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Post by JK on Apr 26, 2007 14:10:43 GMT -5
i am signed up do the video thing ;D
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Apr 26, 2007 14:47:52 GMT -5
Well in my humble (and at time unreasonably haughty) opinion, if we're gonna do something we need to get on it now. It's been months since this things conception, and I never really thought it would take 9 months to be born and then 3 years to start communicating like a real human child. Let's go already! CHAARGGGGEEEE!
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Post by JK on Apr 26, 2007 17:40:22 GMT -5
hahahaha umm did you know they have sign up sheets to get the video and what you will do? im signed up...
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Apr 27, 2007 15:42:54 GMT -5
Hadn't heard about that. I'll help out some, although I'm not sure I'd carry a camera around school all day. I'm freakish enough as it is.
Oh yeah, my school is doing the musical Godspell. Think of it as the gospel of Matthew, watered down a bit and with a bunch of weird stuff. Pray with me that God will open some doors through it.
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Jun 23, 2007 9:25:46 GMT -5
Well I've been reading this book off and on, Generation Myspace. I grabbed it off the Milton Library shelf about 3 weeks ago because I always like to know what the experts think about what I'm going through. Usually makes me laugh. Here, it made me a bit horrified. The book came out this year. It's studies done by a PhD who acts as assistant principal at a private high school in California on the effects of Myspace on students and the psychology behind it. Now I know we did a series on this in Sunday school about a year back, but, as I often say, our Sunday meetings barely scratch the surface on any topic we discuss. Now maybe I was falling asleep, but I don't remember the portrayal being like this book. Sunday School portrayal: Myspace is a bad and dangerous place. Stay away from it. Book portrayal: Myspace is teenagers acting out, and it carries over to the real world 99% of the time. The things they post deeply affect them and those they know. It's being used as a network not so much for predators, but for pornography, provocative letters, and drug hook-ups. It's a microcosm of the World of the Lost, easily connected to. Kids are willing to open up to some they don't know, and reinforce a facade for those they do. Now what I read in the book, I've never seen irl. My one friend, Israel (ironic, isn't it?) does indeed have a pretty messed up Myspace. I don't let him check it at my house anymore. Reasons: My mom expressly forbid it. Deal. I had to shut off the monitor when he came to a section on his profile. So here's what I'm seeing: Kids are confused. They're flailing around for structure and a direction in their life on Myspace, amongst equally confused peers and those offering the wrong direction. They keep choosing the wrong direction. My proposal: We're supposed to be focusing on outreach this year, right? Well let's strike out early. I say we create Myspace profiles, make it known that we're Christians and working together, and then try and reach to those we'd never know otherwise. Maybe, just maybe if God is willing, they'll choose the right direction. Up. If anyone's interested, please lemme know. I'll pitch the idea to Pastor Scott on Sunday. I know there's risks, but I have the teen-aged notion of invincibility and a drive to help out those who are lost. I'd like to get maybe 5 people minimum, and have some meetings if we can arrange it. Hopefully Pastor Scott is for it. If any of you wanna check my profile, it's Nuisance3.0 I use it solely for talking to my friends right now... Kinda dead. No pic either
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Post by username on Jun 24, 2007 20:37:29 GMT -5
Hmmm....
Interesting proposal you have there, JC. It sounds like a good idea, and I'm curious to hear what Pastor Scott thinks about it. Personally, I've never used Myspace, but from what I hear it sounds like it could be a "field that is white for the harvest." I would be interested in helping you put something together.
I do have one question: I'm not really interested in seeing any of the junk you hear about being on Myspace. Is it possible to still use it without having to look at other people's pages? Can the junk be avoided if one doesn't go to the wrong places, or would we be most effective in ministry by going to people's pages? I really don't want to go anywhere where there would be any potential for such temptation, as waltzing into such a place could be rather detrimental.
At any rate, this is a good idea, and I think we should continue discussion about it.
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Jun 24, 2007 20:46:28 GMT -5
Sadly, that's the greatest concern. In order to have a meaningful conversation, you would have to send a friend request... on their profile. And if they were to accept your friend's page would bare their avatar in its respective place. Not controllable... Unless you disable HTML or image viewing maybe.
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Post by username on Jul 3, 2007 22:09:41 GMT -5
Any progress on the idea lately?
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Jul 3, 2007 22:10:29 GMT -5
Nope... but Scott said he'd talk to me. We'll see.
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Post by username on Jul 3, 2007 22:16:07 GMT -5
By the way, it is possible to disable image viewing in Internet Explorer. Go to the "Tools" menu, and click "Internet Options." Then go to the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down until you see "Show Pictures," and clear the check box if you don't want to see any pictures. *Testing now...*
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Post by lordofthesquishies on Jul 3, 2007 22:24:20 GMT -5
Great. That should help alot!
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Post by figs and urns on Jul 17, 2007 22:37:46 GMT -5
it seems to me that you guys are the kinds of people that want action...
...it's about time.
if you guys are interested, i know of one website called helium.com where you write short articles about basically whatever--from politics to poverty to peter pan--but it looks like you guys would be more interested in serious stuff.
all you do is make a profile, and then go to town--and they'll pay you for your work. not that the money's really my motivation--i am looking for a way to get my opinions out, as you are. and should you make any headway with the myspace thing, let me know.
"the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
--edmund burke--
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Post by figs and urns on Jul 17, 2007 23:02:56 GMT -5
humanity wont be won over by mere talk.
politicians think they can sway people--because they know that men are weak.
the media knows people will fall for a farse--and they'll stop at nothing to suck them in.
religion has become an institution of oppression and hypocrisy. people view the church as "the opiate of the people" as marx said. or take ghandi: "show me a christian who acts like a christian, and i'll become a christian".
sadly, there is only a scant remnant in this world who really know the difference between religion (man-made) and The Church (God-made). religions lose purpose and become artificial. they care more about the congregation than the bleeding hearts outside their walls.
the only way that image will ever change is if people try to make it change, one person at a time.
how, you might ask?
not by speeches. men forget them. not by acts of violence or disruption. men hate them. not by self-righteous standards and regulations. men abhor them.
how, then, do we do it?
love. love breeds compassion. compassion breeds servitude. servitude breeds devotion. devotion breeds camaraderie. camaraderie breeds unity. unity breeds leadership. leadership breeds growth. growth breeds truth. truth breeds faith. faith breeds love.
men will forget the things you said, but never the things you did. if you preach that men must help the homeless, but you go home and watch tv on a plasma screen while people in your neighborhood freeze outside, you won't do squat.
but if you fight with words of encouragement, acts of love and servitude, and a willingness to sacrifce, instead of a ballista of sermons that crush those who need help, you might make something happen.
wherever you are, right now, look at the person nearest you--if your're alone, look at the front page of msn or some myspace page or a picture on the wall--look at the person's face. some will be smiling, others frowning. some will be laughing, others crying.
but they all have a story deep inside of them.
there is music in every heart--if you listen, you may hear their songs.
treat people like people. see them at eye level. put yourself in their shoes. you arent any different, and yet you are unique. but every person around you is the same--they all feel joy and pain, hurt and laughter.
and the majority of them seek help.
we can't give them the answers. we can't guide them to the finish line...
...but we can show them the one who can.
enough talk, people. if we really are the believers we say we are, then stop focusing on things that don't matter in your life and focus on the brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters all around you who are on the edge--
--by failing to act we have failed them.
we claim to be saved--if it is so, then we can afford to sit around idly. we can. we've got nothing to worry about for ourselves, right?
but what about that kid in the corner? what about the thingyy kid who treats you like dirt? what about the girl who lets herself go to abuse and pain? what about the boy struggling with thoughts of suicide?
you dont always know what's underneath, and you'll never know if you dont try to talk to them.
remember that God has to work--the only person you can change is you.
plant the seeds--let God do the growing part--let them choose to bloom.
sorry if i got a bit preachy, but, as glad as i am to see people trying to make a difference, i am dismayed when i see so many on here discussing things that dont matter. i feel a sharp pang when i go to church on sunday and see that the majority of people (not just teens) seem more interested in knowning what heaven and the angels are like rather than how they can grow in their walk with God and CHANGE THE WORLD.
Jesus didnt say, "Go, and sit in your seat and dream of heaven".
He said, "Make disciples of all nations".
we are called to something greater.
i have failed to realize this for so long, and to my shame. but i am compelled, not by my own intellect or understanding, for it is meek, but by God, to act. enough talk. anyone serious about making a difference, then do it. it doesnt take much effort--just an ounce of courage. you dont have to have JC's IQ, or billy graham's ability to speak--all you have to have is an open heart to what heaven has to say...
...let it rain.
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Post by figs and urns on Jul 18, 2007 21:06:04 GMT -5
if anybody is interested, ive started up a new forum (not that this isnt a good one, but the one i've made serves a different purpose). anybody is invited to check it out, and at least read the opening thread, and see if you're interested. if not, that's perfectly fine. but rest assured, it is not a forum where we're just going to talk--we're going to take the things that were said and go out into the community and get active. i encourage any of you to come check it out.
"now get up and STAND on your feet. i have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what i will show you."
-acts 26:16
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Post by figs and urns on Jul 18, 2007 21:08:17 GMT -5
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