Wednesday; January 29
It is easy to jump on the “Modern Communication Is Bad” bandwagon. I can understand why some people might think that things like email and texting have become the bane of existence because they have supplanted face to face (or even voice to voice) communication. Yet, the truth is that our modern generation just doesn’t do communication the good, old fashioned way. Now, while I do think we can develop some poor intercommunication skills if we never have “in-person” interactions, I also believe that there is value in instant and often informal types of conversations. For example, consider texting. I like to text – it is simple, it is quick and it can be done in a way that is discrete. Sure, like anything else, it can be misused, but I believe that it can enhance our relationships. When the New Testament teaches us to, “... encourage one another and build up one another ...” (I Thessalonians 5:11) it doesn’t tell us how we should do it – it just tells us to do it. The