A Day of Discovery?
One of the best aspects of having a day off, is the fact that I can reflect on what this day would mean in the context of The Body. More to the point, what does Columbus day, a day celebrating the discovery of the Americas, can mean to the Body. Well, since I have been really doing a healthy bit conerning what it would mean to the world of Christ became the focus of the net, lets look at this holiday and technology thru the lens of discovery.
Imagine being in a country, or in a public building, and you had the ability to get online to check email, news reports, etc. And what if, when you checked those news reports and other things that all of a sudden you noticed that the Net wasn't the same. Yes, there are advertisments, portals, search pages, and blogs. There are news groups, sports scores, and hobby auctions. But what if all of those were done with the end note, "In Jesus name we dedicate this site." Really, its (one) of the things that happened when Columbus got to land. They prayed and thanked God for the land they made it to. Imagine if every website had a place that was a marker where people came and thanked God for because they got there without incident.
A step further, remember that thought of Paul having a blog? What if the same discovery team that "found" a God-fearing website, just happend to have a blog that reported back to their home site, news agency, or even home church that they found another place where God can be praised. Imagine if all over, people discovered Christ all on the net in various places and ran to tell others. Would Christ be so hidden on the net? Would a site like MMM need to exist? Interesting thought I am sure, but its only one of the weird things that falls thru my head on this day celebrating a day of discovery.
Imagine being in a country, or in a public building, and you had the ability to get online to check email, news reports, etc. And what if, when you checked those news reports and other things that all of a sudden you noticed that the Net wasn't the same. Yes, there are advertisments, portals, search pages, and blogs. There are news groups, sports scores, and hobby auctions. But what if all of those were done with the end note, "In Jesus name we dedicate this site." Really, its (one) of the things that happened when Columbus got to land. They prayed and thanked God for the land they made it to. Imagine if every website had a place that was a marker where people came and thanked God for because they got there without incident.
A step further, remember that thought of Paul having a blog? What if the same discovery team that "found" a God-fearing website, just happend to have a blog that reported back to their home site, news agency, or even home church that they found another place where God can be praised. Imagine if all over, people discovered Christ all on the net in various places and ran to tell others. Would Christ be so hidden on the net? Would a site like MMM need to exist? Interesting thought I am sure, but its only one of the weird things that falls thru my head on this day celebrating a day of discovery.
posted by Antoine @ 10/10/2005 08:53:00 PM
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