Facebook

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No.

I don’t.

There have been days when I’ve sat around wondering what I could do to receive more threats to my safety?  I recently stumbled upon the secret.

Don’t sign up with Facebook.

Yes, that’s right. I received a threat of bodily harm if I didn’t get a Facebook account.

A random web-surfer?  No.

An obsessed fan?  Not quite!

No, this threat (one of physical damage) was from one of my Facebook-psychot-i-fied friends, who must have been on the receiving end of a dozen or so “No, I won’t be your friend” emails or something.

With or without Facebook, some folks are just nuts.

Overdressed

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On August 28, my favourite band, Caedmon’s Call, releases its newest album.

For any familiar with this group, it’s of interest that Derek Webb has reconnected with the rest of the crew for this album and the tour that will follow.  A nice little interview with the band about this new album can be read HERE.

There’s a sweet promotional through the band’s website, where you can get a 2-CD set for only $12 US…

And yes, I’m already signed up.

I am Still Hungry

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Found a blog called Grits & Grace.

Found this great bit there…

My wife and I are participating in a group study of Dr. John R.W. Stott’s “New Issues Facing Christians Today”. It’s a very challenging and, personally speaking, very convicting book. I won’t get into the meat of the study, but I wanted to share something from the book. Stott argues that many well-intentioned Christians “prattle, plan and pray” but ignore the real need. He tells of a homeless woman whom a parish priest promised to pray for as a brush-off, and who wrote the following poem:

“I was hungry and you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger
I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release
I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance
I was sick and you knelt and thanked God for your health
I was homeless and you preached to me of the spiritual shelter of the love of your God
I was lonely and you left me alone to pray for me
You seem so holy, so close to God – but I am still very hungry and lonely and cold

ouch…

I was convicted because she could have very easily been writing that poem for me.

Matthew 25:35-36 says, “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

I am reminded that as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. As the church, we are not only to hear the word, but to act on it. By “doing” we are following God’s will out of love and gratitude for our salvation.

Pilgrim Steps

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Here’s a random read that came across my path.  It’s by a fellow PILGRIM, who was raised in a Restoration Movement faith.  The ARTICLE speaks of his journey into Orthodoxy.

No, I’m not becoming Orthodox.

No, I’m not telling you to do it either.

Just read it.  It might encourage your search for life.

Games

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I’m not much of a gamer, but I’ve come across a few lately that are worth mentioning…

Bloxorz: Classic puzzle game but unlike any other I’ve played. It WILL will plain-out force you to throw up your arms in frustration at some point. My bro-in-law Steve called it “addicting”. I concur completely. It’s fun too!

McDonald’s Game: My friends at Adbusters would like this one: A tongue-in-cheek commentary on the fast food industry… all squeezed into game. As much as I think they’re trying to show how easily such companies take our money from us in exchange for garbage, I never did actually run my McDonald’s successfully. You go do better.

Third World Farmer: Like the flip-side of the McDonald’s game… another bit of world commentary. This time, it’s about the struggles of farmers in developing nations. I actually survived better here than in McDonald’s… don’t know what to make of that. Whatever the case, a sweet little game that can provoke some thought on our world as well.