With a

point, point look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stott

was known more for books like The Cross of Christ

than as being a prophet about technology.

But in his 1982 book, I believe in preaching, he wrote this,

quote, it's difficult to imagine the world in the year 2000, by which time versatile microprocessors

are likely to be as common as simple calculators are today.

This will lead to the probable reduction of human contact as the new electronic network renders

personal relationships ever less necessary.

In such a de-humanized society,

the fellowship of the local church

will be increasingly important,

whose members meet one another, talk and listen

to one another in person rather than on screen.

In this human context of mutual love, speaking and

hearing is also likely to become more necessary for the preservation of our

humanness. Stott, of course, was right. Ours is an embodied faith that's due to both how God created the world

and, of course, the centrality of the incarnation.

So stay connected church and not just online.

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street.