As I sit typing this at my outside table at Panera in Louisville, KY typing this blog I am forced to think about how will I tell everyone that I have a thought to share. Ironically I am not thinking about: telling everyone when I get back in town, or making some phone calls to friends or family, but instead I’m thinking boy I hope my battery holds out long enough for me to share this news with all my friends on Facebook and all my friends on Twitter. The news of this new thought will spread quickly over many miles in the flash of an eye and cost me nothing. The technology that is at the disposal of the church is amazing and I was reminded today that the church has always been willing to use the technology available to it. We can all read our own Bibles thanks to the work of Mr. Gutenberg, we know of the marvelous work of Billy Graham because of the wonders of radio and television, and we can watch amazing sermons from guys like Craig Groeschel at lifechurch.tv when the mood strikes us.
I myself am a little guilty of being a little slow on the up take of the use of technology, but once embracing it I have been overwhelmed by the usefulness and impact of this tool. I look forward to utilizing this tool more and more and I know that as I work to be more influential for the Kingdom that God will continue to reveal to me ways in which He has given every tool we need. May God’s Word spread quickly whether on printed page, radio waves, or social media.
In His Grip,
Matt
