A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis

Month: January 2004 (page 1 of 3)

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Just Wondering, part dos…
Today, the old MyDoom thing hit my wife’s workplace. After the fact, the “tech person” (you know, the one who gets paid to handle such things?) sent this e-mail across the entire network…

“Everyone is receiving a ton of email � either from people you know or don�t know. If the subject line is not English, or just a bunch of letters that don�t spell anything or you have received an attachment named test.zip, test.bat, text.zip or text.bat simply delete the email and then empty your deleted items.

If you are concerned that you may have a virus � do the following

Click on Start -> All Programs ->Symantec Client Security->Symantec Antivirus Client

Click on Scan Computer on the left side of the screen, then click on Local Disk C: (it will have a check mark)

Click Scan

If the scan completes with no virus found, you are ok. If you have a virus, please contact either {the other tech person} or I.”

I knew about MyDoom. I’m a pastor, not a tech geek. I knew what it was going to do. The tech person apparently wasn’t even sure what was going on until I sent my wife the info on MyDoom. Oh, the instructions they gave for cleaning it didn’t work. In fact, a later e-mail said something to the effect of “please do not go into Norton to try and clean this up.”

I’m not real sure why that whole episode has me thinking…but it does! Go figure!

Oh, yeah…it’s a school!

Just Wondering, part dos… Today, the old MyDoom…

Just Wondering, part dos…

Today, the old MyDoom thing hit my wife’s workplace. After the fact, the “tech person” (you know, the one who gets paid to handle such things?) sent this e-mail across the entire network…

“Everyone is receiving a ton of email � either from people you know or don�t know. If the subject line is not English, or just a bunch of letters that don�t spell anything or you have received an attachment named test.zip, test.bat, text.zip or text.bat simply delete the email and then empty your deleted items.

If you are concerned that you may have a virus � do the following

Click on Start -> All Programs ->Symantec Client Security->Symantec Antivirus Client

Click on Scan Computer on the left side of the screen, then click on Local Disk C: (it will have a check mark)

Click Scan

If the scan completes with no virus found, you are ok. If you have a virus, please contact either {the other tech person} or I.”

I knew about MyDoom. I’m a pastor, not a tech geek. I knew what it was going to do. The tech person apparently wasn’t even sure what was going on until I sent my wife the info on MyDoom. Oh, the instructions they gave for cleaning it didn’t work. In fact, a later e-mail said something to the effect of “please do not go into Norton to try and clean this up.”

I’m not real sure why that whole episode has me thinking…but it does! Go figure!

Oh, yeah…it’s a school!

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Possible, Huh?
A Russian scientist has done his homework and determined that the Exodus account of the Red Sea crossing is “possible.”

“The mathematicians calculated the ‘strong east wind that blew all that night’ mentioned in the Bible needed to blow at a speed of 67 miles per hour to make the reef, said Volzinger, who specializes in ocean phenomena, flooding and tidal waves.

‘It would take the Jews — there were 600,000 of them — four hours to cross the 4.2-mile reef that runs from one coast to another. Then, in half an hour, the waters would come back,’ he said.

The Egyptian army that followed them drowned in the sea.

‘I am convinced that God rules the Earth through the laws of physics,’ Volzinger told the Times.”

Possible, Huh? A Russian scientist has done his h…

Possible, Huh?

A Russian scientist has done his homework and determined that the Exodus account of the Red Sea crossing is “possible.”

“The mathematicians calculated the ‘strong east wind that blew all that night’ mentioned in the Bible needed to blow at a speed of 67 miles per hour to make the reef, said Volzinger, who specializes in ocean phenomena, flooding and tidal waves.

‘It would take the Jews — there were 600,000 of them — four hours to cross the 4.2-mile reef that runs from one coast to another. Then, in half an hour, the waters would come back,’ he said.

The Egyptian army that followed them drowned in the sea.

‘I am convinced that God rules the Earth through the laws of physics,’ Volzinger told the Times.”

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OK, Girls and Boys! A Little Help, Please…?
My little talk this coming Sunday will be based on Acts 2:41-47, you know, the first of the “community” passages in Acts.

What are the “ramifications” of this passage and others like it for the culture in which we find ourselves today?
What does the passage “mean” for us who are trying to engage/transform our world?
How are you living out this vision of radical community where you are?
Any fresh insights, illustrations, etc.?

Leave a comment…

You guys are good, and I can’t wait to see what you’re thinking/feeling/dreaming about this….

Thanks ahead of time!

OK, Girls and Boys! A Little Help, Please…? My …

OK, Girls and Boys! A Little Help, Please…?

My little talk this coming Sunday will be based on Acts 2:41-47, you know, the first of the “community” passages in Acts.

What are the “ramifications” of this passage and others like it for the culture in which we find ourselves today?

What does the passage “mean” for us who are trying to engage/transform our world?

How are you living out this vision of radical community where you are?

Any fresh insights, illustrations, etc.?

Leave a comment…

You guys are good, and I can’t wait to see what you’re thinking/feeling/dreaming about this….

Thanks ahead of time!