Amen! Thanks for such a great and convicting post.
Devorah
Devorah | Homepage | 08.08.06 - 8:18 pm | #

Wow! What a series. I'm guilty, and I didn't even know I COULD multitask. Apparently I can, when it comes to unimportant things like internet surfing, card games, music, and IMing friends. Thank you Brett for writing about this and sharing your own personal experiences.
Layne | Homepage | 08.08.06 - 8:22 pm | #

Great post, great series, Brett! Each post was both convicting and encouraging; the series was timely for me because I very recently acquired an Ipod and I am the first one in my family to have one. It is a blessing to learn from others' experiences. Thanks for sharing!
Adrielle | 08.08.06 - 8:33 pm | #

Thanks for this series, Brett. I've had a lot of the same thoughts lately, but it's good to hear it from someone else too--hearing it from two people helps motivate me more!
Jamie | Homepage | 08.08.06 - 9:23 pm | #

Thank-you Brett, I am actually a bit behind on the series and still reading the second one. I started backwards and read the third one first. But then I decided to start from the beginning and go from there.
Erin | Homepage | 08.09.06 - 8:53 am | #

Wonderfully put Brett. I especially like point number two. One thing I've always been taught, is that for everything you say "yes" to, there's a corresponding "no". What are we missing (a.k.a not doing) by spreading ourselves too thin.


God bless bro!
Marshall Sherman | Homepage | 08.09.06 - 10:03 am | #

Connecting multitasking with self control and lack of vision is quite an insight! Gives much to ponder. Thanks for a great series of posts.
Ben Lansing | Homepage | 08.09.06 - 10:03 am | #

Great post! I especially appreciated you pointing out that it isn't the technology that's bad, just our improper use of it.

As for myself, I have found movie watching to be my most convicting area, and it was pretty much a gift from the Lord when the DVD player ion my laptop broke! =P Every time I watched a movie I could hear a voice inside my head saying "If you would have spent FIVE MINUTES of those last two hours in prayer instead of being merely entertained, it would have been worth infinitely more. It would have made a difference for eternity."

Thanks for the well-balanced series!
Heidi | Homepage | 08.09.06 - 10:06 am | #

Great post, Brett! It summed up all the others perfectly.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Sarah R.
Sarah | 08.09.06 - 1:55 pm | #

What a series! I have been having all sorts of feelings about technology lately, but these closing thoughts have helped me sort them out and get back on the right track. I just found this website and it's one I'll be sharing with my friends!
L | 08.15.06 - 11:35 pm | #

This has been great, Brett. I really appreciate your emphasis on the heart of the issue--that Christ's glory is our ultimate goal. I also agree that there is a balance. Multitasking is not evil in itself and while the ability to multitask actually happens to be one of God's gifts to man, I think it is more specifically one of God's gifts to women.

By nature men tend to be more specifically focused in a particular direction, while part of the nature of women is to have a greater variety in objectives. To clarify, I'll give an example: A mother is often required to do things like monitor several loads of laundry while mixing the bread dough and feeding a baby (not to mention taking a phone call now and then)--and she thinks nothing of it. These are the kinds of multitasking that are good and necessary for a greater goal: being a wife and mother.

The important question is, "is this going to help me complete the job before me with excellence and to God's glory or will it hinder me?"

Thanks so much for this convicting series!

~heidi
Bentley | 08.16.06 - 9:39 pm | #

Great Series Brett!!!!!! Point two I really like, I know of a pastor who says ( I don't remember the excat quote) when you say yes to something you are saying no to everything else.

I just started coming to your blog and I keep coming back to it!!!!! You guys are really helping me!!!!!
Your Brother in Christ
Peter
Peter | 10.09.08 - 6:34 pm | #