Godly Wisdom & Messages

My Thoughts on Today's Daily Bread

2011-08-31T05:31:00.000-07:00

Today's Devotional Reading: A Teachable Spirit Passage Reading: Proverbs 2:1-9 Funny how the Holy Spirit puts thoughts in your man spirit about certain things. I was thinking about how in order to become a good leader you have to be a good student and today's devotion is about having a "teachable spirit". I remember years ago in a technology class how one instructor had a student in class that

Trust In God - Day 1 (8:21am)

2011-01-23T06:22:00.000-08:00

This morning I woke up and began listening to Dr. Charles Stanley. I heard the messages The Measure of Our Love (part II), God's Master Financial Plan (part I), and Prayer: Our Time-Saver (part II). Two things came to mind: Obey God and leave all the consequences to HIM and 1000 days (those are the days Jesus had on earth when you spread his message and to die on the cross for me. So, starting

Great Message To Check out at least Once a Day - Follow Up

2010-12-11T10:31:00.000-08:00

This past week I've listened to the on-time message by Dr. Charles Stanley in regards to dealing with procrastination. I'm not going to lie, this has hindered me in so many ways. I love to write but have been to afraid and lazy in that regard. This past year has been really an moredevotion from rbc ministriesOne of the most cool things about being a follower of Christ is that my Heavenly Father covers all questions of life for me...even when I doubt. Yes, I said the "D" word.This devotion is a great one and I will keep a couple of this in my wallet along side the bible passage as well. We as Christians have doubts from time to time and again God knows

reflections for Wednesday o4.o9.o8

2008-04-09T06:37:00.000-07:00

The Oyster Man>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesToday's devotion and Bible passage speaks volume to my heart and spirit. It allows me to know that I do not need to be perfect in order to have Christ in my life or to share his Good News. Sometimes we a Followers of Christ get to a point where we begin to nit-pick others who has just giving their lives to Christ and forget sometimes where we were

reflections for o4.o7.o8 Monday

2008-04-07T07:03:00.000-07:00

Why? Why? Oh, Why?>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesThis question has been ask by Christians and non-Christians, "Why does God allow suffering in our lives?" I'm not going to sit hear and say I have all the answers but I can tell you how I take disappointments in my life now. Even though times I may not like it, I may not agree with God's way of maturing me but I can say in the end it has made

Reflections for Saturday o4.o5.2oo8

2008-04-05T06:07:00.000-07:00

Words Of Life>>>moredevotion from rbc ministries"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."~John 6:68For me that passage sums it all up for me every time I get discourage. After truly getting to know Christ Jesus on a daily basis, "where should I go?"I know life is not perfect, I know life is not fair, I know things will not always go my way but at the end of the day and at

Reflections for Friday o4.o4.2oo8

2008-04-04T16:33:00.000-07:00

What Should I Do?>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesExperiencing Inner Peace>>>moredevotion from In Touch MinistriesBoth titles of the each devotion I experience every day and I believe many other do as well. I have to admit, I have let my walk with God slip and now I am getting it back because I have found that when walking with God I am able to experience inner peace and I go from "What Should

Reflections for Thursday o4.o3.o8

2008-04-03T05:29:00.000-07:00

Right Place>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesHave you ever read a Biblical passage and every verse that you are acquired to read speaks to you? I mean ever verse is like it REALLy spoke to you? Reading the acquired reading for this morning (Proverbs 16:1 thru 9) did that for me. We are supposed to make plans, we are suppose to prepare for our future but sometimes things do not map out the way

Reflections for Monday Morning o3.31.o8

2008-03-31T07:12:00.000-07:00

Finding Jesus>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesIt's amazing when I finally settled down and allow Jesus into my life. I know what the title of the devotion means but to honest Christ Jesus was never lost from me. It was one of those things where I finally stopped being a knucklehead and began allow true joy in my life. Once I stopped doing what DarrenKeith wanted to do and realized God has

reflections for Sunday o3.30.2oo8

2008-03-30T10:19:00.000-07:00

The Richness Of Humility>>>click heredevotion from rbc ministriesI love how God's word can put me back in my place, get me back on track when it comes to projects I have begun, especially when it has come to my blogs and podcast. This devotion kicks me in the butt to let me know that I started my music podcast to showcase 1) quality music 2) to be able to share music from different genres 3) that

Devotion, Laundry, Scripture, and Dr. Charles Stanley

2008-03-26T10:42:00.000-07:00

This morning I did something that I have to admit I have not done in 2 months...get into God's word the way I should. This morning after Z went to work I made our bed, washed our dishes, grabbed the bag of dirty laundry Z separated last night, headed downstairs to our laundry facility and washed. Afterwards I came upstairs and opened the Our Daily Bread devotional book and read something that

A Great Fresh Air Episode to Check Out

2008-03-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

As you well know my love for music(no plug for myself I promise you) and how I try and bring you music, music insights, and how the music industry has change and yesterday NPR's Terry Gross showcased a music segment that is truly worth while listening to if you want to know how the landscape of digital music has played on you and I receive our music now.The first half of the show Terry interviews

This Is Why It Pays To Research

2008-03-07T07:17:00.000-08:00

Yesterday as I reformatted my hard drive for my Vista laptop I began installing programs that I truly like. I have always and at one time I was praising this little "browser that could", TheWorld Browser {http://www.ioage.com} a while back. I mention how small and fast it was but then yesterday as I was installing it my AVG antivirus software popped up and declared it was a trojan horse {

Pressure Truly Shows What A Person Is Made Of

2008-02-25T21:13:00.000-08:00

I have to admit I allowed myself to be duped...duped by the Clinton's. Maybe as some people say, "the less of two evils" applied with me when going with the Democrats. No, I'm not switching parties because how I feel about the Conservatives and especially with the first four years of the Bush Administration if they would have had their way it would have been "House Slaves" and "Field Slaves"

When Creating a Limited Account On XP Turned Out Well

2008-02-21T09:23:00.000-08:00

When our desktop got a trojan horse virus I had to reformat the hard drive and this time I created a limited account for myself, my beautiful queen, our grandchildren. I'm not going to lie, running with the limited account on XP can sometimes be a pain in the neck but I have heard computer professional constantly advise doing this because in corporate America they do this all the time and I have

Reflections for Sunday, Feb 17th 2oo8

2008-02-17T06:23:00.000-08:00

Join The Choir>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesThis is a very "on point" devotion because it makes you realize that if you came to the Lord at a very young age you are truly blessed. Now allowing Jesus Christ into your heart at any age is a wonderful thing because you realize that what you thought you were missing out in the world you were not, who you thought were your friends really was

I'm Trying To Hang In There With You Vista, But...

2008-02-16T15:44:00.000-08:00

Listening to Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte. I really enjoy the show but the more I am listening to episode 48 (which I have listened to episode 49) the more upset I am becoming. I understand what Paul is saying about not installing a Vista on a machine that is 4-5 years old, heck installing XP on a machine that's 4-5 years is not good because you have to consider your

Giving Goowy Another Chance

2008-02-16T09:11:00.000-08:00

About 3 years ago I heard about this web based site on Net@Night and I gave Goowy a shot. What I didn't know that it was a AJAX based site and if you have a older machine you may not want to use it. It's really just for show really but I liked it because of some of the cool things it could do. Well fast forward to today and I have decided to give it another chance.I must warn you again if you do

Reflections for Wednesday

2008-02-06T06:54:00.000-08:00

Peripheral Vision>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesThis devotion and biblical passage speaks to me and me personally. I think sometimes we forget than when reading God's word we have to take personal and not just "words on pages". I have to remind myself of this. These past weeks I have truly taken my eyes off the prize and have been looking backward instead of looking forward, searching for

Reflections for Wednesday{01/23} and a Little Tech News

2008-01-23T15:42:00.000-08:00

Kingdom Living>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesWhen reading this devotion it makes me realize that many times how you win someone to Christ Jesus is not throwing Bible verses toward them but your walk with Christ. As one friend told me years ago, "you have to get down in the trenches with them." I come to realize that when you show people that you are vulnerable in some areas in your life, that

Reflections & a "little" Tech News

2008-01-17T08:35:00.000-08:00

Designed By God>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesWhen reading this devotion and the bible verses this truly spoke to my heart because sometimes I lose focus of my gift that God wants me to utilize. Sometimes I take my eyes off of what God wants me to do and I need to be guided by the "Shepard's staff" so to speak. I loved the part where the author writes, "...As we observe the animals and people

Just When You Think Apple May Be Slipping...

2008-01-15T12:54:00.000-08:00

Just when I thought Apple could not blow my socks off along comes the MacBook Air. Like I said in Twitter,"I know I am a man but Steve Jobs, I think I love you."I mean, I just watched the video demonstration of this machine and I'm afraid to get my hands on it because I know I will want one or two.(okay darrenkeith, get a grip...where was I)I do not know what Steve[Jobs] pays the men and women

from Wired.com and AppleInsider.com

2008-01-15T07:54:00.000-08:00

the first look at one of Apple's MacBooks? Who knows but if it is this will be so sweet. One thing I'm hoping is that I hope they will make a 15inch MacBook as least. This is a mock up picture from Wired but if this is true, very sweet indeed.

A Cool Little Tool For Firefox

2008-01-15T00:48:00.000-08:00

My geek brother from another mother has a knack for finding great information in reference to tweaking your site, great software tools. This gem from Lifehacker is pretty cool. If you wish to save your Firefox preference this post from Lifehacker walks you through it pretty easily.

reflections & tech tid bits for Saturday

2008-01-12T08:29:00.000-08:00

God Tears>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesReading this devotion this morning God brings to my mind a deeper revelation on Jesus' tears. Sometime we think that God is not sorrowful when we lose a loved one, we wonder where he is in all of this chaos and we may think that we did something wrong for this grief to happen in our lives. But reading this [devotion] today makes me realize that God wept

Please Stop Microsoft...Just Stop It Now

2008-01-11T15:54:00.000-08:00

Microsoft in some way is like the police...when they get it right nothing is said but when things go wrong you hear about it from New York to San Diego. I remember in 2006 I tried Microsoft's OneCare and I had to end up reformatting my entire hard drive and swore not to use it again. Now a article from CNET has confirmed that OneCare still has major problems and I wonder if they should leave this

Friday Reflections & Tech Nuggets

2008-01-11T06:41:00.000-08:00

Scattered Fruit>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesLast night I was having trouble with a function on my blog. As you well know, I sometimes give tech tips here and there but you also know I will tell you in a heartbeat that I do not know everything. My wonderful friend Jennifer (though I know she was dog tired...she's on the east coast) walked me through the process and I am so grateful.From

reflection & tech nuggets for Thursday

2008-01-10T03:58:00.000-08:00

Apology Hotline>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesAt first reading this devotion a subtle sense of pride creped in whispering in my ear, "this doesn't apply to you DarrenKeith...move to another devotion to reflect on" but it does apply to me if not right now at this moment but it has happened to me. It's amazing how Christ Jesus know what we need whether we want to hear it or not. I can honestly

Reflection for Wednesday and Tech Tid Bits

2008-01-09T12:22:00.000-08:00

Wounds That Heal>>>moredevotion from RBC MinistriesInspiration tracks for today:CeCe Winans...Hallelujah PraiseDewayne Woods...Let GoReading this devotion hits home for me in two ways...when losing my son and losing my job. To truly know that I can go to my Lord and Savior and to listen to his wisdom for when to spend time to myself and when to share with others was a true blessing. Many people

Transferring Google Contacts to Outlook

2008-01-09T08:32:00.000-08:00

I recently began using my iPod as a PDA which is pretty cool. I still have my Palm Vx and I use it but seeing the contacts, calender is kind of hard (I have to confess, I really need bifocals...ahh the joy of aging). I first had to upgrade my office suite to 2003 or higher, then I decided to tackle moving my Google contacts to Outlook and by surprised(this is what happens when you actually read)

Welcome back Amber

2008-01-08T01:24:00.000-08:00

While looking over my Odeo podcast and by clicking through other blogs I came across the information that Amber MacArthur is no longer with Citytv. From reading her blog it's amazing how sometimes good people and good ideas fall to the wayside because of mainstream media. It seems that a little sigh of relief is coming from Amber in reference to her departure from Citytv. No one likes to lose a

A Useful Way For Our Cell Phone Camera

2008-01-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

Let's be honest, most of us really do not use our camera on our cell phone but this small piece of information is really handy. >>>more

Information In Reference to Office 2003 SP3 Install

2008-01-04T06:45:00.000-08:00

If anyone recently installed Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Office 2003 you may wish to read this article from Download Squad if you still need to access old files(i.e. Office 97). Many may not have files this old but it's always good to know what to do if you need to access them.

What Nintendo Got Right

2008-01-03T13:25:00.000-08:00

I'm a geek but a simple geek and when it comes to gaming console I have fallen away from the whole genre...until this Christmas. I played Nintendo Wii with my grandson Casey, and I have to say, I want one. Why? Because for me they make gaming fun again. Come to think about it the last gaming console I really had fun with was a Nintendo. I have had a PlayStation, we have a PlayStation2 (and the

Sunday Reflections & Tech Nuggets

2007-12-30T05:21:00.000-08:00

The Belayers>>>more devotion from rbc ministriesmy worship songs for today:PraizJaci VelasquezThis year (I'm already considering this 2008) I will become more anchored in God's word. This year I had an eye opening and it made me realize that you can not compromise God's word, you can not be friends with everyone, somethings and some people you have to let go and sometimes you cannot befriend them

Saturday Reflections & Tech Gems

2007-12-29T04:19:00.000-08:00

It Is Not Good>>>moredevotion from rbc ministriesI have learned that the more you open to people the more you can get hurt, disappointed and do the same to others. But I have also learned that in the end we really do need one another. Over time you find out who will be in your life just for a season or a lifetime. Having someone to share your thoughts, your ideas, your likes and dislikes is a

Reflections for Thursday & Tech Nuggets

2007-12-27T07:11:00.000-08:00

Family Stories>>>more Devotion from RBC MinistriesWhenever I see an older person in their 70s and up I call them "libraries" because for me that is a wealth of information, wisdom. I am learning more and more how it is important to share wisdom and fun times with my grandchildren. When they come over it's their time to be "children". Sure the Mrs. and I give them chores but most of all it's

Saturday Reflections & Tech Gems

2007-12-22T10:35:00.000-08:00

Where's The Leash?>>>more From RBC MinistriesI like the name of this devotion because so many people, Christians and non-Christians feel this way many times when it comes to following God's ways. I think many times people feel like God's ways keep us from having fun and for me that is the opposite. My opinion I wish I would have learned his ways years earlier. God does not want to keep us on a "