God's Mac

New father and recent winner of two Dove awards, KJ 52, joins us and opens our eyes to the world of Christian rap. KJ stands strong after the world has tried to hold him back, and has come out on top once again with his latest album, The Yearbook.

The new godsmac.com site is live! This Beautiful Republic joins us as they head out on their first big tour. They are now in the top 10 list of Christian albums on iTunes! Listener Martha shares how the God's Mac community helped her win a contest!

Welcome to the Silver anniversary episode! Three new Get A Mac video ads Update on iPods for all Michigan students Apple keyboard with Scroll Wheel Question from listener Software Pick of the Week Sieve spam filter Apple Tip of the Week Colored Folders Contest of the Week Vote for Martha - photo #6 on Room 2 Bloom Artist of the Week is "Love Addict" by Family Force 5 Visit Family Force 5 on the web Ara Derderian - HDTV Podcast Apple TV vs. Mac mini in the living room Remote Buddy Plasma vs. LCD DirecTV DVR hdtvpodcast@mac.com Intermission song is "Future Impact" by Visual Cliff Undisciplined Consumption of Media - Proverbs 4:20-27 You are what you eat Prayer Time Pray for listener Jon and his wife, as they are anxiously awaiting their child's birth Pray for Lee's friend - details shared in the podcast We'd love to hear from you this week at www.godsmac.com/forum Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

TECHNOLOGY Update from Gabe and Lee Update on the forum Mac Pro 8-core and quad-core workstation Apple discounts cinema displays iPod saves! iPods for all Michigan students Software Pick of the Week SoundSource Mac Tip of the Week Removing menu applications / System volume changes Contest of the Week Google's free TiSP broadband service Artist of the Week is "The One" by Stephanie Cuomo. As well as a singer / songwriter, she is also the Frontline (young adult ministry) worship director at McLean Bible Church in McLean, Virginia. MEETS Nick Champlin Macintosh background Ministries you are involved with: Senior pastor at First Christian Church in Clearwater, FL Nigeria-Ijaw Mission The Light-Washed Path Devotionals ToneFest You may contact Nick using the email address to the right ETERNITY Nick Champlin stays with us for this segment and helps us focus on the resurrection Prayer Time Nick's daughter-in-law, Harumi, has been diagnosed with a rare brain disease. Also pray for Nick, and his wife Kathy, as they are traveling to Japan to visit their son Sam, and Harumi this week. Pray for listener Jon and his wife, as they are anxiously awaiting their child's birth God's Mac - praise for a very encouraging first week back last week!

TECHNOLOGY Member of the Tech Podcasts network Our forum is live!!! Adobe Creative Suite 3 Publish same content in multiple places Integration between applications Layers maintained between Flash and Photoshop Apple TV at Best Buy HTGuys.com Podcast Mac Tip of the Week - One app maximized Intermission music is "Red Tree" by Falling Echoes MEETS Lee Love Gabe is a new listener What is Christian Musician Radio? How did you get started? The music The audience Example of demographics The future Website and plans How may the listeners get in touch with you? Prayer request from Lee Pray that God gives Lee strength and guidance with various ministries Also that God might bring people to assist Lee with CMR Closing song is "Thank You For Today" by Phil Keaggy ETERNITY In the world, but not of the world Prayer Time Gabe's Dad - received news today that he has diabetes Praise for Neal from episode 22 - God is moving God's Mac - for the weekly episodes to continue and listeners to enjoy the new forum

Technology Photoshop CS3 Beta Test Results HP outselling Dell USB rechargeable batteries Mac Tip of the Week - PhotoBooth Gmail is now free without a referral Intermission music is News Flash by Verbs Meets Eugene Ware Eugene's websites Online video - compared to TV in the 1960s How did you get started in the IT field? Discuss video Discuss Snob Free Coffee podcast Amazon Unbox movie downloads service Custom Flix VisualHub - automatic video format splitter for the Mac How may the listeners get in touch with you or hear more from you? Do you have a prayer request you would like for us to take with us this week? Pray for Eugene as he searches for the most effective ways to be utilizing his talents to glorify the Lord. Closing song is Pursue Me by Jason Holdridge. CD available on Jason's website. Eternity Prayer Time Jon - pray for his direction as he has a desire to serve the Lord as his vocation, and also the relationships God has just given him at his current job. A recent opportunity came up there to be a disciple to an unbeliever. Neal - pray for he and his wife as they are following the Lord and where He would want them to go. Pray that God will make clear what and where He wants Neal and his family. Closing Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

MEETS Emery Wang Proving atheism to be false wouldn't prove Christianity to be true. Absolute truth Atheism or agnosticism? Is atheism even possible? You cannot know all evidence for or against God, therefore you cannot say there is no evidence for God. You could claim that there is no gold in China, but the claim could not be proven to be true unless you have searched the entire country yourself. Pink unicorns / Screaming Blue Ants. Do children need punished for doing wrong? Focusing on God only being good (flood, disaster, etc.) seems to hide that. He is also righteous and just? Good isn't good without righteousness. Losing religion vs. losing a relationship Persecution is inevitable for true Christianity (Paul writing to Timothy - 2 Timothy 3:12) CLOSING Prayer Requests Pray for Emery and other atheists, as they continue to attempt at proving God to be useless in their lives. Also pray that we may be more bold, relying on God to show us how to love them Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

Technology Introducing Gary as our new co-host Cisco almost loses six year trademark to iPhone Godsmac.com Version 2 Forum for communication with listeners Blog and Podcasts intertwined and separate Unique Flash podcast player - surprise in the future! Google Calendar integrated into design of site Friends of God's Mac - yellow pages directory Search functionality for all content on site Much, much more.... Contest for free CD and t-shirt / suggest a design for the new godsmac.com website Music is "Breathe Into Me" by Red MEETS Gary Location Family How Gary and I met Web design Future of podcast Music is "Already Over" by Red ETERNITY Poem - Roll Of The Dice Study - Atheism to Christianity Deceptive philosophy Understanding as the foundation of atheism CLOSING Prayer Requests Pray for Gary's wisdom as he joins the show and encouragement as we make an effort to provide our listeners with more service through our podcast. Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

TECHNOLOGY Sidestep the Macworld hype and focus on that in the eternity segment Marla's book, "Is That All He Thinks About" - purchase online Thanks to Andy from Germany! New website and possible new co-host! ModBook - Macworld Best of Show 2007 Cisco and Apple iPhone trademark battle Mac Tip of the Week - Expose Contest for free CD Music is "O Praise Him" by the David Crowder Band MEETS GateSeven Media Group - Andrew Vanderploeg - Chief Communications Officer Introduce Electricurrent Introduce Bark Communications Mac or PC? How did you come to know the Lord and how were you led to work there? Are the technologies different between Electricurrent and Bark? How do you market yourselves? As a staff, how do you keep the focus on Christ as a group? What exciting projects are currently in the mix? Toronto Maple Leafs Alpha Canada Are you personally challenged or inspired by certain individuals or ministries? Which ways do you personally see God at work through technology? (Eastpoint Community Church - new members from website) Contacting and working with GateSeven Media Group Do you have a prayer request you would like for us to take with us this week? Growth and wisdom in dealing with ministry and corporate clients Music is "Run" by my favorite band - Kutless. Song is on self-titled album. ETERNITY Poem - Call Waiting Study - Idolatry Maybe in the form of anything Becoming a friend to the world means hating God What blessing are we missing? What's the first step we should take? Why do people today hate being bored? The real issue I believe centers around what we do when we are given time. Everyone can adjust their schedule. Making time is not the problem. The problem we all have is that in order to put our faith into practice we must come to terms that God is God - priority number one. What if we had to keep our other gods a secret? My challenge to you is that God is well worth being excited about. There's nothing else that desires our praise like He does! CLOSING Prayer Requests Pray for GateSeven Media Group as the transition from a small to medium organization, and with the decisions in working with businesses and ministries. Take time this week to cover yourselves in prayer - challenge yourself to review the idols in your life. Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

MEETS Emery Wang and Norton Herbst Background and purpose of your podcast Give me a few topics you both see yourself disagreeing on the most and why? Do you give your children rules and expect them to obey? By marrying someone are we simply sharing life or do we find ourselves fulfilled when with someone else? What are your beliefs in adultery? Homosexuality is obviously an abomination in God's eyes, how do you see it? Leviticus 20:13 and Romans 1:27 Have you found meaning in life without any point of reference or assistance? What do you take from the global response of Christianity over time? Richard Dawkins (Wired magazine) is saying that atheism is a movement, with near 30 million non-religious people in the US. Why hasn't it grown until recently? Why do atheists, like Dawkins, believe Christians are less intelligent? Dawkins seems angered that an atheist hasn't and couldn't get elected to Congress? Albert Einstein - "Uncertainty Principle" was God does not play dice - Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Galileo Galilei - I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. CLOSING Prayer Requests Pray for Christians to not shy away from discussion or sharing their faith. Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

TECHNOLOGY Google Earth review Writing first article for Christian Computing Magazine this week Mac Tip of the Week - One Click Dock Trick Music is "Devil is Prowling" by our guest this week, Chris Christensen. Download available on his website. MEETS Chris Christensen How did you become interested in technology? Did Apple computers interest you from the beginning? What were some of the projects you were able to work on while at Apple? How did you get started in podcasting? Discuss Amateur Traveler's Podcast / now on Sirius satellite radio Discuss The Bible Study Podcast Pope's Christmas message this week - focusing on worshiping God and not technology? How has technology been a hindrance and a help to your walk with the Lord? Chris discusses a free tool for you - daily Bible chapters in your inbox! Besides listening to your podcast, what are some ways the listeners can support you? Online Store / Jesus Saves t-shirt Do you have a prayer request you would like for us to take with us this week? Pray for Chris's future decisions and the God to continue to guide him. Closing song by Chris is title Amen and can be downloaded on his website ETERNITY Pope's Christmas message - worship God not technology Accomplishments vs. humility Poem - worship God Study - worship God not technology Do we really worship technology? Just using it because we can / no focus on having a purpose Think about what we don't have before being more thankful for what we do Aimlessly curious about new products Debt is fine / instant gratification Simple steps to gain control over the problem Review what you already have and new ways to use it Take time each day to thank God for what He's blessed you with Take a step of faith and challenge your tithing before looking to spend more Like Chris mentioned - allow the computer to feed your faith using scripture CLOSING Prayer Requests Pray for Chris Christensen's future decisions and God's guidance. Pray for my wife Marla as her new book is coming out on January 7th. That she is not ashamed of the courage it took to write on such a delicate issue in today's culture. Pray for me as I write the first article for Christian Computing Magazine. I really feel like God wants to speak through me there as well as here on the podcast. Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

TECHNOLOGY Are you girls excited to be on the podcast? Do you remember the name of our podcast? Livi and Ava have brought their computers with them this week to the podcast. Discuss the technology behind the Christmas lights in a Columbus neighborhood synchronized to music on the radio. Livi and Ava just sent their first emails this week. Hear how they think email works. Music is "God with us" on the Do You See What I See album by Todd Agnew. Available on iTunes. Check out Paul's website! Purchase the album or songs on iTunes by clicking the iTunes link to the right. MEETS Discuss Christmas with Livi and Ava. What are some things you girls have done to get ready for Christmas? What kind of gifts do you think you are getting this Christmas? What do you think Mommy wants for Christmas? What do you think of santa claus? You girls have been counting down the days until Christmas. How many do we have left? ETERNITY Discuss the birth of Jesus with Livi and Ava Do you think people get more excited about their own birthday or Jesus' birthday?You girls went and watched The Nativity Story with Mommy yesterday. What was your favorite part? What did you learn from the movie? Do you want to watch it again? CLOSING Prayer Requests Ton, a listener from the Philippines, has a 10 year-old son named John. Pray for Ton as he encourages John with his studies. It's so evident during Christmas of the things that this world offers that distract from important things, like studies, your faith, and enjoying time with your family.Pray for dear friends of one of our listeners here in Ohio. They just gave birth to a child that has Downs syndrome. A praise was sent it to thank God the baby made it through birth, but a request for the family as well, as they adjust in the future. Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com, by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com or on the phone at 614-259-1598.

TECHNOLOGY - Notes available starting with this episode! - Interact through the week by joining our Google Group - also accessible from our website. - Podlinez.net - Listen to our most recent episode via telephone - (818) 688-2730 is our number. - Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta available 12/15/06 - definite download for Intel Mac users. - Adobe Kuler - real-time color theme generator. - Snow Globe - available by clicking the Gift 4 You icon on our website. - Music is "Your Love Never Changes" on the Fly Away album by Paul Wright. Available on iTunes. Check out Paul's website! MEETS - Roger and Angi Courville - If God could save that train wreck then maybe there’s hope for me. That's how many see the testimony of Roger and Angi. God doesn't give up on us no matter where we are. Be sure to visit their website and let them know how they have encouraged you personally. - You are not alone in whatever it is you are going through, and they would love to hear from you! If you know of someone who is going through a time with drugs, thoughts of divorce, an abortion or an affair, please pass any of these websites along to them! ETERNITY - Rocky interview - Visit the Rocky Resources website for great promotional material for the movie and more audio clips from Sylvester Stallone. - We want to thank Motive Marketing for allow us to share pieces of the Rocky Balboa interview with you and for providing suc great promotional material- Visit the official website for the Rock Balboa movie - in theaters across the nation on 12/22/06. - 2 Timothy 4:7 - Poetry and Paper (Eye of the Tiger) CLOSING - Prayer Requests - Praise for Martha our Switchin' Granny Geek - brain surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. It was a success and the doctors also ended up curing a mass of arteries and veins (called an AVM) through another surgical procedure. Continue to pray for Martha for sure! - Contact us on the web at www.godsmac.com , by sending an email to gabe@godsmac.com

Technology meets eternity - reviewing why most things we admire greatly have no lasting value, but when used as a tool that can bring glory to God it can have eternal impact. Check out www.godsmac.com or call 614-259-1598 to let us know what you think!

Technology meets eternity - reviewing why most things we admire greatly have no lasting value, but when used as a tool that can bring glory to God it can have eternal impact. Check out www.godsmac.com or call 614-259-1598 to let us know what you think!