22 retweetables and a ton of tweeple to follow

Warning: I’m succumbing to peer pressure. All the cool kids are writing about twitter, so I’m joining the fray. Still, even if you totally hate twitter or posts about twitter [*raises hand*], hopefully you’ll enjoy some of these quotes.

Or if not, simply click away.

(Photo: Joe Schlabotnik)

For those still reading, here are 22 of my crazy thoughts that went a little wild over the past few months. (My favorites are in bold.) Enjoy!

  • Love one another as Christ has loved you. And start by figuring out in practical terms what ‘love’ means.
  • God wants slaves who can’t do anything… and know it. Do you?
  • Sometimes the most important thing to be said shouldn’t be said right now. Timing #matters.
  • Living for others is like living for yourself… but for others. :>)
  • Give (and not up).
  • Don’t surround yourself with people who accept you for who you are. Surround yourself with people who better who you are.
  • You can’t rely on your habits to become a better person, for it is your habits that have led you to where you are.
  • The #Gospel in 12 words: Jesus died so you don’t have to be good to be awesome.
  • Success (in anything) strategy #1: Give what you would want IF you were THEM.
  • Christians are hated for what they hate, not what they love.
  • An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind, but it might help with the porn issue.
  • Life is often like watching TV: it’s always on everywhere, but no one’s paying attention.
  • We believe what we repeatedly think. Wisdom then, is not an idea, but a mindset.
  • I put my twitter feed on my blog. Now I have to be careful what I tweet because people who actually know me will read it.
  • People will friend you before they follow you… and I’m not talking facebook and twitter here.
  • Rarely is sacrificing unity within the church to strengthen a position the best thing for the church.
  • Tipping, like at a restaurant, shows more about the person tipping than the person being tipped.
  • Bio: Encourage literally means to put courage in. That’s what I do.
  • Perhaps more important than finding the right spouse or being the right spouse is helping create the right spouse.
  • People are guided by your treatment of others. Guide well.
  • Is fear of commitment keeping you from being or doing something amazing? It might be the only thing that is.
  • Most people are people. If you reach out to them, they’ll reach back. But someone’s got to start.

Bonus: Dependence isn’t the problem – the problem is who (or what) you’re depending on.

[That bonus was first quoted in my “7 Ways to serve your world” course… go sign up in the sidebar toward the top.] :)

Whew! Feel free to retweet these however you want. Don’t even bother giving me credit – I’d rather get out the message than my name.

And while we’re talking twitter (and after all, it is #FollowFriday), here’s my list of Christians I follow fairly closely. Check it.

If you’re a Christian on twitter and would like me to add you to the list, let me know. You can email me or comment or @reply me: @MarshallJonesJr.

Serving Suggestions:

(1) If you’re not already on twitter, sign up and @reply me (and I’ll follow you). You can do that by sending a tweet that includes “@MarshallJonesJr.”

(2) If you’re on twitter, leave a comment with a) some of your favorite (or most RTed) tweets so we can share them with our followers for you and b) your username so we can follow you.

(3) Click the “Share w/ followers” button… just to see how it works. :) (Sure, this is all about promoting bondChristian too, but hey, I think it’s worth it… so I don’t feel bad suggesting it – do you?)