Comments on: A Facebook Fast http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/02/facebook_fast/ the radical way of Jesus in the Empire Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: matthewpittman http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/02/facebook_fast/comment-page-1/#comment-13159 matthewpittman Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:33:25 +0000 http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/?p=2586#comment-13159 Becky, You bring up an excellent point. It is important to think about how Jesus would make use of a tool like the Internet. There is enormous potential in social networking and the Internet in general, but it can also be a tremendous waste of our time if we are not careful. I believe we should attempt to make good use of these tools, but it should never become a substitute for actual one on one interaction and it should not keep us from spending one one one time with Jesus either. I really enjoyed this article, thanks for your thoughts. Matt Becky,
You bring up an excellent point. It is important to think about how Jesus would make use of a tool like the Internet. There is enormous potential in social networking and the Internet in general, but it can also be a tremendous waste of our time if we are not careful. I believe we should attempt to make good use of these tools, but it should never become a substitute for actual one on one interaction and it should not keep us from spending one one one time with Jesus either.

I really enjoyed this article, thanks for your thoughts.

Matt

]]> By: Becky http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/02/facebook_fast/comment-page-1/#comment-13147 Becky Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:11:28 +0000 http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/?p=2586#comment-13147 LOL - BTW, I'm not saying don't use social networking tools - these are amazingly valuable resources that give us the opportunity to connect globally in ways we could not have imagined even five years ago. I just found that these tools can be used in some unhealthy ways that I outlined above where the cult of personality runs roughshod over the gospel. Hence, I decided to take a break from this during Lent - I broke the fast VERY shortly because I had to log on and capture some screenshots for a parody I'm doing in which I'm designing Judas' Facebook page. But I didn't do anything other than capture screenshots. After Lent, I will return hopefully with a much better perspective and thus able to laugh off the online antics that can bring out the inner high school student in us all. LOL – BTW, I’m not saying don’t use social networking tools – these are amazingly valuable resources that give us the opportunity to connect globally in ways we could not have imagined even five years ago. I just found that these tools can be used in some unhealthy ways that I outlined above where the cult of personality runs roughshod over the gospel. Hence, I decided to take a break from this during Lent – I broke the fast VERY shortly because I had to log on and capture some screenshots for a parody I’m doing in which I’m designing Judas’ Facebook page. But I didn’t do anything other than capture screenshots.

After Lent, I will return hopefully with a much better perspective and thus able to laugh off the online antics that can bring out the inner high school student in us all.

]]> By: T http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/02/facebook_fast/comment-page-1/#comment-13146 T Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:53:33 +0000 http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/?p=2586#comment-13146 So the first thing I do... I share this on Facebook!!! Love the "Christian crud" comment. Keep up the good work! So the first thing I do… I share this on Facebook!!!

Love the “Christian crud” comment. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Marcus Goodyear http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/2009/02/facebook_fast/comment-page-1/#comment-13108 Marcus Goodyear Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:06:47 +0000 http://www.jesusmanifesto.com/?p=2586#comment-13108 Social Media fasts are important. I took one in October, and sometimes I feel like it's time to start it up again. I don't want to make too much of virtual eucharists or virtual communities or churches or whatever. But I do think this new way of communicating is here to stay. The best thing we can do is walk through it with as much integrity as possible. Which sometimes means we unplug and retreat! Social Media fasts are important. I took one in October, and sometimes I feel like it’s time to start it up again.

I don’t want to make too much of virtual eucharists or virtual communities or churches or whatever. But I do think this new way of communicating is here to stay. The best thing we can do is walk through it with as much integrity as possible.

Which sometimes means we unplug and retreat!

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