Category: life

(h/t Steve)

This did the rounds a year ago. It's helpful in giving perspective.

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OBSERVATION: MySpace is ugly. I think I've made that point a few times. Facebook isn't ugly. It's clean. It's smarterer than MySpace. BUT… It's annoying… or at least the things people do on it are annoying!! What is a poke? Or a super-poke? I love ninjas… but I don't really care if there are more people who love Pirates over Ninjas! Zombie Bites – what's that? Why are you biting me!! And what's with all the groups? The 'I pick my nose with thumb instead of finger" group! Stupid. Facebook is very good for getting in touch with people – check out pics of what friends have been up to… even arranging events or gatherings. It has lots of social networking goodness. But please stop annoying me!

This is my 400th Post. Awesome. That last century has had some memorable posts.

John Piper is the Pastor of a church in walking distance from the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed yesterday. His blog post is insightful and prophetic. In it he reflects on a conversation with his 11 year old daughter and Jesus’ warning from Luke 13:1-5

The meaning of the collapse of this bridge is that John Piper is a sinner and should repent or forfeit his life forever. That means I should turn from the silly preoccupations of my life and focus my mind’s attention and my heart’s affection on God and embrace Jesus Christ as my only hope for the forgiveness of my sins and for the hope of eternal life. That is God’s message in the collapse of this bridge. That is his most merciful message: there is still time to turn from sin and unbelief and destruction for those of us who live. If we could see the eternal calamity from which he is offering escape we would hear this as the most precious message in the world.

I’m with John Piper… I also need to “turn from the silly preoccupations of my life” and focus my mind and heart on Jesus: my only hope.

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