Michael Garrison

Daily chasing what Love requires of me. Crazy about my family. Doing my part to train and help nonprofits use @RockRMS . Opinions are my own

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

Oops, I should be clear I’m referring to https://t.co/Jo6fHTErZp

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@randomapi are you aware that your site has been responding to all requests with a JSON string this week? I found the API last week and now I’m sad I can’t use it or even see the homepage.

If you’re working on it I get that. 😅 I just didn’t want you to be unaware.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

If your version of Christianity can justify calling any group of people “animals,” it’s not from Jesus.

[Jon Edmiston @jonedmiston]

Today I’m sharing something I’ve been praying over, researching, and refining for more than a year.

For 20+ years I’ve served the Church — first on staff, then by building tools like Rock RMS. My heartbeat has always been to serve pastors, not to speak out publicly.

But something has shifted.

As I’ve watched secular companies — including private equity firms — rush into the church giving space, I’ve seen practices that don’t honor the Church, the tithe, or the people who give sacrificially.

For years I stayed quiet. Recently, that silence became impossible.

After a year of prayer, research, writing, and counsel from pastors and industry experts, I’ve written the most important piece I’ve ever released:

👉 Turning Tables in the Digital Temple
📍 https://t.co/nLVyAcFmnY

This is not about promoting a company. It’s about protecting the Church from being quietly exploited in one of her most sacred acts: generosity.

If you’re a pastor or church leader, please read this.
If you know one, please share it.

The Church needs to understand what’s happening behind the scenes. Together, we can protect the tithe.

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@jimmichael @nytimes just found https://t.co/GFqhaZWjlT …ironically the first of this game I’ve ever played 😂

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

Such a great group! Great start and looking forward to tomorrow (and the rest of the week)

[Rock RMS @RockRMS]

Our first-ever #RockLava Class kicked off today! If you missed it, our next class in January still has openings. Secure your spot now at https://t.co/eU5ik9wOoj

[Tales From Church IT @TheChurchIT]

I prefer doing things the lazy way. That means doing it right the first time.

[Rock RMS @RockRMS]

Applause Alert! Congratulations to Daniel Hazelbaker for racking up a whopping 5000+ points in the Rock RMS community! Your active participation and valuable contributions are truly commendable. Keep rockin' on, Daniel! #RockCommunity #Rock5K

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@InternetH0F Seemed like a fun project for a Saturday morning - let's see if you think it works with other text as well! 🤓https://t.co/IXyWNWR52y

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@jonedmiston Seemed like a fun Saturday morning project to flex some old muscles 🤓
https://t.co/IXyWNWR52y

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@jonedmiston It might not be the 1st, but it’s still April. I’ll believe this wonderful, glorious, overdue news when I see it 😂

[Rock RMS @RockRMS]

Congratulations to our newest group of Rock Master Class graduates! May your new #RockRMS knowledge empower you and your team for ministry. If you'd like to participate in one of our upcoming classes, visit https://t.co/sslD5HD6pU #MasterClass #RockRMS

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@FRCTeams I’m trying to use your API but the /events endpoint with the teamNumber parameter is returning 0 events. (Worked last season). Can’t register for TeamForge to ask either. Thoughts? 😢

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@jonedmiston And similar in knowing how to use it properly. But +1 for it being useful- I’ve had it create JavaScript, Powershell, and DAX recently. It’s not right at first, but close, so I can look critically, tune it, then fix errors myself. Tho I lack experience to have created them myself

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

An article about mistakes we make in #DataVisualization came across my feed this morning elsewhere 🐘
It was a good read and had some interesting insights and examples - thought there would be some #RockRMS churches out there that would benefit from it too https://t.co/L2UCDJDBqr

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

Playing with Mastodon; I made a post about the #DataVisualization I’ve been playing with for a few weeks for my daughter’s #FirstRobotics team. Triple nerd post, I’d say 😂
https://t.co/cfidLxBD44

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@schussman

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@raveena_aurora Anyone in CA get a reliable direction? I got a good one from AZ and would be interested to see about where it was

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

@shootinshootah I saw one about 30 minutes ago- did you spot another more recently?

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

Ok not just me. It looked perfectly vertical for me- curious if it was angled for anyone else from other directions (seems unlikely it was truly falling vertical)

[Michael Garrison @iammikejed]

Whoa, was that a phenomenal meteor northwest of flagstaff just now?