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The more I use Twitter, the more I like it. I don’t like it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets for the sake of new technology, rather I have come to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets believe it is a tool that can deeply enhance relationships. Some balk at the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets idea of telling or knowing what others are doing and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets thinking, but aren’t these key components to relationship?
Twitter Encourages Intimacy and Deeper Relationship with One Another
I recently visited NW Oregon, where Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I grew up, and I had the opportunity to share Twitter with nearly my entire family, and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets several long lost friends. I am happy to say that my grandparents in their 70′s joined and are now regular users. I also introduced my church community group to twitter. Alli Orlistat 60mg Capsules
I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets learning VALUABLE details about my family and friends that I would have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets never learned (unless I were living with them). This has Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets given me the opportunity to pray specifically for them and given me cues when Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I should reach out and make a direct connection.
Twitter Combats Self-centered Thinking
I get so wrapped up in my own world. My wife and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I are in the midst of making some pretty large life decisions and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I often get lost thinking of myself, my plans, my designs and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets my life. Twitter reminds me that its not about me and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets that there are more important things to be thinking of than Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets myself.
Twitter Helps Us to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Open our Lives to Family and Friends in Tiny Digestible Chunks.
The problem with other tools for Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets connecting is they require two way communication, which adds all sorts of social rules to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets the picture. With Twitter we can simply state what we are Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets doing, how we are doing or what we are thinking without getting bogged down in pleasantries. I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets not saying that two way communication is bad, its just not optimal if you Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets want consistent regular updates from folks.
My grandma LOVES knowing what Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets we are up to, but phone conversations are short because she doesn’t want to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets interrupt or burden us. The truth is I would love to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets tell her and I would also love to know what is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets going on in their lives as well. Twitter has given us way to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets connect better.
By opening up and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets sharing our lives with one another through Twitter we are fulfilling God’s call to love one another. I have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a deeper more intimate connection with my family and friends because of Twitter.
it could be, just as blogging can be, the act of introspection & journaling can reveal to us God’s movement. plus the ties that bind.
but just as everything good trades for Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a good. it can also take away something that might be Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets more important or in line with God’s will for yours or my life.
Good point Gavin, as we “log our lives” it does give us some interesting insight.
What do you mean by “take away something that Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets might be more important or in line with God’s will for yours or my life.”?
I think I understand but not sure.
it could be a real thin line, but if you allow twitter/blogging/podcasting/facebook/myspace/etc to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets be at the forefront of your mind and action then Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets you might be leaving at the table something God has Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets planned.
Most definitely. Many great things have the ability to be “fierce devils” or “strong angels”.
I also think we shouldn’t be afraid to dive into things because we might “idolize” whatever it is.
If we find something that Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets deepens our relationship with Christ and one another, I am going to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets be all about it!
I have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets suggested to some that Twitter could be used for accountability with a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Christian brother or sister. A Twitter direct message to me is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets much more likely to get my attention than an IM or Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets maybe even email!
Thats a tough one… I can Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets just see accidentally posting something supremely personal to 400 people.
At one point I did have a hyper private Twitter account. I don’t mess with it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets anymore though. For fear that I may post something accidentally on another account or Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets that somehow it would get broken into.
When I started using Twitter I connected with a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets lot of other like-minded people and it has been amazing. We quickly formed a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets network of people that were involved in each other’s lives through Twitter.
It was this group dynamic that inspired http://WeTheChurch.org
Society as a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets whole is slowly moving from the physical to the cyber. Twitter is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets just another step along the way. I believe that in the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets same way that encouraging or other-focused conversations work in the physical world, twitter will in cyberspace.
My frustration with Twitter at the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets moment is that so few people are on board. It is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a great concept, but it does me no good if no Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets one that I know is on it. I think it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets will catch with the mainstream in time, but that time is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets not today. Hopefully when that time comes, Twitter will have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets more server space.
Chad Wright, http://WeTheChurch.org is one of the simplest, coolest things I have seen put out in awhile! I can see this being a cool feature for a church website too! Any way I can get you to share it with our church? I’ll do a nice write up!
Ray Deck III, the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets most important people I follow on twitter is my family and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets close friends. I am very deliberate about carefully “selling” the idea of twitter to them.
Sometimes I don’t even call it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Twitter. I just describe it as a way to keep up to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets date with each other on a regular basis.
We are Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets working on a way for organizations to have their on group page on WeTheChurch.org.
OK, everyone is probably going to think this is really weird — but I recently discovered another way that Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Twitter really helps me enforce a spiritual discipline in my life.
I have a full life and one of my challenges (I’m sure no one can relate to this!) is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets finding the time and discipline to spend consistently daily time and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets reflection in the Word. It’s so valuable when I do it — but I need help, I need reasons, to keep doing it consistently.
Recently (during the phase when I was falling in love with Twitter) it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets occurred to me that Twitter might be able to help. I was just starting a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets study focus on a new book (1 Samuel) so I decided to tweet any key new learnings/thoughts/insights etc. from my study and reflection.
Twitter forced me to keep these short and bite-sized (as you Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets can tell by this response I have the tendency to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets go on at great length). It also gave me an Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets audience of followers, who help hold me accountable to keep it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets up. A reason to keep the displine up, as it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets were.
Anyway, take a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets look at my site and tell me what you think. I write it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets “as unto the Lord” so I don’t market it per se, but I have developed a few followers (in the Twitter sense, not in the discipleship sense!) and mostly it has been good for me.
http://twitter.com/LarryShort
When I first started twittering, I used tweetscan.com to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets find others that worked in church media and video production; it Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets was a great way to network and swap ideas… what Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets surprised me was the friendships that have developed from that networking! I have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets several new friends that I would have never been in contact with if not for Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets twitter. I believe that God is connecting people through this Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets cool tool!
Interesting post, Aaron, and I’ve enjoyed reading the responses.
I’m just starting an Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets MA Dissertation on Web 2.0 and mission, and as part of that Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I’ve been experimenting with various Web 2.0 apps (see my blog if interested) and today I’ve written about Twitter.
I’m a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets little unconvinced about Twitter. I can see that it is fun and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets easy to use – although its going to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets need a lot more of my real life contacts to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets be on Twitter for it to be *really* interesting. My concern is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets that the 140 character limit is going to lead to the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets same sort of superficiality that I see with texting. But if Twitter can Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets be used to alert people to quick prayer needs, and lead on to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets more meaningful contact, then fair enough
Great blog by the way, I’ll definitely be following this one as my MA develops
Larry Short, I don’t highlight things as much as I used to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets in books. Now I will just post them on Twitter. Whats interesting is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets that it will often spark a later conversation with one of my friends.
I like what Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets you are doing with your Twitter account, I appreciate folks who Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets are posting engaging, thought provoking or contemplative tweets.
Steve Murphy, Whats interesting is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets that I am would rather you give me a Twitter user name then Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a business card when I am networking. Texting “follow username” when Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I am with them is better than taking a business card and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets doing the whole scanner thing or manual entry.
Paul, I’ve been following your work. You are the man for doing it! There are Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets some gems being uncovered that I hope someone will eventually present in an Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets academic format. I simply share from my own time limited experiences, for Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets now.
Here is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets something I have observed to respond to your comment about superficiality on Twitter.
Sometimes I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets transparent and sometimes I am superficial. Same as when I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets in public, it all depends on circumstances and especially who is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets listening.
I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets trying to be more transparent. Its painful sometimes. Its one thing to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets open up to a small group of folks and a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets totally another thing to open up to 450 followers.
I am Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a bit of a twitter power user. I have accounts that Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets I network with and an account that I make private and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets only allow people I trust follow me.
pretty interesting post… something on which to think…
Twitter is Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a powerful tool that helps us stay connected to people. I am glad to see more people using it. I love what Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Larry wrote about how he used Twitter to quote insights, comments and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets thoughts.
Melissa
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Our hope with new innovations like this Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets is to see if there is any way they can be Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets used for evangelism. Any such examples or thoughts will be gratefully received.
Blessings
Tony
Several months ago I recognized the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets potential for Twitter to help keep me disciplined and accountable in my own journey of daily discovery of God. I have Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets been a Jesus follower for the last 43 of my 51 years, but like many others (particularly those with mild ADD!) I struggle with the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets discipline necessary for a consistent daily time of Scripture reading and Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets reflection.
When I do invest the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets way I am supposed to, I feel very blessed with a Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets shower of insights and resources for personal spiritual growth. I realized Twitter would be Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a great way for me to share these insights and be Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets held accountable. So I began http://twitter.com/LarryShort.
I don’t know if anyone reads it consistently or not. I’ve had Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets good feedback, and dozens of followers. Knowing this keeps driving me back to Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets a more strategic time of discovery and sharing.
So, as you can see, it’s all about me.
Enriching my walk with the Buy Ciprofloxacin Tablets Lord. But, hopefully, it occasionally blesses others as well.