Comments on: Where is God In the Web? http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Anna Belle Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:30:03 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1316 Well said, Mark! This makes the web to God as church is to God? Well said, Mark! This makes the web to God as church is to God?

]]> By: Mark Alves http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Mark Alves Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:06:07 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1235 Here's another angle on God and the Web. You can use the Web as a way to explain the saying that the church is the people, not the building. Just as a social networking site's power is greater than the sum of its individual parts (members), so too with a church and its members. Here’s another angle on God and the Web. You can use the Web as a way to explain the saying that the church is the people, not the building. Just as a social networking site’s power is greater than the sum of its individual parts (members), so too with a church and its members.

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Anna Belle Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:35:20 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1111 John -- Yes, yes. That transcendence. And I love your term "The Great Design." Trojer -- I'm fascinated that you're asking people about extraterrestrial life. <a href="http://casa.colorado.edu/~wcash/" rel="nofollow">My brother</a> is an astrophysicist who studies these very things. Amazing guy, though I think he needs a good webmaster. John — Yes, yes. That transcendence. And I love your term “The Great Design.”

Trojer — I’m fascinated that you’re asking people about extraterrestrial life. My brother is an astrophysicist who studies these very things. Amazing guy, though I think he needs a good webmaster.

]]> By: trojjer http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 trojjer Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1066 I'd be worried about belittling such a "divine creator" as the Christian God, by comparing the results of human inspiration and achievement to his/her/its (I refuse to use a capital letter) capabilities. I'm not as much of a so-called "militant atheist" as I used to consider myself to be though, just an agnostic who believes that scientific knowledge and progress is good -- as are some common sense aspects of morality that some religious people try to claim as entirely their own -- but mere human understanding will never be able to unravel all of the mysteries of the universe we inhabit. Speaking of the universe, I wonder how many Christians think that there is likely to be alien life "Out There"... I've asked a few evangelical American teenagers that question recently, and they seem to think that Earth is more special than it seems to be, amongst all the countless collections of galaxies and their stars. It ties in with my understanding of this world of "Great Design" we live in -- yes, the conditions of our solar system are just right for life as we know it to thrive on this planet; but what about all the other permutations that could've happened, or are happening in parallel universes as I type this...? Interesting blog entry. :) I’d be worried about belittling such a “divine creator” as the Christian God, by comparing the results of human inspiration and achievement to his/her/its (I refuse to use a capital letter) capabilities. I’m not as much of a so-called “militant atheist” as I used to consider myself to be though, just an agnostic who believes that scientific knowledge and progress is good — as are some common sense aspects of morality that some religious people try to claim as entirely their own — but mere human understanding will never be able to unravel all of the mysteries of the universe we inhabit.

Speaking of the universe, I wonder how many Christians think that there is likely to be alien life “Out There”… I’ve asked a few evangelical American teenagers that question recently, and they seem to think that Earth is more special than it seems to be, amongst all the countless collections of galaxies and their stars. It ties in with my understanding of this world of “Great Design” we live in — yes, the conditions of our solar system are just right for life as we know it to thrive on this planet; but what about all the other permutations that could’ve happened, or are happening in parallel universes as I type this…?

Interesting blog entry. :)

]]> By: John M http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 John M Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:36:40 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1064 For me the answer to the question is the same as the answer to the question "Where is God when you're using a tape measure?" or "Where is God when you're thinking about whether you need to swing in and get gas or it can wait?". If I'm ensconsed in the minutaue of anything and using all of my focus/analyze/weigh/judge circuits then I'm fully engaged in what I call the "daily mind", and that isn't a place that creates space for pondering. At the same time, when I write a particularly satisfying piece of code or uncover an elegant solution to something I touch something else: the creative spirit, and those moments will pull me out for a brief moment, and are frequently accompanied by wonder at the Great Design, and those are transcendental moments. For me the answer to the question is the same as the answer to the question “Where is God when you’re using a tape measure?” or “Where is God when you’re thinking about whether you need to swing in and get gas or it can wait?”. If I’m ensconsed in the minutaue of anything and using all of my focus/analyze/weigh/judge circuits then I’m fully engaged in what I call the “daily mind”, and that isn’t a place that creates space for pondering.

At the same time, when I write a particularly satisfying piece of code or uncover an elegant solution to something I touch something else: the creative spirit, and those moments will pull me out for a brief moment, and are frequently accompanied by wonder at the Great Design, and those are transcendental moments.

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Anna Belle Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:16:14 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1044 Thanks, Mark. You are talking about the power imbalance in blogging? I guess maybe you are thinking a site like this one is better suited to a Wiki or Drupal? If so, you're probably right. The only thing is I wouldn't enjoy doing it as much, so then it isn't as likely to get done. That's great that you're moving sites over to Drupal and CiviCRM! Actually, I'm wondering if those of us interested in Drupal shouldn't set up a Drupal site and share tips in it. Maybe if we each had our own test Drupal site with a blog, then we could set up News Aggregation on the Mama Drupal site, and have our thoughts and experiences captured there. Thanks, Mark. You are talking about the power imbalance in blogging? I guess maybe you are thinking a site like this one is better suited to a Wiki or Drupal? If so, you’re probably right. The only thing is I wouldn’t enjoy doing it as much, so then it isn’t as likely to get done.

That’s great that you’re moving sites over to Drupal and CiviCRM! Actually, I’m wondering if those of us interested in Drupal shouldn’t set up a Drupal site and share tips in it. Maybe if we each had our own test Drupal site with a blog, then we could set up News Aggregation on the Mama Drupal site, and have our thoughts and experiences captured there.

]]> By: Mark http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Mark Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:28:30 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/08/15/where-is-god-in-the-web/#comment-1042 Just a quick response - that's why I am so fond of Wikis used where many might be inclined to use a blog. Integrating both is perhaps the best of all worlds, so a minister's blog with other content around it using a wiki plug-in so that it may be edited and evolve. So that is one of our design goals around moving to Drupal and CiviCRM. Looking forward to more on your experiences as we first move one of our regional volunteer coordinating sites to Drupal/CiviCRM, then look to migrate the church web presence. Cheers de Mark Mark Smith C3H IT Services Architect Just a quick response – that’s why I am so fond of Wikis used where many might be inclined to use a blog. Integrating both is perhaps the best of all worlds, so a minister’s blog with other content around it using a wiki plug-in so that it may be edited and evolve.

So that is one of our design goals around moving to Drupal and CiviCRM. Looking forward to more on your experiences as we first move one of our regional volunteer coordinating sites to Drupal/CiviCRM, then look to migrate the church web presence.

Cheers de Mark
Mark Smith C3H IT Services Architect

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