Over two years ago in September, 2009, I published my first post on eQuipping for eMinistry. This blog is meant to help you with what you’re already doing and/or to equip you to try something new.  I thought you might be interested in where I’m going with it.

e4e has over 750 followers and subscribers from every continent, averaging about 400 views on the site every week.

Topics have included (click on the links for some examples):

• MPD: practical tips and tools
• Communicating well
• Blogging and websites
• Social Media
• Mobile phones
• Tech Tips
• Travel Tips
• Step-by-step tutorials
• and more

Leaha will continue to submit her thoughtful and open-hearted posts six times a year.  Karen will add to our how-to’s content.  I hope to continue posting twice per week and am open to contributions.  I’m especially hoping to add more topics on:

• Photo tips
• Your true stories about using technology for ministry
• Practical Win-Build-Send help

Besides the content on the blog, Karen and I are working ...

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“God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.” ~ John 3:16 CEV

Mike is a long-time Pittsburgh Steelers fan.  The Schmitts are also University of Florida Gators fans; we especially enjoyed watching the football games when Tim Tebow was the quarterback.  Josh saw every game in “The Swamp” his last year at UF.  (Also Tim’s last year.)

Many of you know the Steelers lost to the Broncos Sunday 29 to 23 in “the fastest overtime win in NFL history”.  You may not know that the statistics from that game have caused an eruption of sorts on the internet. (See first point in “notes” below.)  Here’s some of the numbers:

• Tim had 316 total passing yards
• Tim averaged 31.6 yards per pass
• and the final quarter-hour TV rating for the game was 31.6, “the highest-rated wild card game for CBS in 24 years” (see point one in “notes”)

Millions of fans searched the internet for John 3:16 after learning  of Tim’s unus...

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A middle-aged woman walked right up to me, blocking my path. She studied my face a long time before speaking. I waited patiently, and wondered, while other WalMart shoppers maneuvered the crowded aisles around us.

“Do you know if I can get a smaller bottle of laundry soap?” she finally asked in a light, British accent. “I only need a small amount.”

“I’ll help you look,” I replied and followed her down a long, colorful aisle of endless large boxes and bottles of detergents. I explained that WalMart wasn’t a good store for small quantities and that she could try another store.

As she turned away, I pawed through my purse for a tract to give her. (I often carry British “Four Laws” with the London address on the back; we run into a lot of Brits in our part of town.) When I discovered I only had the American version, I looked up and saw her far down at the end of the aisle, turning into the stream of shoppers.  I didn’t know how to try to introduce the tract to her now, after “the moment was...

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Thanks for faithfully visiting eQuipping for eMinistry.

My brother-in-law, Pat, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Monday at midnight.  We’ll be with the family for the next several days.  I’ll post again in the new year.

If you would like to, you might be encouraged to share in Pat’s spiritual journey as he went through cancer treatment.

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Thanks for faithfully visiting eQuipping for eMinistry.

My brother-in-law, Pat, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Monday at midnight.  We’ll be with the family for the next several days.  I’ll post again in the new year.

If you would like to, you might be encouraged to share in Pat’s spiritual journey as he went through cancer treatment.

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