I’m speaking at 2011 Wordcamp Detroit this weekend, a gathering of bloggers using the Wordpress content management system. As a convenience for participants (and you), I’m posting here some links and resources I referred to.
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getting the story straight
Telling the story in ways that don’t mislead or defraud is essential. Unfortunately, the story is often oversold and over sanitized. That always reflects bad leadership.
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where the self dies
Marriage is not just the work of God. It is also a gift from God. So we are diminished when we squander it, neglect it or trivialize it. We have a culture that does exactly that.
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a legacy of innovation
My first Mac didn’t distract me or defeat me. It enriched my life by making the technology I use invisible. Even magical
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Facebook updates are not the key to your future or your success. What you need is more long form reading in an age of Twitter.
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things I try to avoid
Name tags often spark very superficial conversations when what we need are real ones.
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a triumph more glorious
The first transatlantic telegraph cable broke. Expectations where thwarted. Nothing worked exactly as advertised. It’s a good thing to remember when the next new thing rolls in, even if it’s made by Apple or Google.
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what’s in a name?
To say Campus Crusade’s name change has “nothing to do with political correctness” is nonsense. And somewhat perplexing, given that the new name is taken from what they claim is the most offensive part of the old one.
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November 13, 2011

In the beginning was the Word
A good blog is a place readers come because they know what to expect, a place where their needs are respected and their comments are welcome. Here writers create conversations that matter about things they care about.
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