
Paul charges Titus to "teach what is in accord with sound doctrine" (Titus 2:1). Our concern should be not only with how we are taught, but with what we are taught. Biblical theology is a commitment to know the God of the Bible as He has revealed Himself in Scripture.
3. Biblical Understanding of the Good News
The gospel is the heart of Christianity. But the good news is not that God wants to meet people's felt needs or help them develop a healthier self-image. We have sinfully rebelled against our Creator and Judge. Yet He has graciously sent His Son to die the death we deserved for our sin, and He has credited Christ's acquittal to those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus' death and resurrection. That is the good news.
4. Biblical Understanding of Conversion
The spiritual change each person needs is so radical, so near the root of us, that only God can do it. We need God to convert us. Conversion need not be an emotionally heated experience, but it must evidence itself in godly fruit if it is to be what the Bible regards as a true conversion.
5. Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
How someone shares the gospel is closely related to how he understands the gospel. To present it as an additive that gives non-Christians something they naturally want (i.e. joy or peace) is to present a half-truth, which elicits false conversions. The whole truth is that our deepest need is spiritual life, and that new life only comes by repenting of our sins and believing in Jesus. We present the gospel openly, and leave the converting to God.
6. Biblical Understanding of Membership
Membership should reflect a living commitment to a local church in attendance, giving, prayer and service; otherwise it is meaningless, worthless, and even dangerous. We should not allow people to keep their membership in our churches for sentimental reasons or lack of attention. To be a member is knowingly to be traveling together as aliens and strangers in this world as we head to our heavenly home.
7. Biblical Church Discipline
Church discipline gives parameters to church membership. The idea seems negative to people today – "didn't our Lord forbid judging?" But if we cannot say how a Christian should not live, how can we say how he or she should live? Each local church actually has a biblical responsibility to judge the life and teaching of its leaders, and even of its members, particularly insofar as either could compromise the church's witness to the gospel.
8.Promotion of Christian Discipleship and Growth
A pervasive concern with church growth exists today – not simply with growing numbers, but with growing members. Though many Christians measure other things, the only certain observable sign of growth is a life of increasing holiness, rooted in Christian self-denial. These concepts are nearly extinct in the modern church. Recovering true discipleship for today would build the church and promote a clearer witness to the world.
9.Biblical Understanding of Leadership
What eighteenth-century Baptists and Presbyterians often agreed upon was that there should be a plurality of elders in each local church. This plurality of elders is not only biblical, but practical — it has the immense benefit of rounding out the pastor's gifts to ensure the proper shepherding of God's church.
1. Expositional Preaching
This is preaching which expounds what Scripture says in a particular passage, carefully explaining its meaning and applying it to the congregation. It is a commitment to hearing God's Word and to recovering the centrality of it in our worship.
2. Biblical Theology
Paul charges Titus to "teach what is in accord with sound doctrine" (Titus 2:1). Our concern should be not only with how we are taught, but with what we are taught. Biblical theology is a commitment to know the God of the Bible as He has revealed Himself in Scripture.
3. Biblical Understanding of the Good News
The gospel is the heart of Christianity. But the good news is not that God wants to meet people's felt needs or help them develop a healthier self-image. We have sinfully rebelled against our Creator and Judge. Yet He has graciously sent His Son to die the death we deserved for our sin, and He has credited Christ's acquittal to those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus' death and resurrection. That is the good news.
4. Biblical Understanding of Conversion
The spiritual change each person needs is so radical, so near the root of us, that only God can do it. We need God to convert us. Conversion need not be an emotionally heated experience, but it must evidence itself in godly fruit if it is to be what the Bible regards as a true conversion.
5. Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
How someone shares the gospel is closely related to how he understands the gospel. To present it as an additive that gives non-Christians something they naturally want (i.e. joy or peace) is to present a half-truth, which elicits false conversions. The whole truth is that our deepest need is spiritual life, and that new life only comes by repenting of our sins and believing in Jesus. We present the gospel openly, and leave the converting to God.
6. Biblical Understanding of Membership
Membership should reflect a living commitment to a local church in attendance, giving, prayer and service; otherwise it is meaningless, worthless, and even dangerous. We should not allow people to keep their membership in our churches for sentimental reasons or lack of attention. To be a member is knowingly to be traveling together as aliens and strangers in this world as we head to our heavenly home.
7. Biblical Church Discipline
Church discipline gives parameters to church membership. The idea seems negative to people today – "didn't our Lord forbid judging?" But if we cannot say how a Christian should not live, how can we say how he or she should live? Each local church actually has a biblical responsibility to judge the life and teaching of its leaders, and even of its members, particularly insofar as either could compromise the church's witness to the gospel.
8.Promotion of Christian Discipleship and Growth
A pervasive concern with church growth exists today – not simply with growing numbers, but with growing members. Though many Christians measure other things, the only certain observable sign of growth is a life of increasing holiness, rooted in Christian self-denial. These concepts are nearly extinct in the modern church. Recovering true discipleship for today would build the church and promote a clearer witness to the world.
9.Biblical Understanding of Leadership
What eighteenth-century Baptists and Presbyterians often agreed upon was that there should be a plurality of elders in each local church. This plurality of elders is not only biblical, but practical — it has the immense benefit of rounding out the pastor's gifts to ensure the proper shepherding of God's church.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
How To Pray! - R. A. Torrey
Small but incredibly powerful little book filled with wisdom by one of those great GIANTS - R.A. Torrey.
The link will take you to an online version!
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/How.to.Pray.html
The link will take you to an online version!
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/How.to.Pray.html
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Shrink O'Matic
Handy util for users to resize pictures built on Adobe Air.
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Shrink O'Matic is an AIR application to easily (batch) resize (shrink) images. It handles JPGs, GIFs and PNGs.
Simply drag and drop images and they'll be resized as you wish! Options allow you to choose the output sizes, names and formats.
Monday, October 13, 2008
All Gods giants have been weak men...
All Gods giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they reconed on His being with them.
-Hudson Taylor
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Pray for Philidelphia
http://harvest.org/crusades/2008/philadelphia/
Pray for the crusade this weekend, been a long time since Harvest has been there, and the time is sure ripe!
Check out the video, send off some invites and come back for the webcast live!
Be sure to pray for those coming and inviting!
GBY,
-R
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Pastor Greg and his wife Kathy showed up at church this morning
Pastor Greg and his wife Kathy showed up at church this morning, said they could think of no better place ot be:
http://www.harvest.org/webcast/player.php?event=6§ion=archive&id=779
Amazing testamony to God faithfulness in returning beauty for ashes!
GBY,
-R
http://www.harvest.org/webcast/player.php?event=6§ion=archive&id=779
Amazing testamony to God faithfulness in returning beauty for ashes!
GBY,
-R
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Golden Bay Day
Kevin and Anna a long quest to Golden Bay today (very top of south island), I unfortunately had to work, so we can enjoy the pictures together ;)
Kev found himself a prize to take home (boar jaw with tusks in tact).
GBY,
-R
Kev found himself a prize to take home (boar jaw with tusks in tact).
GBY,
-R
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