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Re: Thought Shrapnel: I’ve just had a look at my Twitter analytics. I...

kimxtom — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 06:34:07 -0000

Just checked mine - I'm at 55% female and 45% male. Pew research says "A roughly equal proportion of men and women use Twitter and Tumblr, respectively" via http://www.pewresearch.org/....

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

kimxtom — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:45:40 -0000

Thanks! It will be nice to get back to Austin too.

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

kimxtom — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:44:50 -0000

I hope to be at VSTE too! Would love to hear how you are going about drumming up interest for Mozilla HIVE in your community.

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

kimxtom — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:33:50 -0000

I've been a fan of Animation Chefs for a while and love the resources they share - can't wait to meet them @ SXSWEdu!

Re: The 100 Speakers Who Should Be Seen More at Tech Conferences

kimxtom — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:38:54 -0000

Awesome! @catherinecronin started crowd-sourcing a list #ITWomen speakers in 2012 - it's still growing. Background & list @ http://catherinecronin.word...

Re: OHM2013 Part 2 – Observing Segmentation, Pedagogy of Discomfort and impromptu Singing

kimxtom — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:55:18 -0000

Laura - I am not a thrill-seeker, but I've become something of a discomfort-seeker. I've found that the growth I experience as a person is exponentially increased when I'm out of my comfort zone. I find I want to share that experience with others and love that you have dubbed it the pedagogy of discomfort. I think part of the reason it is such a powerful learning experience is that it strips away pretense and preconceived notions that sets us free to take new pathways and make different choices. As an educator and guide, I find meeting people/students "where they are" challenging, especially in the midst of this technological revolution, because they are all over the map. I think the pedagogy of discomfort could help level the playing field for all.

Re: Learning the Limitations and Learning from Limitations

kimxtom — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:24:27 -0000

So true and this constant change that is not always well thought out, but almost always excites and challenges early adopters, gives the technophobes more ammunition to grumble. I had a similar issue when we started using google docs again at school. What worked for me was going into Document Settings and unchecking "Create new text documents using the latest version of the document editor" until I figure out what the heck it is doing.

Re: Are Mission Trips Worth It

kimxtom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:49:58 -0000

Agreed, but you don't really figure that out until you've gone and come back.

Re: Are Mission Trips Worth It

kimxtom — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:04:29 -0000

Yes! In my experience of a short-term mission trip and talking to others about their experiences - it may begin with the project, but almost always results in relationship building and a change of the heart. It seems like many of us in the first-world need to be taken away from our comfort zones and placed in "foreign" circumstances to truly appreciate that our lives our God-given and our mission is restoration - here, there and everywhere.

Re: Did God Fail?

kimxtom — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:55:24 -0000

Jonathon - lately I've been pondering - why church? What is next for the church as an idea and for church as the reality that I participate in weekly? Diane Butler Bass says "church should only be about comfort for the sick, the dying, the grieving, and the oppressed. Everybody else--buck up and change the world."

I have kind of felt that my calling was to help remind "the church" that it has a responsibility to change the world, but it's definitely an under-appreciated role (to say the least;). Because of this, where my church once was a place of growth and opportunity, it now leaves me feeling tapped out and soul-weary. So it kind of feels like we are going through a divorce, of sorts. It is a painful acknowledgment of my/our humanity and our ongoing ability to fail.

more thoughts @ http://kimxtom.blogspot.com...

Re: Did God Fail?

kimxtom — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:42:51 -0000

why church?

Re: For The Love Of Dog

kimxtom — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:09:24 -0000

powerful - I also love the other videos by phos pictures - especially 'in a box' - thanks for this find

Re: The LOST Recap

kimxtom — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:46:02 -0000

I really liked the finale. I've been a "fan" since the beginning. There were definitely times when all the twists, turns and answers that turned into more questions really irked me, but I couldn't help watching just one more episode (and then another...). For me the series mirrored humanities fascination with trying to solve life's mysteries with science, philosophy, religion or brute force, but in the end, it all comes down to "why am I here?", which is still the greatest mystery of all.

Lost answered this question through Jack's dad - "Nobody does it alone, Jack. You needed all of them and they needed you." That's still an answer that leads to more questions, but I can live with that.

Re: Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Helping Students Navigating the Torrents of Change

kimxtom — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:35:45 -0000

I've been following your blog for a while and I just love your insights into life and technology. You've inspired me to take a new approach with AUPs this year. I'm working on it @ http://mcsaup.wikispaces.com/.

Re: Just Tell Me How To Think

kimxtom — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:25:38 -0000

My theory is that this need to be fed info can be traced back to the way we were taught to learn. You know the system, the one where the teacher is expected to be the font of knowledge and students the eager sponges. Doesn't that sound a little bit like our pastor-centered churches?

I like the way Frank Viola highlights this weekness of the modern and emerging churches in his open letter - Will the Emerging Church Fully Emerge? "Protestant Christians are addicted to the modern pastoral office. The pastor is the all-purpose religious professional in the modern Protestant church, both evangelical and mainline. ... The pastor, by his mere presence, causes an unhealthy dependence upon himself for ministry, direction, and guidance."

Re: Changes To The Site

kimxtom — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:37:43 -0000

ouch - the truth hurts

Re: No Line On The Horizon

kimxtom — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:17:11 -0000

haven't listened to it all yet, but I'm loving Breathe:
"Every day I have to find the courage
To walk out into the street
With arms out got a love you can’t defeat"

Re: Straight From The Horses Mouth

kimxtom — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:36:17 -0000

It seems like a side effect of spiritual growth should be some kind of actual growth. I guess there might be some time of cocooning, but once the butterfly starts emerging, would that not attract the interest of others?

Re: You Can’t Be Saved

kimxtom — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:48:24 -0000

not wrong - jackpot hit - ding, ding, ding, ding! thankfully I'm not hearing it from the pulpit I participate with, but the more we push the comfort zone buttons, the more I'm hearing from the pews.

Re: All I’m Asking for is 15 Minutes

kimxtom — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:01:20 -0000

He was pretty much glued to the screen while the kids were on - when I asked him what he thought he said "it's an interesting way of teaching", but he went on to assure me that in his school they already incorporate learning about fairness and tolerance and I know they do, but I wonder how you can ever really learn the lesson of discrimination whether blatant or subtle if you haven't experienced it much first hand yourself.

Re: All I’m Asking for is 15 Minutes

kimxtom — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:16:10 -0000

Thanks for sharing this video - I just watched it with my 5th grader. I pray for the day when we no longer have to learn this lesson. In the meantime, I am thankful for people who will share it and for the baby steps forward.

Re: WARNING: Read With Discernment!

kimxtom — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:46:43 -0000

Thanks for sharing this important warning (that's trademarked?) Yeah, I had to go with the sarcastic response at my blog.

Re: A Question For Bloggers

kimxtom — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:32:25 -0000

Absolutely! Sometimes it's exhaustion, but often it's feeling I have nothing to share that hasn't been hashed out already. Sometimes it takes me a loooooooong time to process my thoughts or my "real life" gets in the way. I used to have a "keeping up with the Joneses" complex about it because there are so many other bloggers out there cranking out entries like crazy, but I finally realized that's not me. I guess I'm a turtle and I'm becoming okay with that.

Re: Autonomous Organization

kimxtom — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:31:48 -0000

I've heard AA referred to as God's secret church. I think they they are a successful organization because the participants have a desire to come together in community, sharing their brokenness and relying on each other and a loving God for life-long recovery.

This seems to be a community that's not afraid to admit that they need each other, almost desperately so. I wonder what that would feel like at church?

Re: What Are You Reading?

kimxtom — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:42:02 -0000

I haven't finished it yet, but "The Heart of Christianity" by Marcus Borg is blowing my mind and I find I have to take a break to let the words sink into my bones.