Catch Up

Well the paper is turned in and I'm back to the blogosphere. Few random thoughts that are running through my head:

• I'm really excited about the opportunity for Mark Batterson to come to Pittsburgh tomorrow. After reading his books and blog over these past few months, God's really used his ministry to bless and challenge me in a lot of ways. I'm excited for God to continue to do great things to those who are able to share in the time tomorrow. If you're interested in coming, Mark will be at North Way at 7 PM tomorrow (Weds.).
• I actually really enjoyed writing my research paper and I feel a lot more knowledgeable about this whole blogging thing. The class I'm taking is called "Church and the Media" and the paper I wrote was on blogging and the church. Here's the premise I used: the same communication strategies used in blogging as well as many of the same inherent qualities used in blogging are very similar to the same strategies and medium that Paul chose when he wrote letters to various churches, many of which are our New Testament today. In essence, Philippians was a low-tech blog. Kind of crazy thought, huh? Clearly blogs of pastors today can't be viewed on the same level as the New Testament epistles, but I really think they have the potential to have influence and impact that is exponential! Made me excited to get back to blogging and join all the rest of you influencers in our blogosphere. :-)