Chapel

This week is technology awareness week here at Redeemer. The goal of this week is to show people the role that technology is playing in our lives and the time that it takes out of our day. Technology is useful for many things but often times I find myself wasting time with it when I'm on Facebook, MSN, checking my email, watching movies, etc. There are many times when I think about my day and realize how much I could have gotten done if I was being more constructive with my time.

Today in Chapel (a weekly occurrence on Wednesday from 11am-12pm) Syd Hielema spoke about 'Making Space for God'. He gave examples of his life and how technology has taken up a lot of his time, and is stealing a lot of time from God. He told us that we have to make room for God's word in our daily lives so that God can dwell richly within us. Often times that space is occupied by other things than God, for example: Technology.

I have made the commitment to give up Facebook for the week and to limit my MSN/email time. I usually spend way to much time on Facebook, but this week at Redeemer I was presented with a challenge which will bring me closer to God (and will also let me have some time to actually do my homework!).