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Technology is, at times, a hot topic of discussion in Christian circles.  Some look at it as a doorway for the Devil and a smorgasbord of temptation. It can become an addiction for some and it can lead to a vast minefield of sinful thoughts. I know it has been the downfall for many.  I also know it can be the top of a slippery slope for those searching for the wrong things and giving in to seemingly anonymous curiosity.  When someone is typing words on a page, it can be too easy to forget that God reads blogs and personal ads too.

With all that said, I am one of the people who believes that the internet can be used to honor God and share the Gospel.  I see the potential to reach homebound people, folks in hospitals, shy people, and people on the other side of the world. I see the opportunity to keep in touch with college students in dorms, far-away friends, and adult children who have moved away to start families.  I see the harvest awaiting the workers who are few.

I do believe it is more difficult online to find uplifting material than to find porn.  I know that inappropriate pictures of women and men are hundreds of times more numberous than pictures of churches online.  I know that hate-filled blogs are more common than blogs that share the love of Christ for a lost world. It's kind of like going to church, if you go looking for the hypocrits, they are exactly who you will find.

It's because of the rampant evil online that I truly believe God is calling Christians to their keyboards. He's calling them to witness, testify, encourage, and inform others about the Truth, and He's calling them to do it online.  Yes, there may be some who yield to ready temptation when the seedy websites pop-up on the screen, but God is sitting right there with anyone on the computer just like He is with anyone sitting in a pew.