Comments on: i heart the internet… http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/ fruitful faith: exploring the challenge of following jesus... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jack http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-566 Jack Thu, 01 May 2008 10:30:10 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-566 Thats Ok - thanks for sharing ; ) Thats Ok – thanks for sharing ; )

]]> By: Dale http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-565 Dale Thu, 01 May 2008 09:48:17 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-565 Thanks Jack, I like to think of relationships as having to do with <i>sharing</i>. If you share <i>nothing</i> with someone, you have NO relationship with them. Now, in a sense, we all share, for example, the planet, so we share earth-dwelling-ness... :) The more 'things' (time, food, location, posessions) that are shared, the deeper and fuller the relationship is... (See the description of the early Christian community toward the end of Acts 2) But; in a very important and real sense, you can't share <i>everyTHING</i> with <i>everyONE</i>. Time is a good example: 24hrs/day, 7days/week only allows us enough time for a certain number of family/friend/work other types of relationships (though some people try hopelessly to manage hundreds of 'acquaintences'). Another way to put it is: you can only have so many 'really good friends'. At one point in my life, I realised I had hundreds of 'acquaintences', and several people who I <i>could</i> be deep, close and honest with, but wasn't making the time to actually <i>be</i> that with them... OK, I'm rambling now... Cheers, -d- Thanks Jack,
I like to think of relationships as having to do with sharing. If you share nothing with someone, you have NO relationship with them. Now, in a sense, we all share, for example, the planet, so we share earth-dwelling-ness… :) The more ‘things’ (time, food, location, posessions) that are shared, the deeper and fuller the relationship is… (See the description of the early Christian community toward the end of Acts 2)
But; in a very important and real sense, you can’t share everyTHING with everyONE.
Time is a good example: 24hrs/day, 7days/week only allows us enough time for a certain number of family/friend/work other types of relationships (though some people try hopelessly to manage hundreds of ‘acquaintences’). Another way to put it is: you can only have so many ‘really good friends’. At one point in my life, I realised I had hundreds of ‘acquaintences’, and several people who I could be deep, close and honest with, but wasn’t making the time to actually be that with them…
OK, I’m rambling now…
Cheers,
-d-

]]> By: Jack http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-564 Jack Thu, 01 May 2008 08:10:34 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-564 Online identity - I wonder whether this is just another variation of our identity - just like we adopt different selves depending on who we are relating to and which 'masks' need to be applied. You are right though that there is a risk that relating on the net can take time away from 'in person' relating - but hey, it'd cost my week's wages to join you for a feed, let alone thinking about the carbon footprint... Is it true to say that 'in person' relationships are better? I reckon we need the intimacy of some close relationships but outside of that, I reckon I have better conversations on the net than with, for example, some of my workmates. Online identity – I wonder whether this is just another variation of our identity – just like we adopt different selves depending on who we are relating to and which ‘masks’ need to be applied.
You are right though that there is a risk that relating on the net can take time away from ‘in person’ relating – but hey, it’d cost my week’s wages to join you for a feed, let alone thinking about the carbon footprint…
Is it true to say that ‘in person’ relationships are better? I reckon we need the intimacy of some close relationships but outside of that, I reckon I have better conversations on the net than with, for example, some of my workmates.

]]> By: Dale http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-563 Dale Thu, 01 May 2008 04:19:02 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-563 Jonathan, Cheers mate. We're a dying breed... Rhett, my writing style... for that post... was due... to the... skinny and tall image... the post was referring to... :) -d- Jonathan,
Cheers mate. We’re a dying breed…

Rhett,
my writing style…
for that post…
was due…
to the…
skinny and tall image…
the post was referring to…
:)
-d-

]]> By: Rhett http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-562 Rhett Thu, 01 May 2008 03:55:44 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-562 This is great... But what made you decide... To start writing... Like Rob Bell? This is great…

But what made you decide…

To start writing…

Like Rob Bell?

]]> By: Jonathan http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-561 Jonathan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:49:34 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-561 Don't worry Dale, there are still a few people that I know who love to meet for a meal or drink or whatever... Don’t worry Dale, there are still a few people that I know who love to meet for a meal or drink or whatever…

]]> By: Jeff Buckley http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-560 Jeff Buckley Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:57:19 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-560 Problem is, I just can't be who I want to be in real life. Takes too much effort. [<i>administrator's note: What's with the fake musician comments? Likely to be the same person... and obviously the email doesn't have to be valid to comment... Hmmm... oh well, if the comments amuse me and aren't intrusive or too frequent, I'll leave them... but I reserve the right to delete them if I feel like it...</i>] Problem is, I just can’t be who I want to be in real life. Takes too much effort.

[administrator's note: What's with the fake musician comments? Likely to be the same person... and obviously the email doesn't have to be valid to comment... Hmmm... oh well, if the comments amuse me and aren't intrusive or too frequent, I'll leave them... but I reserve the right to delete them if I feel like it...]

]]> By: Erica http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/i-heart-the-internet/#comment-558 Erica Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:28:11 +0000 http://fruitfulfaith.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-558 lol [<i>administrator's note: Erica, thanks for your appreciative 'lol'... just in case you're simply commenting to leave a link to your site, I'm deleting your URL... Call me controlling... :) </i>] lol

[administrator's note: Erica, thanks for your appreciative 'lol'... just in case you're simply commenting to leave a link to your site, I'm deleting your URL... Call me controlling... :) ]

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