In my estimation, there were a few reasons for my quitting:

1. I don’t keep my Android tablet with me all the time.  I use it mostly so that I don’t need to bring my laptop home from work.
2. I don’t input words on my tablet very well.  This made building Mindmaps difficult.
3. The interface seemed to large for my 7″ tablet screen.  It was hard to get the “big picture.”

The Mindjet software and app seem like they could be helpful to some.  I even thought I might use it, but as it turns out, I removed it from my tablet.

Have any of you used the Mindjet app “successfully”?  Have you found a motivational/organizational app that works for you?  If so, let me know in the comments. And, thanks for reading.

In the past, our college has enjoyed a relationship with your college through transfer of credit and degree acceptance.  Recently, many independent, fundamental educational institutions have applied for accreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.  Institutions seek accreditation for various reasons including love of money, love of prestige, and acceptance by the world.  As a result, we are currently collecting documentation from several colleges and universities in an effort to give support to our current transfer policy.

So that we can continue to accept credits and degrees from your school, please provide three letters from your administration detailing why you DO NOT need TRACCS accreditation and how your institution could maintain its fundamental and biblical nature WITHOUT such recognition.  This documentation may lend support toward our continued relationship with your institution.

Sincerely,

Jeff Voegtlin (thinking out loud, for the moment)

My premise is that the gospel is offensive to human nature. If someone knows that what they are going to read has the potential to offend, they may read it all the way through. This would allow the Scriptures to penetrate a human barrier.

I will appreciate any suggestions for making this clear and concise.

We LEAVE!.  And we leave pamphlets that say…..

‎”We’re going home. And when we’re there, all the money we save by not being here will be spent on bombs, and other weaponry. If anyone from here comes to attack us, we’re coming back. And we will destroy EVERYTHING here. Your mosque, your marketplace, your houses, your huts, your gov’t buildings, EVERYTHING!!. So ALL of you had better make sure that NO ONE trains or harbors any terrorists here. Bye. Hope to never see you again.”

A few commented on my FB status and here are my not-so-well-thought-out reactions to them.

1.  We failed Afghanistan in the 80′s read the book Charlie Wilson’s War. Just think the difference our country could of made economical, political and Spiritual if we would of provided the needed infrastructure in the 80′s. Things as simple as education.

• Maybe so.  Maybe not.  Maybe we should have had the same attitude back then.  Probably not.  But the fact is we can not change the past.  We don’t need to be fretting about what we should have done.
• My point in this is that everyone there must know that if we have to come back, we’re not going to be looking for combatants.  Everyone there will be held responsible for the actions that their culture incubates.

2.  We should leave pamphlets that say “Jesus is coming back soon. Have a nice day!”

• Well, they don’t really believe in Jesus over there.  I’m not saying that they don’t need the gospel.  But it is not the job of our government to evangelize them.  The job of our government is to protect us from them.  In my opinion, the best way to do that is to put the fear of annihilation into them.

If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service reps.

Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more presidents either.

It’s gonna get ugly, people.

Please excuse me for not putting your name at the top, as I am sending this e-mail to many different people.  I am sending you this e-mail, or else it is being forwarded to you in hopes that you will do something very simple to help our city.  Ogden is currently embroiled in a very intense fight over a “nondiscrimination ordinance” that would include homosexuals and transgendered people.  Last Tuesday, the city council held a work session at which over 30 people stood up and urged the city council to pass this ordinance.  I was the only person to speak against it.

In opposing this ordinance, I brought out the fact that this ordinance will silence those who believe that the homosexual lifestyle is immoral.  The ordinance specifically forbids any sort of “harassment” in the workplace.  Harassment is not defined of course, and we know that homosexuals will consider it harassment if a Christian says that their lifestyle is sin.

The ordinance that has been proposed by our city council also requires landlords to rent to openly homosexual people, without regard for the landowner’s religious convictions.  Of course, the homosexuals want to force us to act as if this is not a moral choice at all, as if homosexuality is a “discovery” and not a choice.  That is the basis for this ordinance, and that is the reason why it must be rejected.

In response, I wrote a guest commentary which our local paper, the Standard-Examiner, was kind enough to print.  You can read it here. http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/2011/02/07/ordinance-would-create-thought-police

Many cities have already passed a nondiscrimination ordinance, including Salt Lake City.  As far as I know, no city has rejected a similar ordinance.  That is why it is so important for us to stop this before it turns into a tidal wave that sweeps the country.  The proponents of this ordinance have made it very clear that they want to get it passed in cities first, so that they can make the case for it on the state level.  If we do not stop it, it will become state law.

That is the background, now this is what you can do.  Throughout the process, homosexuals and their allies have inundated our city council with e-mails from all across the country, trying to pressure them to pass this ordinance.  Even though the majority of these e-mails are coming from people who live outside of our state, yet these e-mails are still very influential.

We can do the same thing.  If you would take a moment to write one short paragraph (it doesn’t need to be more than 2-3 sentences in length) to our city council, and e-mail to every member of the Ogden City Council, it is possible that we could let them know that we have a voice as well.  Of course, if you live or work in Ogden, please say so.

The following links are for all 7 members of the Council.

mailto:bartblair@ogdencity.com

mailto:brandon@ogdenmunicipalward2.com

mailto:neilgarner@ogdencity.com

mailto:dougstephens@ogdencity.com

mailto:susievanhooser@ogdencity.com

mailto:caitlingochnour@ogdencity.com

mailto:amywicks@ogdencity.com

If you can, I would ask you to write the e-mail in your own words.  But if you prefer, I am including a sample e-mail here, which you can simply cut and paste.

Dear Council Member:

The nondiscrimination ordinance that is being proposed for Ogden City will violate the rights of Christians and others who have moral objections to the homosexual lifestyle.  We believe that homosexuality is sin, and our right to declare this conviction must be protected.  Our United States Constitution protects our rights to speak our minds freely and to share our convictions when it comes to moral choices.  It would be wrong to pass an ordinance that infringes on our rights of free expression, or that imposes a lifestyle on us that we find objectionable.   Please vote against this ordinance, or else include wording that protects our rights to speak our minds.

As you write your letter, please be respectful in your tone.  If the vote were held today, the ordinance would pass.  Several key members of our city council believe that homosexuality should be an accepted lifestyle, and would be highly offended by the use of any sort of terms that they would consider “bigoted,” including the term “queer.”

If you have some like-minded friends who you think would be willing to help us (please don’t just forward this to everyone in your contact list), then we would be grateful if you would send them this e-mail and ask them to help us.

May the Lord bless this effort to the praise of the glory of His grace.

Blessings!
Dave Mallinak
Pastor

This is a continually developing list:

Jantz Publications

David E. Smith Publications

Washington Music

http://www.churchmusic.biz

Lifeway Worship Music

SoundForth

Lillenas

From http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/2110.htm