I recently discovered an awesome utility for Mac OS X called GeekTool. The author’s site describes the software like this:

GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Panther or Tiger to show system logs, unix commands output, or images (i.e. from the internet) on your desktop (or even in front of all windows).

In other words, GeekTool allows you to run shell scripts and terminal commands in the background, and output the results in visually appealing ways on your desktop. (And yes, it works with Leopard, too.) Check out the screenshot of my desktop.

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Ryan Burns over at Going to Seminary is running a contest to give away a signed copy of Mark Driscoll’s book, Death By Love. The way one may enter the contest is simple: post a comment on the GtS blog to “publicly thank someone who has helped you on your Christian journey.”

You can also get a second entry by posting about the contest on your personal blog, so while this post is a shameless attempt at increasing my odds of winning, I also wanted to share what I wrote at GtS:

The person who has influenced me most in my faith is my Senior Pastor, Mike Biolsi of North Country Fellowship in Carthage, NY. I am most thankful for Mike’s example and counsel, and now have the pleasure of serving alongside him daily in pastoral ministry.

I love serving at NCF, and working with Mike is an incredible blessing. There’s nowhere Diana and I would rather be!