This is not to say I am some pious soul who has no need of entertaining, mindless dialogue between friends. I enjoy exchanging quips about the simple joys of life, and the funny thoughts and events that we encounter from day-to-day. However, Facebook (for one) can be used more intentionally for things like keeping the Body connected throughout the week, and reaching out to others in our networks who may/may not be Christian. It can also bridge the generations. (I certainly use it to check-in on what's new in my kids' lives, and in the lives of our church youth.)
Twitter, however, has me stumped. It seems like a truncated version of Facebook, and I do not yet understand why so many folks are going nuts for it. Is it only because it is the newest and shiniest social networking toy out there? Or does it offer something Facebook does not yet offer?
Don't get me wrong. I like to check Tweets from people like "Weird Al" and Conan O'Brien, or check on what my favorite athletes are saying and thinking. But can it be used for other, more intentional purposes related to the Church?
As one of our church members says, when I am on Twitter, "I feel like a pig staring at a pearl necklace."
1 comment:
Glad you are blogging again. I like to read your blogs. Not too good. At twitter yet.
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