And I have seen Heaven's Grace

This is worth talking about. The disconnect caused by connectivity. 

This may be a strange topic to be discussed on a blog, on the interwebs, written by a guy who can write the most beautiful code you've ever seen, who studied and excelled in Information Technology. But it's the cold hard truth. We are too connected. I saw a commercial the other day for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge telephone. The commercial presents that we are a generation of 'checkers,' who are constantly checking our phones. Connected. Then they propose the solution is their phone which makes it more sneaky to check your phone. 

That's not a solution! This connectivity problem is messing with our social lives, our sleep schedules, our comfort levels, and our relationship with God. Ya know - like I said, I was brought up as a keyboard ninja, and I owe a lot of my personality to technology. I'm definitely not up here on my nifty soap box to tell you that technology is a bad thing. Tech makes our world better, in thousands of different way. The problem comes from our reliance and even addiction to it. If we are spending our days refreshing our facebook feed 3 times a minute, stalking friends and family, and playing candy crush 25 hours a day, we have very little time to meditate on our faith. Not to mention, the detrimental effects this lifestyle has on our relationships, our ability to interact socially, and our ability to enjoy life. 

Unplug - even if it's just a little. Go outside, chop down a tree, drink a beer. 

Enjoy life, not iLife

EDIT: Not to shove it in your face, if you have a moment, and need a reason to disconnect from the grid for a moment, spare a prayer for Gina Loudon, from our TEC family, and her mother. They could use it right about now (: