It’s up to you, Jesus. I have nothing to offer that’s worth anything.

Find one of many strings in a set of files
grep -E "str1|str2|str" file*.*

Search through files with multiple file extensions
grep -r --include=\*.{html,php,htm} str /path/to/directory/to/grep

Search through files with multiple extensions with one find command
find -name "*.jsp" -o -name "*.java" | xargs grep -i "whee"

Search through files with multiple extensions with one find command, regex method
find -regex ".*\(\.jsp\|\.php\|\.html\|\.htm\).*" | xargs grep -i "whee"

Replace newlines with HTML breaks in a file
sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\/g' file.txt

Rename multiple files
for f in *.txt; do mv "$f" "${f%.txt}.bak"; done

Directory sizes here and below
du -sm $(find $1 -type d -maxdepth 1 -xdev) | sort -g

Find files containing between 600 to 700 characters, inclusive.
find . -size +599c -and -size -701c

Update a file’s timestamp, but do not create files
touch -c file*.txt

The world has a strong voice and church can and should, too.  I love it when my pastor, Dr. Lyle Pointer, takes on tough subjects from the pulpit.  He always does so with grace and conviction.  I appreciate that.  Have a listen:

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page on our church website.

No, this isn’t the 5-dollar foot long deal.

This is more serious.

It’s about prayer.

If you’ve ever stood in a prayer circle, you’ve experienced the awkwardness of not knowing which way to hold your hands when it’s time to pray.  You wonder, hmmm, are they an over or under hand-holder?  It’s just plain embarassing to get it wrong.

Don’t guess wrong, let the people next to you decide.

Do what I do.

Just stick ‘em straight out.

Where do I sign up?

(h/t toolmonger)