All posts by Tony McCollum

  • Going to Church Reduces Blood Pressure

    The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has released a study that suggests there is a clear link between spending time at church and lower blood pressure.  The study was part of a larger health study...

    • Posted December 29, 2011
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  • Unleash Your Brilliance

    Pastor, in case you haven't figured it out yet...you're a creative. Yes, I know that you do a lot of other things too. You're a leader and an administrator and a part-time handyman at times...

    • Posted December 29, 2011
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  • Distraction Killing Extension Boosts Reading Power

    The wonderful folks over at Evernote have released an extension for both FireFox and Chrome that helps eliminate distractions so that you can read web pages more clearly.  It’s name, appropriately enough, Evernote Clearly. Once installed, Clearly...

    • Posted December 29, 2011
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  • Six Cheap Tools to Boost Your Productivity

    Often it's the little things in life that tend to make all the difference. That's certainly true when it comes to personal productivity. One or two little tricks, apps, hacks or pieces of gear can...

    • Posted December 28, 2011
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  • Church Goers are Tech-Savvy

    According to a Mashable, a new Pew Research Center study shows that church goers are just as tech-savvy as those that don’t attend religious services, if not more.  This study puts to rest the idea that church...

    • Posted December 28, 2011
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  • Twitter Top Fives of 2011

    The kind folks over at Twitter have released their hot topics list for 2011.  It’s basically a collection of top five (or more) lists for everything under the sun.  The topics include top hashtags, movies, sports, music,...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Get Some Whiteboard Coolness with Kludd

    If you need a whiteboard solution that isn’t quite so boring then might we suggest you get a few kludds for your conference room. Every meeting room typically needs some sort of whiteboard solution.  Standard whiteboards have...

    • Posted December 1, 2011
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  • Top 77 Church Logos

    The good folks over at ChurchRelevance.com have released their annual list of the top church logos out there.  Of course, in today’s graphically intense world every church needs a great logo. We love the diversity of churches...

    • Posted November 30, 2011
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  • Need a Lift?

    The statistics are staggering. 80% of pastors feel unqualified and discouraged in their role as a pastor 50% of pastors are so discouraged that they would leave the ministry if they could, but have no other way...

    • Posted October 26, 2011
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  • The Thermostat Steve Jobs Would’ve Designed

    Tony Fadell, the former chief architect at Apple, who just happens to have presided over the 18 generations of iPods and a couple iterations of the iPhone has released the first product from his year-old company, Nest...

    • Posted October 25, 2011
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