David Knopp

David Knopp

Mar
21

Why Events Feel Blobby

When I see an event coordinator fast-walking through a venue, looking like she's about to hyperventilate, I see someone who is succumbing to the blob. When I catch myself doing it, it's almost always because I'm doing the event instead of leading the event.
7 min read
Jan
01

3 Rubrics for Designing Events

Think of an event as a pop-up small business: everything you'd need to start a company you'll need for your event.
6 min read
Nov
14

Copying the Pericope Adulterae from Codex Washingtonianus

After Bezae, Sinaticus, and Vaticanus, I was feeling pretty confident. Then I met Washingtonianius. This was a comparatively more difficult
3 min read
Nov
10

Copying the Pericope Adulterae from Codex Vaticanus

Continuing through the "Big Ones". * Paper: 4.5" by 7" Moleskin journal * Pen: Pilot G2 0.
3 min read
Nov
01

Copying the Pericope Adulterae from Codex Sinaiticus

Same process as last time. * Paper: 4.5" by 7" Moleskin journal * Pen: Pilot G2 0.7 * Transcription:
3 min read
Oct
24

Copying the Pericope Adulterae from Codex Bezae

I've started exploring the Pericope Adulterae and part of the process was hand-copying the the text from Code
5 min read
Jul
06

The Enshitification of Church Apps

I sent the following to our team a few weeks as we're looking at deploying "church apps&
6 min read
Mar
29

"Then it all fell apart."

I started reading Wigger's PTL and found this ending paragraph of the Introduction that speaks to an almost
1 min read
Mar
24

Agile Bibliography

I've been doing a dive into agile thinking--especially as it relates to the programming world. I'm
Nov
30

The Laying on of Hands

Sometimes a question just sticks with you. This one comes courtesy of my sister. "Off the top of your
22 min read