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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?

Hello Everyone,

Hope your weekend was great.  Today’s “muse” is simply, “How Much is Enough?”

The question this morning is inspired from my reading in Genesis 33:11, where Jacob returns to Esau …

11 Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. Thus he urged him, and he took it.  (Gen 33:11, ESV, YouVersion.Com, emphasis mine)

There is a lot of trash that is taught in the name of “prosperity”.  Unfortunately, that very trash has made “prosperity” a bad word for many Christians.  I for one believe that God’s desire is for us to prosper so that we can be a blessing to others.

In this case, Jacob blesses his brother Esau.  Maybe his motives weren’t pure .. perhaps he was trying to save his skin with a bribe … but he simply says “I have enough”.

How much is enough?  Do you have enough?

I’ll never forget realizing how dumb it was for me to spend nearly $250/month between my cable, internet, and cell phone bill.  It was then that I realized “I have more than enough” and took my first steps to sponsoring a child in poverty through Compassion International.  Maybe you can do the same thing today?

Think about this question, and post your comment – “how much is enough”?

Hey Everybody,

It’s Monday morning, and that means “Monday Muse” – I’d like to ask a simple question, and you respond.  People are responding to the question on the blog here, via my FaceBook status, and also via Twitter, using the #mondaymuse hashtag.

Today:

What ONE WORD expresses how you feel about where you are in life right now?

Please leave your comment here, and if you use twitter, also reply via twitter using the #mondaymuse hashtag.  Also, please RETWEET it!

PS:  anyone wanna submit a “Monday Muse” banner? …

Big Thanks to Russ Hutto at russhutto.com for submitting the “Monday Muse” banner!