I believe in redemption in the fullest sense of the word. The cross is the quintessential redemption that saves our souls, but it also models something. God is in the redemption business. There isn’t anyone or anything that God doesn’t want to redeem and use for His purposes!

Enter technology.

Thank God for Gutenberg! The printing press was cutting edge technology five hundred years ago. He redeemed technology to print Bibles. What if the church had objected, “It’s never been done that way before!” Or “Scribes will lose jobs.” Or “We don’t trust the technology.”

The church needs to redeem technology! I think most pastors ought to be blogging and podcasting. Exhibit A. One of staff met someone on Sunday who heard about NCC via our podcast. I think podcasting and blogging is a way of reaching people who are tech-savvy. Don’t get me wrong. We want to reach people who don’t know how to turn on a computer too! But the digital revolution is one way we can fulfill the great commission. Blogging and podcasting and two of the best ways to take our ministries outside the four walls of the church!

In the words of Napoleon Dynamite’s brother, Kip, “I love technology. Not as much as you you see. But I still love technology.”

By the way, I also got a call from a Washington Post reporter yesterday who read my blog about camping out in our backyard and she wants to do a story on it. How funny is that? That was one of the most unexpected and wackiest phone calls I’ve ever gotten Think about. A reporter calls your home and says, “I read your blog about camping out in your backyard with your kids and I’d like to do a story.”

I never cease to be amazed at the connections made in cyberspace.