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May 14, 1996 — the day I first saw the Internet

I found a copy of a 1996 email today from me to Keith Stanford. It’s a report of my first glimpse at the Internet. “Yesterday I got my first look at the Internet — via Cecil Renshaw’s computer. As you know, I’ve been using CompuServe for some time now. The Internet is a whole other ballgame. After my brief exposure yesterday, I better understand what all the hype is about. The ease of access to…

May 14, 1996 — the day I first saw the Internet

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Christian journalism important for congregation-led organizations

Shared with Your friends and friends of anyone tagged I just found something I wrote in the Illinois Baptist newspaper at the end of 1998. Reading this, you will understand part of the reason I resigned four months later — not the only reason. Many people left the Illinois Baptist convention before and after me. Wow! There were some great people in that exodus and also some great ones who…

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Remembering my first look at the Internet

Remembering my first look at the Internet

Twenty-five years ago this month I had my first encounter with something that would change the lives of virtually every person in the world. I found an old email today noting the occasion — May 14, 1996, from me to Keith Stanford, acting executive director of Illinois Baptist State Association. “Yesterday I got my first look at the Internet — via Cecil Renshaw’s computer. As you know, I’ve been…

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