Well, I have to say that I, like the rest of us, was totally shocked by the news about Michael Jackson yesterday afternoon.  I got my news from my friends on Twitter.  My buddy Brody Harper posted his reaction of shock and I got the gist of the situation.  It’s a strange new world we live in with strange new ways of receiving our info.

When I first read the tweeted news, I wasn’t sure if it was legit—Don’t get me wrong, Brody is legit.  But as more and more people started to post, the picture became a little more “what the crap?!  I can’t believe that happened!” which, I’m sure you were feeling as well—even if you didn’t use an expletive out loud.  

And what was really weird was that it was less than 6 hours after Jackson’s death that it was already old news, due to such a large amount of communication on our internet social networks between each of the people that make up our circles of friends.  Not a single bit of information that I have was from an official news medium—it was all buzz from friends.  I assume that you all aren’t making it up.

I thought some good folks had some very insightful things to say.  Steve Fee (from the band Fee) said, “Crazy thought … The ‘king of pop’ stands before the ‘King of Glory’ today … Fame redefined.”  My good friend Mark South, Pastor of Origin Church, said, “Even if we have all the resources to make our “Neverland”. We can’t run from the end but we can run to Jesus.

Both are brilliant insights.  Jesus said, “What good is it if a man gains the whole world but looses his soul.”  I’m totally reminded to take inventory of my priorities by that.  Hopefully they are, and will always be, directed toward an eternity with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  I love that our stupid social networks, with all the junk that comes across everyday, can also be used to cary that message as well.  I like “redeeming stuff” like that.  Thanks for your grace God.