• Enter the Bible: A social network and resource from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., for designing personalized Bible study.
• Book of Faith: A place for sharing what is happening across the ELCA in relation to Book of Faith, an initiative to increase biblical literacy and fluency.
• Working Preacher: This networking site is an effort of Working Preacher to create helpful resources and tools for preaching and teaching.
• Luthermergent (Emergent church for Lutherans): A community of friendship, exploration and theological conversation among people interested in emerging churches and faith communities.
• The Lutheran: Follow the magazine on Twitter: @thelutheran. Find The Lutheran on Facebook for breaking news and other features.
Facebook is a fabulous tool to help you connect with your past and forge new relationships. But, as with anything, guard against excessive use. Some dos and don'ts:
• Do use it as a spice to update your day-to-day goings-on. If you want to share something that is particularly interesting, funny or insightful, share away. This mode of communication can convey a message that in pre-Facebook days wouldn't have been shared.
• Don't update every last thing you do. This has become a greater problem as Facebook has become available on mobile phones. I don't care what you bought at the grocery store or how big a jerk your boss or teacher is. Sifting through these updates is annoying and potentially awkward if you forgot you "friended" that teacher or boss.
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