The Blessings of Technology

 

I took this photo of the telly at the Manse as I tuned in to a recording on YouTube of last Sunday’s service from AFC.  I think it’s wonderful that for well over a year now every Sunday service at AFC has been made available on the internet by about mid-afternoon on the same day.  It’s our way of trying to enable those who do not yet feel able to return to ‘in Person’ worship to still feel part of us.

Technology really has been a blessing over recent months and, as someone who is rather ‘technologically challenged’, I’m grateful for it.

Last evening I took part in the Zoom presentation sponsored by COTHA looking at Climate Change and I was thrilled to hear that last year we in Britain produced more power from ‘renewables’ than from carbon based production.  This progress has been as swift as it is welcome in being part of the answer to the combating the disastrous warming of our planet, and technology has made it possible.

And then at lunchtime today we concluded two days of Convocation for The Order for Baptist Ministry, of which I’m a member (see photo opposite).  Alas we were unable to meet in person but, once again by the wonders of technology, we gathered over Zoom and enjoyed reflection, fellowship and challenge together.

Our God is not only the great creator behind the beautiful falling autumn leaves but also the microchips that drive our phones, computers and factory equipment.  And obviously God approves of technology – after all His Son must have been good with tools in that carpenter’s workshop!