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PrayNow iOS App from CPH

Dec 25th, 2010
by Dan.
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I used one of two iTunes cards I got for Christmas to download the PrayNow application from Concordia Publishing House.  PrayNow is the electronic version of CPH’s Treasury of Daily Prayer, which we use every evening right before bed.

PrayNow App iconFunctionally, the application is quite good. When I start the app, it immediately shows the Psalmody, OT and NT readings, Writing by a church father, a verse from a hymn, the Prayer of the Day, and if it’s a special day there is a section about that day. If I want to skip over a reading, I can tap the header for that reading, and it will collapse.

I would like the ability to choose to default the readings to a collapsed state, or even better, default which readings are open and which are collapsed. The kids would fall asleep if we just read everything straight through. :)

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Discussion: Thanksgiving Location

Nov 25th, 2010
by Dan.
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Simple question: Do you prefer Thanksgiving at your home, or going to someone else’s? Why? :)

I prefer going to someone else’s, so we don’t have to clean the house. Christmas I prefer at our house, since we don’t have to carry the presents. :)

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Karma With an Escape Clause

Nov 23rd, 2010
by Dan.
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I enjoy watching House on FOX. Tonight one of the story lines didn’t sit well.

Spoilers after the jump — I apologize in advance if you’re reading this on Google Reader, where jumps don’t show up.

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Amsterdam

Oct 3rd, 2010
by Dan.
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On the way to Cairo Saturday we had about 12 hours in Amsterdam. After some trial and error understanding the public train system, we made it to Amsterdam’s Centraal Station.

Central Amsterdam has canals and bike lanes everywhere. The bikers are quite aggressive. Our waiter at the Hard Rock Café gave us the following tip: When you hear a bike horn or bell, stop, and let the biker decide which way he wants to go, rather than move and bump into him.

On our way to the HRC, we made it to Dam Square. We took a quick tour of the Nieuwe Kerk, a 1400’s church used for coronations and royal weddings. Wood and marble was being restored, and scaffolding was everywhere. The church was built by Roman Catholics, but Protestants took it over in the 1500’s. The Protestants installed a large pipe organ with a nice façade, but they removed the altar and turned it into a burial site for a Dutch war hero. The pulpit wasn’t near the altar but in the middle of the church, where everyone could hear. The wooden decoration of the pulpit extended two stories above the elevated pulpit. The tour was worth the 8 euros because we had a guide on part of the trip. The church is currently being restored by a local artist. Sadly, we did not get to hear the organ.

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Last Call to Join Time Out Overtime

Jul 20th, 2010
by Dan.
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Thursday’s edition of Time Out, Episode #75, will have a bonus overtime segment with submissions from listeners. Audio files would be great to submit, but if you don’t have the time to make a file, feel free take write something in this post’s comments or in email.

Deadline for written/email comments will be tomorrow noon; audio files I’ll take as late as Wednesday evening.

Join the party! Already we have audio from:

  • Pr. Jonathan Fisk of Worldview Everlasting
  • The God Whisperers
  • Cantor Nathan Beethe’s reboot of a Twila Paris song
  • Brian Yamabe, and others!

You are free in Christ; join the fun!

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Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 26th, 2009
by Dan.
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Thank you all for what you do: family, church, neighbors, bloggers, commenters, veterans, and for my kids, doctors, therapists, former therapists who take the kids out and do something cool, etc.

Thank you also to Time Out’s regular organist, Kantor Nathan Beethe. If you want an idea how thankful I am, just subject yourself to Episode 2. We’ve come a long way. :)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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