Giving Up Tech Stuff For Lent…
March 29th, 2007
There is an interesting article at CNN.com today about people who are choosing to give up their Facebook and Myspace addictions for Lent — sort of a 21st century way of observing the practice.
I think it is a great way to participate in the practice. I think it could really help those of us who might usually consider our time on the internet or email as nothing more than fun or work when really we have a similar adiction to it as others might with certain foods, sweets, coffee, tobacco, etc.
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/29/
no.facebook.lent/index.html
Here is a link to more info on Lent if you are not that familiar with it:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.htm
Lent is nearly over — but that doesn’t mean you can’t begin your 40 days now and ask forgiveness for being tardy! :>
March 29th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
man…you had to hit a sensitive nerve didn’t ya? This is a great idea and honestly probably much needed by me. Thanks for the conviction.
March 29th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
chris- dude, i am right there with you! do you think the students in your minsitry are practicing lent at all? if so, how have they chosen to engage in it?
March 29th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
I saw that article - I thought, what the heck is cnn covering this less than a week before HOLY week? There timing is a bit off - but what a great way to obeserve this time of penitence.
March 29th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
yeah, i had similiar thoughts, doug. better late than never though, eh?
chris