Aloha Writers

I'm sitting here at Morningstar, using their free internet access whilst a guy talks about consumers in media. He's a sort of funny character. He looks like a mouse, with little hands always out front, shaking as if he's waiting for cheese to drop out of the sky. But he's smart and here are some tidbits I want to remember.

"The medium is the message." It's not about what the medium is saying, if it's "gansta rap" it's going to communicate materialism, drug use etc. Try and bring the gospel into such a medium might taint what is being said. Lots of arguments on this but it's interesting.

You can't be a passive observer in the media. As Christians we are responsible to have a voice of dicernment and truth. It's not an opportunity but our very call. Do we just want to add to the ocean of opinion and creativity or do we want to bear fruit that remains?

Now Joyner is talking. He's dressed like a Hawaiian captain. I've never noticed before but his head shakes a little, back and forth, while he talks. He did say something this morning which is good to keep in mind. Many books should lose up to 1/3 of their book. In today's world because there are so many other forms of media you have to tighten things up. "It's amazing how few words THE WORD used." We have to use a sharpened two-edge sword.

LOL...he just said how he and Don Potter use to ride their motorcycles together a few times a week and their deep fellowship consisted of pulling up to a stop light and grunting.