Where's your internet?

Obviously the wrong place to ask this question, but if you're part of a church and not an internet user in some way, do you actually care about being part of the extant and developing culture in your community? Do you care about being relevant or incarnational or whatever when you are not even prepared to involve yourself in one of the primary sources of information and forms of communication and community?

We, as Christians, must follow culture, be part of culture as it develops. To take a place even in developing it.

If you're an internet consumer only, stop treating the internet like television and get involved. Participate. Contribute. Post comments in blogs, start a blog, answer someones questions, make a lolcat picture. Whatever - just get involved and be part of culture that isn't even new and emerging - these things are well established.

Christianity is not about feeling comfortable in what we are doing or feeling safe or feeling like we are in control. It's about being comfortable and safe and secure and in God, and being prepared to be fools in the world for the sake of the gospel. It's about being vulnerable and open and truthful and able to stand in the strength of God when we are humiliated.

So, get involved. Get out of your depth, don't be afraid to look like a fool for the sake of the gospel. Strive, in faith, to see the kingdom grow.