2 Pillars Church Website Redesign

The new, redesigned 2 Pillars Church website.

After months of work, I present to you the new, redesigned 2PillarsChurch.com!

Our website has needed some serious TLC for some time now. With help from a local entrepreneur and the hard work of three developers in the 2 Pillars body, we were finally able to go live this week.

I’ll be posting in the future about some of the back-end details, including why we chose Squarespace, the platform on which our new site is built.

Until then, give it a look and let me know what you think.

February 13, 2014






A Simple Guide to Saying No

Telling people NO can be difficult and uncomfortable.Julie Zhuo’s lays out her simple strategy for doing it well:

  1. Be honest and direct. A no is a no, and that should be communicated in the first or second sentence and not something that needs to be read between the lines.
  2. Talk about what you are prioritizing instead. It doesn’t have to be detailed, but it should be true. Few things are ever no in a vacuum, so it tends to be about the tradeoffs, and people get that.
  3. If you’re even the slightest bit interested in the opportunity but can’t pursue it at the moment, mention that the no is for right now. In the future, who knows? Don’t prematurely rule out possibilities if you think things might change.

January 29, 2014






Link List for January 24, 2014

eBook Deal: Gospel-Centered Teaching by Trevin Wax

Currently on sale for $2.99.

Why I Am a Continuationist by Sam Storms | The Gospel Coalition

See next link.

Why I Am a Cessationist by Thomas Schreiner | The Gospel Coalition

See previous link.

Apple - Thirty Years of Mac

The Big 3–0! Thirty years ago Apple introduced the Macintosh computer.

The Best Calendar App for iPhone | The Sweet Setup

Last week, Steven Owens explained why Fantastical 2 is the best calendar app out there for your iPhone. If you haven’t tried out Fantastical 2 (or the equally as good Fantastical for Mac), then you should give it a look.

January 24, 2014






New York Times on the Calvinist Revival’

Denny Burk on a Friday New York Times article about the recent resurgence of Calvinism among evangelicals and comparisons between the reformed resurgence and the emergent church:

The emergent church represented theological innovation. The reformed resurgence is a rallying around something old. The emergent church comprised a theologically liberal impulse. The reformed resurgence comprises a conservative one—one rooted in the rallying cry of the reformation Sola Scriptura.

Read the NYT article here.

January 4, 2014






New Blog by Todd Bumgarner

My friend, Todd Bumgarner, just launched a new blog. Check it out and consider subscribing. He’s already posted some great content.

January 2, 2014






Christmas Time App Deals

There are some great app deals out there this Christmas season. Here is a running list of my favorites:

Mac Apps

Fantastical ($19.99 –> $9.99)
ReadKit ($6.99 –> $2.99)
1Password ($49.99 –> $34.99 for the rest of 2013)
Forklift ($19.99 –> $1.99)
PopClip ($4.99 –> $1.99) 
Day One ($9.99 –> $7.99)
Boom ($6.99 –> $4.99)
Due ($9.99 –> $3.99)
Cobook ($9.99 –> Free)
Chatology ($19.99 –> $9.99)
Marked 2 (20% off until December 26)

iOS Apps

Dispatch: Action-Based Email ($4.99 –> $1.99)
Fantastical 2 ($3.99 –> $1.99)
Bugshot ($0.99 –> Free)
Weather Line ($2.99 –> $1.99)
Agile Tortoise Holiday Sale

App Santa

1Password ($17.99 –> $9.99)
Tweetbot 3 ($4.99 –> $1.99)
Delivery Status ($4.99 –> $2.99)
Day One ($4.99 –> $2.99)
Launch Center Pro ($6.99 –> $2.99)
Calendars 5 ($6.99 –> $2.99)

Jump on these soon—who knows how long the discounts will last.

December 20, 2013