Apprentice 2 Jesus

UNPLUGGED???

A challenge came through Charles Colson’s Breakpoint commentary in my email. Unplug for a period of time. Of course, I had to check my email to know this. And, I’m blogging to put this challenge out there…even to myself… so can I unplug?

This paragraph from Colson states the obvious:

While technology has many worthwhile purposes, it demands a high price from us. Studies have shown that our increasing media dependency is crippling our attention spans, wounding our ability to create meaningful relationships, and generating a false expectation that we should be able to be contacted at every hour of the day.

What a challenge. His suggestion is this:

Unplug all technology for an hour. Read a book. At the end of the hour, pull out a pen and paper and write a letter. Go for a walk outside.

We are losing our ability to communicate. With all the technology TO communicate, we are truly communicating far less than ever before.