The danger of constant connection is a becoming a relentless theme among people whose highest goals are merely laying up treasure on earth. For those who want to lay up treasure in heaven, this warning ought to carry an even greater weight.
I want treasure in heaven. I want it. So I am fighting a battle to use technology without being mastered by it.
I come to the Trinitarian Bible Society’s two-part, 38,000-word “Examination of the New King James Version,” written by Albert Hembd, with a question. The question is precise and direct: Will the author ever mention a specific passage in which the NKJV translators...
In one week I'll be "speaking" "at" a "conference" on the future of the Bible that is all online—actually, I recorded the video today and am now uploading it. My talk was really fun to put together, and I gave it this title: "Anything Invented After You're Thirty-Five...
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter IsaacsonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsSomehow some writers of biography end up sounding trite, both in their relating of their subjects' stories and in the lessons they draw...
I’ve become a counselor for a number of young men who have realized that they can no longer in good conscience remain tied to King James Only institutions. Almost without exception, the ones who have reached out to me have shown genuine graciousness and gratitude...
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Mark, this is a really insightful thought. Thank you for sharing. I recently read another good quote that communicates a similar idea. Douglas Rushkoff wrote, “In a world dominated by the image instead of the word, interior life gives way to exterior show. Substance gives way to simulation.” I think for people who desire to lay up treasure in heaven, the danger of constant connection is hightened simply by advancements in image based technology. When we lose our ability to focus on the word, it becomes incresingly easy to stay focused on the world. Thanks again for sharing!
I was thinking for about your post this morning. Your phrase, “The danger of constant connection is a becoming a relentless theme among people whose highest goals are merely laying up treasure on earth,” has been on my mind. I often feel conflicted when it come to technology and the ways that we interact with it. I think good rythems in life are a huge defense agaist informing ourselves to death. I wrote an article a while ago that encouraging people to: (1) embrace the rhythm of solitude, (2) embrace the rhythm of meditation and prayer, and to (3) embrace the rhythm of conversation. It wasn’t until your post though that I thought of this in light of storing treasure in heaven. Thanks again for stiring my thinking!