Socially Speaking

We live in the era of intense social media. You may not be as connected as others you know, but you are missing out if aren't connected in some way.  People are connecting daily and sometimes hourly through email, text messages, Facebook and twitter. Our social footprint connects us to people from our past and communicates our daily activities to anyone who will listen. I made a Facebook connection several years ago with a friend from high school and college. He was a driver and stage builder for the Rascal Flatts Band.   Through this connection, I have had the opportunity to attend two St. Louis concerts and his occasional visits when he drives through town. He has recently agreed to join our 4th grade in communicating his travel experiences through their class blog. The students view Casey as a celebrity "rock star". Casey views this project as a serious responsibility to teach kids through his travels in a classroom setting that he once thought only existed within a building.   He spends so much time traveling that he is not connected with a church or ministry. This week the fourth graders began sharing with Casey their weekly Bible verse. He called me this week expressing how meaningful that verse was in his life circumstances.   You never know how God can use a relationship and share His love even through a 21st century learning experience. Our touch extends far beyond our community to the highways and byways of our country.   So the next time you see that big "Rascal Flatts semi truck parked in our lot, it is someone who has now made SJLS part of his story.