Twitter

Twitter is something I've been thinking about for a long time.  I swore up and down that I would never ever ever be on Twitter.  It seems to me to be one of the most self-serving, inane forms of communication in existence.  I've always been a believer in Neil Postman's idea of "the medium is the message."  Twitter is a communication medium that lends itself to triviality.  Therefore, I am wary of it.

But at the same time, I have seen people redeeming Twitter to be a tool of the Gospel.  I've marveled at how God can take even the most inane mediums and turn them into something that can glorify Himself.  And so, with some trepidation, I have opened a Twitter account.  This blog post is my justification of that.

Twitterers like John Piper and The Gospel Coalition have shown me that short does not have to equal trivial.  In fact, I believe that there is a potential for great profundity if glorious truth can be packaged into something as small as, say 140 characters.  One reason I am using Twitter is that I want to develop a skill in communicating the truth of God's word in an efficient, profound, poetic (read: short) way that honors God for the treasure He is and preserves the weightiness of His Word.  I believe that Twitter can help me grow as a preacher and expositor of God's Word.

Twitter is also going to become a tool of my daily devotional times.  My goal is, every day, to come away from God's Word with a statement of glorious, gospel truth that can fit in a Tweet.

Thirdly, I hope that by joining those who are seeking to redeem this medium, I can add my voice to the chorus of praise that even now is occurring on Twitter.  God desires to be glorified in all things, and I want to see His name and renown spread through this new medium that He, in His sovereignty, has granted to us.

My Twitter address is www.twitter.com/theophilus318.  Follow me as I follow Christ!