Posts by Tim Lemons

Gay Pride – I’m Sorry

Thoughts

I just stumbled on a post by Tim Schrader about a gay pride parade that took place in Chicago and how some Christians showed up for a demonstration unlike most.  Here’s a little excerpt but you can read the whole thing here.

While the most vocal “Christian” presence at the parade was in the form of protesters with “God Hates Fags” signs, Nathan and a team from the Marin Foundation took a different approach… they chose to apologize.

The volunteers wore black t-shirts with the phrase “I’m Sorry” on the front and held signs with messages of apology, on behalf of all Christians, for the way the church has treated the gay community.

Then there’s this story he links to.  I recommend you read it all.

My favorite though was a gentleman who was dancing on a float. He was dressed solely in white underwear and had a pack of abs like no one else. As he was dancing on the float, he noticed us and jokingly yelled, “What are you sorry for? It’s pride!” I pointed to our signs and watched him read them.

Then it clicked.

Then he got it.

He stopped dancing. He looked at all of us standing there. A look of utter seriousness came across his face. And as the float passed us he jumped off of it and ran towards us. He hugged me and whispered, “thank you.”

I hope one day soon the world will know us Christians for our love for one another and not for what we are against.  The church as a whole has failed miserably at that in the past.

Passion 2011

Events Video

I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to go to Passion. I was able to go to Passion 2010 and it was amazing. Please if you are 18-25 and you feel a little stagnant in your relationship with God or you’ve never been closer to Him, please consider going to this event. It WILL CHANGE YOU! I PROMISE!

iPhone 4

Technology

Just got my iPhone 4 in on Tuesday. I am loving it and thought I’d right a real simple and quick review of it:

  • Love the new screen. It is incredibly crisp.  The new resolution is very impressive. It makes the simplest tasks enjoyable.  Just reading texts blows my mind!
  • It is fast! Right before I got this one in I had the iPhone 3G.  For the most part I never thought of speed of the 3G.  There were a few times where I thought man it’s taking a while to pull this app up.  Now the iPhone 4 is smokin’ fast!
  • The reception is noticeably better in some areas and not so much in others.  At my house I had one bar depending on where I was with the 3G.  Now with the iPhone 4 I have 2 bars in some of those areas and still one bar in some.  At church I used to have to stand right next to our signal booster to get a signal. Now I have signal in the mall area and the sanctuary.  It also picked up the wifi from the road before even entering the parking lot.
  • The improvements from the 3G to the iPhone 4’s camera are HUGE.  I didn’t have the focus ability in the 3G. Man does it make a difference! Excited that I will be able to use Evernote for more things now! Darren pointed out tonight that the shutter speed is faster (no more blurry pics)
  • Haven’t got to use FaceTime yet, but looking forward to that. If anyone wants to convo with me that has the new iPhone leave a comment below. I’ll be in touch.
  • Love the ability to take a picture of myself and see what I’m taking a picture of with the new front camera.  (yes i can be vain sometimes)
  • Only con so far that I’m not crazy about is the multitasking.  It seems like anytime I open an application it then stays an open application and therefore gets put on my multitask bar.  There should be some way to close out of a program (maybe I’m missing something)


Plus how cool is it that my phone has a HD video camera?  Just check out this video below that was shot and edited completely on an iPhone 4.
Can you believe how far technology has come?

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13

tweets!
  • This is REALLY tempting. I can get the new iPhone for $199 http://post.ly/ipjM #
  • Current AT&T customers call *new# for a txt message back to let u know ur eligibility for upgrade to #iOS4 #
  • @worshipvj have u had an issue where you rename folder containing PP4 media and have to reimport all? is there a way 2 refresh all media? #
  • @worshipVJ thx for answering me man! so does new videos in that search folder automatically appear in video/image bin? in reply to worshipVJ #
  • @johnotjen that's what I'm thinking too! Is there any confirmation on the web? I really want upgrd 2 iPhone 4 but really want 2 lose AT&T. in reply to johnotjen #
  • Win an amazing $10,000 Canon 5D Mark II camera rig for the launch of Camera+ for iPhone at WWDC http://tinyurl.com/camplus #
  • Anyone wanna come hang out at the pool with me and my kids around 6ish?there will be a band and hula dancers and it's free! #
  • So proud of my kiddos! @lukelemons graduated from kindergarten today and @mialemons got an award for all A honor roll! #
  • “@jayarelinkous: I just realized our life group would be a killer band!” // I'm game! #
  • Karate kid with the kids #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06

tweets!
  • Getting ready to see Shrek in 3D with @mialemons @lukelemons @tyralemons @dbralley & @annaboyd #
  • Man I worship a huge God! Read this whole chapter today as a reminder! http://read.ly/Job38.1.MSG #
  • So what did u do on memorial day? Me? Oh I hung out by the pool with Ricky Morton from Rock n' roll express. http://post.ly/i1dJ #
  • Grrrrrrrrr the manvan is tickin me off this morning. The door won't shut. How stupid is that? #
  • I'm a mix between a geek and a redneck. Just had to tie my can door with coax cable and drive it this way! http://post.ly/iEAb #
  • college students. If u r interested their is a college age lifegroup meeting 2night @Starbucks in Bristol from 9-10:30. (via @jayarelinkous) #
  • RT @boygeniusreport: New all-white iPhone pictures leak out http://goo.gl/fb/vmSeL //I am a fan of the all white! You? /via @TerryStorch #
  • Please pray 4 my Dad. He collapsed this morning. Refused treatment from ambulance. Going to c dr l8r 2day. Thx! /via @DoctorHurd // u got it #
  • Mmmmmmmmmmm. Breakfast at subway! #
  • Just heard that we r halfway thru the calendar yr &we've seen 358 students receive Christ @ Fuse* so far! #DoWorkJesus /via @BCooP // n awe! #
  • "When yr green U grow, when yr ripe U rot!" Ray Kroc founder McDonald's – Once U think U know it all…you begin 2 stink /via @loswhit #
  • Can't stop listening to @michaelgungor band! http://post.ly/iSgs #
  • Here is where I am chilling tonight! On a > $200,000 yacht! #iamblessed http://post.ly/iUNa #