Shooting Victim's MySpace Page

Yesterday's Christianity Today Weblog traced several religious connections to the mass murders at Virginia Tech. Among other things, it's come out that the killer once attended to a Presbyterian church with his family, but rejected repeated outreach attempts from a Korean Campus Crusade group. Several victims, however, left behind no doubt as to where they stood on the issue of Jesus.

If Cho's faith remains something of a mystery, Christianity is front and center in much of the memorial. Stories of the victims are trickling out. The Myspace page of Lauren McCain, 20, now continues her testimony. "The purpose and love of my life is Jesus Christ," she wrote. "I don't have to argue religion, philosophy, or historical evidence because I KNOW Him. He is just as real, if not more so, as my 'earthly' father."

What a challenging testimony. Have you ever wondered what would be left behind on your Myspace or Facebook page if something happened to you? What would be your online legacy?

We continue to pray for the friends and families of everyone hurt by this attack. We can also pray that God will, as He so often does, take something clearly meant for evil and use it to draw the hurting and angry and spiritually hungry to Himself through the testimonies of those pointing to Him even in their darkest moments.