Posts Tagged MySpace
Thinking Christians and Web Evangelism
Posted by annaldavis in Everything Else on March 19, 2009
Say evangelism and I picture a man in a sandwich board on the streets of our inner cities, shouting “Repent!” And in times past, the literal “city” was indeed the best place to be heard by the most ears. Today we have the internet, which unites us across cities, states and countries on one message board. When was the last time you tried to reach out?
I’m currently involved in an interesting discussion on MySpace. If you’re a MySpace member, click here to view it and even participate. I think you can view it even if you aren’t a member, but to comment you’ll need to sign in. So far in this discussion we’ve covered free will, drinking, moral relativism, evolution, and misconceptions about biblical womanhood inside and outside of church. You may want to skip the first page or two, since I got some obscene comments early on (see the last post). But since then it has been interesting and thought-provoking.
I wonder how many people truly hear the guy on the corner with the sandwich board? I have found it’s the same with the web — the best results come from personal relationship, which sometimes means hearing (or reading, in this case) things that I myself wouldn’t say. How else can we be the light in the darkness, if we’re not willing to engage the dark places?
Youth Ministers and Parents: Please read!
Posted by annaldavis in Everything Else on March 14, 2009
I posted an announcement about my book for Christian college girls on MySpace the other day. Did you know that MySpace is the number one website for college students? If you’re interested in seeing the replies to my announcement, click here. But be warned: many of these replies are obscene and extraordinarily offensive. Just the mention of God, college, and girls in one breath apparently warrants all kinds of attack.
Do you think our girls aren’t in a war out there? From sex to postmodern feminism, in addition to the regular college pressures of humanism and increased freedom — it’s a spiritual war in the truest sense. And the crazy thing is that they really can emerge from college stronger and more faithful women of Christ, but it won’t happen by accident.
All kinds of friends
Posted by annaldavis in Everything Else on August 28, 2008
I’ve been spending some time on Facebook and MySpace lately, and in just the few months since creating my profiles, I’ve added lots of friends to these pages. Old friends from high school, some from college, younger friends, older friends, church friends, and family friends! And then there’s my friends in real life. I have Christian friends, atheist friends, and Buddhist friends. I have close friends that I talk with regularly, “floating” friends who weave in and out of the years with hardly a missed step when we get back together, and acquaintance friends who I would like to get to know better.
If you have ever changed schools or moved to a different city, then you understand how important it is to make friends in real life. Online friends are great, but nothing substitutes for face-to-face interaction, and I don’t mean through tagged photos. We need to see and be seen, hear and be heard, understand and be understood. I have grown so much spiritually through interacting on a regular basis with my closest friends. There’s something about the constant push and pull of acting out my faith within friendship. When I need something, I need to be humble and ask for help. When they need something, I need to put myself aside and serve. When we disagree, we need to work that out with love and understanding. They see my flaws, and I see theirs, and we’re friends anyway.
If you have recently gone to college or changed environments, then I would encourage you to reach out to others, all kinds of other people, as you continue to develop your relationship with God. There’s a friend out there who needs you!
