Google Plus is the FUTURE of Social Media!

The new Google Plus (aka Google+ and G+) is still in closed trials and you must be INVITED to use it. It will be released to the public soon but I have some invitations that I will give to the users of my websites.
To get invited, visit my CHIEF SHEPHERD BLOG (http://chiefshepherd.com/2011/07/get-an-invite-to-google-plus/) and follow the instructions.

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Earlier today, the jury in the trial of Casey Anthony returned a “Not Guilty” verdict.

Were they correct? Or, did Casey Anthony actually murder her 2-year old Caylee? Is this the miscarriage of justice that so many are claiming in the social media?

I am not in a position to render a “righteous judgment”* so I will leave that duty to the One who knows the TRUTH in every case. I wonder about those who are so vocal in their judgment.

Whatever happened – and who ever may be guilty – a terrible tragedy has occurred.

• A beautiful little girl had her life ended and – for 6 months – was not even given the right to a proper burial.
• A mother has lost her child. She also lost 3 years of her life in prison. She will continue to suffer the accusations of self-styled judges.
• A family has been destroyed by accusations of the most painful kind.
• A slew of other issues that are beyond our comprehension.

I don’t have the answers to the questions of guilt and judgment. However, I wrote an article a few weeks ago that may help understand these things – Every person WILL give account! Check it out and leave a comment about what YOU think…

Added July 6: Today, Charisma Mag’s J. Lee Grady published an article on this same subject. I recommend it http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/fire-in-my-bones/31459-justice-judgmentalism-and-the-casey-anthony-verdict

*Note: Righteous judgment can only be rendered when the judge has ALL the facts in a matter. Since I do not have all the facts (and neither does any other human), we should leave such judgement to the eternal Judge.

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Note: Due to the influx of spammer registrations, I had previously closed registration on this site. However, I have now engaged several stop-spam mechanisms that I hope will work and allow me to continue with open registration.

Benefits of registration:

Please consider registering on CDN! We offer a number of benefits EXCLUSIVELY to our registered users

• Single log-in for all sites in the CDN Today Network. Sign in here and you have privileges on all our networked sites.
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• Friendships with other users
• Closer integration with your Facebook account
• Special “Bonus Points” (implemented very soon). Points are awarded for registration, comments & regular visits to the site. Points accrue to change a users status & may later be used to “purchase” other benefits on the site.

To make your registration easy and fast, I have enabled the sign-in & registration via your account with other major sites. If you have an account with Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yahoo, or Verisign then you can use that account to register on this site. Whether you have one of these accounts or not, just click HERE to get started with the registration.

Visitors who chose not to register will still be allowed to post comments (using their email address) but will miss out on the expanding list of registration benefits.

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True Love Lasts

Wondering why marriages fail? Why lovers “fall out of love”? The ChiefShepherd Blog has posted an article listed the 5 Elements of Love. This article gives a description of the kind of love that will last a lifetime. Highly recommended!

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Ever wish you could go back to the time when families actually cared for each other?

One Family Under God

A friend and neighbor of mine has also considered this. Genice Doolittle wanted to provide some helps to her five children as they begin their families. The desire was to help them avoid some of the pitfalls that are common today but were not so common in previous generations.

The result is a home-published reference book titled, “One Family Under God.” It is intended to be used to research “what to do” situations and provide suggestions culled from the wisdom of previous generations.

Sections include:

• Parenting
• Fathers
• Mothers
• Marriage
• Tidbits

You can view and/or download the PDF file here: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByVf9qdIRTqgZjEzODFhNzMtYTMyOC00NzZjLTg2YzgtZWVkNTIwZGFkMTcy&hl=en

I hope to convert the file into ePub sometime soon. Then, you will be able to read the book with an eReader, search within the book and link within it.

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Do you wish you had a new iPad or one of the other EXPENSIVE tablet computers that are being advertised so heavily? The problem for most of us is the cost – they are just too expensive.

The Bishop of Technology site (another of my sites) is publishing a series of articles on these devices. So far, there is an article on Cheap(er) Android Tablets and an article on Rooting a ViewSonic G-Tablet. Other articles will be added over time.

Check it out. If you could have a new tablet computer for under $300, would you be interested? You can see all of the current articles in this series here: http://raywaldo.com/series/gtab-2/

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The Chief Shepherd Blog has a new post that seeks to answer the question… Why can’t thrill seekers (or drug addicts, etc) ever be satisfied? Good reading here: http://chiefshepherd.com/2011/03/insatiable/

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Kathy Isaacs. Below is a statement released from Bill Isaacs, husband and administrative bishop of Ohio:

Update: Kathy’s memorial in Cleveland will be live streamed beginning at 7pm EST on Monday, March 7th. It will be available at www.ohiocog.com.

Kathy Lanier Isaacs went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:30 am EST from her home in Akron, Ohio. Her 2 year struggle with cancer has now ended. It is an amazing thing to watch eternal life enter a room and with a mixture of sadness, sorrow, joy and relief, our family witnessed the passing from this life to a new life for our beloved Kathy. Her faith, tenacity to live and courage in the face of persistent pain is a reminder of her strength. We will miss her greatly and anticipate our reunion in heaven.

My family would like to express its deepest gratitude to our Church of God family. Your expressions of love and compassion toward us during the past two years have been a constant strength and we have been humbled and overwhelmed by the outpouring that has been focused on us.

In lieu of flowers the family and I would humbly request that you consider a contribution to the Kathy Isaacs Legacy Scholarship that has been established at Lee University for the children of bi-vocational pastors and missionaries. Further, a scholarship fund for Peniel Ministries is available for consideration as well. It is our feeling these two ministries, which were dear to Kathy’s heart, will allow her life and ministry to continue to the coming generations. A website has been established at www.rememberingkathy.org and we are asking friends and colleagues to offer remembrances and stories that can be reproduced for her grandchildren.

Again, thank you for loving us and for caring about us during this season of our life.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later. Communications will notify you as soon as this information becomes available.

Please continue to keep the Isaacs family in your prayers.

Updated - Kathy’s funeral(s) will be:

Friday, March 4th at 1st Church of Nazarene in Canton, Ohio 4-6:30pm and service begins at 7pm
Monday, March 7th at North Cleveland Church of God in Cleveland, TN 4-6:30pm and service begins at 7pm.

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We regularly have new articles published on our blogs – be sure not to miss anything. One good way to KNOW when something has been published is to hit the “NEWS FEED” button in the menu under the heading.

Don't Do This!

Latest: “Cars Powered by Sugar?” This is an easy read posed in a light humor – check it out! This is a new article on a new blog – “Stuff From Ray’s Head.”

Also, (from the same blog), a report on Ray’s recent shoulder surgery. Find it here: http://ray.cdntoday.com/2011/02/almost-recovered/

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We are always changing!

Change is intended to improve on the existing. I trust that YOU will consider the changes we have implemented as improvements. If not, please tell us in the comments.

New Look:

We converted the general look of the site to a more conventional “blog” with the most recent articles appearing at the top and the older articles below. This differs from the previous “News Feed” (like what you find on Facebook.) Hopefully, the articles will be easier to find and read.

The old news feed is available at the top on the menu under our site name, “News Feed“. Be sure to check it each time you visit to see what is happening across the community.

Invite Others:

All logged in users will notice a new ”widget” at the top of the left sidebar…  titled, ”Invite your friends.” Please enter the email addresses of those you think would benefit from joining our CDN Community. You can enter three addresses at a time. Next time, you can add three more. This is the best way to help CDN grow! BTW, the block is NOT displayed if you are not logged in.

NewsLetter:

We plan to publish a (more-or-less) weekly newsletter. This email newsletter will provide a summary of the latest posts on the major sites across the CDN Today Community (not just this home site). To sign up, just fill in the blocks on the widget. It is located on the left sidebar. Note, sign-up requires that you confirm your subscription by clicking on a link in the email you will receive. We are still working out the details so it may be a couple weeks until the first edition but go ahead and sign up now to get it hot of the [Word]Press!

Other News:

I have begun publishing my personal blog, “Ray’s Head – All the stuff that isn’t worth putting any where else.” You can visit it here: http://ray.cdntoday.com – if you want to waste some time <grin>.

Be sure to tell us if you like or dislike this new arrangement. Also, we welcome your suggestions for other changes.

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