In Elementary school, there was always a fire prevention poster contest each Fall.  Each child was to make a poster which would then be judged at the school.  These then went on to the district, area, etc, until they competed at the State Level.  In 2nd grade, my sister created a poster that won 2nd [...]

Data at our fingertips.  It seems to be a consistent theme to our world.  The closest thing to us is often not just our phones but for many of us it is our iPads.  I love how I can literally manage so much of my life via this sort of data access.  How great would [...]

Sometimes you just need to get back to the basics.  When you are dealing with your faith, this often means reading the Bible instead of ABOUT the Bible.  I was recently trying to find a new devotional book.  I felt like I had exhausted the recently published pieces from Beth Moore, Max Lucado, and some [...]

I have a new obsession.  I’ve always been a fan of flavored soft drinks.  I know which restaurants in town can add a little shot of cherry in my drink.  Then, a cut above that is the good shaved ice.  It’s truly one of my favorite treats.  There is something relatively new that I just [...]

January is a busy time for churches with year end.  Our support center has its busiest time with all hands on deck and extended hours so that we can help you with all of your year end questions.  Now, the end of January has passed and we are all ready to jump in to 2012.  [...]

I get the majority of my communication through email. Sure, I check different websites for news, events, and promotions, but it seems the majority of the initial information comes from an email. Whether it is a digest of community events, the church schedule, or a sale at a local retailer, there seems to be a [...]

I am in my 2nd Kleenex box deep into a winter cold. Tis’ the season. This past Sunday, we didn’t go to church because I felt like I needed to keep my youngest son home since he already had the sniffles. Church attendance is often down in the wintertime because of us sick folks and [...]

Ron Kochanowski and his wife, Lynne, love to go out for walks and hikes along with their chocolate lab, Stanford.  The photo here was during one of those walks – on January 1, 2011. His daughter, Sara, took the photo.  It was taken in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts along the Keystone Arch Bridges Trail in about a [...]

The Access ACS API opens up an avenue for you to have access to your data via products other than the ones by ACS Technologies.  Ministry Scheduler Pro had previously released an integration that let clients have access to their ACS Small Group data in their product.  There is no cost to this integration.  If you have [...]

And all the development creatures were hard at work using their computer mouse.  The stockings have been hung by some of the testers with care, the wreaths and garlands are throughout and on the buildings letting us know that Santa will soon be there! Steve goes down the aisles and occasionally gives a team a whistle, And to [...]