33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. (Matt 6:33 nlt)
I like the strange stories that pop up in the newspaper every now and then. I don 't want a steady diet of them, after all the news, and what is going on in the world is important. As a Christian its important for us to be informed on what is going on in the world. But lets face it, we can only take so much of the hard news before we begin to get overwhelmed ,maybe a bit depressed.
So it 's with some relief that I find one of those odd stories. My favorite over the past week was one that came out fo New Jersey about a woman who climbed a tree and realized that once she got up there she had no idea …show more content…
It was the reason she climbed the tree in the first place. She was playing Pokemon Go and had climbed the tree, I suppose, to get a better perspective on where Pokemon might be hiding or "stops" that she might want to get to.
If you are unfamiliar with Pokemon Go, it 's basically the old Gameboy Pokmeon game that 's laid over a GPS system of the community ou are in. It essentially, by using your smart phone alllows you to virtually be in the game as you walk around your community, One can find the characters over aid on different places, usually public spaces. You can play, catch, train your characters.
It 's become an incredible phenomena over the past few months. I know in our community it is quite common place to see thirty or forty people walking around playing the game over a few hours. Until I had heard about the game, I admit, it was a bit disturbing to see cars roll up late at night in front of the church and just sit there with theri car running and their lights on. Once I knew our church was a "stop" for the game it made sense. People seem to play 24/7. Knowing that church 's are often used as a part of the game, many churches are using it as a way to be hospitable and welcoming their
I like the strange stories that pop up in the newspaper every now and then. I don 't want a steady diet of them, after all the news, and what is going on in the world is important. As a Christian its important for us to be informed on what is going on in the world. But lets face it, we can only take so much of the hard news before we begin to get overwhelmed ,maybe a bit depressed.
So it 's with some relief that I find one of those odd stories. My favorite over the past week was one that came out fo New Jersey about a woman who climbed a tree and realized that once she got up there she had no idea …show more content…
It was the reason she climbed the tree in the first place. She was playing Pokemon Go and had climbed the tree, I suppose, to get a better perspective on where Pokemon might be hiding or "stops" that she might want to get to.
If you are unfamiliar with Pokemon Go, it 's basically the old Gameboy Pokmeon game that 's laid over a GPS system of the community ou are in. It essentially, by using your smart phone alllows you to virtually be in the game as you walk around your community, One can find the characters over aid on different places, usually public spaces. You can play, catch, train your characters.
It 's become an incredible phenomena over the past few months. I know in our community it is quite common place to see thirty or forty people walking around playing the game over a few hours. Until I had heard about the game, I admit, it was a bit disturbing to see cars roll up late at night in front of the church and just sit there with theri car running and their lights on. Once I knew our church was a "stop" for the game it made sense. People seem to play 24/7. Knowing that church 's are often used as a part of the game, many churches are using it as a way to be hospitable and welcoming their