I would like to thank everyone who participated at six:forty the past few weeks. For those of you that might not have caught wind of what went on, here’s a brief overview.

Tuesday, Sept. 16: After the wind storm on Sunday the 14th, six:forty took the opportunity to help clean up the community. We headed to Tuscora Park to clean up sticks and branches. We tried to find some elderly to help out, but everyone we talked to already had their yard cleaned up, but they were still very appreciative. We ended up getting a thank you note from the Mayor of New Phila, Michael Taylor. That was nice.

Tuesday, Sept. 30: We took the time to just pray for everything that’s going on everywhere. I find it difficult to take time during the week and just lay everything out before God, I find it nearly impossible to do it on a daily basis. So, it was good for me to just clear off some space and pray with some friends. We prayed for our Church, six:forty, the next President, the economy, the Aids Crisis, our next lead pastor, missionaries and a bunch of other stuff. We also took the time to pray through the list of college students I have. So, if you are away at school, i want you to know that we haven’t forgot about you at six:forty, and that we were praying for you. Here’s a little something I shared this past Tuesday, I thought it was cool.

Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. – Ephesians 6:18

Will God really make the pouring out of blessing on others dependent on our prayers? Yes, He makes us His fellow workers. He has taken us into partnership in His work. If we fail to do our part, others will suffer and His work will suffer.
God has appointed intercession as one of the means by which others will be saved and Christians built up in the faith. People all over the world will receive life and blessing through our prayers. Should we not expect God’s children to endeavor with all our strength to pray for God’s blessing on the world?
Begin to use intercession as a means of grace for yourself and for others. Pray for your neighbors. Pray for sinners that they may come to Christ. Pray for your minister and for missionaries. Pray for your country and for the government leaders. If you live a life completely for God, you will realize that the time spent in prayer is an offering pleasing to God.
Yes, “pray at all times… and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.” In so doing you will learn the lesson that intercession is the chief means of bringing others to Christ and bringing glory to God. - Andrew Murray, Teach Me to Pray

There will be no six:forty on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

In the latest issue of WIRED magazine lies an article titled Almost Famous. It’s mainly about one particular woman that has self-promoted herself into “cult figure” status. That part didn’t interest me that much. What did interest me was one particular sentence that read, “Like it or not, we are all public figures now…”

I believe this is true. Due to the even playing field that YouTube, blogs, MySpace and things of the like have created, it doesn’t take much to get yourself in front of thousands of people.

The article also comments on how people have been paranoid about having a presence online, but have come to the conclusion that there’s nothing they can do about it, so they have determined to get out there, and become proactive in creating the image they want for themselves.

This got me thinking about the image that we, as Christians, have had in the public eye. Granted, our image is more of a collective image than one of individuals. It’s nearly impossible to tell someone you’re a Christian without them getting a negative impression, immediately.

So, what will it take for us to become proactive in changing our image?

Check out my good friend Ryan’s blog for some thoughts to think on.