Technology has proven to be a major blessing in so many ways. And don’t get me wrong, smartphones make our lives easier and can even improve our relationships. However, they ought never to take the place of real human communication. Continue reading Put that iPhone in Airplane Mode
When was the last time you looked someone in the eye and had a real, uninterrupted conversation? A millennial acquaintance of mine told me she and her friends would play a game during social outings. It revolutionized their friendship-building skills … Continue reading Put your phone away.
The last two months have been very (maybe insert words like “difficult/trying/hard”?) insightful. I expect trials. “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds….” James 1:2 I just didn’t expect the various ones that were chasing me down. (My trials are like grains of sand compared to the loss of a dear friend’s spouse. I’m sure she would echo the bullets below. I love you, Diane. And I’m praying for you ceaselessly.) What pulled me through and caused growth and failure and repentance and changed desires and new relationships and modified other relationships? 3 things: … Continue reading fellowship of a round piece of precious metal
My week/life has been made complete, once again, by Apple. iOS 5. ‘Nuff said. I barely got through the first 5 features before I nearly fainted from an oversupply of happiness. (See photo above for THE reason why!) Continue reading it was a Wednesday….
J. Michael Hansen 