Slightly Irregular: CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2011!

Slightly Irregular: CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2011!: From joeNdoris December 24, 2011 Doris: Retirement has not slowed us down and as long as our health is good and our minds are clea...

CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2011!

From joeNdoris
December 24, 2011

Doris:

Retirement has not slowed us down and as long as our health is good and our minds are clear (though some may be doubt that aspect!). We remain transient. If we are not in La Quinta or Honolulu or Redondo Beach we are, most likely, down under, up over or somewhere in between!

Our thoughts this Christmas season are filled with memories of years past and the friends and family who have shaped our lives and deepened our life experiences.

• Briefly, this years highlights include fulfilling our responsibilities as President of theSAWROA (Salvation Army Western Retired Officers Association), planning and

organizing the annual retreat at Mt. Crags Camp in Calabasas. General Paul Rader andCommissioner Kay Rader were our guests for the weekend. We had a great time! 80plus in attendance.
• In September I attended my 50th(!!!!) Reunion in San Francisco with my St. Luke’sSchool of Nursing class. Amazing how little we all have changed in 50 years! It was awonderful time of reminiscing and getting caught up on the lives of classmates after 50 (!!!!) Years. It was SO much fun!

• In November we were delighted to be invited to New Zealand for an Officers Retreat.Two divisions, along with the officers on THQ meeting together north of Auckland forfour days. Wonderful! Commissioners Don and Debbie Bell loaned us a car and a GPSand we spent six days touring the North Island. What a beautiful country! (See photo: ariver trip not soon forgotten!!)

• Now, here we are in Honolulu with our grandkids for the Holidays, our third trip this

year. Such a blessing to be able to spend time with these delightful children!

Joe:

Clarification. Doris was President of SAWROA. I was her GOPHER. And she did a great

job, I might add.

The photo above was taken just moments before the Jet Boat ride in New Zealand. Notice

that Doris is smiling. Not so, had this been taken after the ride. She was expecting a gentle

ride up to the falls and back, picture taking ops and all. Not so, it was a water version of the

old Deja Vu Roller Coaster at Six Flags, only we weren’t strapped in, cracked ribs and all.

A highlight this year was an Alumni Dinner in the old Broadway Youth and Family Center

Gym, the week before it came tumbling down to make way for the impressive new Kroc

Center taking its place. It was deja vu all over again, lots of hugging, tears and reliving great

memories. We’re looking forward toward doing it all over again, May 18, 2012, when the

new center will be dedicated – but this time looking forward.

Finally, for me especially, this year has been all about SAVN.TV (Salvation Army Vision

Network). It’s a daring, cutting edge venture and I feel fortunate and privileged to be a small

part of it – what we believe will eventually become a galaxy of Cyberspace congregations.

This is TSA’s virtual, Cyberspace Street Corner of the 21st Century – PROPHETIC! BOLD!

UNIQUE! It’s an Internet TV Network and Mission Station designed to fulfill The Great

Commission – it’s website (Cyberspace Interactive Theater) still under creation. The

interactive part is what will be exciting, transformative and unique. Click on over and take a

look: WWW.SAVN.TV - more detail on its vision/mission under “About Us.”

McKenna (13), Riley (12), Shea (8) 
and Parker and Hayden (4)

Children of Rob and Denise. The

girls are thriving at Punahou

School and the boys started Preschool

(Hallelujah!) The oldergirls write for the school paper,Riley is in the school Choir and

all three girls are in the activitiesat the Kauluwela corps. The boysare charming, mischievous andvery active. Great kids!

Rob & Denise are busy with the Revolution Hawaii ministry, Waianae ministry (year 11),  Upper-Room ministry and Dee with Hawaiian Airlines! Plus 5 kids!

                                

Guy and Samantha celebrated their 2nd                    
Anniversary Dec. 5th. Guy is now Executive

Director of SAVN.TV. Samantha is in her second

year as RN Director of Residential Care at the

Salvation Army Alegria facility in Los Angeles.

New addition to their home, Buster Brown, a

Boxer puppy that thinks he is a lap dog. Both

Samantha and Guy are very involved in church life

at the Pasadena Tabernacle corps.

We send our blessings to you for 2012!!

Happy New Year! 

joeNdoris

PROPHETIC! BOLD! UNIQUE!

First, in preface to the above title, SAVN is happy to announce another “Great Commission” collaboration with Doug Hertle, Christian stand up comedian. Check out one of his Christmas routines put to animation over at www.SAVN.TV. One viewer writes, “I couldn’t stop watching this, I saw it 4 times in a row!”

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Second, in reference to the above title, the following written in response to a post on www.ArmyBarmy.com blog (December 19, 2011):

Steve Court gets it right much of the time, but I must challenge his off the cuff take on Rick Munn’s Top Ten list for 2011 - #6 SAVN.TV Launch. His comments do not reflect the essence of what SAVN is all about, which is understandable, as he’s not immersed in it. First, it is not a movie studio. It does have a sound stage and with film making capabilities. It is an Internet Television Mission Station with content being developed in all types of venues. Studios in and of themselves are relics of the past, especially when it comes to distribution. Innovation and creativity are the bywords for SAVN.TV.

Second, it would be stretching it to say that Limelight Studio was fully fledged. It had barely begun before it was ended, unfortunately – so no comparison there, hopefully.

Third, Words of Life was not a network, it was a show produced for network television (not really sure which network). SAVN is an Internet TV Network already collaborating with several production companies to feature their films on its network – Sound Enterprises and Living Waters to name a few – many others in the works – so no comparison here.

Fourth, whilst it is true that SAVN has only posted a handful of videos and films (25 to be exact), the website clearly states that it is a “Preview Site Under Creation” (Only 14 weeks in the making). It’s creators want viewers to experience its development with them, slowly, soundly and surely. And what sc can’t know or see, again understandably, is the wealth of creative content in its developmental stages, much of it already in the can, a lot still in the editing bay, this because the creative team is still coming together – a work in progress.

Fifth, the website (Cyberspace Interactive Theater), still under construction, is far more complex than one would imagine, because of the innovative interactivity that is envisioned – no comparison to the studio-bound film industry, or any of the other Christian web-based film sites. In fact, the experts have told us that SAVN is a pioneer in this area.

Finally, prophetic is a good word and we give an A+ to sc for this observation. However, “prophetic” is no reason to downgrade the enthusiasm that Munn rightfully exudes for SAVN.TV. And I can assure sc that it is much more than “a bold commitment of resources to the Internet,” although it is surely that as well.

Thanks rm and sc for giving us a platform to voice these clarifications and help eliminate any other confusion or misconceptions that might be rumbling around out there.

Stay tuned! WWW.SAVN.TV

JN

Note: If you’re stopping by for the first time, or haven’t in awhile, be sure to read the relevant posts below.

LET ME PUT A BUG IN YOUR EAR - A LOVE BUG!

The word, “Bug,” often has a negative connotation as in, “Don’t bug me,” or “Bugaboo,” a legendary scary creature. And in computing terms, to get a bug is also a scary thing, one that infects your computer systems, often with disastrous consequences.

Then there’s the Love Bug, an insect that has taken on mythical proportions, as in “The Love Bug Bites” – like these lyrics from “Love Bug Itch.”

Oh my pulse beats fast my fever starts to rise

My heart goes pitty-pat when I look into her eyes

I break out in a sweat and I begin to twitch

There ain’t no vaccination for the lovebug itch

Over at SAVN.TV, we’re introducing a Love Bug of spiritual proportions. “God is love” (1 John 4:16). SAVN is a contraction of the word, “Salvation.” Look at the preceding verse (15): “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.” Love (with a capital “L”) begets salvation, and vice versa.

Now that we’ve put a Love Bug in your ear, lets’ get it into your computer and into your mobile computing devices. This bug isn’t scary, nor is it disastrous; it’s life giving. We want you to get the Love Bug itch, and we want the itch to spread.

As noted in the previous post, there is an Embed button in the top right hand corner of certain clips, those that we would like for you to share (Cyberspace Gospel Tracts). Click on that button, copy and paste into Facebook, Twitter, Blog, wherever. Copy the following and insert with the copied imbed link:

When you begin to play the clip, an “Embed” button will appear in the upper right hand corner. Click on it, copy and paste into Facebook, Twitter, Blog, wherever. Share with your social media network. Then click on the SAVN logo in the bottom right hand corner and explore all that this virtual Salvation Mission Station has to offer.

Copy for Twitter: Upper right hand corner: Click, copy, paste. Lower right hand corner: Click.

Note that, in computer terms, this inserted SAVN logo is referred to as a “bug.” In SAVN terminology, we refer to it as a “Love Bug,” because when clicking on it, the “whosoever” will be directed back to SAVN.TV where Love and salvation can be found.

Those, reading this post, are joining us in the beginning, experimental stage of introducing the “Love Bug Itch.” We direct you to two clips for this purpose. The first, referred to in our previous post, “The Tonight Show.” This is a hook, designed to attract people back to SAVN.TV, among other things. The second, “Any Means Necessary,” is designed as a Cyberspace Corner introduction to the vision and mission of SAVN.TV, which is the first in a 3-part series.

My heart beats fast my spirits rise

The Love Bug’s message fills my eyes

When bitten by the SAVN Bug

I want to give my friends a hug

Instead I’ll give the site a click

I know that this will do the trick!

You’ve now been exposed to the Love Bug. Pass it on, please!

Note: Read the posts below before continuing on, if you haven’t already.

A Virtual Cyberspace Gospel Tract!

Before reading on, check out the December 16 post below, if you haven’t done so already.

We’ve just added a short clip on SAVN.TV. In the clip, Jay Leno gives a shout out for The Salvation Army: “C’MON, YES! GIVE TO THE SALVATION ARMY.” When you start the clip there will be an “Embed” logo in the upper right hand corner. Click on that and it will bring up a copy link. Hit copy and then place the link on your Facebook Page, Twitter, Blog or wherever in your Social Media connections.

Did you know that a 60 second advertising spot on The Tonight Show costs approximately $130,000? We can optimize this by taking it viral. Let’s concentrate on getting it out beyond The Salvation Army culture – over the next 7 days. A bonus is that it will bring viewers to SAVN.TV, where they will receive the Gospel message.

Think of this “Tonight Show” video clip as a hook. It’s purpose, among other things, is to grab one’s attention. SAVN is not only an acronym for Salvation Army Vision Network; it’s also a contraction of the word, “SALVATION” – it’s our middle name, and the purpose for which we exist. Take a moment and under “Promos” on the website, check out the clip titled, “Salvationist.” Also, read the “Mission/Vision” Statement under “About Us.”

Another way to think about this is as a Cyberspace tract. Those old enough will remember standing on the street corner and passing out Gospel tracts with the plan of salvation clearly communicated, and every tract was designed with a hook in order to attract one’s attention, make them want to read it. When you send one of our links to those on your Cyberspace street corner, it will make them want to delve deeper, and some will find salvation. And it’s not as threatening as standing on a street corner.

So, we encourage you to share these virtual Cyberspace Gospel tracts as they are posted – help us fulfill “The Great Commission” and take the Gospel “to all creation.”


JN

SPREAD IT ON!

THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM represents another “GREAT COMMISSION” collaboration with Sound Enterprises, Inc. The principals of this company are Brad Damon and Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in “Passion of the Christ.” Click on www.seizoom.com for a full compliment of their creations – more to be featured “future tense” on SAVN.tv as this Cyber Corner Mission Station progresses.

Scholars debate whether the Star of Bethlehem is a legend created by the early church or a miracle that marked the advent of Christ. Is it possible that the star was a real astronomical event?

From Producer Stephen McEveety (The Passion of the Christ) comes an amazing documentary on the Star of Bethlehem. This presentation has been viewed by tens of thousands in the U.S. and in Europe and this new DVD reveals the evidence for God's existence as seen in the stars above.

Presenter Rick Larson walks you through biblical and historical clues revealing the eternal significance of this celestial event as well as the vastness of God's creativity. Discover the secret of the Star. For more detail on purchasing this DVD:

http://www.seizoom.com/ProductGroup.aspx?PGId=18658fc3-91d2-4a53-8af7-4ab55f435b80.

BANG AND BUMP are creations of HulGreen Productions (See Facebook page). Its creators are Jerome Green and David Hulteen Jr, Salvationists in New York City. Their mission is “to make as many people happy as possible.” SAVN resonates with this mission and looks forward to a continuing “future tense” GREAT COMMISSION collaboration together.

TCSPEAK: FUTURE: Cyberspace Evangelism. “The genius of The Salvation Army” – “Cathedral of the Open Air” (See Oct. 25 post) – wasn’t intended to be a past tense phenomenon; God also meant for it to be a “present and future tense” reality.

Jim Knaggs continues laying out his vision for SAVN.tv – a futuristic virtual Cyberspace street corner – in this second episode of his foundational series. For this panel he has invited some bright people, revolutionaries in their own right, knowledgeable and passionate, to help him explore this “reality” more fully: Guy Noland, Lincoln Hawk, Gavin Smith and Fulton Hawk.

Click on over to “About Us” and read the two posts, “Under Construction” and “Mission/Vision” for further clarity on the “past” and “future” part. And while you’re at it, why not explore all the Cyber Street Corners on SAVN.TV?

WWW.SAVN.TV

JN