![]() ![]() ![]() Without a doubt, compared to human beings just one century ago, we are more globally connected,īetter informed about many aspects of the world, in certain respects more productive, and-thanks to GPS and Google Maps-certainly less lost. If it can help us become the persons we were meant to be. example of the fruit our image bearing was meant to produce. He created them as male and female.” People are made in God’s likeness, or as some translations have it, “in His image.” Let’s go back to the text and see a little more what that means. That means, for one thing, using tech in ways God is happy with. So part of our calling as Christians is to use technology-like every other thing we have-for the glory of God. When that happens, it can do more damage than good. Like the other really good parts of life, it can easilyīe misused. It is made possible by His “very good” creation (v. It’s the work of the Devil and is leading society over a cliff!”īut when we look at the Bible carefully, I think we get a less black-and-white-and more interesting-picture. Love itĪnd can’t wait for the next upgrade!” Or “I wish none of this had every been invented. “Can’t imagine my life without my smartphone. It seems that many comments we hear about tech are either very positive or very negative. So when we look at the way technology is impacting our lives today, we need to keep our eyes on how it influences our continuing formation into 38), “Family is for the forming of persons.” As Andy Crouch writes in his book, The Tech-Wise Family, (p. Loved, and supported in the continuing work of growing as human beings. ![]() ![]() God designed the family to be the primary place for us to be known, Just a place for us to go after work, school, or whatever to refuel and charge back into “the real world” the next day. Today I want to look with you at a part of life today that impacts our families powerfully but also practically every area-technology.įrom the God of the Bible, we learn that inside the family is where we are placed to experience the very best of life. Month, we focused on parent-child relationships. We have been learning recently in English worship what the Bible’s God teaches us about building strong, relationally healthy families. ![]()
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