Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Gospel to All the World

The medium is the message. Newspapers are for news. TV is for entertainment and commercials. The Internet is for, well, everything. Many web pages (especially social media) have a unique way to spread content and can be considered a unique medium. These media are still relatively new, and the content is produced by amateurs, so the expected messages are not fixed. Have you ever said, “that doesn't belong here,” in response to anything you've seen on Facebook? Probably not, because Facebook content is a digital form of everyday conversation, which can be anything anyone feels like talking about. Then, is there any reason to say that the Internet is not a medium for spreading the gospel?
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  1. JoeNovember 6, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    While I believe that the internet is a great medium for sharing the gospel I tend to skip messages on my news feed that are blatantly churchy. Is that hypocritical?

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    1. UnknownNovember 12, 2013 at 9:05 AM

      I do too, simply because churchyness often correlates with length. Sometimes I'm just looking for entertainment, and I recognize that for a gospel message to have any effect, I have to give it some thought.

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  2. Daniel GunnellNovember 10, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    There are very few things that I think don't belong on Facebook, but I recently went through and blocked a lot of posts and people that I didn't want to see on my feed anymore. I think the internet is a great medium for spreading the gospel, but only if it is done well.

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