Rewired: How Using Today's Technology Can Bring You Back to Deeper Relationships, Real Conversations, and the Age-Old Methods of Sharing God's Love
Brandon Coxamazon.com
Rewired: How Using Today's Technology Can Bring You Back to Deeper Relationships, Real Conversations, and the Age-Old Methods of Sharing God's Love
While Adam and Eve were hiding, God was approaching, seeking, and searching. While humanity drew back from its Creator, He put on human flesh and invaded the world in the form of His Son, Jesus, to seek and save that which was lost. God is all about the business of reconciliation.
Of all the social technologies available, Twitter is probably the easiest to write off as a toy rather than a tool. The reality is, however, that Twitter is far more useful than most people realize—especially for the purposes of spreading the gospel.
When we tune into the lives of the people around us, we have the opportunity for real influence.
When criticism and disagreement come, even online, we should practice the discipline of not having to have the last word.
There’s plenty of room for debate about that, but I’m convinced evangelism is more doable than ever before due to the rapidly widespread access to technology as well as its affordability.
Will we take risks, spend money, change names, reconstitute, relaunch, help the new church plant down the street, and venture into new mission fields by faith rather than remaining safe and comfortable? Not all of these apply to everyone, of course, but will we take the necessary risks?
There’s a reason people don’t respond when we assume a different personality in the pulpit, pronounce God’s name with three syllables in that “preacher voice,” and dress to impress instead of being ourselves. The church that hides in its cathedral under a cloak of churchy-ness will fail to reach the current generation. We need to be rewired for gre
... See moreGod has not only offered Jesus to reconcile the world to Himself. He has also assigned the further work of reconciliation to His people. In other words, He asks the reconciled to go and reconcile others. From one relationship to the next, God desires to bring the world together again. In our present age God is miraculously making this happen throug
... See moresocial media is a tool that cannot be ignored as a viable means of extending the Great Commission and helping others heal with the message of Jesus.