Facebook time…

Sometimes I caution myself not to spend too much time on facebook.

There are some 350 contacts called “friends” that are on my facebook feed. Information posted there can take 30 minutes to read every time I get on line.

In spite of all the time wasted on facebook (translated: things I am not interested in) there are redeeming things I have seen lately.

For example:
…a picture of a snow plow and thanks to all those who keep the roads clear for us.
…appreciation to linemen who restore our electricity in cold weather.
…pictures of parents playing with their children.
…this morning a picture of thoroughbreds galloping through a central Kentucky field.
…stimulating articles about Dietrich Bonhoeffer and American exceptionalism.
…prayer concerns for friends and family.
…a list of puns. “I was reading a book about anti-gravity. I can’t put it down.”
…a friend announced her candidacy for political office in another town.
…Church World Service and Week of Compassion send weekly updates.
…I receive news alerts from WKYT and WLEX TV.
…There is a feed about “What they didn’t teach us in seminary.” People post dilemmas and ask questions and often get 40-100 comments from other ministers.
…people make references to their spiritual lives and it is interesting and inspiring to know what people are thinking theologically.
…I have posted and shared anti-racist information and commercials, pictures of the inside and outside of our beautiful church, and inspiring comments about inclusion.

I would caution people to realize that what they are posting is probably more widely distributed and seen than if they put up a billboard on the Lexington Road with the same information on it.

Every internet avenue of communication can be used for good or for bad. Be careful to use it for good.

Moving to the deeper places,
Jeff