Comments on: Would Jesus Twitter? http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/ Adam J. Copeland Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Raffi Shahinian http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Raffi Shahinian Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:27:33 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1339 Would Jesus Twitter? <a href="http://www.parablesofaprodigalworld.com/2009/04/re-post-jesus-twitter-updates-holy-week.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my answer</a>, at least during Holy Week. Grace and Peace, Raffi Would Jesus Twitter? Here’s my answer, at least during Holy Week.

Grace and Peace,
Raffi

]]> By: miguelote http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 miguelote Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:37:09 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1338 it's usually credited to st. francis of assisi it’s usually credited to st. francis of assisi

]]> By: Marci http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Marci Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:24:54 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1337 While I haven't had a taste of the Twitter koolaid yet, I do think that we should be intentional about how the church enters into electronic spaces. People who are coming to visit our church have different reasons. Occasionally someone will say they found our website and came to worship because of that. Last week, we had visitors who had read about our church in the newspaper (how 19th century!). Most often, however, people come visit our church because they are specifically invited by people who are already active in the church. Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. Didn't Augustine say that? I'm not so good with quotes. Wonder how that quote might change in the 21st century? While I haven’t had a taste of the Twitter koolaid yet, I do think that we should be intentional about how the church enters into electronic spaces.
People who are coming to visit our church have different reasons. Occasionally someone will say they found our website and came to worship because of that. Last week, we had visitors who had read about our church in the newspaper (how 19th century!). Most often, however, people come visit our church because they are specifically invited by people who are already active in the church.

Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. Didn’t Augustine say that? I’m not so good with quotes. Wonder how that quote might change in the 21st century?

]]> By: miguelote http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 miguelote Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:44:09 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1336 amen georgie, i look forward to hearing more of your wisdom on your blog and your facebook page amen georgie, i look forward to hearing more of your wisdom on your blog and your facebook page

]]> By: adamjcopeland http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 adamjcopeland Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:38:10 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1335 you crack me up :) you crack me up :)

]]> By: George Tatro http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 George Tatro Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:33:48 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1334 Jesus was traveling all the time because people wanted to kill him....now I suppose you will suggest that he was paranoid. My Lord and Saviour was not ADD, ADHD, Paranoid Schizophrenic, or suffering from any other mental illness. People were really trying to kill him as evidenced by the fact that they did. The Green Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it! Peace out Scottish Soldier for Christ, St. G Jesus was traveling all the time because people wanted to kill him….now I suppose you will suggest that he was paranoid. My Lord and Saviour was not ADD, ADHD, Paranoid Schizophrenic, or suffering from any other mental illness. People were really trying to kill him as evidenced by the fact that they did. The Green Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it!
Peace out Scottish Soldier for Christ,
St. G

]]> By: adamjcopeland http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 adamjcopeland Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:25:25 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1333 I hear you David. Though he did seem to travel all the time, so maybe more ADD than we might first think. I hear you David. Though he did seem to travel all the time, so maybe more ADD than we might first think.

]]> By: the church geek » Blog Archive » Wednesday Roundup http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 the church geek » Blog Archive » Wednesday Roundup Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:57:44 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1332 [...] 1.) Blogger and seminary student, Adam Copeland, enters the world of twitter. Quite thoughtfully I might add. [...] [...] 1.) Blogger and seminary student, Adam Copeland, enters the world of twitter. Quite thoughtfully I might add. [...]

]]> By: David Williams http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 David Williams Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:45:35 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1331 In answer to the question: No. You can't tell an effective parable about the kingdom twittering. You can't present a symbolically nuanced vision of your incarnation of the good news twittering. That pretty much rules out the Gospels. That doesn't mean it's a bad thing for his followers. But our Man in Nazareth just wasn't quite as ADD as we are. In answer to the question: No. You can’t tell an effective parable about the kingdom twittering. You can’t present a symbolically nuanced vision of your incarnation of the good news twittering. That pretty much rules out the Gospels.

That doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing for his followers. But our Man in Nazareth just wasn’t quite as ADD as we are.

]]> By: George Tatro http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2008/12/16/would-jesus-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 George Tatro Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:10:34 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=680#comment-1330 00001000011100010100010001000100010000100001000111111000111 This is Twitter 3.4. This is the normal progression of things isn't it? We go from blogging, to Facebook "George is...........", to Twittering, to Twitter 3.4 which is putting all our thoughts into binary code. Wendall Berry doesn't have a computer; I guess his thoughts are not worth exploring. Thomas Merton hasn't been published in binary; how can I discover my spirituality? What we have here is a Presbymergency! Presbymergency is a word I coined to express my deep distress over the desire of many of our young people in ministry who unwittingly disenfranchise the old, poor, homeless, computerless, and technologically inclined through electronic communication and thereby have moved from the periphery right off the deep end and into the abyss. My fear is not that I will have a profound spiritual experience from a twitter or blog that I read, and have my world turned upside down. (I do have that fear about snake handling preachers on Sand Mountain and for that reason refuse to take up snakes.) But I find that real relationships cannot be sustained in any meaningful way when mediated through electronic devices and with the end times coming and all that I don't think that we should be so dependant on electricity anyway! I invite anybody who has comment to come on over to my blog where the Marquis de Queensbury rules do not apply and I will tell them how 0001001100011110100111001100111001100110100. Peace 00001000011100010100010001000100010000100001000111111000111

This is Twitter 3.4. This is the normal progression of things isn’t it? We go from blogging, to Facebook “George is………..”, to Twittering, to Twitter 3.4 which is putting all our thoughts into binary code.

Wendall Berry doesn’t have a computer; I guess his thoughts are not worth exploring.
Thomas Merton hasn’t been published in binary; how can I discover my spirituality?

What we have here is a Presbymergency! Presbymergency is a word I coined to express my deep distress over the desire of many of our young people in ministry who unwittingly disenfranchise the old, poor, homeless, computerless, and technologically inclined through electronic communication and thereby have moved from the periphery right off the deep end and into the abyss.

My fear is not that I will have a profound spiritual experience from a twitter or blog that I read, and have my world turned upside down. (I do have that fear about snake handling preachers on Sand Mountain and for that reason refuse to take up snakes.) But I find that real relationships cannot be sustained in any meaningful way when mediated through electronic devices and with the end times coming and all that I don’t think that we should be so dependant on electricity anyway!

I invite anybody who has comment to come on over to my blog where the Marquis de Queensbury rules do not apply and I will tell them how 0001001100011110100111001100111001100110100.

Peace

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