Comments for stevievan.com http://stevievan.com thoughts about faith, life, and other things Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:06:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Comment on writing letters by Steve VanDusen http://stevievan.com/2010/02/23/writing-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-13811 Steve VanDusen Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:06:16 +0000 http://stevievan.com/?p=65#comment-13811 Good points Kevin, Maybe my generation (40+) has too many old habits from our upbringing that we can't break. I am referring to my kids mainly, who have never written a letter in their lives (except to Santa), BUT do communicate regularly thru technology. Most of their quick burst twitters or facebook chats will never again see the light of day UNLESS THEY PRINT. Which, getting teenagers to do anything is a challenge today. You understand the importance of preserving communication, cause you are a writer. I understand it NOW that I've had the blessing of holding my grandma's letters in my hands. Incidentally, my Grandma Helen at age 80 taught herself how to use a Commodore 64, in order to keep communicating cause her handwriting had failed her. She kept doing that until her death at age 94. So, because of your posting, I'll go home and harass Cori and Joel to start printing out the important communications to them. Guess I'll have to take stock in Lexmark printing cartridges... Good points Kevin,

Maybe my generation (40+) has too many old habits from our upbringing that we can’t break.

I am referring to my kids mainly, who have never written a letter in their lives (except to Santa), BUT do communicate regularly thru technology. Most of their quick burst twitters or facebook chats will never again see the light of day UNLESS THEY PRINT. Which, getting teenagers to do anything is a challenge today.

You understand the importance of preserving communication, cause you are a writer. I understand it NOW that I’ve had the blessing of holding my grandma’s letters in my hands. Incidentally, my Grandma Helen at age 80 taught herself how to use a Commodore 64, in order to keep communicating cause her handwriting had failed her. She kept doing that until her death at age 94.

So, because of your posting, I’ll go home and harass Cori and Joel to start printing out the important communications to them. Guess I’ll have to take stock in Lexmark printing cartridges…

]]> Comment on writing letters by Kevin D. Hendricks http://stevievan.com/2010/02/23/writing-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-13810 Kevin D. Hendricks Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:21:37 +0000 http://stevievan.com/?p=65#comment-13810 Hey Steve, you know there is a handy little function in your e-mail program called "print". ;-) For all the hand-wringing over digital communication and the loss of 'physical' communication, in many cases the difference is the effort we put forth in preserving that communication. You took great care to preserve the love letters from your wife, collecting them, storing them in a box, dragging that box along every time you move. You could do the same with e-mail if you just hit print. Or a little more complicated, ctrl-C and start a Word doc of correspondence. One Valentine's Day a while back I collected the e-mails my wife and I had sent back and forth when we first started dating, formatted them coherently in Word and printed out a book of sorts. You can have the same keepsakes with digital communication, it's just a question of whether or not you're going to put forth the same effort. Hey Steve, you know there is a handy little function in your e-mail program called “print”. ;-)

For all the hand-wringing over digital communication and the loss of ‘physical’ communication, in many cases the difference is the effort we put forth in preserving that communication. You took great care to preserve the love letters from your wife, collecting them, storing them in a box, dragging that box along every time you move. You could do the same with e-mail if you just hit print. Or a little more complicated, ctrl-C and start a Word doc of correspondence.

One Valentine’s Day a while back I collected the e-mails my wife and I had sent back and forth when we first started dating, formatted them coherently in Word and printed out a book of sorts.

You can have the same keepsakes with digital communication, it’s just a question of whether or not you’re going to put forth the same effort.

]]> Comment on Jerry Falwell was my friend by Kevin Adamson http://stevievan.com/2007/05/15/jerry-falwell-was-my-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Kevin Adamson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:23:51 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2007/05/15/jerry-falwell-was-my-friend/#comment-2888 This is a very well crafted blog entry. I greatly agree with your thoughts. Most will never truly know the man that we look up to in Dr. Falwell. The passion for his beliefs, people, and transforming the world were outstanding. I am saddened that I hadn't read this until now because it truly describes the man he was and always will be in our hearts. This is a very well crafted blog entry. I greatly agree with your thoughts. Most will never truly know the man that we look up to in Dr. Falwell. The passion for his beliefs, people, and transforming the world were outstanding. I am saddened that I hadn’t read this until now because it truly describes the man he was and always will be in our hearts.

]]> Comment on Running on Empty by Kelly Kullberg http://stevievan.com/2006/04/05/running-on-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 Kelly Kullberg Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:12:24 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2006/04/05/running-on-empty/#comment-2860 Yep, it's the same (one and only I bet) Jim Zangmeister of Wittenberg. I'm trying to find his email today to wish him a happy birthday. Cheers, Kelly Yep, it’s the same (one and only I bet) Jim Zangmeister of Wittenberg.

I’m trying to find his email today to wish him a happy birthday.

Cheers, Kelly

]]> Comment on Running on Empty by Meg http://stevievan.com/2006/04/05/running-on-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 Meg Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:36:57 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2006/04/05/running-on-empty/#comment-2007 Hello - I'm just wondering if the Jim Zangmeister you refer to is a fellow who attended Wittenberg University in the late 70s/early 80s. I'm an old friend of his and I'm just trying to find him. Feel free to delete this comment off your blog since it's not exactly a comment about the content of your bllog (which I do find very interesting, as it turns out!). Hello – I’m just wondering if the Jim Zangmeister you refer to is a fellow who attended Wittenberg University in the late 70s/early 80s. I’m an old friend of his and I’m just trying to find him. Feel free to delete this comment off your blog since it’s not exactly a comment about the content of your bllog (which I do find very interesting, as it turns out!).

]]> Comment on My birth dad is dying by Howard Jordan http://stevievan.com/2007/12/23/my-birth-dad-is-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-1952 Howard Jordan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:37:43 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2007/12/23/my-birth-dad-is-dying/#comment-1952 Thanks for sharing, Steve. Jeri and I are praying for your birth Dad, and for you....and that God will let you know the right things to do at this time. Take care, Howard Thanks for sharing, Steve.

Jeri and I are praying for your birth Dad, and for you….and that God will let you know the right things to do at this time.

Take care,

Howard

]]> Comment on Independence Day by Brian Ferriol http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Brian Ferriol Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:57:04 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/#comment-1634 I saw Derek Webb in concert last month along with Ali Rogers and Andrew Osenga. Derek sang that song in the concert. What a great song! It was an accurate picture of our society and the person we should put our trust (Christ). I saw Derek Webb in concert last month along with Ali Rogers and Andrew Osenga. Derek sang that song in the concert. What a great song! It was an accurate picture of our society and the person we should put our trust (Christ).

]]> Comment on Ready for the week by Art Scott http://stevievan.com/2006/03/26/ready-for-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Art Scott Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:07:05 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2006/03/26/ready-for-the-week/#comment-1633 I came across your blog because you recently mentioned the name Gary Aldridge. If this is the same Pastor friend from Montgomery, AL, did you know he passed away about 2 weeks ago....very sad. type in Gary Aldrige in goggle and you can read the sad details. I came across your blog because you recently mentioned the name Gary Aldridge. If this is the same Pastor friend from Montgomery, AL, did you know he passed away about 2 weeks ago….very sad. type in Gary Aldrige in goggle and you can read the sad details.

]]> Comment on Independence Day by robert austell http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 robert austell Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:29:14 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/#comment-1631 hey neighbor! i enjoyed your site... come visit me at mine sometime! hey neighbor!

i enjoyed your site… come visit me at mine sometime!

]]> Comment on Independence Day by Jonathan Hatt http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Jonathan Hatt Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:46:26 +0000 http://stevievan.com/2007/07/04/independence-day/#comment-1624 Just celebrated Canada Day July 1st. The same problems in government are up here as well.(As well as in the church!) Derek Webb is correct in that Christ is our only hope. Irregardless of where you live, Christ is who we all need. Keep up the thoughts and I hope to see you soon! Just celebrated Canada Day July 1st. The same problems in government are up here as well.(As well as in the church!) Derek Webb is correct in that Christ is our only hope. Irregardless of where you live, Christ is who we all need. Keep up the thoughts and I hope to see you soon!

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