tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post9213748302722616355..comments2023-09-04T07:31:02.413-06:00Comments on Sightings, Sounds, and Sniffs of the Kingdom: DistractedCollin Packerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426927070542873291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-47691483259280432652011-11-23T12:03:15.105-07:002011-11-23T12:03:15.105-07:00Oddly, when I hang out at the dog park virtually n...Oddly, when I hang out at the dog park virtually no one looks at their phone. Something about the dog park culture apparently encourages interaction with the other people. It is the friendliest place I know aside from our church.Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04445620278397228727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-1583551364854162312011-11-16T22:12:33.788-07:002011-11-16T22:12:33.788-07:00I have a phone, but I don't have a phone that ...I have a phone, but I don't have a phone that does ANY of those things... it just makes phone calls and can do texts, the hard way (using the number pad). And I leave mine turned off 95% of the time so that it has a live battery when I need it.<br /><br />Mind, I'd love to have a smart phone... but I'm pretty sure it's not smart to spend that kind of money on it.RK Hagemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-55769316236798957102011-11-16T15:53:44.888-07:002011-11-16T15:53:44.888-07:00I struggle mightily to put the phone down when I g...I struggle mightily to put the phone down when I get home. This post certainly comes from a confessional stance!<br /><br />Thanks for the responses. <br /><br />Dick, what are we going to do about this? Great question. What should our churches do? It's easy to denounce it all, but I also have ideas for how Twitter could help the church continue the conversation and give feedback in a dialogue, even during the service. <br /><br />I'd love to hear more thoughts on this as well!Collin Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426927070542873291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-71383412780018163982011-11-16T15:05:20.654-07:002011-11-16T15:05:20.654-07:00Collin,
I've been following your blog since S...Collin,<br /><br />I've been following your blog since September when we met at Summit, and I have to say this is such a great post. I am immersed in our technological world. I am so ashamed that there are times I don't pay attention to what's going in around me. I think that things like text, social networking, etc give us the illusion that things are changing around us and if we don't check it out then we might miss it. <br /><br />I love the idea of the church sacrificing their phones/tablets at the door but that also means that we as ministers must sacrifice some of technology we take for granted. I wonder if our services would change if we stripped down to the basics. For example, this is one of the reasons I love a capella worship. The purity of the voices transcends what is normative in our church culture. It's not a better way, it's just a very connected/participative form of worship. <br /><br />My hope is that we can move to balance instead of indulgence.Preston Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693628169833625780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-19113805182264702732011-11-16T12:32:26.807-07:002011-11-16T12:32:26.807-07:00So, what are we going to do about this?So, what are we going to do about this?Dick bolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-78543920993265026242011-11-16T11:29:10.697-07:002011-11-16T11:29:10.697-07:00I would call you and tell you what a great article...I would call you and tell you what a great article this is... but then I realized you probably wouldn't answer. ;)Rick Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459634105502801450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13694001.post-44419741485821047462011-11-16T10:05:34.490-07:002011-11-16T10:05:34.490-07:00Great article Collin! I was out to lunch yesterday...Great article Collin! I was out to lunch yesterday at a mall and I couldn't believe how many people were having lunch with another person and they both were looking at their phones. Of course that was only when I had a chance to look up from my phone. My excuse? I was eating by myself.humbledservanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773648757588831299noreply@blogger.com