Of the making of blogs there is no end...

It doesn't take a scientist to recognize that I am not an avid blogger. The time between posts is often weeks. This appears to be an evidence of sloth at this time when texting and twitter seem to provide a constant "stream of consciousness."

I'm probably old fashioned. I happen to think that not everything people say is worth taking time to read. We are inundated by information in our society. We can keep "busy" on Facebook for hours. You can subscribe to blogs, listen to podcasts, and read on any subject you want on the Internet. We live in an age of instant information.

I like being able to get answers to questions quickly. I love using the Internet. However there are some dangers.

1. People seem to find it increasingly difficult to think for themselves. We are so buried in the words of others that we find it hard to think clearly.
2. We have lost our sense of discernment. We tend to assume that anything that is written in a post is accurate. This is the same danger we face with television. People assume that something must be true if they heard it on the news, Oprah or the History Channel. It is a bad assumption to make.
3. We find it difficult to "be still and know that he is God". The times of quiet listening have been replaced by frantic researching. This is to our detriment.
   

So, if you become frustrated that we are not posting more blog entries . . . think of it as our gift to you. It is the gift of the opportunity to be quiet and to think for yourself. Maybe you could use the free time to read your Bible or talk with the King.