Gentlemen,
The men’s blog is here! Thanks for checking us out. We got some great name ideas – enough to launch a dozen blogs. I’ve included some of more creative entries below. The name we’ve chosen is, “TAKE FIVE”. While it isn’t the specific name submitted by any particular guy, it combines the themes that were most prominent in the entries we received.
Why TAKE FIVE?. Here are Five Reasons:
1. Its short and easy to remember. We all know TAKE FIVE. Think hot practice field or gym when you’re gassed and need a break. Think intense meeting when tempers are getting short. Think project deadline when your brain is starting to tilt. TAKE FIVE is a small break that can make a huge difference.
2. It’s masculine without being macho.
3. It’s a classic Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond jazz tune. Check it out
4. It’s a reminder to our writers to keep it succinct – we’re not writing Moby Dick here. Our motto: if you can’t say it in five hundred words, its probably boring.
5. Most importantly, it gets at what this blog is about. Our goal would be to have every husband and father in the church ‘take five’ on Thursdays and check out the blog. Our desire is to take five minutes of your busy day to give you something you can use – for your life, for your relationships, for your soul. Our commitment is to get you on and off in five minutes – and make that five minutes worth your investment.
Why a blog? Aren’t there more blogs out there than anybody could ever read? I think you’ll really find this blog unique. It is for YOU, the men of CFC. We’re not out to pontificate – we’re here to serve. The Family Life Blog exists to ‘encourage, inspire, and instruct’ – to help you do what God’s called you to do. At times we’ll connect you to stuff in blogworld that can help you. But if nobody ever reads this but the men of this church – it’ll be a success.
Here are FIVE things we hope you guys will do:
- Every guy will check in on the blog each Thursday.
- Talk and fellowship over what you read – with each other and with your families.
- Respond to the blog with your feedback, thoughts, etc.
- Share helpful stuff you find here with other men you know
- Take an extra five and scroll through the other posts for the week.
The Name Contest
We received about 75 name suggestions for the blog – great job guys. Here are some of the more creative ones:
· Thursdays at Blog Shack
· The Warrior Zone
· Words for Lumberjacks
What about the prize? Since TAKE FIVE didn’t come in from any single individual, we’re giving the name prize to a guy who chose a shock and awe approach. He submitted thirty-six possibilities! So Gary Eberly gets the prize – he had some quality, but was all about quantity!
Put us on your desktop, in your favorites, drop in when you check the weather, the news, the scores. TAKE FIVE is here for you.
1 comment:
Well, I'm grateful to have won the prize (thanks Andy), although it occurs to me that I should have considered "taking five" before using the shock and awe approach! But sometimes you need to just use the force of sheer numbers to succeed at things like this (although I did like my "Words for Lumberjacks" suggestion).
I'm exited about "TAKE FIVE" and know that it will be a wonderful source of encouragement, wisdom and laughter to all of us as we check it out weekly. Looking forward to it.
- Gary Eberly
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