Hackathons are like a 5k race. Usually running is a solitary experience, but there’s something special about signing up for and attending a 5k. It isn’t the distance that is a challenge, but the act of running together in community that’s the draw. A hackathon is like a 5k in that coding is usually a solitary task. Like a 5k, the draw of a hackathon […]
In eDOT’s Soul Connection app (still in development), we desire to give believers an opportunity to immerse themselves in a guided time with God’s Word, for the purpose of restoring communion with God. By seeking to immerse the believer in times of interaction with and reflection on God’s Word, the app draws believers into deeper, personal, intimate relationship / communion with God that results in […]
The C2C (Creation to Christ) Story App was created by the eDOT team a few years ago and it’s designed to be a Gospel bridge, a way to move from a secular conversation to a spiritual one. We don’t always know when people use our resources, so we really appreciate the feedback whenever someone lets us know that one of our tools was used and […]
“All that glitters is not gold,” wrote Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, and I find that applies to a lot of things in this world. Take Las Vegas, for example: it’s a very glittery place, with lights and action and excitement everywhere, along with an undercurrent of the taboo: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. In my 34 years in the computer industry, […]
Amazingly, the God of creation chooses to communicate with His fallen and corrupt creation. In the greatest act of love ever seen, He sent his Son to communicate His love for us by dying in our place, taking the punishment that we all deserve once for all. God has communicated this offer of forgiveness through every advance of technology man has devised: from the road […]
Christmas in Europe is really something special. There is a general sense of excitement and joy as people welcome this season. German culture holds many traditions and festivities close to heart, without which it would simply not be Christmas. Both the Advent wreath and the traditional Christmas Markets are non-negotiable here in Germany. The Christmas markets especially are not to be missed. Spending a holiday […]
As an expat, especially as an expat away from “home” during Christmas, you sometimes just have to laugh. You laugh not to make fun, and not because something is “wrong”. You laugh just because it’s different … and in acknowledging this, you can find joy in the differences. For Dana, this means having a good laugh at the local trash calendar: “It’s beginning to look […]
Since 2012, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday is the kick off to the charitable season called Giving Tuesday. It was originally begun as a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy. As the world begins its mad dash to gear up for Christmas, Giving Tuesday encourages us to enter the holiday season with the right focus – a reminder and […]
Giving Tuesday began as a way to unite the world in a day of global generosity – an encouragement and reminder to enter the holiday season by giving where it is needed most. This Giving Tuesday, please consider giving in the following ways. Your gifts will enable eDOT to function and expand in 2018. $30 – lynda.com Training Your gift of $30 will grant a […]
Soul Connection is designed to recognize the unique ways that you, as an individual, connect best with God. For many people, connecting with God through personal study is a powerful way to commune and retreat alone with Him. Read Miette’s experience as she explored a suggestion in Soul Connection’s Studious Pathway: I worked on the Psalm Study Path, part of the Studious Pathway. I really […]