“Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.”
David Bowie, “Changes” 1972
The flow of information into our lives has increased. Some by choice and some simply by being awake. It is the product of living in an information age. Every TV service offers users a way to create a favorites list. SiriusXM encourages users to create a favorites list and within a specific music channel gives users the ability to filter the kind of music heard on that channel. Email programs can be set up to filter our email to different folders: spam, inbox, work, friends, family. Most of us have created filters to help us manage, choose what information gets to us. It is an important skill to own in the early 21st century.
With this in mind, this little eNews has made a format change. Each month we will highlight resources, information, and stories trusting that you will choose to be connected to your Disciples sisters and brothers. This eNews will contain snippets of stories and articles with links if you want to read more in depth. We will include more writing from members of our Children, Youth, and Young Adult Commission, from our Regional Youth Council, and from others in our Region and beyond our Region. We will do our best to be device friendly knowing that many of our subscribers use a small screen rather than a big screen.
We start off 2017 with gratitude. Thank you for being a part of our movement, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Thank you for allowing this eNews into your circle of attention. Thank you for supporting ministry, presence and program, with children, youth, and young adults in your congregation and through the Region.
Happy New Year! May God continue to bless us with gospel to be and ministry to do.
Peace . . . Michael D
