Yesterday at our church I did a seminar for parents on social media. In less than a decade social media, as well as high speed Internet access, have completely transformed the world in which we live. Working with students I have been able to see the effect of social media on children and families. InRead more
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I remember furiously writing this post at a Starbucks in Yucaipa. We’d left the retreat center for a quick trip and I didn’t have much time to write. I think it shows in the post. I’m spending some time away with our church’s pastoral team. We’re working on some strategy and planning while away fromRead more
I still haven’t seen The Social Network. I like movies and I like Facebook so it’s seemingly in my wheelhouse. Even though I haven’t seen it, the main impression I received was that Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t that great of a guy. After getting trapped in Facebook’s Timeline feature I’m inclined to agree. Timeline allowsRead more
Not many people like change. This reality is never clearer than when Facebook decides to change its layout. On Tuesday night I got home from youth group and spent some time on Facebook, to tell some students it was nice seeing them and to tell others that I missed seeing them. While traversing Zuckerberg’s socialRead more
The Bible is very clear about lying You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. – Exodus 20:16 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. – Proverbs 12:19 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices. – Colossians 3:9 LyingRead more
For someone as committed to social media as I am, I sure do share a lot of negative thoughts about those media. Most of the posts with the tag “Social Media” on this blog are either negative or cautionary tales about the world of Twitter, Facebook and texting. It’s true that social media have aRead more