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Month: January 2010
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Follow Friday
On Twitter there is this thing that happens on Friday called Follow Friday, where you make suggestions on other twitterers (is that the right word) that people should follow. So today I am passing on a few things that you can follow.
First, the Daily Buffet can now be followed on Twitter here.
Second, by the end of the day today you should be able to follow Twitter on Facebook. I am having a small technological glich over there, plus there is this thing call my job that requires my attention. I will post an update as soon as that is all fixed up.
And finally the best Follow Friday suggestion today, does not come from me, but is a “tweet” from 2000 years ago.
Matthew 4:18-20 (New International Version)
18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
How about it? will you leave and follow.
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Don’t Settle
Last weekend in the box office, Avatar grossed another 25 M. However, there is a movie that only brought in 1.5M that I wanted share with you to . Last weekend a movie called To Save a Life debuted across the country. I was able to preview this film last fall with my good friend Ray. Both of us were very impressed with what we saw. This is a very well put together film that touches on all angles of a teenagers life. It really heads straight into many of the difficult subjects. If you work with teenagers in any capacity, or if you are a parent of teenagers, you should encourage them to see this movie. Plus you should see this movie yourself. You can check out trailers here and here.
I especially like the second one. Is it worth it? Is a commitment to Christ worth it? I love the line “I’m not going to just become some Christian” and the response “Good, I wouldn’t want you to.” These “teen” topics like this one are ones “grown ups” struggle with as well. Is it worth it? Are you just “some Christian”?
God calls us to be more then that. He doesn’t want us to settle in to be “some christian”. He calls us to be different. To impact people and change lives.
Wow, I am really preaching today!. Anyway, go see this movie, I think it will provide you with plenty to discuss and think about. And then don’t settle. Be Obsessed and Change your world!
37Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment. Matt 22 (NIV)
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State of the (You)nion
Today, President Obama will stand in from of Congress and present his view of the State of the Union. There will be lots of agreeing and disagreeing, as Mr Obama lays outs problems, goals, solutions and challenges for our country.
This makes we wonder, whats the state of my union? Whats the state of ME? And makes we want to ask you whats the State of You? Have you ever stopped and considered how things are really going with you, or what it would be like if you had to stand up tonight and review you personal state? I wonder if that is what is being referred to in Philippians where it states “continue to work out your salvation”. ( I never have really understood what that actually is saying.)
Anyway, I’m trying to do that. I am trying to examine the state of me and see whats good, whats bad, whats needs to be different. Its a tough thing – transformation, and one that takes time. But I thought I would share two verses that address “concerns” I am trying to focus on this year, as I try the address some of the humility and “frustration” issues that I deal with on a daily basis. These are the ‘political promises’ I am trying to make to myself. Maybe seeing these will help you as well:
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32
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9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. James 4 9-11
I know I will not be perfect in these things, but its is one of my goals for this year to allow these verses to transform me. (its part of the whole obsessed thing I mentioned at New Years) Not by my own actions, but by giving in to the Spirit that live in me. I’ll let you know right in these posts how it goes.
Whats the State of You?
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Wisdom from Twitter
I have recently started using Twitter with more vigor – more on the following end then the tweeting end, however I do tweet to keep my family and friends up to speed on the mundane in my life. But seriously, I find it a great way to discover ideas and get a glimpse of other things going on out there.
Also, I have been spending time thinking about myself in relationship to God and other people. This is one of the elements of my New Years statement on wanting to be obsessed. Anyway, I’ll return to that later in the week, I think, but its the cross roads of these two thoughts – Twitter and relationships that I wanted to share today.
(Yes, what a goofy introduction, I hope you are still hanging with me)
So, one the tweets I read this weekend pointed me to a blog by an author named Donald Miller. He is just releasing some new material that I thought seem interesting, so I keep his page up on my browser for a few days with the intention of stopping back by and reading it. Well the weekend took other turns and when I returned and refreshed he had posted a new article, one I felt worth sharing.
The post is about humility and knowledge. Take time to read it here. He tells a tale about how knowledge puffs up. Its a struggle we all deal with, ok, maybe just me. But really, as we gain knowledge and wisdom, we can battle feeling “better” or being condescending to others who may have just not learned that yet. Maybe its your role to teach them? Maybe its your role to make those around you better? Maybe its your role to simply apply that knowledge to the way you treat other people? Either way, humility and love seem to go hand in hand. I could not help but read this and think back to 1 Cor 13.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; (1 Corinthians 13:4, New King James Version)
or Proverbs 3:34 (actually James 4, who is quoting Proverbs)
34 He mocks proud mockers
but gives grace to the humble.
So take some time to read his post. And as you gain wisdom, also gain humility.
“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.”
-T.S. Eliot