Love having a full circle truss to play with now! The PlexiDiscs are fun too #ProductionDesign

Was indeed a good day off. Jessica and I went to a matinee of #TheHelp - the first must see since #TheKingsSpeech. Then I made soup - #ThomasKeller teaches good things - Lentil and Sweet Potato

A lazy, rainy day off is not to be taken for granted.

I think I’m due for a blog post to tell you about this #ProductionDesign …and perhaps post a photo from the house, too

I just watched Star Wars IV with my boys. It came out the year I was born and yet still is great #design #execution #story

On the laptop, I was liking Evernote. I was also testing ActiveInbox for Gmail. My only problem was having two places for GTD. I was about to go back to just using my basic gmail stars to build triage for later review; and using Evernote as my sole GTD hub…

Then I got the iPad. So great in so many ways. Except for GTD workflow.

Evernote is not that great on the iPad. Certainly not for efficient workflow. It’s clumsy to move tasks from one folder to another i.e. Inbox->Referance or Action->Archive. Also, while I can check off to-do boxes, I can’t create them. It’s still great for capture into the digital "file cabinet" but I think I need a different GTD tool.

ActiveInbox is sadly a no-go, as it only works on a Chrome browser. Neither on iPad Mail, nor on Android for that matter. Plus, it doesn’t work off-line. At least Evernote does that…

I’m looking for a GTD solution that will fit an iPad heavy workflow. My requirements are:

1. Efficient email integration. Personal Gmail and work Exchange.

2. It would ideally also have a web interface.

3. Bonus too would be a cloud synced desktop app - especially if it didn’t cost additional money.

4. Android support, while currently it would be nice, is not a deal breaker. I really could switch to a dumbphone if I had the 3G iPad and didn’t need the Aria for tethering.

5. It must work if I’m offline.

6. Oh, and I would love for calendar integration. Google Calendar for sure, but also my Exchange calendar for anything in the Work Context.

Anyway, I would love your suggestion in this conundrum.

For what it’s worth, I was considering one of the top 3 apps on this list here.

- Pocket Informant HD $9.99*

- Next! $.99*

- OmniFocus for iPad $39.99

*the first two are on sale this weekend (normally $14.99 and $9.99)

I’m open to any suggestions, so please offer them. Thank you.

Earlier this week, our Production Staff did our annual #WarehouseWorkDay. I dedicate this post to the amazing friends I’m so privileged to labor alongside of here at Kensington.

I feel like it was a very successful day. We got a LOT done; we had "fun"; we ate like royalty; and the Lord blessed us with lovely weather.

I took this photo at the end of the day. I may not be a *J, but even still, I derive satisfaction from seeing this record of achievement.

*For the record, the black boxes have been moved and we did sweep, therefore in retrospect, I should probably have checked off the unfinished boxes and retaken the photo…

We change our stage with a completely unique design for every event - at least twice per week! I keep common materials as a branded through-line for a series. For instance we’re currently in a Midweek series where every week I’m using our VersaPlast Panels (see Mar. 7, 2011) in a different configuration. On the weekends, we just got done with a series where I was using Crushed Charcoal Aluminum Strips; and this weekend, I’ll be debuting a brand new look for the KCC stage! Expect a blog post soon…

We do it all with very minimal cost; now that we have an established "tinker toy set" of foundational materials. Our volunteer Turn Team is amazing: We turn around or stage in under 90min. Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon after each service. A solid process and good leadership is everything!

*For those wondering, this photo is from a service we did a couple years ago. I liked it and realized it deserved a chance to be seen.

The church has given considerable attention to Truth and Goodness, to theology and ethics. But too often beauty has escaped us, or we have tried to escape from it. This is partly because of its innovative, experimental aspect, its way of reaching for originality or a new way of expressing an old standard…

We need to pay attention. To show indifference to beauty is an insult to its Creator…

In art and creativity we make visible to others the beauty and meaning God has first pictured, or introduced, into our own imaginations. In that sense we are each a small extension of the mind of God…

This is the essence of the sacramental—that material things remind us of and point us to the things we cannot see but which have ultimate and eternal reality…

We were each, in the image of our Creator, created to create, to call others back to beauty, and the truth about God’s nature…when, in something beautiful and meaningful we hear a message from beyond us, and worship in holiness our Creator who in his unlimited grace, calls us to become co-creators of beauty.