Twitter explained.

Thanks, Los.

As many of you know, I Twitter constantly.  I love it.  It’s one of those things that comes along and has become a staple in my life. I feel connected and up-to-date on what my friends, web-mates, and people I admire are doing.

For some reason, the simple question that Twitter asks you, “What are you doing?” has caused a great deal of confusion to some people.

Here is the absolute best explanation/illustration I have seen yet on what Twitter is and how it is useful.

And a thank you to Ken for introducing me to Twitter.

30 Days of Wait…

In one month’s time, I will be going through the functions of my last day in South Carolina…not eternally, but for a couple weeks, at least. Then, I’ll hop aboard a Delta flight toward the City of Angels, Los Angeles.

I’m so excited about this trip! This is a huge step toward, what I believe, is going to lead to a ginormous leap of faith. In case you can’t read into the subtext, I totally want to move there!

I’m stoked that I’ll reunite with and spend a lot of time with this guy, I’ll be staying a couple nights with a friend who works for this company, I’ll be meeting a new friend who does freelance work for this Cable TV Channel, I’ll be spending a weekend in The OC with a guy who goes to this church – and I’ll also be learning to surf, and I’ll be visiting this church.

That doesn’t scratch the surface. I’ll get to have my first taste of In-n-Out Burger’s famous eats. I’ll meet people I am not even aware are alive. I’ll see things I’ve dreamed about seeing for years now. And, I’ll be in the heart of the city that is home to the industry I have long dreamed to be a part of.

This is going to be awesome!!!

Team Jesus.

Mom used to tell me a long time ago when I was listening to Metallica and Pantera – “If it’s not of God, it’s against God.” I always remembered that – and hated it. Everything that was fun and cool was against God – so it seemed. Over the years a lot has changed. Mom has changed. I definitely have changed.

Today I found this passage, and I was shocked by it.

Luke 9:49-50 (ESV)
⁴⁹John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”

As one of my previous blog posts shows, Christians spend way too much time worrying about who is doing it right – or maybe even, who is the best at doing it. Ironically, just a few verses earlier, Jesus also had something to say about that.

Is Jesus really saying that anyone not working against us-our cause, our mission, our purpose-is working for us? If the focus is Jesus – does it matter if we don’t attend the same church? Your church has an organ and hymnals and mine has HD projectors and Les Pauls, but Jesus says we are the same.

Isn’t it strangely ironic that Jesus spent an awful lot of time diffusing these petty arguments with His disciples, and yet we still quarrel in the same ways?

I believe we are at a great fault for this – and it is a detriment to the Church as a whole that we quarrel and mock one another while people die every minute outside the Church and go to Hell. All because we’re too busy arguing who is the best!

If Jesus says we’re all on the same team, then why don’t we just start playing the game and let Him be the coach for a change?