I love (and often, need) this from Coca-Cola™ –
From the video’s description:
The Social Media Guard takes the “social” out of media and puts it back into your life.
Did you know that the world spends 4 millions years online every month?
If you’re watching this video on your mobile phone, it’s time to put it down. Look around you, there is probably someone special you can share a real moment with. Enjoy it with an ice-cold Coke :)
Here’s my review of Dr. Nabeel Qureshi’s “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity”.
I read “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” by Nabeel Qureshi with the hope of getting a much-needed perspective-change from the typical Christian apologetics as it relates to navigating the subject of Islam and the Muslim world.
What I got was a book I couldn’t put down, couldn’t stop highlighting, and am still not sure what to do with upon completing reading it early this morning (instead of going to sleep at a decent hour, I might add).
Nabeel’s account is overwhelming. It’s inspiring. It’s real. I found myself laughing and crying – with most of the tears coming in the final few chapters of his account.
Admittedly, I was overwhelmed at the “Islamic Education” I seemed to be receiving while reading the first (more than) half of the book – the glossary was helpful and Nabeel was sure to walk slowly with those of us who are uneducated in these matters.
What I appreciated most from the book was Nabeel’s candid, personal glimpse at what following Christ cost him personally – without camping out on it – there is no attention-obtaining pursuits here – just a pure and unfiltered look at a real-life Muslim-turned-Christian and the journey that took place to get there.
I recommend this book – not just for its readability and personal-account storyline, but for the way it challenges the reader (if you look for it) to pursue building relationships with those outside our own faith-circles as a way of growing in our faith AND sharing the Gospel with our actions and words.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Nabeel Qureshi is a former devout Muslim who was convinced of the truth of the Gospel through historical reasoning and a spiritual search for God. Since his conversion, he has dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel through teaching, preaching, writing, and debating.
Nabeel has given lectures at universities and seminaries throughout North America, including Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Rutgers, University of Ottawa, University of North Carolina, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Biola University. He has participated in 17 moderated, public debates around North America, Europe, and Asia. His focus is on the foundations of the Christian faith and the early history and teachings of Islam.
Follow Dr. Qureshi on Twitter and Facebook.
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Full disclosure: Nabeel sent me my copy of the book in exchange for my willingness to read and review it.
The #CreationDebate ended a little bit ago, as did the post-event interview with Piers Morgan on CNN.
I’m still sitting here trying to sort through all that I (we?) just witnessed and experienced. (I’m also wondering how bad a level-2 snow emergency is and what it means for those traveling home after the debate there in Kentucky)
My quick-and-somewhat-random thoughts:
1. That wasn’t fun.
I didn’t enjoy watching the debate tonight. Not sure why I imagined I would, initially, but I didn’t sit here with a smile on my face or warm feelings in my gut. I expected to ‘enjoy’ watching and taking notes. I didn’t. It may have been the ‘overload’ or the (as I expected) continual skirting of issues instead of staying on topic.
2. That wasn’t much of a ‘debate’.
The format wasn’t to my liking. The initial 5-minute introductory statements were followed by 30-minute presentations by each presenter were followed by 5-minute ‘rebuttals’ and then another 5-minute rebuttal for the initial rebuttal to be rebutted. (lost yet?) What followed then was a sequence of Q&A featuring written-questions from the audience presented to each presenter followed by a 5-minute answer from presenter #1 and a 1-minute answer by presenter #2. This went back-and-forth to be fair, but seemed difficult to follow and there were a few times that even the presenter had to ask for the question to be re-read because the initial answer-er went off-topic. I wished for more back-and-forth opportunities between the two presenters, and I feel they would’ve both excelled in an opportunity to dialogue with a moderator stepping in to give guidance to who has the floor to keep the time-constraints in line. It was much more presentation and much-less ‘debate’ in my opinion.
3. I’m still a young earth creationist and some of my peers are Bible-believing, God-fearing evolutionists.
I’m doubtful that ANY minds were changed tonight (on either side). This was a common-expectation going in to tonight’s event. There will be factions on either side touting ‘victory’, but I think deep down both sides know this is an ‘agree to disagree’ argument.
That’s just the quick-off-the-brain thoughts post-event.
I did take notes of the entire event and I look forward to reading follow up articles and posts about other people’s take on the event tonight.
My notes are available by clicking here.
Facebook celebrates 10-years today. As such they’ve offered a “look back” at each users’ history using their social network.
I found a way to download my personalized “look back” using Google’s Chrome browser and quickly uploaded it to YouTube to archive it and make it share-able here on my blog.
Here’s my 7-year “Look Back” from Facebook:
You can find your own “Look Back” video by visiting facebook.com/lookback
UPDATE:
I just found a great step-by-step set of instructions for you to follow to download YOUR Look Back videos. Check them out here.
I decided to set up my GoPro for my latest pen-turning adventure. This was the first time I’ve tried to film one of these ‘makes’, so there is much more to be desired in the future.
This pen is from an authentic Olive wood blank from Bethlehem and is absolutely gorgeous. Olive wood continues to be my favorite wood for turning because if it’s incredible deep grain patterns.
Watch this time lapse of last night’s pen-turning:
Here’s the finished-product all set up for her first photoshoot:
Want one of your own? Contact me by leaving a comment, find me on Facebook, or check to see if I have any pens available in my Etsy store!
