E-ddicted

I just read this article on CNN.com about Obama's BlackBerry habits.  As someone who is in the prospects of getting a BlackBerry to keep up with events (I'm a poor scheduler), I find it interesting that Barack is an email junkie.  I guess politicians aren't immune to the same addictions as the rest of us.  Still, it makes me think about how addicted we are to cyberspace.  Sure, it's a great way to communicate with friends over great distances, but is there a point when you take it too far?  I guess there would be.  I mean, you can take anything too far and rely on it too much.

There was another article at CNN.com that talked about an al Qaeda leader saying our civilization is nothing more than cardboard, qualifying the statement by saying that if our electricity were cut and computers down, we would be plunged into a pre-medieval state.  I'm going to have to say that I actually agree with the guy.  I've been struggling with the shallowness of relationships in America.  Maybe this is why true discipleship is hard to come by in our churches.  We desire to go deep in some relationships, but it makes us uncomfortable so we withdraw.  We never get below the surface where it's safe.  As soon as someone starts talking about their problems (or ours come up), we become disconnected.  This post has completely gone in a different direction than I thought it would, but I think there are some good observations.

I guess I'll never run for president since I'm addicted to my email and Facebook.  Just ask my wife!