Saturday, January 22, 2011

Why isn't God on Facebook?

I just got done watching the movie, "Social Network." My immediate human response to such a movie, is to spend the next 36 hours coming up with the "next big thing" and making millions. That's why I'm online right; I'm plotting to take over the world with trendiness. However, I've also been reading Dave Harvey's, "Rescuing Ambition." So my thought process has evolved into wondering why a "Mark Zuckerburg" can't revolutionize the worlds trends AND be ambitious for that which ambition was originally created (the fame of Christ)? Thoughts?

And Soon to Philly

Even while Thailand is still fresh in my thoughts, and while processing is still happening, I turn my attention to a not so distant east. Here at the farm, we preparing to venture out towards the Philadelphia area February 5th.

On this trip, we will spent some time visiting an intentional living community that seeks to reach out to the neighborhood in which they live. I love the idea of community houses, so I'm really excited to see what this one does. I believe that there are also a couple other ministries we will be visiting.

The past week we have been reading and studying in class Richard Fosters: Celebration in Spiritual Disciplines. A great book for sure, but one that makes you feel like a lousy Christian. For the next couple weeks I will be really thinking about and trying to practice what I've learned from that book, in preparation for this trip. I'm excited to see what will happen in the next couple weeks, and I'm very excited about this, our second trip.

Cheers