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Giant Crosses

billglick — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:50:00 +0000

So, I’ve seen 3 giant crosses along US interstates over the past couple of years. I’ve been curious about them and recently someone at church was talking about them. So, I decided it was time to find out about them. It turns out the one closest to my house is the tallest.

Effingham, IL

height: 198 ft
built: 2001
satellite map

Groom, TX

height: 190 ft
built: 1995
satellite map
some cool photos

Edmond, OK

height: 163 ft
built: 1996
map and details
satellite map
This is at one of the LifeChurch.tv campuses that my church is networked with.

Castro Valley, CA

3 Crosses, side by side
height: 100ft
satellite map

And for a little context, the tallest cross in the world…
Valle de los Caídos

near Madrid, Spain
height: 500 ft 152.4-meters)
built: 1940-1959

Have you seen any of these in person OR do you know of other huge crosses like this?

Coming next… Colossal Statues of Jesus. (not really)

Addicted to Google Reader

billglick — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:40:00 +0000

I started using Google Reader about 1 month ago to be a central spot for everything I read online. As a firm believer in RSS feeds for a couple of years, I’d explored Google Reader back when it first was introduced, but didn’t really find it all the useful or powerful.

But now that’s different. Google Reader has matured into a powerful RSS reader, while RSS and XML feeds have become much more prolific. After a bit more exploring this weekend, I’m finding that I don’t need to leave Google Reader to catch up on any of my online reading.

A Few RSS Reader Tips
So, besides subscribing to the normal blog and news feeds that most people are aware of, here are some additional things I’m doing with RSS feeds in Google Reader.

YouTube Videos – http://www.youtube.com/rssls

CraigsList

http://chambana.craigslist.org/search/msg?query=piano&format=rss

Weather – http://www.rssweather.com/

http://www.rssweather.com/wx/us/il/champaign/rss.php

Bible Reading

http://feeds.feedburner.com/DiggingDeeper (warning: personal plug)

Google News

Yahoo Pipes – http://pipes.yahoo.com/
I’m not using Pipes yet, but the idea of easily programming applications and feeds via this interface intrigues me. I want to keep my eye on this tool.

Anyone else have any RSS feed tips that help them with managing your daily flow of information?

Worship Podcasts

billglick — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:22:00 +0000

Here are some podcasts that have been grabbing my attention recently.

Worship Sets:

LifeChurch.tv South OKC:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=216314816
LifeChurch.tv Tulsa:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=256184053
Mars Hill Music:
http://rss.marshillchurch.org/mhcmusic

Video Podcasts:

LifeChurch.tv:
http://www.lifechurch.tv/rss/messagecast-itunes.xml
Don’t Waste Your Life:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/DWYL
Mosaic:
http://mosaic.org/podcast/videofeed/
Mars Hill:
http://rss.marshillchurch.org/mhcsermonvideo