"When Technology Hides the Cross"

Eric Mack writes that "a wonderful thing happened at church yesterday" -- the projector bulb burned out on both projectors but the light went on! They survived. The pastor preached from the Bible and his notes - no powerpoint, "just clarity and focus on the message." Eric goes on to write that had the projectors and powerpoint worked, he might have missed the message. In fact, ironically, since the projectors weren't working, there wasn't any point in keeping the screen down, so it was raised which allowed the congregation to see the cross as outlined in the windows at the front of the church. What would be one of the tech department's worst nightmares ended up being a "clearer view of the message of the cross."

A good reminder for us to stop and evaluate if our technology hinders our presentation of the message more than helping to communicate the truth. As Eric points out, technology is not inherently evil and certainly can be used to accomplish some things effectively, but it is not the solution to every issue. See Eric Macks blog, "Don't let what you see hinder you from your vision"