This morning a group of us launched into 2 Corinthians 1. The group is a rich mix of opinion and interaction. I facilitate the group and had prepared a powerpoint set of slides with the text of the chapter for us to work through together.
I do most, probably 98% of my study on my laptop. It is past due for replacement and I have kept it going for the past year with an external drive to take the pressure off of the internal drive. I beat it hard every day because I will typically have 5 – 10 programs running simultaneously, the word processor, the program used to chart sections of scripture, a couple of Bible programs, background music – Mozart, and the browser with at least five tabs open. Point is I work it hard.
So this morning it would not start at the church. I got a screen that I had never seen before telling me the computer would not start and it was trying to repair itself… So this is going on as I am gathering prayer requests. While writing down the requests in the back of my mind I am coming up with alternatives to work through the text together…
The time this morning was not as effective as I hoped it would have been. The reason, partially, I was distracted by the challenges with the computer. I use technology in all of my presentations, DVDs, MP3s, projectors. I have to get back to the place that if things do not work, and they don’t all of the time, I have to be able to communicate without those aids. As a culture we have become dependent to an extreme on being entertained as we learn. I have fallen into that trap because it is effective. But in doing so I have to remember that God’s Word is what is living and active, not the presentation. I have to trust in His desire to engage in people’s lives not my presentation.
All this to say you do not need a flowery all put together schtik to engage your kids, just read ‘em the Bible.
So this morning it would not start at the church. I got a screen that I had never seen before telling me the computer would not start and it was trying to repair itself… So this is going on as I am gathering prayer requests. While writing down the requests in the back of my mind I am coming up with alternatives to work through the text together…
The time this morning was not as effective as I hoped it would have been. The reason, partially, I was distracted by the challenges with the computer. I use technology in all of my presentations, DVDs, MP3s, projectors. I have to get back to the place that if things do not work, and they don’t all of the time, I have to be able to communicate without those aids. As a culture we have become dependent to an extreme on being entertained as we learn. I have fallen into that trap because it is effective. But in doing so I have to remember that God’s Word is what is living and active, not the presentation. I have to trust in His desire to engage in people’s lives not my presentation.
All this to say you do not need a flowery all put together schtik to engage your kids, just read ‘em the Bible.
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