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Challenged by my own “rebuke” of sorts on last week’s popular blog post, “Who Are We Kidding“, I decided I’d better get myself in the Word this morning.  YouVersion.Com and my “Daily Reader” program on my Treo phone took me to Proverbs 8:12-13.

So, if “wisdom” hates “perverted speech” (referred to as “perverse speech in many translations) …

What exactly is “perverse/perverted speech”?

I think of the movies and TV shows we, as Christians, watch with little or no conviction any longer … filled with what I’d consider to be “perverse” speech.  Drink it in.  Filthy water.

What do you think “perverse speech” is referring to?

That’s today’s Monday Muse.  Tweet it, invite your friends to answer, and let the comments begin.

So here’s my “Monday Muse” question for us all today.

“FriendFeed” - do you have it?  Do you use it?

I stumbled upon this site a while back and created a profile but only started using it last week.  I was getting dozens of “____ has subscribed to your friendfeed” emails and wasn’t sure what that meant or why.

Basically, “FriendFeed” allows you to aggragate your online activity into one, continuous stream.  For me, that’s more than a stream, that’s whitewater rapids!  (and all my local buddies who see me at church and say “man, you twitter WAY too much” sound out a hearty AMEN)

Thanks to my buddy Scott who sent me these tips for getting started and using FriendFeed.  In addition, I’ve discovered that it can be quite Read more »

Hey Gang,

Today’s “Monday Muse” has to do with “Twitter”.  At this point, I don’t feel like I need to explain what Twitter.Com is all about – you’ve already heard it everywhere.  (By the way, if you aren’t following my tweets, now is a good time to start!  @fmckinnon from me, @theworshipcomm for TheWorshipCommunity.Com and @ebusinessonline for the E-BusinessOnline.Com forum)

My question is this:

“What is your Twitter Follow Strategy”?

Do you follow everyone who follows you?
Do you only follow a select few people?
If you don’t follow everyone, how do you determine who you DO follow?

I’ve been on the “auto-follow” everyone but I have to confess, I’m seriously reconsidering this strategy.  Although I’ve found some cool people in my timeline talking about worship and leadership, I’ve also found “followers” who had obsene profiles, pornographic material, and other junk that I could care less about.  Not to mention I don’t like getting their “thanks for following me, check my site for the best deals on mortgage loans” direct messages.

So, what’s your strategy?

Budget Cuts:

Most of us have seen them at work, at ministry, and at home.

One of the first things cut in our church budget this year was conferences and events for ongoing training and encouragement.

We’re really tightening up at home as well – I just made several cuts in my e-biz, including the removal of our landline, discontinuing merchant services on a slow-order website, discontinuing some livesupport services, and canceling some shipping subscriptions.

Have you been affected by budget cuts in your personal life or ministry?  What have you done, and how are you compensating for the cuts?

Specifically for those in ministry, I’d love to hear how God has provided for you in the midst of the cuts.

OK – so, it’s Monday Muse … on Tuesday.  (just couldn’t make this happen yesterday)

I’d like to know – what do you think of when you hear the word “charismatic”, specifically, in the context of religion?