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Christian Diplomatic Mission
Welcome to The Tomb and the home of the Christian Diplomatic Mission.* Memberships allows you to post comments and communicate with me and the other members. It is a security measure to reduce spam and all the junk that usually comes with a web site. * You may want to use RSS to keep up on additions to The Tomb. Since I don't post new material everyday RSS will feed changes to you so you don't have to keep checking back. If you don't know how to use RSS just drop me a note. Looking for books? Search using the Amazon box on the lower left of the main window or visit The Tomb's on-line bookstore. I've included my recommendations for books in Biblical studies, church history, and computer topics. |
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 | Quilt Sale Success |
 I'm sitting at the debriefing meeting for the quilt sale this year. The sale was great fun again with beautiful quilts and tasty traditional food. Verenika and borscht and zweiback and peppernuts, mmmm. I was on stage for much of the live auction and felt horrible as I saw so many quilts go at a fration of their real value. However, the numbers at the meeting today are definitly encouraging. Attendance was up significantly with many new people this year. We were up to around 950 from around 830 last year. Even though the quilts fetched far less than I would have hoped the amount we are able to contribute to MCC world relief will actually stay the same and might be a little higher. The folks in charge of the sale have done a great job of management and increased efficiency. Next year we are looking forward to even greater attendance and are working on some big events to help publicize the sale. See the photo section for some pics from the sale.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, November 15 @ 12:43:08 EST (8 reads)
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| Apple Butter Time |
 Fall is apple time. One of my favorites is apple butter, the most labor intensive of all the tasty joys of the apple. We started at about 1:00 PM and didn't finish until about 10:00 PM. Out of it we got just over 1.5 dozen pints. Well worth it though. See some pics here.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, October 23 @ 22:24:53 EDT (22 reads)
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| I'm a Fundamentalist |
Yes, I said that. According to Wikipedia (ok, not authoritative but accurate enough for this forum) fundamentalism is: "Fundamentalism refers to a "deep and totalistic commitment" to a belief in, and strict adherence to a set of basic principles (often religious in nature), a reaction to perceived doctrinal compromises with modern social and political life." WikipediaThat's about right. A "deep an totalistic commitment" and a "reaction to percieved doctrinal compromises". Re-reading and teaching a bit again on the Schleitheim Confession got me thinking again about my adopted theological roots and re-confirmed the directions I've been taking my life over the past several years. |
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Posted by admin on Saturday, October 18 @ 20:39:22 EDT (18 reads)
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| Mennonite Quilt Sale! |
Coming up on 8 November 2008 is the MCC World Relief Sale in Brooklyn Park, MN. If you want to support a good cause or if you just love art come see this great show. Quilts are a long-standing tradition in the Anabaptist communities (Mennonite, Amish, Hutterite, et alia) and are far from extinct. For a year many have been toiling over these amazing works of art and here is a chance to see all of them and, for a lucky few, bid on them. To see these beautiful quilts displayed come in the morning before they start to be auctioned off (action starts about 12). For details and a preview of the quilts see: http://www.tcmccreliefsale.org/sale.html
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Posted by admin on Saturday, October 18 @ 19:40:12 EDT (18 reads)
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| SawyerTraining.com |
 It's finally up. I've launched a new site devoted specifically to computer training. The training business has been so fast and furious lately that it was time to get a more professional and focused front end to it. If you've been coming here to check the calendar of classes or get book recommendations please reset your bookmarks to SawyerTraining.com. The calendar will be shared between the sites so you can be assured it will be up-to-date.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, October 05 @ 23:37:49 EDT (35 reads)
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| What's Hot in Training |
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With many requests coming in for training and many concerned about maximizing their training budgets I thought I would mention two hot topics. Office 2007 and InDesign. Many individuals and companies are switching over to these applications. Office 2007 from Office 2003 and InDesign from both PageMaker and QuarkXpress. In both cases many users do not need a full set of courses to learn the differences. Instead, consider a transition course. Often a one-day course or, in some cases, a half-day is all that is needed to hit the ground running.
Office 2007: The Transition and QuarkXpress to InDesign: InTransition are two courses I am running to meet the needs of users and companies making the switch. If you would like more information about these courses click on "more". You can contact me anytime about these or other customized course offerings.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, October 02 @ 15:31:24 EDT (44 reads)
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| Dakota County adds classes |
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Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) is ramping up its continuing education program for the Adobe Creative Suite and Web Design. I will be teaching all of the courses in the new certification sequence. Classes are listed in both the classes side-bar on the right or in the Calendar from the left-hand menu. DCTC has its IT classrooms in Eagan just off 35E.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, September 20 @ 23:30:36 EDT (48 reads)
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| MN Government IT Symposium |
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It was just announced that two of my proposals were accepted for the 2008 MN Government IT Symposium held his December in Saint Paul. I will present on "IT Training 101: Getting the Most for Your Training Budget" and a full-day presentation of the Mobile Training Lab. This si the third IT conference I've been invited to speak at this year all under the auspices of North Hennepin Community College. Both sessions will be held on Thursday, the 17th at the Excel Center.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, September 20 @ 23:24:30 EDT (49 reads)
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| Two new classes added |
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Two last minute classes were added for this week. On Tues and Thurs (16 & 18 Sept) I will be teaching Basic Computing and Keyboarding in the evening at NHCC.
On Tuesday, 16 Sept, I will be teaching Intro to Web Design Languages at Dakota County Technical College. This intro will cover basic HTML/XHTML and CSS for use in troubleshooting. This is my first course at DCTC. It looks very likely I will be teaching more courses for them as they ramp up their new program in web design.
Seats are still open for both classes. Students can register for DCTC classes at 651.406.4754 or visit their website at www.customizedtraining.com |
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Posted by admin on Sunday, September 14 @ 23:05:06 EDT (53 reads)
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| All back safely |
 Just a quick update. I just returned from the protests today and wanted to let everyone know all three of us from EMC are back safe and sound. A few scary close calls with pepper spray and rubber bullets but no injuries or arrests. Overall I have to say the Legal Observing was a very positive experience. Right now I am exhausted so more to follow tomorrow. Please continue to keep up-to-date via http://tc.indymedia.org and keep everyone's safety in prayer.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, September 02 @ 00:08:41 EDT (58 reads)
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This little block has been getting pretty cluttered with so many course offerings at NHCC and DCTC. I've added the calendar feature on the left-hand menu so you can now easily find when your class is being offered.
The following list indicates only the classes being offered in Fall and Winter quarters. If you do not see the topic you want listed please contact me for customized training options.
Microsoft 2003/2007 Windows Vista Access Excel PowerPoint Outlook Word Visual Basic for Applications Office 2007 Transition
Adobe and Web Design
(x)HTML and CSS
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Acrobat Pro
Flash
InDesign for Quark Users
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