Comments on: The Theology of MySpace http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/ ...conversation for the Journey... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tom cottar http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-821 tom cottar Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/#comment-821 Michael, Thanks for your input, bro. MySpace is a great place to observe things like that. Again, I don't want to judge here...I'm just taking notes.... thanks for stopping by..! Michael,
Thanks for your input, bro. MySpace is a great place to observe things like that. Again, I don’t want to judge here…I’m just taking notes….

thanks for stopping by..!

]]> By: michaelmcminn http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-820 michaelmcminn Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:50:04 +0000 http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/#comment-820 This is a tragic death but thanks for drawing our attention to the role myspace serves in youth culture. Instead of offering judgment or ridicule you help us see it as an opportunity. I have used postings on myspace several times in the last year or so as a way to teach my youth workers how to discover students worldviews and seek openings into their world. Even one girl that posts often talks about praying for him in youth group yet most of her posts she thanks him as if he is in control of how her day goes and even for the weather. Their is sobering insight to be found here that should remind us why what we do is so needed and important. This is a tragic death but thanks for drawing our attention to the role myspace serves in youth culture. Instead of offering judgment or ridicule you help us see it as an opportunity.

I have used postings on myspace several times in the last year or so as a way to teach my youth workers how to discover students worldviews and seek openings into their world.

Even one girl that posts often talks about praying for him in youth group yet most of her posts she thanks him as if he is in control of how her day goes and even for the weather.

Their is sobering insight to be found here that should remind us why what we do is so needed and important.

]]> By: jimmiekersh http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-760 jimmiekersh Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:00:14 +0000 http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/#comment-760 I find everything on his site very insightful. It is important to remember that this is the true theology of today. We might not like what is thought or believed, but it is a reality. I am going to challenge all of my "Blue-Haired" old ladies in my church to read this site to get a better understanding of why we need to love. Theology does not save us, but says a lot about what we think does. I find everything on his site very insightful. It is important to remember that this is the true theology of today. We might not like what is thought or believed, but it is a reality. I am going to challenge all of my “Blue-Haired” old ladies in my church to read this site to get a better understanding of why we need to love.

Theology does not save us, but says a lot about what we think does.

]]> By: tom cottar http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-756 tom cottar Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:18:22 +0000 http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/#comment-756 It is sad. But encouraging to know that we have a great Hope to offer a hurting, confused, and cynical world. I just hope and pray it motivates us to get up off the comforts of our butts and do something more to reach out to our community. To reach out with compassion instead of condemnation. Healing instead of judgment. And it always does my heart/spirit good to see students ministering to each other in times like this. It is sad. But encouraging to know that we have a great Hope to offer a hurting, confused, and cynical world. I just hope and pray it motivates us to get up off the comforts of our butts and do something more to reach out to our community. To reach out with compassion instead of condemnation. Healing instead of judgment. And it always does my heart/spirit good to see students ministering to each other in times like this.

]]> By: shaeman http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-754 shaeman Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:17:20 +0000 http://www.tomcottar.org/2007/02/14/the-theology-of-myspace/#comment-754 Wow. How sad. Such a sad and senseless death...and this is a kids who is obviously loved and missed. Not really sure what to say beyond that, right now. I had a bunch of crap typed up, but it was just that: crap. I remember when Jason Zimmerman killed himself when I was a junior in high school. I didn\'t know him that well, but his girlfriend sat next to me in several classes. Watching what it did to her was something I will never forget. However foundationless their hope seems to be, I certainly understand their longing for closure and yearning for something beyond this. Wow. How sad.

Such a sad and senseless death…and this is a kids who is obviously loved and missed.

Not really sure what to say beyond that, right now.

I had a bunch of crap typed up, but it was just that: crap.

I remember when Jason Zimmerman killed himself when I was a junior in high school. I didn\’t know him that well, but his girlfriend sat next to me in several classes.

Watching what it did to her was something I will never forget. However foundationless their hope seems to be, I certainly understand their longing for closure and yearning for something beyond this.

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