If you haven’t already started using Pinterest chances are you’ve at least seen people “pinning” posts in Facebook or Twitter. Pinterest is a virtual pin board that allows you to pin and share interesting photos and articles with your followers. The nice thing about it is that there’s usually a eye-catching photo that draws you to the article.

So what should bloggers and podcasters consider doing to make their articles Pinterest-friendly? Ideally, there are three things you’ll want to do so that your posts are ready to be pinned: add a Pinterest button to your sharing options, have a large (at least 250×250) featured image in your post, and use a descriptive title.

The easiest way to make your article “pinable” is to have a “Pin It” button available among your social media sharing options. If you’re using WordPress there are plug-ins available that can help you with that. I’m using Standard Theme and I’ve added the “Pin It” button to the native share bar.

Make sure you have a stand-out image for your article

When a person wants to pin your article to their pin board the very first thing they’ll need to do is choose an image to associate with your post. It’s important that you have a large, relevant image associated with your post so that it’s easily identifiable among all the other items pinned on board. If you use the featured image option in WordPress then that image is the one that will appear by default when using the “Pin It” button so you want to make sure it’s a great one.

A descriptive title is important too. When someone comes across your blog post and they use the “Pin It” button, having a descriptive title will go a long way in getting your post pinned and re-pinned. “Episode 263″ is not a descriptive title for your podcast episode but “Flying Space Monkeys Invade the Studio” is one that will grab everyone’s attention. Just make sure the title is relevant to the blog or podcast.

Pinning a Post

For many SEO-savvy bloggers and podcasters this is all second-nature. You’re probably already doing this. If you’re not, then this should help you along in your SEO journey. Oh, and don’t forget to pin this to your pin board and share with your friends.

Click to hear the story at scottroche.com

X Marks the Spot is a story I had previously reviewed. I’d compared it to Goonies at the time, not knowing it would eventually become part of a larger universe.

I think the comparison still holds up for this particular story and I hope you’ll give it a listen. The podcast is free but I’d encourage you to support Scott by buying this or other short stories he’s written.

I’ll be reading more stories for Scott in the near future so be sure to subscribe to Scott’s podcast if you want to hear those stories as well.

X Marks the Spot is also available at Smashwords.com for 99 cents. Buy it today, read it over your lunch break and enjoy the memories that flood into your mind from an age of innocence and wonder.

X Marks the Spot
Ebook By Scott Roche
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: April 16, 2010
Category: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy
Words: 2205 (approximate)
Language: English

I’ve found that when I blog is just as important as what I blog about. I’m not talking about timing the release of my blog articles, I’m talking about when I sit down to do my writing.

Content and timing are very important, especially if you’re not generating any “evergreen content” but writing when your brain is firing on all cylinders is crucial to staying motivated and writing great articles.

When I first started this little adventure I thought I’d sit down in the evenings and write articles for 30-45 minutes every day. Well, that hasn’t worked out. Why? I’m a morning person. I like getting up early because my brain seems to be more creative in the wee hours of the morning. Some of my best ideas come to me before 8 am. If you’re a night owl you’re probably thinking that I’m crazy and I think people who stay up till 2 a.m. are crazy.

Here’s my problem: I also like to stay up late and those two things don’t go together well. When I stay up late I’m generally doing thoughtless activities like watching t.v. or playing video games. I’m not doing anything creative. My brain just doesn’t work that way. Morning comes and I’m punching the snooze button like my life depends on it. I get up late (for me) rush out the door to work and my brain catches up with me.

Now I have a dilemma. Do I start writing down ideas with the hope of getting to it later or write a blog post while at work?

“I can do it on my break,” I often say to myself. 15 minutes turns to 30 and the next thing I know I’ve been blogging instead of working. I can’t expect my writing to succeed if I’m stealing from my employer.

So what’s the solution? Early to bed and early to rise, at least for me. I need to make sure I’m giving my employer 100% even if I feel like there are more important things I could be doing with my time. I’ll say it another way: Stop stealing from your employer. Ooh! That hurts. If you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to work.

What about you? Do you struggle with using your employers time for personal endeavors. If so, do you take that as a sign you need to find a new job or do you justify it. Leave your comments below.

Not only have they done the wondering, they’ve also calculated the cost. Basically, it would cost you $232M. What else could you buy with that kind of money? You could buy a Happy Meal for every student in the US education system (although, I wouldn’t recommend it).

Think technology is getting more expensive?  When you factor in inflation most tech items are getting cheaper.

[via How-To Geek]

When I created an “easy” goal of writing once a week here I didn’t think it would be very difficult to meet that goal. Boy, was I wrong!

I spent all my creative juices writing some place else and when it came time to write here I’d lost the will to deliver. The same thing has happened with my plan to read the entire Bible this year.

It’s hard to do something consistently. Well, it’s hard to do something that’s good for you consistently. I don’t have a problem plopping on the couch and watching a TV show every night.

So what have I decided to do? First, I decided to blog about it. Funny how failure will drive creativity. It may not be the failure itself but the fear of failing again.

Second, I’m back on the wagon. No trying to make up or catch up with my missed post (or Bible reading) just start over and try to be consistent. Rather than stress out over what I’ve missed I’ve decided to push forward and look ahead.

Now it’s time for something completely different and off-track. My son has written an essay for a chance to win a $5000 college scholarship. He already has a full-tuition scholarship but he still needs money for books, room, and board. Can you help me out? Can you click on the picture to the right and vote for his scholarship?

Oh, and if my son wins the $5000, I’ll shave my head.

Book Addiction by Emily Carlin

I still read, but I hardly read purposefully. It’s hit or miss and generally in brief spurts jumping from article to article on the Internet. I hardly ever sit and read with the goal of just reading one thing for an hour or two.

When I do actually sit down and read with intention I find that I have a lot of ideas popping into my head. It really gets my creative juices flowing.

Interestingly, it does matter what I read. I get ideas when I read the newspaper, a sci-fi novel, or a non-fiction book. The act of reading and processing what I’m read rather than just reading in the moment triggers something in my brain.

The same thing happens when I listen to a podcast. A lot of the time I listen to podcasts on my commute to work but the act of driving in traffic takes such much concentration that I sometimes completely miss an idea or topic that was covered. When I’m working around the house or doing something that doesn’t require as much concentration I then start generating ideas.

Getting ideas is great. I have a million of those. Acting on those ideas and actually doing something with them is a totally different concept. Many of these ideas stew in my brain until I completely forget about them. Others continually nag me until I either act on them or I decide to give up the idea.

Right now, I need an incubator, a way to capture ideas, grow them, and then see if they’re viable (sounds like a cloning experiment). What do you do to get new ideas? How do you determine what ideas are viable and what ideas are rubbish?

We read to know that we are not alone. -C.S. Lewis

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This struggle has led me to “re-brand” my site and “personal brand”. I’ve decided to focus on two podcasts and blog a little here. To start, my goal this month is to post a blog entry that’s 350-500 words once a week in January. In February I’ll increase that to twice a week, three times a week in March and so on. By July I should be posting here 7 days a week with at least 5 blog entries in the 300-500 range.

Why am I telling you all of this? Accountability. If I put it out there in writing and there’s someone reading this then perhaps I’ll reach my goal by September.

You see, I’m a great starter. I have great ideas. The problem is my follow-through. I don’t finish. I don’t ship. I plan to change that this year. This year I will finish. This year I will ship.

In addition to these blogging goals I have a goal of writing an e-book based upon my experience with computer technology and homeschooling. I have the knowledge and information but I just haven’t taken time to sit down and write the book. Like I said, in the past I didn’t ship. This year I will ship that e-book.

I have one other private goal too. It’s a goal I don’t want to share. I don’t want to share it because it’s very personal. I plan on telling only one other person besides my wife. It’s a big goal and one that I face with fear and trembling. I hate fear. I hate fear and trembling even more.

This year will be different. This year will mark a change in my life. This year I hope you will join me in Struggling for Purpose.

I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. -Phil 3:14 MSG

The Wired Homeschool

The Stickercast

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

A look back at my podcasting this year and a look ahead to 2012.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Podcast Advent Day 22

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

Two Blind Squirrels is funny.  That’s all I have to say about that.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Podcast Advent Day 21

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

Psst. Husbands. Want to learn how you can have a happy wife? Then you need to listen to The Super Secret Podcast for Young Husbands with Mike Prince and Robert Herrington. Each episode is filled with humorous advice on creating a better marriage.

Ladies, if you don’t want a husband that sucks, slip a few episodes of The Super Secret Podcast for Young Husbands onto his digital media player, burn a CD, or create a mix tape that he can slide into that cassette deck in his ’84 Impala.

Give a listen to The Super Secret Podcast for Young Husbands today. Long name, short attention span.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Podcast Advent Day 21 – The Super Secret Podcast for Young Husbands |j.mp/sNef3F @kmichaelprince @itsjustuscast @thesecretcast

— John Wilkerson (@jwilkers) December 21, 2011

Podcast Advent Day 20

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

If you follow my Twitter feed you know that I like MMA and when it comes to listening to podcasts about MMA I turn to the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.  Each week for 2 hours (I know, right) Ariel covers the latest MMA news with fellow reporters Ben Fowlkes, Mike Chiappetta, and sometimes Gareth Davies.

The show is recorded live every Monday at 1 PM eastern where Ariel does interviews with fighters from various promotions and takes listener calls live.

If you like MMA and want to hear some of the best interviews around, check out the MMA Hour.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Podcast Advent Day 20 – The MMA Hour | j.mp/tSB6Fm @arielhelwani #mmahour

— John Wilkerson (@jwilkers) December 20, 2011

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

You may notice there is a lack of video podcasts on my list.  That’s because I do nearly all of my podcast listening in my car.  However, I don make sure to catch Smarter Every Day when it’s released.  OK, it’s not really a  podcast but I can bend the rules a little.

Destin’s 5-10 minutes videos that show up on his channel every week are YouTube gold.  Destin’s videos cover various scientific and real-life topics that are sure to stimulate your brain.  Some of the slow-motion footage he’s captured is fantastic.

Check out Smarter Every Day for science-y goodness that’s sure to tickle your brain.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

The Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast hosted by Jeff and Colleen Roney is a mus-listen if you’re a fan of the television show.  Each week, Jeff and Colleen discuss the current episode and provide insight into each episode with their theories about the show.

This is another new podcast in my playlist.  I listened to an episode and it actually got me interested in watching the show.  Jeff and Colleen don’t force their personalities through the show.  They’re genuine and entertaining at the same time.

If you’re hooked on Once Upon A Time, you don’t want to miss Jeff and Colleen’s Once Upon A Time Fan Podcast.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

The Sci-Fi Christian is a fairly new podcast in my rotation but it’s one I make sure not to miss when it’s released.  Hosted by Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono, The Sci-Fi Christian takes a look at various sci-fi topics from a Christian perspective.

Each week Matt and Ben cover sci-fi news, quote Stan Lee, and cover topics like dreams, time travel, The Lord of the Rings.  While the podcast normally lasts about 90 to 120 minutes, a recent format change will help it fit into your schedule a much easier.

Listen to Matt and Ben every week on The Sci-Fi Christian.  Who knows, you might even here me on the podcast every once in a while too.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

PID Radio, hosted by Derek and Sharon Gilbert, peers into the dark side of the news and tries to bring to light some of the news that “big media” outlets seem to conveniently ignore.  Derek’s experience as an afternoon-drive radio host comes through as he and Sharon navigate through the news to try and undercover the news behind the news.

Conspiracy theories, numerology, and global economic domination abound throughout their look behind the white-washed veil of big media.  Derek and Sharon bring the light of Christ to bear on stories that most news organizations wouldn’t touch with a 39-1/2 foot pole.  Put on your tinfoil hat and listen to PID Radio today.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

If you’re a solopreneur or a small business owner you know that technology is going to be an important part of your business.  Business Tech Weekly is just the podcast to help decide what technology is best for your business.  Hosts Cliff Ravencraft and Andy Traub (maybe you’ve heard of them) offer weekly advice about using all kinds of technology to help your business run more efficiently and gain a presence on the Internet.

Each week Cliff and Andy discuss using various forms of technology from mouse pads to social media that will help you in your small business.  OK, maybe they don’t talk about mouse pads but you won’t want to miss an episode of Business Tech Weekly.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

When most people think about homeschooling they have a stereo-typical picture in their mind of what a homeschooling father looks like.  Well, Gerald McKoy of The Homeschooling Buzz shatters all of those images and provides an entertaining and informative podcast about homeschooling.

While some of Gerald’s material focuses on homeschooling in California, many of the guests and nearly all of the advice is applicable to homeschooling in any state in the US.  Gerald provides upbeat interviews with authors and homeschooling personalities from all styles and philosophies of homeschooling.

Don’t miss The Homeschooling Buzz if you’re looking for a podcast for homeschoolers by homeschoolers.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

There’s no lack of diversity in the Church throughout the United States and the world and one podcast that celebrates that diversity is Beyond the Box.  Hosts Steve Sensenig and Rayburn Johnson take you with them on their roller coaster ride through their personal walk of faith in dealing with the Church.

Their outside of the box thinking will challenge your beliefs that you may have held on to for many years and broaden your understanding of what a walk with Christ is supposed to be.  Steve and Ray also occasionally interview authors who have influenced their personal journeys.

Check out Beyond the Box and prepare to have your Christian sensibilities challenged.

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

Random, eccentric, and funny are the three words I would use to describe The Jen and Dave Show.  Hosted by Dave and Jen Avila from their home in Visalia, California, this podcast allows you to peer into the lives of the not-so-average Californian.

Dave and Jen discuss the humorous events in their lives from trips to Costco  to Dave’s seemingly infinite number of odd jobs he does on the weekends.  Some fan-favorite segments in their podcast  include the music lyric game and tech talk with Jen.

The dogs in their back yard can attest to the wonderful joy you’ll feel when listening to The Jen and Dave Show.  Listen today and you’ll learn why they say “rabbit trails are their business and business is good.”

If you’d like to leave feedback about this or any other episode you can call and leave a voice mail by calling 518-290-0228, send email to geek@jesusgeek.info, or leave a comment on the blog.

Follow me on Twitter: @jwilkers.

Jesus Geek is a member of the My Life Ministries: a community of ministries that views the everyday Christian life as a ministry and seeks to encourage Christians in their daily walk with Christ.

Jesus Geek is also a member of the Tech Podcast Network and Christian New Media Group. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Podcast Advent Day 11

It’s the Christmas season and with that comes the season of Advent. Advent is a time of year when we look forward to Christmas and reflect upon the gift of Christ’s birth. This is usually marked off by lighting candles (weekly or daily) and calendars full of chocolate. It usually also includes some kind of devotional. I’m not going to provide a devotional but what I do plan to offer this month may be of interest to you.

This advent I thought I would provide a virtual calendar of podcasts that may interest you. These are all podcasts that I listen to currently and/or highly recommend that you listen to if your interests align with the hosts.

Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Foursquare and dozens of other social media sites can hove you poking, tweeting, checking in, and posting status updates until your fingers bleed.  Fortunately, there’s Social Media Serenity to help you reach social media nirvana.

Each week Cliff Ravenscraft and Erik J. Fisher discuss various social media platforms and how you can manage all of these “multiple personalities” without driving yourself insane.  In addition to discussing the latest news, Cliff and Eric also cover strategies for building your personal brand without messing with your feng shui.

Check out Social Media Serenity and the many other podcasts at the Generally Speaking Productions Network and remember: serenity now!

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