I get very
frustrated with technology, and sometimes consider the required use of it a
form of discrimination. Think about it; if someone does not own or have access
to a computer and an internet connection, he will be unable (or at least have
great difficulty) to make many transactions, apply for a job, contact certain
professional people, or use reward points to pay for flights or motels. The
post modern world has devised a way to keep some out, and some in; some outside
the “loop” while the others are considered “insiders.” And the means of doing
that is a digital one.
Has the
church done a similar thing, in keeping some out, while bringing others in?
What are the means the church uses to do that? Is it our attitudes, lack of
response, general lack of acceptance, or failure to recognize the lonely? As
frustrated as I am when faced with yet another computerized obstacle, how
frustrated are some people when barriers are put up at church?
Here’s to
tearing down walls.
Pastor Mark
